The three-day event runs April 4-6 and features a dizzying array of vendors, street food offerings, traditional Japanese demonstrations and a paper lantern ceremony that Saturday night.

The OC Japan Fair arrives in California with 250 incredible booths, live performances, and a mesmerizing lantern release.

In Costa Mesa residents gather at the OC Japan Fair at the OC Fair and Event Center grounds from April 4 through the 6.