The world-famous Gilroy Garlic Festival, a much-loved annual event that has been a mainstay since the late 1970s, is not moving ahead with a festival this summer nor for the foreseeable future, according to festival organizers.

The Gilroy Calif. Garlic Festival logo. (Photo courtesy Gilroy Garlic Festival)

Citing lingering uncertainties from the pandemic, along with “prohibitive insurance requirements” by the City of Gilroy, the festival’s board of directors announced Thursday evening that it has decided not to move ahead with a festival for 2022 — and the foreseeable future.

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