TO: Development Services Management Group
FROM: Allie Behrman, CPRP, Special Event Manager
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: September 25, 2025
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27th DELRAY BEACH GARLIC FESTIVAL: RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGEMENT GROUP OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR AN IMPACT EVENT KNOWN AS "27TH DELRAY BEACH GARLIC FESTIVAL" TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 1, 2026. AT THE OLD SCHOOL SQUARE CAMPUS.
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Recommendation
Recommended Action:
The Development Services Management Group (DSMG) is asked to make a recommendation to the City Commission regarding the Impact Event known as 27th Delray Beach Garlic Festival to be held on Saturday through Sunday, February 28 - March 1, 2026. This event is deemed an Impact Event due to attendance of over 3,500 people per day for an impact event.
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Background:
Delray Beach Arts, Inc. submitted a Special Event Application on July 21, 2025 for the 27th Delray Beach Garlic Festival at the Old School Square. This will be the 27th year of the Garlic Festival. It was held in Delray Beach for 17 years. Garlic festival is an event that features both national and local music talents, local artists and culinary arts with a focus on garlic. Garlic Festival is also a fund-raising source for local small non-profits that focus most of their attention toward educational programs for under served, minority youth in Palm Beach County with a secondary focus on the arts.
The application was reviewed by the Special Event Technical Advisory Committee on September 4, 2025 and was recommended for approval.
This is a scaled down version of the event that was in Delray Beach in the past. There will be no road closures for this event. It will take place only on the Old School Square campus.
This event meets the attendance criteria for an impact event. The ...
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