Inflatable festival bounces into Costa Mesa

Diana Picazo, 27 of Buena Park, slides down as her son Matthew waits for her during the Inflatable Run & Festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday.

Abby Jaquette, left, and Rhyea Carter, both 5 and from Tustin, participated in the Inflatable Run & Festival, where people ran a 5K run and had to go through inflatable obstacles at various points in the course, in Costa Mesa on Saturday.

Ben Walters and his daughter Lillian Walters, 8, of La Habra, climb up during the Inflatable Run & Festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday.

Lashawn Saiz, 39, of Lakewood, emerges from one of the inflatables during the Inflatable Run & Festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday.

Participants had to navigate through a variety of inflatable obstacles during the Inflatable Run & Festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday.

Rhyea Carter, 21, of Long Beach, ran in the Inflatable Run & Festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday.

Waves of people ran in the Inflatable Run & Festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday.

Aileen Lopez, 7 of Paramount, hydrates during the Inflatable Run & Festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday.

Macie Garcia, 8, left, and Katelyn Garcia, 13, played on the jousting game while others ran in the Inflatable Run & Festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday.

Some enjoyed the human hamster balls while others participated in the Inflatable Run & Festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday.