{"id":128454,"date":"2026-01-10T22:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/128454\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T22:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:29:09","slug":"strawberry-festival-to-honor-americas-250th-birthday-orange-county-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/128454\/","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry Festival to honor America\u2019s 250th birthday \u2013 ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountytribune.com\/category\/garden-grove\/\" class=\"post-lead-category\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Garden Grove<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropcopykidschowdown.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5102\" data-attachment-id=\"5102\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/orangecountytribune.com\/2017\/04\/26\/retorts-getting-ahead-of-the-curves\/strawberry-festival-2010\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropcopykidschowdown.jpg?fit=1848%2C1003&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1848,1003\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;ZUMApress.com&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D Mark II N&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;May 29, 2010 - Garden Grove, California, USA - GIANNA, 4 and NICHOLAS, 5, kick off the opening festivities on festival grounds with the fresh taste of strawberries and whip cream during the 2010 Strawberry Festival.\\r(Credit Image: \\u00a9 Mark Samala\/ZUMApress.com)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1275080629&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2010 by Mark Samala&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Strawberry Festival 2010&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Strawberry Festival 2010\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;THE 2026 Strawberry Festival will honor the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary (File photo\/Mark Samala).&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropcopykidschowdown.jpg?fit=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cropcopykidschowdown.jpg?fit=639%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropcopykidschowdown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"347\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE 2026 Strawberry Festival will honor the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary (File photo\/Mark Samala).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCelebrating Our Nation\u2019s 250th Anniversary\u201d will be the theme of the 66th Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival, which will take place on Memorial Day weekend, May 22-25 at the Village Green park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SF-2026.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"79071\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/orangecountytribune.com\/2026\/01\/10\/strawberry-festival-to-honor-u-s-250th-birthday\/sf-2026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SF-2026.png?fit=316%2C344&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"316,344\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SF 2026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SF-2026.png?fit=276%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SF-2026.png?fit=316%2C344&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-79071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SF-2026.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"201\"  \/><\/a>\u201cOur theme this year celebrates the heart of our nation: its history, its people and the vibrant cultures that define us,\u201d said Steve Sanders, president of the festival association. \u201cAs we recognize our country\u2019s 250th year, we\u2019re proud to honor the shared heritage that brings our community together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officers of the festival association this year are Sanders (president and in charge of rides and grounds), Tony Lopez (immediate past president\/non-profit food booths), George Skelton (treasurer) and Rachelle Gillerman (secretary\/opening ceremony\/cake cutting).<\/p>\n<p>For more information, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.strawberryfestival.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.strawberryfestival.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Blue-cutoff.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"50498\" 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