Theater of the New City’s FREE LES Festival of the Arts has celebrated the arts and the greatness of the Lower East Side since 1996, with a cohort of theater, dance, performance, music, film, literary, and visual artists! This year’s theme is “Courage Through the Arts: A Vote Against Tyranny.” Running all weekend! 6pm-1am Fri May […]
Please join us for an evening at the Trinity Lower East Side Garden and Community Room! Enjoy music, refreshments, and light bites from our favorite East Village restaurants and purveyors, meet our board members, hear about our latest work, and share your interests. Rain or shine! 5-7pm Sun June 7, 2026 […]
The 39th Annual Loisaida Festival is back!! For 40 years, LoisaidaFest has been the soul of the Lower East Side. This year’s theme, “Our AmeRícan Thing,” honors our neighborhood as a language, a rhythm, and a home. Inspired by Jesús “Tato” Laviera, we’re bringing the streets to life with poetry, music, theater, and community pride. […]
Celebrate LES History Month at Lillian Wald Houses for an afternoon filled with community, culture, history, music, food, and fun for all ages!! honoring the spirit and stories of the LES community together. 12–4pm Sat May 16 Avenue D between East 3rd & 4th Streets […]
Albert Fabozzi founded the annual Tompkins Square Park holiday tree-lighting ceremony in 1992 to honor his partner, Glenn Barnett. What began as a memorial for those lost during the AIDS crisis became a lasting neighborhood tradition, and the neighborhood is saddened to learn of Albert’s recent passing at the age of 85. Join us at […]
View the final exhibition of works from FABnyc’s 2026 LES Young Artists of Color Fellows! PLEASE RSVP!!Opening Reception: 6-9pm Fri May 15Gallery hours: 1-5pm May 16 & May 17 70 East 4th Street […]
Join our friends at the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative (LESPI) for the opening of the outdoor banner exhibition Brick and Stone: Landmarking Our LES Heritage. The exhibition features Lower East Side buildings for which LESPI has submitted Requests for Evaluation for landmarking, and runs through June 30 on the fence outside the Clemente. Opening […]
Join EVCC Artist-in-Residence Robin McMillan on the Staten Island Ferry to hear the greatest New York story never told—the life of Daniel Tompkins. Learn how Tompkins organized, armed, and even financed the defeat of the British in the northeast, preserving New York City, its crucial Harbor, and the Hudson River—all while launching the first Staten […]
Lower East Side History Month is an annual celebration of the stories and people of the LES, organized by our friends at FABnyc! This year, over 70 organizations — including museums, arts nonprofits, community centers, small businesses, and gardens– will host learning opportunities, tours, performances, and public events! Check back for updates to the calendar […]
Watch films about taking over abandoned buildings, fixing them up, and turning them into communal housing in the Lower East Side. After each showing, there will be a discussion and Q&A with special guests! More info to come! Doors at 6pm every Thu Apr 23 till May 28 Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, 155 Loisaida […]
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