I went years ago... maybe 15 years ago. It was crowded then too. The food was ok but like any of the food at a festival it was made in large quantities so not as good had you gone to the propriotor's restaurant. And again like any festival or fair it was overpriced and generally skimpy on the portions.

though it's been a long time, I don't recall many attractions other than being a food festival. There was a stage with some local bands, a couple of community and environmental type booths, a few clothing booths mostly with stuff like shirts and hats and such that said Gilroy or whatever on them, and I think there was one or two of those booths where you could win a car or a trip if you filled out the form (and changed your phone service or wound up on a gazillion mailing lists or whatever gimick they were getting over on you). I don't remember there being much of anything geared toward kids either.