Photo Gallery: Festival of Children opening
McKenna Grimm, 1, and her mom Kyla pet Koa, a service dog with Pet Partners during the opening ceremonies for the 16th annual Festival of Children at the Carousel Plaza in South Coast Plaza on Saturday, September 2. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
Parisa Sima, 3, decorates a pennant during the opening ceremonies for the 16th annual Festival of Children at the Carousel Plaza in South Coast Plaza on Saturday, September 2. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
Kodi Lee performs during the opening ceremonies for the 16th annual Festival of Children at the Carousel Plaza in South Coast Plaza on Saturday, September 2. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
Kassandra Torres, 6, left, and Maddie Yoh, 5, decorate cards for kids who’s parents have cancer at the Kids Konnected booth at South Coast Plaza on Saturday, September 2. The opening ceremonies for the 16th annual Festival of Children starts Saturday and provides 75 local children’s charities with free display space within the mall. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
Crowds watch as the Hi-Tops from the Speech and Development Center in Buena Park perform during the opening ceremonies for the 16th annual Festival of Children at the Carousel Plaza in South Coast Plaza on Saturday, September 2. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
Sandy Segerstrom Daniels, the founder and executive director of the Festival of Children Foundation dances with the Hi-Tops during the opening ceremonies for the 16th annual Festival of Children at the Carousel Plaza in South Coast Plaza on Saturday, September 2. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )