{"id":47010,"date":"2025-07-07T21:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T21:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47010\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T21:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T21:48:08","slug":"los-angeles-lotus-festival-returns-for-its-44th-year-in-echo-park-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47010\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Lotus Festival returns for its 44th year in Echo Park Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KABC) &#8212; The Department of Recreation and Parks and the Council of Oriental Organizations presents <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/lalotusfestival.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Los Angeles Lotus Festival<\/a> on Saturday, July 12, through Sunday, July 13, in Echo Park Lake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Back for its 44th year, this vibrant festival celebrates AAPI culture and is honoring the diverse Asian Pacific Islander communities of Southern California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">ABC7 Street Team will be there handing out ABC7-branded gear with their spinning prize wheel and photo booth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">This year&#8217;s theme is all about the sacred lotus flower, symbolizing rebirth, purity, and life. Echo Park Lake is home to the largest lotus bed in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Attendees can expect dragon boat races, live music, dance performances, cultural exhibitions, and popular Asian youth programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Since 1972, the festival has transformed through challenges and financial cuts. The festival underwent a renaissance in 1990 as &#8220;The Festival of the People and Culture of the Pacific Rim.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">General admission is free and open to all ages. While most activities and performances are complimentary, some special attractions may, however, require separate ticket purchases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/lalotusfestival.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">For more information, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KABC) &#8212; The Department of Recreation and Parks and the Council of Oriental Organizations presents&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":47011,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[36422,36419,1582,276,17065,36421,2961,224,5337,36420],"class_list":{"0":"post-47010","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-36422","9":"tag-aapi","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-california","12":"tag-community-events","13":"tag-echo-park","14":"tag-la","15":"tag-los-angeles","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-lotus-festival"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114814157355939472","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}