Garden Grove’s Strawberry Festival parade kicked off a second day of fun on Saturday, May 24.
A beloved tradition of the festival, the parade featured all the usual trappings, marching bands, local dignitaries, community groups, and lots of strawberry references.
Now in its 65th year, the Strawberry Festival continues Sunday and Monday — the four-day festival is always held over Memorial Day weekend — at Village Green Park. There is a midway with carnival-style rides, lots of shopping to do and food to eat, free concerts and performances on the Strawberry Stage and at the nearby Garden Amp in the afternoon and more.
On Sunday, the Berry, Berry Beautiful Baby Contest will be decided at 11 a.m. and there will be the Strawberry Fashion Frenzy Contest at 1 p.m.; on Monday the Redhead Roundup Contest will be at 11 a.m.
Valerie Mendoza and her 1-year-old daughter, Ariana, hustle along the parade route to keep up with their Ballet Folklorico Donaji group during the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Horseback riders wave to the crowd during the 65th Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Children take in the action as the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade snakes along Euclid Street on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Garden Grove High School band members kick off the 65th Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Seven-year-old Alessandra Diaz loses her shoe but with the help of Ashley Jones, left, and her mom, Karina Diaz, she was able to continue marching with her group, OC Bratz. They were in the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday, May 24, 2025.”The parade must go on,” joked Karina Diaz. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez helps kick off the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade as one of the grand marshals on on Saturday, May 24, 2025. This year’s theme: celebrating diversity. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Emalyn Ryals, 9,is decked out in patriotic colors as ahs waits for the 2025 Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade to begin on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Steve Mominee rolls cruises with the Garden Grove Car Club during the 65th Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Summer Hughes, left and her wife, Kayla Hughes, wear strawberry-themed shirts as they watch the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Lila, a husky mix owned by Paola Gallardo, keeps a smile on her face while dressed as a strawberry during the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Mocha turns away from the noise of the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade as she sits with owner, Loan Nguyen, on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Colorful old cars cruise in the 5th Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) The Anaheim El Bekal Shriners take their Tin Lizzies for a spin down Euclid Street during the 65th Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Berry, the official mascot for the 65th Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade, cruises in a convertible during the event on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Fountain Valley skaters Lisa Bulber, from left, Maria Escobar, Tami Clark, and Megan Lazaro roll together in the 65th Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Show Caption1 of 15Valerie Mendoza and her 1-year-old daughter, Ariana, hustle along the parade route to keep up with their Ballet Folklorico Donaji group during the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) ExpandIf you go
When: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday
Where: Village Green Park at Main Street and Euclid Street, Garden Grove
Cost: Free admission
Information: strawberryfestival.org
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