Northeast Ohio’s smelliest food fair returns to Shaker Square on Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30, when the Cleveland Garlic Festival celebrates its 17th year. “The Cleveland Garlic Festival is as much about community as it is about food.” Visitors can look forward to garlic-themed prepared foods, cooking demos and competitions, farm-fresh garlic for purchase, live music and kid-friendly entertainment. Garlic lovers can sample festival favorites like garlic fries, garlic shrimp and garlic ice cream. For home cooks and gardeners, the Garlic Festival offers a dizzying selection of local garlic growers selling every imaginable variety for cooking and planting.