What do you get when you mix one legendary Garlic King, a whole bunch of garlic-loving townsfolk, and a giant blank storybook?

You get Once Upon a Thyme… a magical, ever-growing, community-scribed fairytale brought to life by The Art Thing Collaborative at this year’s Mohawk Valley Garlic & Herb Festival!

All day long at our “Once Upon a Thyme” tent, festival goers of all ages are invited to stop by, pick up a pen (or a crayon), and help spin the tale of the Garlic King. Add a line, complete a prompt, draw a creature, and bring your own garlicky twist to the page!

Our in-house scribe (and garlic-loving poet) Carly Proulx will be live-writing the epic as it unfolds, with help from visiting illustrators big and small. By day’s end, the story will be told aloud with a dramatic reading by the Garlic King himself (TAT’s very own, Michael Vittiglio).

Don’t forget to ask us about all the other Art Things we’ve got cooking up across the Mohawk Valley.

Come tell the tale. Or draw it. Or just come laugh and listen. Either way, we can’t wait to see you there.

Mohawk Valley Garlic & Herb Festival!

🧄 Over 100 vendors
🎶 Live music
🐎 Free horse & carriage rides
🍽️ Food, crafts, herbs, garlic... and storytelling fun.
$5 suggested donation · www.mvghf.com