Strawberry Festival Amphitheater Special Events

Garden Grove’s 66th annual Strawberry Festival scheduled a slate of family contests and karaoke shows at its amphitheater during Memorial Day weekend, with events running from Friday, May 22, through Monday, May 25, according to the festival’s official schedule. The Garden Amp, at 12762 Main Street, was listed as the site for contests including Tiny Tots King & Queen, Berry, Berry Beautiful Baby, Redhead Roundup and Strawberry Idol Karaoke. The broader festival is being held at Village Green Park in downtown Garden Grove, with free admission, the City of Garden Grove and festival organizers said. Festival organizers said the event runs alongside rides, food booths, concerts and other weekend programming. ### Which amphitheater events were part of the weekend lineup? The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival website said all contests take place inside the Garden Amp and described them as part of the event’s family programming. The site listed redhead, baby, tots and creative-kids contests as recurring festival features. South OC Beaches, in a Memorial Day weekend guide published May 22, said the festival’s 550-seat amphitheater features the Berry, Berry Beautiful Baby Contest, Redhead Roundup, Strawberry Idol Karaoke and Tiny Tots King and Queen. (strawberryfestival.org) A separate local event guide carried the same list of amphitheater attractions. ### Where is the Garden Amp, and how does it fit into the festival grounds? (strawberryfestival.org) The official 2026 schedule identified the Garden Amp as 12762 Main Street in Garden Grove. The City of Garden Grove said the festival itself is centered at Village Green Park, 12732 Main Street, placing the amphitheater within the festival area in downtown Garden Grove. Village Green Park is the main site for the four-day festival, which the city said is free and open to the public. (southocbeaches.com) Festival organizers said the weekend includes carnival rides, games, food, contests and free concerts in addition to the amphitheater events. ### When were the contests and karaoke scheduled? The 2026 event schedule posted by the Strawberry Festival said the festival runs May 22-25, 2026, with hours of 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday. (strawberryfestival.org) The schedule showed at least one amphitheater contest on Friday, with the Tiny Tots King & Queen Contest set for 4 p.m. at the Garden Amp. South OC Beaches said visitors should check the daily schedule and digital program for exact amphitheater timing across the weekend. (ggcity.org) The publication’s Saturday guide said the festival continued through Monday, May 25. ### What else was happening around the amphitheater program? The festival’s official schedule listed an opening ceremony and strawberry cake cutting on Friday evening, followed by free concerts at the Garden Amp. (strawberryfestival.org) Saturday programming included a VIP breakfast and other festival events tied to the Memorial Day weekend celebration. The Orange County Register reported on May 22 that the Strawberry Festival remained open even as organizers postponed the 5K and parade amid a hazmat crisis in Garden Grove. (southocbeaches.com) The newspaper described the festival as the city’s biggest annual event and said it typically runs four days through Memorial Day. ### Where could visitors find the latest program details? (strawberryfestival.org) The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival website posted the current 2026 schedule of events and a separate events page describing festival programming. South OC Beaches and other local guides also pointed readers to the digital program for updated listings. Monday, May 25, is the final day of the 2026 festival, with official hours listed as 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (ocregister.com) Organizers said visitors can use the festival schedule to check remaining amphitheater contests, concerts and closing-day activities. (strawberryfestival.org)