PHOTOS: St. John’s Mexican Fiesta returns

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

A family enjoys a meal while children play with some confetti-filled eggs at St. John’s Mexican Fiesta on Saturday, June 26, 2021.

After a one-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a scaled-back version of St. John’s Mexican Fiesta returned on Saturday to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

Lauren Coleman-Tempel, Lawrence, cools off her two-week-old son Otto using a portable electric fan as she waits on food and drinks at St. John’s Mexican Fiesta on Saturday, June 26, 2021.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

Darcy Parker, 4, left, and Charlotte Bass, 6, enjoy snow cones at St. John’s Mexican Fiesta on Saturday, June 26, 2021.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

Kim Steffen and her son Noah, 11, Lawrence, pick up some food at St. John’s Mexican Fiesta on Saturday, June 26, 2021.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

From left, Gracie Wilhelm, Gloria Ramos and Ligia Galarza prepare tacos at St. John’s Mexican Fiesta on Saturday, June 26, 2021.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo

A few showers early on couldn’t dampen spirits at St. John’s Mexican Fiesta on Saturday, June 26, 2021.

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