Here are the 2018 Strawberry Festival celebrities! You can see them all during our big parade on Saturday, May 26th at 10 a.m., as well as after the parade at 12:30 p.m. at the autograph signing table located outside the Courtyard Center. Many of the celebrities will also be at the Strawberry Cake Cutting Ceremony in the Showmobile on Friday, May 25th at 6 p.m. (located at Main and Acacia streets).
Mickey Mouse
Celebrity Grand Marshal
The Disneyland Resort is excited to be participating in this year’s 60th Anniversary of the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival. Mickey Mouse is honored to be named the Celebrity Grand Marshal alongside Disney Ambassador Mikey [...]
In Memoriam
Jack Wallin 1929-2018
Jack Wallin, the 2018 Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade Theme Grand Marshal, served continuously on the festival board for 60 years. He passed away in September 2018. He will be greatly missed. As the [...]
Aparna Brielle
Aparna Brielle currently stars on the NBC comedy A.P. Bio, produced by Seth Myers and Saturday Night Live's Lorne Michaels. She plays the role of Sarika Sarkar, a career-driven student who is obsessively trying [...]
Mackenzie Hancsicsak
Mackenzie Hancsicsak is a 10 year old actress who appears as Young Kate on NBC’s hit show This Is Us, The cast won a SAG award this year for Best Ensemble for a Drama Series. [...]
Humberto Luna
Humberto Luna is a true legend in Los Angeles Spanish language radio. His cast of characters, "Lunaticos" have entertained Southern California Hispanics for more than thirty five years. He now brings his brand of [...]
Lizbeth Gallegos “Aurorita”
Lizbeth has worked with broadcaster Humberto Luna on a number of stations and is currently with him on La Ranchera 96.7 FM as on-air talent, announcer and producer.Born in Los Angeles, of Mexican parents, at [...]
Parker Bates
Parker Bates is a ten-year-old actor who can currently be seen playing ‘Young Kevin’, son of Rebecca (Mandy Moore) and Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) in NBC’s hit show, This is Us. Up next, Parker will [...]
Emily Skinner
Emily Skinner has a recurring role on Disney’s ground breaking show Andi Mack starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Asher Dov Angel, Sofia Wylie, and Joshua Rush. Most recently, she is on Brat’s newest show, Total Eclipse, [...]
Kimrie Lewis
For five seasons, Kimrie Lewis played Reporter Ashley on ABC’s Scandal. An actress-writer-comedian, Kimrie is a Los Angeles native, a third grade spelling bee champ, and is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch [...]
Nancy Linehan Charles
Nancy Linehan Charles has appeared in many Guest Star or recurring roles on TV shows such as: Young Sheldon, Life In Pieces, Bosch, Getting On, NCIS: LA, 24, Criminal Minds, Vice Principals, Kevin From [...]
Nicole Bilderback
Nicole “Nikki” Bilderback stars as Dr. Serden on the new NBC series Good Girls. Nikki hails from Dallas, Tx and got her start as a dancer at the young age of 3 years old. She [...]
Sally Pressman
Sally Pressman can currently be seen on TBS hit comedy The Detour and will next be seen recurring on the highly anticipated new season of Netflixs 13 Reasons Why and the NBC dramedy, Good [...]
Molly Jackson
Molly Jackson appears on Disney's Andi Mack (as Iris), Netflix's American Vandal (as Paige Wodecki), Nickelodeon shows Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (as Brianna) and Game Shakers (as Jenna). Molly also had a memorable role in the sci-fi [...]
Maya Jade Frank
Maya Jade Frank is 16 and is best known as Belissa on Disney's Bizaaardvark. She is also known for her roles on Broadway as Jane Banks in Mary Poppins, Evita with Ricky Martin, and on the 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Miserables. Maya is also [...]
Sanai Victoria
Sanai Victoria stars as ‘Lynn’ in Tyler Perry’s new sitcom, The Paynes airing Fridays at 9/8c on OWN. Sanai will also star in the feature film XX Dead Rabbits, an anthology, out late 2018. [...]
Paul-Mikél Williams
Paul-Mikél Williams is best recognized for his recurring role of ‘Charlie’ in HBO’s Westworld and can also be seen as the young 'Anthony Sadler' in Clint Eastwood’s award-contending film, The 15:17 to Paris. The film [...]
Jonathon Blum
Jonathon Blum is the first ever NHL first-round draft pick that was born and raised in California. Born in Long Beach and currently residing in Ladera Ranch, Jonathon was the 23rd overall selection in [...]
Sarah Bui – Miss Garden Grove
Sarah Bui is a 22 year old graduate from Keck School of Medicine of USC with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies and a Master’s degree in Global Medicine. While [...]
Sophie Nessary – Garden Grove
Outstanding Teen
Sophie is a freshman at Orange County School of the Arts. She is an honor student who enjoys being part of their Acting Conservatory. Sophie is classically trained in voice, she also loves to [...]
Murray from
Hotel Transylvania 3:
Summer Vacation
Sony sends two fun characters to charm the children at the Strawberry Festival parade. “Catch your Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation friends Frank and Murray in the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade May 26th [...]
Frank from
Hotel Transylvania 3:
Summer Vacation
Sony sends two fun characters to charm the children at the Strawberry Festival parade. “Catch your Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation friends Frank and Murray in the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival parade May 26th [...]
