Photo Gallery: 71st Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club Fish Fry

Visitors munch on their fried Icelandic cod dinners during Friday’s opening of the three-day Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club Fish Fry at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.

Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club President Monica Gilliland, center, and member Karen Darney, right, serve guests at the annual Fish Fry at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.

Pieces of Icelandic cod come out of the fryer at the 71st annual Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club Fish Fry at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.

Singer Kayla Kraemer of the rock band Black Orchid performs Friday at the Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club Fish Fry at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.

Guests walk to the carnival area at the annual Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club Fish Fry at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.

Raul Jara cooks fresh Icelandic cod at the 71st annual Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club Fish Fry on Friday, opening day of the three-day festival at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa.