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

The Arirang Korean Festival will have a new home this October.

On Tuesday night – with Mayor Steve Jones absent – the Garden Grove City Council voted 6-0 to grant a request from the Korean Festival Committee of Orange County to stage the festival at Garden Grove Park on Oct. 12-15.

All the costs of the event will be borne by the committee, including security. The festival, which originated in Garden Grove, has had several locations and will have its first time at the city’s largest park this fall.

Also approved by the council was a request for temporary closures of some city streets in West Garden Grove from the Honoring Our Fallen organization to hold an Independence Day-Freedom Parade on Saturday, July 1.

All costs will be borne by the organization.

The meeting also recognized two groups from Pacifica High School. The PHS softball team won the CIF-SS Division 1 title, and the PHS Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps’ for its accomplishment at the NJROTC Nationals.

Additionally, the council approved the biennual budget for the fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 years.

The next council meeting will be on Tuesday, June 27.