 The
Garden Grove Strawberry Festival
offers the public many fun and exciting Special Events.
Below are the Events at the 2008 Strawberry Festival. |
| FRIDAY
– MAY 23 |
|
| 1:00
P.M TO 10:00 P.M. |
WRIST BAND DAY -
$20 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
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 24 |
|
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 Nicole Ling and her court, Miss Outstanding Teen Gabby Marco.
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 Disney and Warner Bros. characters and Ronald McDonald!  All will be led by Celebrity Grand Marshals Martin Landau who won the Oscar for his performance as Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's Ed Wood." He was nominated for an Academy Award twice before, in 1988 for his performance as Abe Karatz in Francis Coppola's "Tucker," and again in 1989 for his role as Judah Rosenthal in Woody Allen's "Crimes And Misdemeanors."
This year's Theme Grand Marshal Jack Wallin, has been a member of the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Board of Directors since it was form 50 years ago! He is in charge of grounds and still performs those duties today.
Plus, there will be an exciting group of film, TV and radio stars waving to the crowd and staying after to sign autographs!
|
| 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. |
THE GOODFELLAS (Showmobile) |
| 6:00 P.M. |
 KARAOKE CONTESTANTS PICK SONGS AND ENTER CONTEST BEFORE 6:45 P.M. (Amphitheater) |
| 6:30 P.M. |
THE YACHTSMEN 7 (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 25 |
|
| 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 DANCE GROUP (Amphitheater)
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 26 |
|
| 12:00
P.M. |
 "REDHEAD ROUND-UP CONTEST" (Amphitheater)
|
|
| 2:00 P.M. |
POP DUDES BAND (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 |
