Contact

Vendors

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For vendor inquiries, please send an email to:

info@TorontoGarlicFestival.ca

Volunteers

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Toronto Garlic Festival volunteers are the backbone of the festival. To join the Volunteer Team email us at Volunteer@torontogarlicfestival.ca 

Festival Team 2026

Each year, Toronto Garlic Festival brings together a dedicated group of organizers, partners, and volunteers to make the festival happen. Below is the core team behind this year’s edition.

 

 

Volunteer 

      • Bernadette Salmon – Volunteer Assistant Manager

 

Programming 

      • Donald Quan (Musideum) – Music Manager
      • Jan Jennings – Garlic Bulb Cracking Contest Judge
      • Esther Lamisi – Information Booth Manager
      • Nicole Jacobs – Garlic Shot Station Manager
      • Michael Archer – Garlic Breath Contest Judge
      • Bitty-Bat (aka Emily Jeffers) – Vampire Costume Contest Emcee

 

Digital & Technical

      • Shahin Islam – Full-Stack Developer(WordPress, Google Apps Script, API)
      • Paul Carvalho – Google Spreadsheet and Google Scripts Developer

 

Festival Direction

      • Peter McClusky – Founder & Festival Director, Vendor & Partner Relations