Tacoma's 14th annual Moon Festival takes over Chinese Reconciliation Park on Saturday, Sept. 12, with free performances, food, arts and crafts celebrating the city's immigrant and multicultural communities.

The festival runs from 1 to 6 p.m. at the park, 1741 N. Schuster Pkwy., along Commencement Bay. Admission is free and open to all ages.

The Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation (CRPF) started the Moon Festival to share the Mid-Autumn Festival and the legend of the Chinese Moon Princess with the Tacoma community, according to Greater Seattle on the Cheap. The park itself stands as an acknowledgment of the forceful expulsion of Tacoma's Chinese population, according to the CRPF.

The main stage opens at 1 p.m. with blessings from Pastor George Bedlion of Garden City Church and Reverend Tadao Koyama of Tacoma Buddhist Temple. At 1:10 p.m., the Mak Fai Kung Fu Dragon & Lion Dance Association kicks things off with a dragon and lion dance.

The 2421 Island Reggae Band takes the stage at 1:30 p.m., followed by Latin American duo Correo Aéreo at 2:40 p.m. Cambodian Classical and Folk Dance of the Northwest performs at 3:30 p.m., and Hale Bill & the Bopps bring Scandinavian folk music at 4:20 p.m. Tacoma Dances Bollywood closes the performance lineup at 5:10 p.m.

At 2:20 p.m., Aimee Khuu, executive director of Tacoma Community House, leads a Recognition of New Citizens ceremony on the main stage.

The festival's website lists the full lineup along with food vendors, arts and crafts booths, and community organizations set to attend.

The afternoon wraps with the Moon Princess Lantern Parade at 5:50 p.m. Parents are encouraged to bring children carrying Chinese lanterns to meet the Moon Princess for a photo at the end of the festival.