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On Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Garden Grove Police Department will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event gives the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Pills can be disposed of at the Garden Grove Police Department, located at 11301 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove 92842. The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.

The community is invited to attend the City of Garden Grove’s Halloween-themed community event, Jack O’ Lantern Jamboree on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Atlantis Play Center, located in Garden Grove Park, at 13630 Atlantis Way.

Activities include train rides, inflatable obstacle courses, a bubble show, face painting, a pumpkin patch, carnival games, a reptile booth with educational shows, and more. Costumes are encouraged.

The City’s Foods of Garden Grove Live event is this Friday, October 4, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Village Green park, at 12732 Main Street in downtown Garden Grove. A first-time tasting event featuring an international selection of the city’s most acclaimed and customer-favored food and drink eateries will also include free live music at the Garden Amp and family-friendly activities. Admission to the event and concert are free. Tickets are needed for the food tastings.

On Friday, October 4, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Historic Main Street, between Acacia Parkway and Stanford Avenue, will be closed to motorists for the City’s taste-of event, Foods of Garden Grove Live. Commuters are encouraged to plan accordingly to avoid delays.

The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Parade has delighted crowds for over 60 years. The colorful procession includes school marching bands, VIPs, Hollywood actors, equestrians and lots of home grown fun. Beginning on 9th Street and traveling east on Chapman Avenue, the entertaining cavalcade turns south on Euclid Street, entertaining crowds of admirers each Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend. The parade is part of a four-day festival honoring the strawberry and contributing funds to local charities and nonprofits. This is the edited version of the live streamed event.

Foods of Garden Grove LIVE is coming! Save the date for food, fun and live entertainment right here in our City. That's right, a free live concert at the Garden Amp! Friday, October 4th, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Watch this video and visit ggcity.org/fogglive for more details!

The City of Garden Grove presents Foods of Garden Grove Live, a first-time tasting event featuring an international selection of the city’s most acclaimed and customer-favored food and drink eateries. The event takes place on Friday, October 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Village Green park, at 12732 Main Street in downtown Garden Grove. The event also includes live music, headliner to be announced, at the Garden Amp on Historic Main Street. Admission to the event and concert are free with tickets needed for the food tastings.

UPDATE: 9/16/24 at 4:00 p.m.

The temporary closure of the Atlantis Play Center has been extended through Friday, September 20, 2024. The City regrets any inconvenience caused by the temporary closure. The Atlantis Play Center will reopen on Saturday, September 21, 2024. For more information, please contact the Community Services Department at (714) 741-5200.

Based on mosquito abundance and surveillance data, the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District will conduct residential adult mosquito control in Garden Grove.

For more information and to see if you reside in the treatment zone, visit bit.ly/NeighborhoodMosquitoControl.

The City of Garden Grove, in collaboration with NeighborWorks Orange County, a community-led non-profit helping individuals reach their housing goals, will hold a Homebuyer Day event on Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, located at 11300 Stanford Avenue in Garden Grove. The event is for anyone interested in learning more about down payment assistance, understanding the home buying process, credit readiness, financing, and more. Admission and parking are free.