vendor Applications
Vendor Applications for 2025 Toronto Garlic Festival Presented by Dupont by the Castle BIA
Vendor Applications
Food & Dessert & Beverage: Apply here (for ideas on using garlic in chocolate and desserts click here)
Alcohol: Contact Peterm@torontogarlicfestival.ca
Farmer: Apply here.
Craft: Apply here.
Alcohol: contact info@torontogarlicfestival.ca
Are you a business, organization or resident in the Dupont By the Castle Business Improvement Area wishing to participate in the Toronto Garlic Festival! Please contact Peterm@TorontoGarlicFestival.ca
Festival Information
Date: Sunday, Sept 28, 2025, from 10am to 5pm.
Location: Spadina Road will be closed between Davenport Road and Dupont Street for the Festival.
Free Admission thanks to generous support from Dupont by the Castle BIA.
Travel time from Hwy 401 on a Sunday morning, about 20 minutes.
Expected # of Visitors: 10,000.
# of Vendors: Approximately 70 vendors, including 20 garlic farmers, 20 ready-to-eat food, plus condiments, craft and specialty vendors.
Insurance: Vendors receive preferred partner insurance pricing ($20-$30) when purchasing insurance through Duuo insurance for Toronto Garlic Festival. To get a free quote please contact the festival.
Vendor Set-Up: From 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM, Sunday Sept 28.
Vendor Take Down: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Sept 28.
Vendor Parking: Paid parking within 1 minute drive of venue.
Festival Promotions: The festival is promoted through print, TV, radio and social media.
See past media coverage and Testimonials
Vendor Resources
City of Toronto Department of Public Health has important food safety and handling information including Food Protection – General, Transporting Food, Preparing Food, Water & Ice, Cooking & Reheating, Using a Thermometer, Displaying & Serving Food, Food Equipment, Temporary Food Structure, and Hand Washing Station. Go to: Food Safety at Special Events
Reducing Food Waste
While reducing food waste, such as using vegetable peels is desirable vendors are encouraged to learn about the possibility of pesticide residues including in peels and skin of produce, especially in non-organic produce. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) provides regulations and testing information, while the Environmental Working Group (EWG) offers easy-to-read lists highlighting fruits and veggies with higher and lower residue levels.
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) – They regulate pesticide residues in food in Canada. Check out their page on Pesticide Residues in Food for background and regulatory limits:
https://inspection.canada.ca/food-safety-for-industry/chemical-residues-microbiology/chemical-residues/pesticide-residues/eng/1332357463881/1332357562389 - Environmental Working Group (EWG) – While a U.S.-based resource, their annual Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists are also used by Canadian growers and consumers to highlight fruits and veggies with the highest and lowest pesticide residues.
https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/
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