GARDEN GROVE’S Korean business area is along Garden Grove Boulevard between Magnolia Street and Magnolia. It used to be the location of the annual Korean Festival, which is planned this year for the Garden Grove Park (File photo).

The return of the Korean Festival to Garden Grove tops the agenda of the city council on Tuesday night.

The Korean Festival Committee of Orange County is requesting permission to host the Arirang Festival at Garden Grove Park on Oct. 12-15 of this year.

Originally, the festival was held in the Koreatown area along Garden Grove Boulevard between Brookhurst and Magnolia Street. It was once held in the nearby Brookhurst Triangle area and in most years featured a parade.

Since then the event moved to Buena Park where there is a growing Korean-American population before returning to Garden Grove in 2022.

If approved, the festival hours would be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and attendance is estimated at 2,000 people per hour on average. One hundred vendors with 150 tents are anticipated.

All costs – including security – will be borne by the association.

Also on the agenda for Tuesday night is a request from the Honoring Our Fallen organization for street closures in West Garden Grove for an Independence Day parade of an estimated 150 golf carts at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July  1. Direct costs to the city would be reimbursed by the organization.

Also on the agenda is an update on the Civic Center Revitalization Project, which would include a new 87,000-square foot police facility.

The city council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Ave.