The
Garden Grove Strawberry Festival
offers the public many fun and exciting Special Events.
Below are the Events at the 2009 Strawberry Festival. |
| FRIDAY
– MAY 28 |
|
| 1:00
P.M TO 10:00 P.M. |
WRISTBAND DAY $25 entitles wearer to all rides, all day |
| 4.00
P.M.* |
TINY TOTS KING & QUEEN CONTEST
FOR 3-6 YEAR OLDS (Amphitheater) |
|
6:00 P.M.
|
WELCOME AND GIANT STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CUTTING CEREMONY
The world's largest strawberry shortcake will be cut by the Mayor and Miss Garden Grove and served FREE to all who attend. Festival sponsors will be thanked for helping to
underwrite parade and festival expenses, allowing greater Festival
proceeds to be contributed to local charities. (Location: Showmobile
at Main & Acacia) |
| SATURDAY
- MAY 29 |
|
| 10:00
A.M TO 10:00 P.M. |
WRISTBAND DAY $40 entitles wearer to all rides, all day |
10:00
A.M.
|
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL PARADE (Begins at Ninth & Chapman)
Map of Parade Route
Click
here to view our Past Parade Participants.
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Floats, marching bands, local dignitaries, clowns and equestrians are all part of the exciting Saturday morning parade. Come see Miss Garden Grove Cori Coleman and her court, Miss Outstanding Teen Bree Morse.
Also in the parade will be the Senior King and Queen and the Tiny Tots King and Queen plus Miss Huntington Beach and her court. Kids of all ages will enjoy meeting Warner Bros. Roadrunner, Knott's Berry Farms' Snoopy, and Ronald McDonald!
|
| 10:00
A.M to 10:00 P.M. |
Carnival
rides, game and food booths |
| 11:30 A.M to 12:30 P.M. |
CELEBRITY AUTOGRAPHS on Festival Grounds (near Community Courtyard
Center)
|
2:00 P.M.
|
CHURCH MICE SQUARE DANCE GROUP from Cedar Brook Dance Studios (Amphitheater)
|
| 2:00 P.M. |
DYVERSITY
(Showmobile)
|
| 6:00 P.M. |
KARAOKE CONTESTANTS PICK SONGS AND ENTER CONTEST BEFORE 6:45 P.M. (Amphitheater) |
6:30 P.M.
|
MEEDEEOKER (Showmobile)
|
7:00 P.M. |
DRAWING FOR 25 CONTESTANTS (Amphitheater) |
|
7:30 P.M. |
"STRAWBERRY
IDOL” KARAOKE CONTEST FOR CONTESTANTS 16 YEARS OR OLDER (Amphitheater) |
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| SUNDAY
- MAY 30 |
|
| 10:00
A.M TO 10:00 P.M. |
WRISTBAND DAY $40 entitles wearer to all rides, all day |
| 10:00
A.M to 10:00 P.M. |
Carnival
rides, game and food booths |
| 11:00 A.M. 
|
BERRY BERRY BEAUTIFUL BABY PAGEANT
FOR BABIES 3 MONTHS TO UNDER 3 YEARS (Amphitheater) |
2:00 P.M.
|
THE GUARDETTES (Amphitheater)
|
| 2:00 P.M. |
FULL SPECTRUM (Showmobile) |
6:30 P.M.
|
THE MAI TAIS (Showmobile)
|
| 7:00 P.M. |
MISS GARDEN GROVE AND FRIENDS Stage Show (Amphitheater) |
| |
| MONDAY
– MAY 31 |
|
| 10:00
A.M TO 10:00 P.M. |
WRISTBAND DAY $30 entitles wearer to all rides, all day |
| 12:00
P.M. |
  |
| 2:00 P.M. |
PUNCH AND JUDY (Showmobile) |
|
| 3:00
P.M. |
THE COLONY OF PERFORMING ARTS (Amphitheater) |
*
REGISTRATION FOR ALL CONTESTS WILL START 1 HOUR BEFORE THE START OF THE CONTEST AND CLOSE 5 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING |