May 22, 2024

Beginning Friday, May 24 through Monday, May 27, 2024, the 64th Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival will take place at Village Green Park, located at 12732 Main Street. During the 4-day event, heavy traffic is anticipated in the immediate area. Motorists are asked to plan accordingly to avoid delays.

Main Street, north of Acacia Parkway, will be closed from Thursday, May 23 through Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

On Saturday, May 25, 2024, from 5:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the following streets will be closed for the 2024 Strawberry Stomp 5K and the Strawberry Festival Parade:

  • Acacia Parkway, from Grove Street to Civic Center Drive
  • 9th Street, between Jerry Lane and Orangewood Avenue
  • Chapman Avenue, between West Street and Nelson Street
  • Euclid Street, between Orangewood Avenue and Garden Grove Boulevard

No vehicles will be allowed to drive or park on the closed streets until the 5K and parade have ended. Streets impacted by the road closures will be posted with ‘NO PARKING’ signs and residents will be notified in advance. Vehicles found on the street after 4:00 a.m., on Saturday, May 25, 2024, will be towed and impounded.

Orange County Transit Authority bus routes will be impacted by the closures.

Stanford Avenue and residential streets near Lampson Avenue and Euclid Street will be open to residents only. Identification will be required for vehicles traveling on those streets during festival hours.

Residential parking by permit will be enforced on Pine Street and Walnut Street, south of Lampson Avenue, and College Avenue, between Euclid Street and Pine Street.
Garden Grove police officers will be onsite to provide directions for residents entering or leaving the area.

Suggested alternate routes during the 5K and parade hours are Katella Avenue or Garden Grove Boulevard for east and west traffic. For north and south traffic, alternate routes are Brookhurst Street or West Street.

On Saturday, May 25, 2024, at 8:00 a.m., Strawberry Stomp 5K participants will travel north on Euclid Street, heading east on Chapman Avenue to 9th Street, before looping back onto Euclid Street. The 5K will finish on Main Street by 10:00 a.m.

Following the 5K, at 10:00 a.m., the Strawberry Festival Parade will begin on Chapman Avenue, from 9th Street to Euclid Street, then continue south towards Village Green Park where it will conclude at Acacia Parkway.

For more information on street closures, call the Garden Grove Police Department at (714) 741-5704.

The award-winning Garden Grove TV3 will cablecast and stream the Strawberry Festival Parade on Spectrum Cable Channel 3 for Garden Grove viewers and YouTube, at youtube.com/gardengrovetv3/live.

To view the Strawberry Festival’s schedule of events, visit strawberryfestival.org. For more information on the Strawberry Stomp 5K, visit strawberrystomp.org.