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The Worlds 12th Annual
Elephant Garlic Festival!
August 7 - 9, 2009
Jessie Mays Community Center
30955 NW Hillcrest
North Plains, OR 97133
  Contact For Elephant Garlic Festival

(503) 647-2619
Fax (503) 647-5349

Welcome to our "Fun Stinks" web site.  This is an annual civic event to celebrate "Elephant Garlic".  Come and join in all the festivities.  This event is sponsored by: North Plains Chamber of Commerce, Tuality Healthcare, West Coast Bank, and others. 

"Free Admission"

Fun Stinks!

Festival Hours:

  Friday:       12:00 PM to 11:00 PM

  Saturday    Parade at 10:00 AM-
                 
   Festival grounds opens
                     10:00 AM to 11:00 PM

  Sunday       10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Arts & Craft Vendors Hours:
 
Friday:        12 PM to 8 PM
  Saturday:    10 AM to 8 PM
  Sunday:      10 AM to 6 PM

Food Vendors Hours:
  Friday:       12 PM to 11 PM
  Saturday:   10 AM to 11 PM
  Sunday:      10 AM to   6 PM

 





Oak Knoll Oregon Wines
29700 SW Burkhalter Rd.  ~  Hillsboro, OR  97123
503-648-8198  ~ 
www.oakknollwinery.com
 

Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009
8 AM (Run/Walk 8:20 AM)
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Click For Sign-Up Flyer
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                                           Sign-up Online At:
                                           
www.signmeupsports.com

                          
2009 Music Schedule

 

2009 Garlic Festival Car Show
Hosted By:
Northwest Vintage Thunderbird Club
North Plains Garlic Festival would like to thank Eder Produce for their donation of Elephant Garlic that Cindy, our Garlic Festival Ambassador, will be handing out at our parade.  

 

12th Annual 2009 Information Links
Click on category for information,
 regulations, and or forms



Agenda

Art & Craft Photo's

Art & Crafts Vendors

Directions to Festival

Festival Events/ Music

Food & Beverages

Garlic Festival Organizers

Health Benefits

History for "Fun Stinks"

2009 Sponsorship Opportunities

 

Participation In 2009 Events:
      1.  Arts & Crafts Vendors Packet
      2.  Food Vendors Packet              
      3. Parade Application & Information  

     
4.  Rules & Regulations

      5.  Battle of the Bands Application

* Vendor Applications Due Date Has Been
Extended To April 16, 2009 *

Festival Photos

Prior Festival Posters

Remember "Fun Stinks"


"Stinkee's on the Oregon trail
to the Garlic Festival"


The Elephant Garlic Festival has attracted thousands to North Plains for the three day event since
its beginning in 1998!
 

ELEPHANT GARLIC STEW

1 Elephant
Brown Gravy
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Rabbits
3800 Garlic Bulbs
Cut Elephant into bite-size pieces (this will take about 4 months). Cook over kerosene at 525° until tender (about 5 months). Add salt and pepper and cover with brown gravy. This will serve 3,800 people. If more are expected, add 2 rabbits. Do this if only absolutely necessary, as most people do not like to find hare in their stew.


The festival features entertainment of all kinds--from the kid's stage, jammin' blues, and blues grass, an arts and crafts mall, and a beer and wine garden.

 

What would a festival be without games,  a parade and a Smelly King and Queen?
Come celebrate in North Plains~
 Where FUN STINKS!



 

 



Bring your appetite for these great
food and beverage vendors!

Garlic Festival is Sponsored By:

Washington County Visitors Association

Designed & Maintained by Cathy Carroll