Organized by Museum at Eldridge Street Stroll through the neighborhood’s 100-year-old history! A century ago, the Lower East Side saw unparalleled growth as waves of immigrants settled, prayed, played, worked, shopped, and attended school in this neighborhood as they built their new lives in a new land. Today, there are signs of the past hidden […]
Organized by Think!Chinatown “Everyday Chinatown: Objects and the Stories They Hold” is the latest Storytelling & Art Exhibition by Think!Chinatown. On Display at Think!Chinatown’s Studio (1 Pike St, NYC) from February 12, 2026, until May 2026, on select Thursdays and Fridays from 3-6pm, please check website for gallery hours before visiting and for exhibit and […]
Open Arts LES is back on 4th Street. Stop by for Latin music and salsa with our neighborhood favorite, Sonido Costeño! Sonido Costeño (SC) is a modern day Latin band in New York City. Their high energy music is a creative fusion of latin music and salsa along with other world music and their fabulous […]
Organized by Bowery Alliance of Neighbors with Ottendorfer Library An Illustrated talk with author David Mulkins Native American trail, Dutch farm road, free Black homesteads, and Washington’s march route during the British evacuation, Bowery became the main street of immigrants & the working class. NYC’s 1st entertainment district, it has seminal links to tap dance, […]
Organized by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space MoRUS will be screening 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 THURSDAY April […]
Organized by Think!Chinatown “Everyday Chinatown: Objects and the Stories They Hold” is the latest Storytelling & Art Exhibition by Think!Chinatown. On Display at Think!Chinatown’s Studio (1 Pike St, NYC) from February 12, 2026, until May 2026, on select Thursdays and Fridays from 3-6pm, please check website for gallery hours before visiting and for exhibit and […]
Organized by Earth Celebrations Earth Celebrations’ ECOLOGICAL CITY – Procession for Climate Solutions – SATURDAY MAY 9, 2026 – 11am-5pm @ Lower East Side, NYC ECOLOGICAL CITY – Procession for Climate Solutions is an urban ecological pilgrimage and an art and climate action. Ecological City features a spectacular procession of visual art, giant puppets, costumes […]
Organized by FABnyc with Loisaida Open Streets Community Coalition Duo Chuño performs Latin songs with self-customized percussion, Jamile Trio plays Brazilian Jazz. Come by and chalk some colorful LES trivia as well — we’ll provide the chalk and the trivia!
Organized by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 3:00-5:00PM | $25/person | No reservations needed! Meet @ The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – 155 Ave C, 9th & 10th St Tours need three people to run – and almost always do. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space organic historian Bill Weinberg reveals the stories behind squats, gardens, riots, […]
Organized by Museum at Eldridge Street Celebrate Mother’s Day with the Museum at Eldridge Street! Discover the women who both witnessed and shaped social, artistic, financial, and political change on the Lower East Side from the late 19th to the early 20th century. Follow in the footsteps of activists Emma Goldman and Clara Lemlich as they pushed for radical reforms […]