A year after mass shooting, Gilroy Garlic Festival canceled amid coronavirus pandemic

Last year, the 41st annual Gilroy Garlic Festival ended with the deaths of three young people and the gunman in a mass shooting. This year, the festival is being called off in order to avoid further spread of the global coronavirus pandemic. “The health and wellbeing of our community is paramount, so sadly we announce the postponement of our 2020 event to July 23-25, 2021,” festival organizers said in a statement. “While we are anguished over our decision, we all look forward to making the…