43rd (2024) Annual Echo Park Lotus Festival

Details to come.

2023

The Lotus Flowers in Echo Park Lake are Blooming!

And there’s only one thing that could mean… it’s The Echo Park Lotus Festival!!!

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The Lotus Festival celebrates Asian Pacific cultures with two days of attractions and entertainment in scenic Echo Park Lake. The festivities take place in July when the eponymous flower is in bloom. The weekend kickoffs with an opening ceremony, continuing with live music, a film screening, cultural performances and more.

This year’s host country is INDONESIA!

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Did you know that historically and religiously the symbol of the Lotus Flower is known to be associated with purity, spiritual awakening and faithfulness? The flower is considered pure as it is able to emerge from murky waters in the morning and be perfectly clean. Grab your neighbors and friends and come learn more about the history of the Lotus Flower while enjoying this wonderful FREE family event!


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SAVE THE DATE

Saturday, July 15th & Sunday, July 16th

Echo Park Lake

751 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90026

12:00pm to 8:00pm

The Los Angeles Parks Foundation looks forward to sponsoring a Beer Garden along with the Los Angeles County Brewers Guild. This year’s 2022 Lotus Festival will be honoring the people and culture of India!




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Previous Lotus Festivals

41st Annual Echo Park Lotus Festival, 2022: India

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37th Annual Echo Park Lotus Festival, 2017: Bangladesh

37th Annual Echo Park Lotus Festival: It’s almost our favorite time of year – celebrating the newly sprouted Lotus in Echo Park Lake! This wonderful family friendly festival has is going strong 37 years in – and each year just gets BETTER and BETTER. This year the host country is Bangladesh. So, for certain you can be sure there will be Bangladeshi dancers and themed entertainment.

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37th Annual Echo Park Lotus Festival

This year the festival will be even better than ever with food, entertainment, music, information booths, health fair, the famous dragon boat races, giveaways, and SO MUCH MORE! Grab your entire family, put your pooch on a leash, and come out to enjoy a fun filled day. It’s the perfect middle of summer day outdoors. Don’t forget the sunscreen!

The 37th is sponsored by the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks in the famous Echo Park Lake grounds. The weather is scheduled to be in the the HIGH 80’s so come prepared and STAY hydrated.

When: July 15 and 16, 2017 – 12-9pm

Where: Echo Park Lake, 751 Echo Park Ave

37th Annual Echo Park Lotus Festival

36th Annual, 2016: Republic of Korea

The lotus in the lake are blooming, which means it’s time for the Lotus Festival!

This is the 36th Annual Lotus Festival, to be held at Echo Park Lake on Saturday and Sunday, July 9-10, 2016. The host county is the Republic of Korea, and you can expect entertaining performances, lots of food and other vendors.

Did you know….historically and religiously the symbol of the Lotus Flower is known to be associated with purity, spiritual awakening and faithfulness. The flower is considered pure as it is able to emerge from murky waters in the morning and be perfectly clean. Grab your neighbors and friends and come learn more about the history of the Lotus Flower while enjoying this wonderful FREE family event!

Where: Echo Park Lake – 751 Echo Park Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90026

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