Tet festival celebrates Year of the Monkey

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Dragons dance around as they participate in the parade. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

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Members of Lang Vietnam in Garden Grove -- Jonathan Vy, as the king, and May Nguyen, as the queen -- participate in a ceremonial parade during the 35th annual UVSA Tet Festival Lunar Year of the Monkey celebration at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

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Jaden Panaguiton, 5, and his mother Kristie, right, of Tustin look at traditional Vietnamese candy and other sweets. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

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A dancer dressed in a traditional festive costume participates in the parade. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

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Vietnamese war veterans carry the U.S. and Vietnamese national flags. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

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A large Vietnamese national flag is paraded around during the celebration. (Kevin Chang / Daily Pilot)

By Daily Pilot staff

Feb. 13, 2016 5:11 PM PT

You still have time to celebrate the Year of the Monkey at the 35th annual UVSA Tet Festival, which continues through Sunday at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa.

The three-day event, billed as the world’s largest festival for the Vietnamese New Year, presents traditional foods, contests, live entertainment, cultural displays, games and firecrackers.

Hours on Sunday are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 88 Fair Drive.

Admission is $6 ($5 online). Children 2 and younger are admitted free.

UVSA is a Garden Grove-based nonpro¿t founded in 1982. During the past 15 years, UVSA’s members have awarded more than $1.25 million in festival proceeds as grants to nonpro¿ts across Southern California, the group says.

For more information, visit tetfestival.org or call (714) 890-1418.