LoisaidaFest

This event is the largest community pride festival in the neighborhood and grows annually in size, excitement, and impact. Loisaida, Inc.

The 39th Annual Loisaida Festival, historically celebrated on the Sunday before Memorial Day, will take place on Sunday, May 24, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, spanning Avenue C / Loisaida Avenue from East 12th Street to East 5th Street. Background

Since 1987 the Loisaida Festival has been celebrated the Sunday before Memorial Day weekend in the Manhattan neighborhood known as the Lower East Si

de, the East Village, or Loisaida. It is presented in the Avenue C commercial corridor-renamed Loisaida Avenue since 1989. The Loisaida Festival includes diverse manifestations of the Puerto Rican and Latino cultures expressed through music, cuisine and arts. Although it began as a community event to celebrate the culture, heritage and accomplishments of Loisaida’s Puerto Rican/Hispanic community, the event has created a multi-cultural spirit where people from all races and backgrounds descend from all parts on the city into this historic and eclectic neighborhood. The Loisaida Festival has also created a platform for Loisaida’s Latino and, now growing, non-Latino neighborhood residents and families that come together on the day of the event to share and celebrate the Memorial Day Holiday as well as their social and cultural differences. The program includes musical concerts, dance performances, folkloric musical presentations, and arts and crafts exhibitions that showcase the work of artisans that represent diverse ethnic groups and nationalities. It also serves as a vehicle to disseminate critical community information distributed by employees and volunteers of many local and city-wide health and human services organizations. The Loisaida Festival is sponsored by Loisaida Inc., the oldest Puerto Rican non-for-profit organization in the neighborhood. was founded in 1979 to address the problem of social and economic disenfranchisement of poor, low income and working class residents of the Lower East Side. Over the years, Loisaida has provided comprehensive education, training and employment opportunities that have targeted young adults. It has also worked with local businesses in neighborhood economic development activities as a means to promote entrepreneurship and help create jobs for local residents. The festival weekend attracts over 15,000 participants every year. This year, Loisaida, Inc. is poised to generate even more excitement and traffic to Avenue C with the opening of its new Community Center on 9th Street, which will happen this spring. The festival will become an even more significant Loisaida community event and venue as a signature citywide and tourist destination.

05/21/2026

2PM — Fernandito Ferrer

Trova, corazón, and Puerto Rican soul at TheaterLab. 🎶🇵🇷

At 2PM, Fernandito Ferrer brings his powerful singer-songwriter voice to the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival TheaterLab.

Join us at La Plaza Cultural for an intimate performance rooted in song, memory, and cultura.

📍TheaterLab: La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez
Southwest 9th Street & Avenue C / Loisaida Ave
📅 Sunday, May 24th, 2026
🕑 2PM

Nos vemos en Loisaida — Pa’lante!

05/21/2026

1PM–3PM — Cypher with Rebel

Bars, rhythm, and community energy on the street level. 🎤🔥

Join us for Cypher with Rebel at the Dorill Initiative Booth, part of the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival’s street-level activations.

Come through, listen up, and feel the power of youth voice, freestyle, and creative expression right on Avenue C.

📍Street Level: 8th–9th Street & Avenue C / Loisaida Ave (Dorill Initiative Booth)
📅 Sunday, May 24th, 2026
🕐 1PM–3PM

Loisaida speaks. Loisaida creates. Pa’lante!

05/21/2026

1PM — Dorill Initiative Young Citizen Artists

TheaterLab energy starts with our neighborhood's youth! 🎭✨

Join us at 1PM for Dorill Initiative at the Loisaida Festival TheaterLab, bringing movement, creativity, and community spirit to La Plaza Cultural.

📍TheaterLab: La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez
Southwest 9th Street & Avenue C / Loisaida Ave
📅 Sunday, May 24th, 2026
🕐 1PM

Come support the next generation of performers and storytellers. Pa’lante!

05/21/2026

🎭 TheaterLab comes alive at the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival with ARTISFERIO! 🌿✨

Catch this exciting performance at 12PM at La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez, Southwest corner of 9th Street & Avenue C. Theater, movement, creativity, and community all come together in true Loisaida fashion. 🎬🎨

📍 TheaterLab @ La Plaza Cultural
🗓 Sunday, May 24, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM

Join us as we continue celebrating Our AmeRícan Thing through art, performance, and neighborhood spirit. Pa’lante siempre. ❤️

05/20/2026

¡Bomba en la calle! 🪘🇵🇷

Join us for a powerful street-level activation with BombaYo, bringing Bomba Puertorriqueña to Avenue C as part of the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival.

Come feel the rhythm, call-and-response, movement, and ancestral energy of bomba right in the heart of Loisaida.

📍Street Level: 7th–8th Street & Avenue C / Loisaida Ave
📅 Sunday, May 24th, 2026
🕑 2PM–4PM

Esto es cultura viva. Esto es Loisaida. Pa’lante!

05/20/2026

🔥 TheaterLab keeps the energy going at the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival with performances by GUADA and EL S from Puerto Rico! 🎭🎤

Join us at La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez for an afternoon of powerful creative expression, live performance, and underground energy rooted in Loisaida culture and community.

🎤 GUADA — 3PM
🎤 EL S — 4PM

📍 La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez - Southwest 9th Street & Avenue C
🗓 Sunday, May 24, 2026

Come experience the voices, visuals, and vibes that continue shaping Our AmeRícan Thing. Ya tú sabes. ❤️

05/20/2026

🎭 TheaterLab comes alive at the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival with ARTISFERIO! 🌿✨

Catch this exciting performance at 1PM at La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez, Southwest corner of 9th Street & Avenue C. Theater, movement, creativity, and community all come together in true Loisaida fashion. 🎬🎨

📍 TheaterLab @ La Plaza Cultural
🗓 Sunday, May 24, 2026
⏰ 1:00 PM

Join us as we continue celebrating Our AmeRícan Thing through art, performance, and neighborhood spirit. Pa’lante siempre. ❤️

05/19/2026

🔥 DJ BEYOND is bringing the vibes to the Main Stage at the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival! 🎧⚡

Get ready for an unforgettable set packed with rhythm, energy, and uptown/downtown flavor as DJ Beyond keeps Avenue C moving all afternoon long. From classic anthems to dancefloor favorites, this is one set you don’t want to miss. 🕺🏽🎶

📍 Main Stage — 12th Street & Avenue C
🗓 Sunday, May 24, 2026

Join thousands of neighbors, artists, families, and culture makers as we celebrate Our AmeRícan Thing at one of NYC’s longest-running community festivals. ❤️

Ya tú sabes… Loisaida stays rocking. Pa’lante siempre.

05/19/2026

4PM — John Benitez & Revolution Latin Jazz

We close the Main Stage with fire, elegance, and swing. 🎻🔥

At 4PM, John Benitez & Revolution Latin Jazz brings Latin Jazz & Flamenco to the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival.

A powerful finale for a day rooted in rhythm, culture, memory, and community.

📍Main Stage: 12th Street & Avenue C / Loisaida Ave
📅 Sunday, May 24th, 2026
🕓 4PM

05/19/2026

3PM — Las Mariposas Galácticas

Cumbia rock lands in Loisaida! 🦋🚀

At 3PM, directly from Philadelphia, Las Mariposas Galácticas brings their electric, joyful, genre-bending sound to the Main Stage of the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival.

Get ready for cumbia, rock, movement, and full galactic energy on Avenue C.

📍Main Stage: 12th Street & Avenue C / Loisaida Ave
📅 Sunday, May 24th, 2026
🕒 3PM

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