Raw States
Lotus Festival
Los Angeles, CA · Arts & Culture
- When
- July 10–11, 2027
- Where
- Echo Park Lake · Los Angeles · CA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
A two-day cultural festival at Echo Park Lake, home to one of the few public lotus gardens in the country, honoring a different Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander nation each year with food, dance, and dragon boat races. Run by the city's Recreation and Parks Department since 1972, the 2026 edition honored Sri Lanka.
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