The Stinking Rose Garlic Festival is at Chilliwack’s Fantasy Farms which also hosts Petey’s Pumpkin Patch and Reapers Maze of Terror in autumn.
Fantasy Farms is a farm that grows vegetables. It also hosts special seasonal events at Easter, in early autumn and at Halloween.
In 2025 the Chilliwack Garlic Festival happens on the weekend of September 20th and 21st, which will also likely be the first two days of Petey’s Pumpkin Patch at the same farm (although exact details about it are to be confirmed).
Keep reading to learn about the garlic festival. Visit the fantasyfarmsinc.ca website to learn about the venue where it takes place or 2025 Stinking Rose Garlic Festival for tickets.
2025 Stinking Rose Garlic Festival in Chilliwack
The Chilliwack Garlic Festival is an annual event at Fantasy Farms. After not taking place for a number of years, it was back in 2024. The 2025 event celebrates its 11th (non-consecutive) year on the Saturday and Sunday of September 20th and 21st. In the past year, it also changed to a new name. It’s now called the Stinking Rose Garlic Festival.
The garlic festival usually features artisan vendors, live music and the Guerilla Q barbecued ribs food truck. There are farm animals and activities for children too. At the event this past year there were lots of extra kid-friendly activities as well since Petey’s Pumpkin Patch was open for festivalgoers to explore.
Click Stinking Rose Garlic Festival for tickets to the event.
2025 Festival Details
The annual Stinking Rose Garlic Festival takes place at Fantasy Farms on September 20th and 21st in 2025. The venue’s address is 9423 Gibson Road in Chilliwack. The event starts at 11:00 am on Saturday and 10:00 am on Sunday. It runs until 7:00 pm on Saturday and until 4:00 pm on Sunday.
During the day there are market vendors, food and drinks to purchase as well as family-friendly activities and music to enjoy. On the Sunday there is also a Garlic Pancake Breakfast.
There are usually over 20 vendors selling a wide range of garlic-related and other products. There are also a number of food trucks and a beer garden, plus a kids corn maze, train rides, bouncy castles and Petey’s Pumpkin Patch to explore.
Previous performers at the Saturday night event have been Joe Matheson, The Unbranded, Molten Blues, and The Maybelles. The 2025 lineup is to be confirmed.
Garlic Festival Admission Prices
Tickets to the garlic festival during the daytime in 2025 cost $10 at the early bird rate for each day.
The price for this includes access to the festival during the day on the Saturday, plus an evening of entertainment in the corn fields in the evening.
A full weekend Family Pass is also available. At a cost of $25, it’s good for two adults and two children for all day on both the Saturday and Sunday, and for the Saturday night event.
Note: Partial proceeds from the event in 2024 benefited Chilliwack Community Services which is a non-profit that does lots of great things in the region.
Visit the Stinking Rose Garlic Festival Facebook page for details about the event or visit its EventCreate.com page for tickets.
Festival Videos
Check out the two videos below for a better idea of what to expect at the next Stinking Rose Garlic Festival. The videos were both filmed at the 2024 event.
The following video shows scenes of the event during the day. There were a number of vendors and food trucks on-site.
The following video also shows footage from the 2024 event, but at night. The live music in the video is performed by Molten Blues.
Other Information
See our article about Fantasy Farms or visit the official fantasyfarmsinc.ca website to learn more about the venue. For tickets, click 2025 Stinking Rose Garlic Festival.
Other events also happen at Fantasy Farms in autumn. Petey’s Pumpkin Patch is a kid-friendly attraction with pumpkins, tractor-pulled train rides, and fun things to do at the farm. It ran on select dates between September 28th and the end of October in 2024 and will likely run at around the same time in 2025, with details to be confirmed. Reapers Maze of Terror, meanwhile, is a haunted attraction that’s popular with serious fright seekers. It likely starts up in early October, although exact details are to be confirmed.
Other events that take place at Fantasy Farms include the following:
