Westminster rings in fall with family fun and food
An eagle mascot from Nova Academy poses for a photo with a family at Westminster’s second annual Fall Festival in Westminster on Friday, September 22, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Lori Chitty, 4, left, and her brother Abel, 5 ride the elephant ride at Westminster’s second annual Fall Festival in Westminster on Friday, September 22, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jason Nguyen of Hong Phát Deli hands a customer food at Westminster’s second annual Fall Festival in Westminster on Friday, September 22, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Children enjoy food at Westminster’s second annual Fall Festival in Westminster on Friday, September 22, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People line up at the Hong Phát Deli booth at Westminster’s second annual Fall Festival in Westminster on Friday, September 22, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
An eagle mascot from Nova Academy poses for a photo with a family at Westminster’s second annual Fall Festival in Westminster on Friday, September 22, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cindy Phan, 15, left, takes a selfie as her and her mother slide down the Super Slide at Westminster’s second annual Fall Festival in Westminster on Friday, September 22, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People line up for food at the Taste of Westminster event at Westminster’s second annual Fall Festival in Westminster on Friday, September 22, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The band Silver Lining performs at Westminster’s second annual Fall Festival in Westminster on Friday, September 22, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Children ride the Klatterpiller ride at Westminster’s second annual Fall Festival in Westminster on Friday, September 22, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
It’s finally fall in Westminster, according to the city.
The city hosted its second annual Fall Festival over the weekend, with carnival rides, a beer garden and live music covering all the hits, from ’80s bops to Vietnamese standards and more. And for the first time, the festival included the Taste of Westminster on Friday evening, showcasing the city’s broad culinary contributions.
