News Archive

From now through Thursday, December 18, 2025, the community can assist local youth and seniors in need during the holidays by supporting the City of Garden Grove’s 27th Annual Holiday Drive.

Santa Rita Avenue, between Winton Street and St. Mark Street will be closed on Friday, December 12, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for the 11th annual Jingle Jam holiday event. There will also be no parking on Vanguard Avenue, between Winton Street and St. Mark Street.

The Winter and Spring 2026 Garden Grove Parks and Recreation Guide is now available for viewing at ggparksandrec.com. The guide provides a multitude of programs, classes, activities, and special events through Thursday, April 30, 2026.

The City of Garden Grove announces that applications are now open for the Home Repair Program, providing new funding for eligible homeowners. Homeowners can apply for the Home Repair Program from Dec. 1, 2025, through Dec. 15, 2025.

The City of Garden Grove will open a new round of funding for its Home Repair Program on Monday, December 1, 2025, offering grants of up to $5,000 to qualified low-income Garden Grove homeowners for minor home improvements. The grants do not need to be repaid to the City.

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Garden Grove City Hall and the H. Louis Lake Senior Center will be closed on Thursday, November 27, 2025, and Friday, November 28, 2025.

Shoppers who spend $50 or more in Garden Grove from Black Friday, November 28, through Thursday, December 18, will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for a $500 or $250 cash prize, a one-night stay at the Great Wolf Lodge, or a restaurant gift certificate, as part of the City’s annual Black

The City of Garden Grove invites community members to spread holiday cheer by submitting a recent, unedited photo of their house, condo, or apartment’s exterior holiday decorations. Submissions will be featured in the City’s online gallery, Garden Grove Holiday Lights.

Experience holiday sights, sounds, and festivities at Garden Grove’s annual Winter in the Grove community event on Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., in Village Green Park, located at 12732 Main Street. Entry to the event is free.

In observance of the Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day holidays, the regular Garden Grove City Council meetings scheduled for Tuesday, November 11, Tuesday, November 25, and Tuesday, December 23 are cancelled.