2:16 PM: The sun is back and the Children’s Moonlight Festival is on until 5 pm at the Vietnamese Cultural Center (2236 SW Orchard, north of The Home Depot). A lion dance by Vovinam Burien is yet to come; activities under way now include food and face-painting, as well as karaoke. If you haven’t been here in a while, enter just east of the center’s under-construction building fronting Orchard.

3:49 PM: We’re back at HQ. The lion dance has concluded (video added) …

… but there’s still lots of fun – the lantern parade is ahead:

There’s a little fun fishing going on:

Storytelling too – the 20+ kids in attendance were photographed with performers dressed as the main characters in a legend telling the story behind the celebration this time of the year, the moon and her friend, a banyan tree:

The legend was recounted by emcee Tammy Dang:

Attendees were welcomed by center director/founder Lee Bui:

And performances were preceded by the U.S. and South Vietnam anthems, plus a moment of silence for “fallnn heroes who fought for freedom”:

Besides special events like this, the center is open for visits most Saturdays, (corrected) noon-3 pm.