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Entry Into, The 2017 Gilroy Garlic Festival, Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy, California

First View
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The first view of the Garlic Festival was from a low rise. The balloon (like a map pin) marked the center of the fair. The people in the foreground represented just one of seven shuttle bus loads of people from the Caltrain "Garlic Train."


Entry Into   •  The 2017 Gilroy Garlic Festival external link external link   •  Christmas Hill Park external link   •  Gilroy, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:52:51 Sunday July 30 2017)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 13 August 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_4674
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Lovely Water
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The road leading in, passed a lovely offshoot of the river. The water was glass still that morning.


Entry Into   •  The 2017 Gilroy Garlic Festival external link external link   •  Christmas Hill Park external link   •  Gilroy, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:53:36 Sunday July 30 2017)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 13 August 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_4676
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Odd Sign
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A sign in the center of the road made no sense to those walking in. Having not yet seen a map of the grounds, we had no idea the fair was split in two.


Entry Into   •  The 2017 Gilroy Garlic Festival external link external link   •  Christmas Hill Park external link   •  Gilroy, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:55:11 Sunday July 30 2017)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 13 August 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_4677
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Ticket Booth
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The ticket booth was set up just to the left of an ATM. Entry required cash. For those on the "Garlic Train" entry was included with the train ride ticket.


Entry Into   •  The 2017 Gilroy Garlic Festival external link external link   •  Christmas Hill Park external link   •  Gilroy, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:55:46 Sunday July 30 2017)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 13 August 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_4678
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Numbered Gates
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The gates were numbered. We on the "Garlic Train" were told to return to the shuttle buses via gate 3.


Entry Into   •  The 2017 Gilroy Garlic Festival external link external link   •  Christmas Hill Park external link   •  Gilroy, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:57:31 Sunday July 30 2017)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 13 August 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_4679
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$11,227,280
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First viewed inside the fair, a flaming garlic said, "Dollars raised for local charities since 1979, $11,227,280, The Gilroy Garlic Festival thanks you."


Entry Into   •  The 2017 Gilroy Garlic Festival external link external link   •  Christmas Hill Park external link   •  Gilroy, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:00:02 Sunday July 30 2017)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 13 August 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_4680
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