The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival draws more than 300,000 visitors to Village Green Park over Memorial Day weekend — four days of free admission, carnival rides, live music, a Saturday parade, and the strawberry shortcake that locals have been showing up for since 1958. Getting your group there is the part that requires a plan. Main Street closes completely between Garden Grove Boulevard and Euclid Street from Friday morning through Tuesday evening, additional streets shut down for the 5K and parade on Saturday, and every surface lot within walking distance fills fast.
A Garden Grove party bus rental solves the whole thing: one vehicle, one pickup, and your group walks off the bus steps from the festival entrance while everyone else circles the neighborhood looking for a spot.
This guide covers the logistics that most festival write-ups skip entirely — exactly where a bus drops off when Main Street is closed, which parking areas are available and which are off-limits, how Saturday street closures change the approach, and what your group needs to know to get in and out cleanly on any of the four festival days. The 66th Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival runs May 22–25, 2026, at Village Green Park (12732 Main Street, Garden Grove, CA 92840). Here's the real walkthrough.
Festival dates
May 22–25, 2026 — Memorial Day Weekend
Location
Village Green Park, 12732 Main St, Garden Grove, CA 92840
Admission
Free entry; ride wristbands $40–$45 depending on day
Main Street closure
Closed Fri. May 22 at 9 a.m. through Tue. May 26 at 8 p.m.
Annual attendance
300,000+ visitors over four days
Festival hours
Fri 1–10 pm · Sat–Sun 10 am–10 pm · Mon 10 am–9 pm
What Is the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival?
The Strawberry Festival started in 1958, when the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce organized a neighborhood celebration tied to the strawberry fields that once dominated this corner of Orange County. What began on a vacant lot in the Brookhurst Triangle has grown into one of Southern California's largest community festivals — six decades of tradition now packed into four days every Memorial Day weekend. The 2026 edition marks the 66th annual gathering.
Village Green Park sits in the heart of downtown Garden Grove, tucked between Main Street and Euclid Avenue. The festival covers the park itself plus the surrounding streets, which close to traffic for the entire run. What draws 300,000-plus people annually isn't a single headliner — it's the full Memorial Day weekend format: a Saturday parade with celebrities, marching bands, and equestrian units; a free strawberry shortcake giveaway on Friday at 6 p.m.
("Free Cake Friday"); carnival rides with all-day wristbands; the Strawberry Idol karaoke contest and the Redhead Roundup competition in the amphitheater; live music across multiple stages; and more than 180 food and artisan vendors spread across the grounds. Entry is free. The only costs are ride wristbands ($40 on Friday, $45 Saturday through Monday) or individual tickets at $1 apiece if your group prefers to pick a few rides instead of buying the full wristband.
Road Closures: What Your Bus Needs to Know
This is the section most first-timers skip, and it's the one that determines whether your group gets dropped at the entrance or gets stuck three blocks away in a closed-street scramble. The City of Garden Grove closes streets on two different schedules during festival weekend, and each one affects how a bus approaches the grounds.
The Four-Day Main Street Closure
Main Street between Garden Grove Boulevard and Euclid Street is fully closed from Friday, May 22 at 9:00 a.m. through Tuesday, May 26 at 8:00 p.m. That's the street the festival runs on, and it stays shut for the full duration, per the City of Garden Grove's official Memorial Day traffic advisory. A bus cannot drive down Main Street to reach the festival entrance — it has to come in from a cross street.
The natural bus approach is along Garden Grove Boulevard (the north boundary of the festival) or Acacia Parkway (to the south), pulling as close to the Euclid Street or Garden Grove Boulevard intersection as road conditions allow and letting your group walk a short block to the grounds.
Saturday-Only Closures for the 5K and Parade
Saturday, May 23 carries its own set of closures from 4:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the Strawberry Stomp 5K race and the Strawberry Festival Parade. Those streets are:
- Acacia Parkway — from Grove Avenue to 9th Street
- 9th Street — between Garden Grove Boulevard and Orangewood Avenue
- Chapman Avenue — between West Street and Nutwood Street
- Euclid Street — between Orangewood Avenue and Garden Grove Boulevard
The City issues a hard warning: any vehicle parked on a closed street after 4:00 a.m. on Saturday will be towed and impounded. For a bus dropping a group on Saturday morning, the plan is simple — arrive before the closures lock down or plan pickup and drop-off on Katella Avenue or Garden Grove Boulevard (east-west alternates) or Brookhurst Street or West Street (north-south alternates). The closures lift around 2:00 p.m. as the parade wraps, which reopens Euclid and Acacia for the rest of the afternoon and evening.
The one-line version for Saturday: if your group arrives before noon, your bus approaches along Garden Grove Boulevard and uses the Brookhurst or West Street corridors to avoid the 5K and parade zone. After 2 p.m., the Euclid approach reopens and drop-off gets considerably easier. We confirm the current approach for your arrival time when you book.
Parking: The Honest Picture
The festival's own website describes the parking situation plainly: on-street spots are available but limited, and a rideshare or charter bus is highly recommended. That recommendation exists because the math is unfavorable for anyone driving to downtown Garden Grove on Memorial Day weekend. Main Street is closed.
The surrounding residential streets near Stanford Avenue, Lampson, and Euclid enforce permit parking, and the City posts no-parking signs across the affected zone. Two lots that attendees try to use every year are explicitly banned: no parking in the Costco lot or the SteelCraft parking lot. Costco actively enforces this.
The lots that do accept festival parking are a mixed picture. Paid private lots include the United Methodist Church lot and the Coastline College lot, plus private lots on Stanford Avenue and near the Catholic Church at Stanford and Nelson. Free public lots include the OC Library, Garden Grove City Hall and Community Center, Garden Grove High School, and the lot behind the Main Street shops.
Two additional free lots open on limited schedules: 11277 Garden Grove Blvd. becomes available Friday after 5 p.m., and 12966 Euclid St. opens Saturday after 2 p.m. None of these lots are walking-distance from the entrance without a few blocks of foot traffic, and none of them accommodate oversized vehicles easily. One bus replaces 10 to 14 separate cars — and it gets your whole group to the curb.
Where a Bus Drops Off at the Strawberry Festival
Because Main Street is closed for the full festival, a bus does not pull up to 12732 Main Street. The practical drop-off approach is along the perimeter streets. Garden Grove Boulevard at Euclid puts your group at the northwest corner of the festival grounds — a short walk from the main entrance.
Coming in from the south, a bus can wait along Acacia Parkway (when it isn't closed for Saturday's 5K) and let your group enter from the southern edge of Village Green. On Friday afternoon, Saturday after 2 p.m., Sunday, and Monday, the Euclid Street approach is the cleanest: your bus turns onto Euclid from Garden Grove Boulevard or Acacia, lets your group off curbside, and pulls to a waiting spot or returns for your arranged pickup window.
Because the specific curbside approach varies by day and time — Saturday morning looks completely different from Sunday afternoon — we confirm the exact drop point and plan for your event day and arrival time when you book. That detail is what keeps a 30-person group from getting off the bus a half-mile from the entrance because the approach street was closed.
Which Vehicle Fits Your Group?
The Strawberry Festival is free admission, so the only question is how many people you're moving and how far they're coming from. Here's how the fleet breaks down for a festival run.
| Vehicle | Typical capacity | Best for | Key amenities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-passenger Sprinter limo / Sprinter van | Up to ~14 | Small family groups, neighborhood crews | Premium leather, USB charging, tinted privacy windows |
| Party bus (15–50 passengers) | ~15–50 | Birthday groups, bachelorettes, friend groups turning the ride into the party | Built-in bar, color-changing LED lighting, Bluetooth sound, flat-panel TVs |
| 15–35 passenger minibus | ~15–35 | Mid-size family groups, church outings, school clubs | Powerful A/C, plush reclining seats, overhead storage |
| 40–56 passenger charter bus | Up to 56 | Large family reunions, corporate outings, youth groups | Reclining seats, climate control, WiFi, power outlets, onboard restroom, undercarriage bays |
For most Strawberry Festival groups — a family reunion of 20, a birthday crew of 15, a church outing of 40 — the right size is the one that seats everyone with a little breathing room. You never have to pay for seats you do not actually need. ADA-accessible vehicles are always available; just let us know before your departure date.
Why a Bus Beats Driving to the Festival
The case for a Garden Grove party bus rental to the Strawberry Festival comes down to the simple math of Memorial Day weekend in downtown Garden Grove. With 300,000 visitors spread across four days and the main festival street closed entirely, every car in a five-mile radius is competing for the same limited spots. Here's the honest comparison.
| Option | Arrive together? | Parking challenge | Saturday 5K issue | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party bus / charter bus rental | Yes — one vehicle | None — bus handles the routing | Bus adapts to the approach; no tow risk | Groups of 10–56 |
| Rideshare (Uber / Lyft) | No — multiple cars, multiple ETAs | Drop-off zone gets congested; surge on exit | Closures delay pickup and drop-off | 1–4 people |
| Everyone drives | No — group fragments | Limited; Costco and SteelCraft lots banned | Tow risk if parked in wrong zone before 4 a.m. | 1–2 cars maximum |
| OCTA bus (Routes 56, 37, or 54) | Only if booked on same route | No parking needed | Routes disrupted; check OCTA rider alerts | Individuals, small groups |
The festival's own directions page explicitly recommends rideshare — which tells you everything about the parking situation. The step beyond rideshare is a private bus that keeps your whole group together, adapts to the day's street closures without any stress on your part, and is waiting at the curb when the group is ready to leave instead of making you call a surge-priced Lyft at 9:45 p.m. on a Monday night.
What to Know About Each Festival Day
The four days of the Strawberry Festival don't all look the same, and the day your group attends changes the logistics considerably.
Friday, May 22 — Opening Day (1 p.m. – 10 p.m.)
Friday is the lightest crowd day of the four, which makes it the best choice for groups who want space to move around. The festival opens at 1 p.m., and Free Cake Friday — the free strawberry shortcake giveaway — kicks off at 6 p.m. The city's main closure is already in place by 9 a.m., so your bus approaches via Garden Grove Boulevard or Acacia Parkway on Friday.
The free parking lot at 11277 Garden Grove Blvd. opens after 5 p.m. on Friday for anyone who wants to combine a bus ride with cars for a smaller group. Ride wristbands run $40 on Friday — the cheapest of the four days.
Saturday, May 23 — Parade Day (10 a.m. – 10 p.m.)
Saturday is the busiest and most logistically complex day. The Strawberry Stomp 5K goes off early, and the Strawberry Festival Parade steps off at 10 a.m. along the Chapman Avenue and Euclid corridor. The 4 a.m. tow enforcement means any vehicle left in the closure zone overnight Saturday is gone.
For bus groups attending the parade, early arrival is critical — the bus drops your group before the 4 a.m. lockdown if you're arriving for the race, or after 2 p.m. if you're coming for the afternoon and evening. Celebrity autograph signing starts around 1 p.m. Ride wristbands go up to $45 Saturday through Monday.
Sunday, May 24 — Mid-Weekend (10 a.m. – 10 p.m.)
Sunday is the second-busiest day — full hours, no extra road closures beyond the ongoing Main Street shutdown, and the Euclid Street approach is available all day. The free lot at 12966 Euclid St. opens Saturday after 2 p.m. and is available Sunday as well. Live music and amphitheater events run throughout the day.
Sunday is the sweet spot for groups who want Saturday's energy without Saturday's street chaos.
Monday, May 25 — Memorial Day (10 a.m. – 9 p.m.)
The festival closes an hour earlier on Monday at 9 p.m., and Monday typically sees somewhat lighter afternoon crowds as the holiday weekend winds down — which makes it the easiest day to arrive by bus, navigate the perimeter, and move through the grounds without shoulder-to-shoulder crowds. Main Street stays closed through Tuesday evening, so the same Euclid and Garden Grove Boulevard approach applies.
Timing Your Group's Visit
Three hundred thousand people over four days averages to 75,000 per day — and not evenly distributed. Saturday afternoon, Sunday midday, and Friday evening around the free cake giveaway are the predictable peaks. Groups who arrive at opening on Saturday (10 a.m.) beat the parade crowd buildup.
Groups arriving Sunday at 10 a.m. walk into a festival that hasn't yet hit peak volume. The worst window is Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., when the parade ends and everyone who was lining the route floods back into the grounds simultaneously.
One planning note for the Strawberry Festival specifically: because the event is free and runs all four days, there's no single surge point the way there is with a ticketed stadium event. That gives a bus group real flexibility — you can arrive Thursday evening to pick up wristbands if sold in advance, shift your Saturday arrival to after 2 p.m. when the Euclid approach reopens, or split your group across two visits on different days if your headcount is large enough. The bus accommodates the schedule; the schedule doesn't have to accommodate the bus.
What Your Group Will Find at the Festival
The Strawberry Festival packs a full four-day entertainment schedule into a compact stretch of downtown. Your group doesn't need to plan ahead in the way a stadium event requires — the grounds are open, free to enter, and organized so you can wander and land on something happening at any hour.
The Saturday Parade
The Strawberry Festival Parade is the weekend's main event, stepping off on Saturday morning along Chapman Avenue and ending near the festival grounds. The lineup includes celebrities, elected officials, marching bands, equestrian units, and radio personalities — the kind of parade that actually fills the sidewalks. If your group specifically wants to catch the parade, plan your bus arrival for early Saturday morning and position along Chapman Avenue between West Street and Nutwood Street before the 4 a.m. closure zone locks in.
The parade ends mid-morning, and the street reopens around 2 p.m.
Carnival Rides
The midway is a full-scale carnival featuring major rides — the Eagle Ferris Wheel, the Kite Flyer, the Crown Merry-Go-Round, the State Fair Slide — and thrill rides including the Inversion, Turbo, Vertigo, and a Spinning Roller Coaster. All-day wristbands ($40 Friday, $45 Saturday through Monday) cover unlimited access; individual ride tickets run $1 each at three to eight tickets per ride. For a group of 20 where everyone wants to ride, buying wristbands at the gate is the most straightforward approach — no counting tickets, no topping up.
Amphitheater Events
Village Green's amphitheater hosts a full schedule of competitions and celebrations across the four days: the Baby Contest, the Redhead Roundup, Strawberry Idol Karaoke, the Tiny Tots Pageant, and the Strawberry Fashion Contest. These are the events that local families specifically time their visits around, and the amphitheater fills up during peak showtimes. If your group has a mix of ages, the amphitheater schedule gives older guests something to watch while younger ones hit the midway.
Free Strawberry Shortcake (Friday Only)
The free strawberry shortcake giveaway on Friday at 6 p.m. is the single event that drives the largest single-hour crowd of the opening day. It's been a tradition for decades and it draws a line. If your group is coming specifically for the shortcake, plan bus pickup from Garden Grove at 5:00 p.m. to arrive by 5:45 p.m. and get in position before the crowd builds at the serving area.
Food and Vendor Stalls
More than 180 food and artisan vendor stalls spread across the grounds cover the full range from fried festival food to local crafts to strawberry-themed everything. The grounds are large enough that vendor lanes rarely become completely impassable, even on peak afternoons. Groups with specific dietary needs can typically find options across the vendor mix without coordinating in advance.
Group Types We Take to the Strawberry Festival
The Strawberry Festival draws a remarkably broad range of groups, all with different needs when it comes to getting there. A few of the kinds of runs we handle most often.
- Family reunions. Four generations showing up in one vehicle, nobody navigating the Euclid Street confusion on their own, and grandparents not walking four blocks from a remote lot on a Memorial Day afternoon. One bus, one arrival.
- Birthday celebrations. A party bus to the Strawberry Festival is increasingly a go-to for milestone birthdays — the group pre-games on board, arrives together, and the bus is waiting at the curb when the rides are done and the fireworks wrap up.
- School and youth groups. The Strawberry Festival is a standard end-of-school-year outing for programs across Orange County, and a 40-passenger charter bus keeps the headcount tight, the luggage stored in undercarriage bays, and the group on a schedule the chaperones can actually manage.
- Corporate and community group outings. Companies and nonprofits that do annual Memorial Day events use the festival as a ready-made activity — no planning required beyond the bus, because the festival supplies everything else.
- Church and neighborhood groups. Garden Grove's community event draws the neighborhoods that surround it, and a minibus that runs a loop to two or three neighborhoods and delivers the group to the same entrance is far simpler than coordinating a caravan of cars through closed streets.
What It Costs and How to Book
Party Bus Garden Grove offers all-inclusive pricing online in under 30 seconds — you will know the exact price before you ever book. For the Strawberry Festival, the quote is shaped by three things: your group size and the vehicle it requires, how many hours the bus is reserved, and your pickup location in Garden Grove and the surrounding area. A neighborhood pickup a mile from Village Green is a different quote from a coordinated pickup in Anaheim, Fountain Valley, or Santa Ana that consolidates scattered family members before heading downtown.
For real ranges to anchor your estimate: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run around $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour. The value point for a festival group: once you split one bus across 20, 30, or 50 people, the per-head cost of the ride frequently lands below what two rounds of surge-priced rideshares would cost — especially on Saturday evening when half of Orange County is trying to leave the festival at once.
Book early for Memorial Day weekend. The Strawberry Festival falls on a fixed window — the same four days every year — and Orange County's bus inventory fills fast for Memorial Day because high schools and community groups across the region are competing for the same vehicles on the same dates. The earlier you call, the better your vehicle selection and the lower your rate.
Call 323-380-3987 any time to get an all-inclusive quote.
Getting There: Drive Times from Nearby Cities
Village Green Park in downtown Garden Grove sits at the center of Orange County, which makes the Strawberry Festival genuinely accessible from the entire region — provided you're not trying to drive into the festival zone itself. Here are typical drive times from common bus pickup areas.
| From… | Approx. distance | Typical drive time (off-peak) |
|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | ~4 miles | 10–15 minutes |
| Santa Ana | ~5 miles | 12–18 minutes |
| Westminster | ~5 miles | 12–18 minutes |
| Fountain Valley | ~6 miles | 14–20 minutes |
| Huntington Beach | ~9 miles | 18–25 minutes |
| Irvine | ~13 miles | 20–30 minutes |
| Long Beach | ~16 miles | 22–35 minutes |
Those times apply in normal traffic. On Memorial Day weekend, the Garden Grove Boulevard and Euclid Street corridors see significantly heavier volume as festival traffic and Memorial Day travel stack on top of each other. Plan for 20 to 30 additional minutes on Saturday afternoon and Sunday midday.
The advantage of the bus: your group is moving together, the route adapts to what's open and what's closed, and nobody's trying to navigate unfamiliar downtown streets on a holiday weekend.
Group Tips for Festival Day
A few things that keep a group visit to the Strawberry Festival running smoothly.
- Set a group meeting spot before anyone splits up. The Village Green grounds are walkable but spread across multiple blocks. Agree on a specific landmark — the amphitheater stage, the main entrance off Euclid, the ferris wheel — before the group scatters into different vendor lanes and ride queues.
- Wristbands at the gate, not online. The Strawberry Festival's all-day ride wristbands are purchased on-site. Budget a few extra minutes for the wristband line on Saturday and Sunday morning, when the line is longest at park open.
- Check the current schedule before you go. The festival publishes a day-by-day event schedule on the official Garden Grove Strawberry Festival schedule page. Amphitheater showtimes shift slightly year to year, and confirming the actual Free Cake Friday start time directly on the festival site avoids showing up 30 minutes early or late.
- Confirm your bus pickup window in advance. Festival exits on Saturday and Sunday evening, when live music ends and the rides close at 10 p.m., create a concentrated exit at the same perimeter streets where buses are staging. Set your pickup window with our team before the group goes in so the bus is already in position when you walk out — not circling the block.
- No parking in the Costco lot or SteelCraft. This applies to cars, not buses — but worth knowing if any group members are driving separately to join the group at the festival rather than boarding the bus.
Booking Your Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Bus
The logistics for the Strawberry Festival are more manageable than they look once you've got a bus handling the road closures and the drop-off. Here's the simple version of how to lock in your group's ride.
- Get a quote. Share your group size, your festival date and arrival time, and your pickup location. We'll match you with the right vehicle and price it out in under 30 seconds.
- Confirm the drop-off approach for your day. We'll lock in the correct perimeter approach for Friday, Saturday before 2 p.m., Saturday after 2 p.m., Sunday, or Monday — each one is slightly different based on which streets are open.
- Set your pickup window. Agree on a specific exit time and staging spot before your group walks in, so the bus is curbside when the rides stop and the music ends.
Call 323-380-3987 any time to get your all-inclusive quote and lock in your Memorial Day weekend date. The Strawberry Festival has been running every Memorial Day since 1958 — your bus reservation is the one logistics detail that doesn't need to be complicated.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where exactly does a bus drop off at the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival?
Because Main Street between Garden Grove Boulevard and Euclid Street is fully closed for the entire festival, buses approach from the perimeter. The standard drop-off approach is along Garden Grove Boulevard near the Euclid intersection, putting your group at the northwest corner of the festival grounds a short walk from the main entrance. On Saturday before 2 p.m., additional closures on Euclid and Acacia redirect the approach — we confirm the exact drop point for your specific arrival day and time when you book.
How long is Main Street closed for the festival?
Main Street between Garden Grove Boulevard and Euclid Street closes Friday, May 22 at 9:00 a.m. and doesn't reopen until Tuesday, May 26 at 8:00 p.m. — the full festival run plus cleanup. The Saturday 5K and parade add temporary closures on Acacia, 9th Street, Chapman, and Euclid from 4 a.m. to approximately 2 p.m. See the City of Garden Grove's official traffic advisory for the complete list.
Can we park near the festival and walk?
Some lots are available — the OC Library, City Hall, Garden Grove High School, and the lot behind Main Street shops are free public options. Two additional free lots open on a delayed schedule (Garden Grove Blvd. on Friday after 5 p.m.; Euclid Street lot on Saturday after 2 p.m.). But the Costco lot and SteelCraft lot are explicitly banned, residential streets near Lampson and Euclid are permit-only, and all festival-zone street parking is subject to towing during the parade closures.
Parking is limited enough that the festival's own website recommends rideshare or a party bus rental as the preferred option.
Is the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival free?
Admission is free. Carnival ride wristbands cost $40 on Friday and $45 Saturday through Monday; individual ride tickets are $1 each. Free strawberry shortcake is served Friday at 6 p.m. as part of Free Cake Friday.
Food, games, and vendor stalls involve their own costs but entry to the grounds is open to all.
How much does it cost to rent a bus to the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival?
Pricing depends on vehicle size, total hours, and your pickup location. As a guide: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour. We provide all-inclusive quotes in under 30 seconds.
Call 323-380-3987 or use our online quote tool to get a number for your specific group and date.
When should we book a bus for the Strawberry Festival?
As early as your group date is confirmed. Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest booking periods of the year across Orange County — high schools, churches, family reunions, and corporate groups all compete for the same pool of vehicles on the same four days. Booking two to three months out gives you the best vehicle selection and the lowest rates.
Waiting until the week of the festival usually means reduced availability and higher pricing.
What happens on Saturday if streets are closed before 4 a.m.?
The city will tow any vehicle parked on the closed streets after 4 a.m. Saturday. For bus groups, this means the bus doesn't wait on Acacia, 9th Street, Chapman, or Euclid overnight Saturday.
The bus drops your group, pulls to a waiting spot, and returns for an arranged pickup after the streets reopen around 2 p.m. When you book for Saturday morning, we build this into the plan so there's no guessing at a tow zone.
Can OCTA buses get us to the festival?
OCTA Routes 56, 37, and 54 serve the downtown Garden Grove area, though the festival's street closures disrupt normal routing. Check the OCTA rider alerts page before your visit for current detours. Public bus works well for individuals and pairs; for a group of 10 or more, a private bus rental keeps everyone together and adapts to the festival's street closure schedule without transfers or route changes.
Do you offer ADA-accessible vehicles?
Yes — ADA-accessible vehicles are always available. Let us know your group's needs when you request a quote and we'll arrange the right vehicle with sufficient notice before your departure date.
