Costa Mesa Independence Day party at the OC Fair and Events Center
Chalk artist Maribeth McFaul creates a picture of the Statue of Liberty during the 2019 Costa Mesa Independence Day Party at the OC Fair and Events Center on Wednesday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Costa Mesa city councilman Manuel Chavez, second from left, is given a happy birthday cheer from mayor pro-ten John Stevens, far right, as Liz McNabb from state assembly, Mayor Katrina Foley, and representative Harley Rouda, from left, join in, during the 2019 Costa Mesa Independence Day Party at the OC Fair and Events Center on Wednesday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Members of the Costa Mesa Fire Department cook free hot dogs for guests at the 2019 Costa Mesa Independence Day Party at the OC Fair and Events Center on Wednesday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Ron Steele, center, shares a laugh with friends including Richard “Big Daddy”, left, at the 2019 Costa Mesa Independence Day Party at the OC Fair and Events Center on Wednesday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
48th district representative Harley Rouda, far left, reads part of the Declaration of Independence to party guests as Mayor Katrina Foley, councilman Manuel Chavez, Liz McNabb, and mayor pro-tem John Stevens, listen in, during the 2019 Costa Mesa Independence Day Party at the OC Fair and Events Center on Wednesday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Costa Mesa mayor pro-tem John Stevens, MC’s the 2019 Costa Mesa Independence Day Party at the OC Fair and Events Center on Wednesday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Mayor Katrina Foley, in white, stands with members of the Costa Mesa Fire Department who cooked free hot dogs for guests at the 2019 Costa Mesa Independence Day Party at the OC Fair and Events Center on Wednesday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
A youngster dances to the live music under the shade at the 2019 Costa Mesa Independence Day Party at the OC Fair and Events Center on Wednesday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Two girls come by to look at chalk artist Maribeth McFaul create a picture of the Statue of Liberty during the 2019 Costa Mesa Independence Day Party at the OC Fair and Events Center on Wednesday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Bill Simco downs the first of three burritos during the burrito eating contest at the 2019 Costa Mesa Independence Day Party at the OC Fair and Events Center on Wednesday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Caitlin Luong and her friend Hannah Stivac, from left, help each other compete in the burrito eating contest at the 2019 Costa Mesa Independence Day Party at the OC Fair and Events Center on Wednesday. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)