The 61st Strawberry Festival opened on Friday under sunny skies in and around the Village Green in downtown Garden Grove. The grounds opened at 1 p.m. and large crowds were soon thronging […]
Let them eat shortcake at the festival
Roll out summer with festival and more
The symbolic start of summer is upon us. A festival, a parade, new movies, plays and more. Don’t forget your sunscreen, friends. And don’t forget what Memorial Day is really about: honoring […]
Celebrate with Mary Ann this weekend
It’s part county fair, part entertainment extravaganza, part concert and part civic reunion. It’s the biggest and one of the oldest community events in Orange County, indeed, in all of Southern California. […]
Heavy traffic seen for Festival weekend
Beginning Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27, the 61st annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival will take place at Village Green park, located at 12732 Main St. During the four-day festival, heavy […]
Dawn “Mary Ann” Wells is parade marshal
If you’re over 40 years old – and maybe even if you aren’t – you’ll recognize one of the familiar faces from the Sixties TV comedy “Gilligan’s Island” coming to Garden Grove […]
“Family” theme for 2019 ‘Berry Festival
The 61st Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival is a non-profit organization is holding an on-line contest to find an outstanding family in Garden Grove or its surrounding communities – a family who […]
Strawberry Festival will celebrate family
The 61st Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival is a non-profit organization is holding an on-line contest to find an outstanding family in Garden Grove or its surrounding communities – a family who […]
Grant applications accepted by festival
The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Association annually accepts requests for grants/donations from non-profit organizations that serve the citizens of Garden Grove. Letters requesting funds must be postmarked no later than the last […]
Jack Wallin, Strawberry Festival founder
Jack Wallin, one of the founders of the annual and popular Strawberry Festival in Garden Grove, passed away Friday night. According to sources close to the family, he was at Hoag Hospital […]
Festival assn. invites grant applications
The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Association annually accepts requests for grants/donations from non-profit organizations that serve the citizens of Garden Grove. Letters requesting funds must be postmarked no later than the last […]
