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Gilroy Garlic Festival, California · Competitive Eating Tourism

This festival offers garlic eating challenges along with a variety of garlic-themed foods and events. Located in California, the festival has strong infrastructure and attracts food lovers interested in garlic-themed competitive eating.

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Best season: Summer
Difficulty: 5
Region: USA, California

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A delicious roasted chicken with vegetables, perfect for a holiday feast.

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People enjoying a lively music festival with a colorful tower and Ferris wheel backdrop.

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Brightly lit entrance to Pixar Pier at night, showcasing vivid carnival lights.

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A dazzling display of orange confetti illuminated against a dark night sky, perfect for festive celebrations.

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Golden-hour hustle on the pier: a tide of visitors drifts beneath rainbow beach umbrellas while the Pacific Park wheel glows pastel against a clean blue sky. Streetlamps lean over the wooden planks, palm trees rim the horizon, and the whole boardwalk hums with that laid-back, carnival-by-the-sea energy.

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