This event is in the past.It took place on May 25, 2026 at Theater For the New City.










Three days of free theater, music, dance, poetry, and puppetry spill across Memorial Day Weekend, with 200 local artists transforming the streets and stages into a living celebration of downtown culture. Come for the street fair, stay for the cabaret, and soak up 31 years of Lower East Side creative spirit.
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31st Annual Lower East Side Festival for the Arts
East Village










Three days of free theater, music, dance, poetry, and puppetry spill across Memorial Day Weekend, with 200 local artists transforming the streets and stages into a living celebration of downtown culture. Come for the street fair, stay for the cabaret, and soak up 31 years of Lower East Side creative spirit.
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