The South Gippsland Garlic Festival – Victoria’s biggest celebration of Australian garlic – is back for its second year at Korumburra Showgrounds on Saturday 28 February 2026, and is set to welcome twice as many growers as last year’s event, trucking in close 2 tonnes of the best fresh
Australian garlic and garlic products for punters to purchase.
Victorian growers in attendance will include Balmattum Garlic, Pure Garlic, Gerdavale Garlic, and Franklin River Garlic PLUS Garlic Kingdom from Countegany, NSW. More to be announced soon.
The Festival – the most significant garlic event in Victoria – aims to showcase and educate visitors about the huge array of garlic varieties grown in Australia, how to cultivate it at home, and how to use it in the kitchen.
Speaking of kitchens – this year’s Festival Kitchen boasts a huge line-up of the best chefs and cooks from Gippsland and Melbourne, whipping up their favourite garlic dishes in interactive cooking demonstrations.. The Kitchen welcomes back Atsu Tanaka-Morrison from Tsuko Japan
(Korumburra), Jodie Odrowaz and Michael Clark from Messmates Dining (Warragul), and Alejandro Saravia from Farmers Daughters (Melbourne), and will add Italian maestro Francesco Laera from Trulli (Meeniyan) PLUS Gippsland favourite Trevor Perkins from Hogget Kitchen (Warragul) to the program. For the first time, the Kitchen will be hosted by much loved Victorian author, and food and drinks writer Richard Cornish.
This year’s Festival will once again showcase an impressive array of stallholders selling food, drink, garlic products, and so much more. The Garlic University, an educational hub headed up by the Australian Garlic Industry Association, will also be back, with presentations on small farm
and commercial growing by industry authorities like Penny Woodward, amongst many others to be announced.
The Festival Stage will keep the tunes pumping throughout the day, with Gippsland performers including Seth Stone & The Forge, plus The Voice 2021 runner up Mick Harrington.
Kid’s activities and entertainment will be in full swing on the day, with shows from The Mik Maks, an appearance from Bluey, colouring in, face painting, and more.
Tickets available now via southgippslandgarlicfestival.au
What: South Gippsland Garlic Festival
When: Saturday 28 February 2025
Where: Korumburra Showgrounds, Sanders Street
Time: 9am – 5pm
Tickets: Adults $15, children $5, family (2 adults 2 kids) $35, concession $10, children under 3 free
Parking: Surrounding streets and paid parking
Dog friendly: Yes!
Instagram: @southgippslandgarlicfest
