Open Arts LES
FABnyc is programming free outdoor arts events from April to October on the East 4th Street Open Street, the Avenue B Open Street, in Sara Roosevelt Park at Stanton Street, and at special pop-up sites. Full calendar listings below.
Want to invite us to your Lower East Side community event? Email us at info@fabnyc.org
4th Street Open Street
East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Ave
Thursdays 5-7pm
- June 8 – Street Milonga with IATI Theater
- June 15 – New York Theatre Workshop and Poetic Theater Productions Open Salon
- June 22 – Wow Cafe Theatre PRIDE Cabaret
- June 29 – Isaac Miss Isaac & Friends
- July 6 – Jazz with Alex Laurenzi Trio
- July 13 – Rumba with Roger Consiglio and Musicians
- July 20 – Jazz with Errold Lanier Jr Trio
- July 27 – Afro-Puerto Rican Music & Bomba with BombaYo!
- August 3 – Judette Elliston Trio
- August 10 – Theater & improv from the New York Neo-Futurists
- August 17 – New York Theatre Workshop and Poetic Theater Productions Open Salon
- August 24 – TBA
- August 31 – no program / FAB on break
- September 7 – ‘Salsa is Nuyorican’ with Jose Obando Band
- September 14 – Jazz with Yuval Amihai Trio
- more to be announced – series runs thru October 26
Avenue B Open Street
Saturday afternoons
Saturday, June 11 | 2-5pm
Avenue B between 8th/9th
LES Young Artists of Color Fellowship Exhibition
Art exhibit and performance from FAB’s 2023 Young Artists of Color Fellows
Saturday, June 24 | 1-5pm
Avenue B between 10th/11th
“East Village Pride”
Vintage & Creative Market
Performances from Isaac Miss Isaac & Friends, Kristen Goodman
Saturday, July 8 | 2-5pm
Avenue B between 8th/9th St
2:30: Traditional sounds from the coast of Colombia with Maraca Bruja
4pm: Tunes in Chinese and English with Vivi Hu
Art making: Sun Prints
Artist & Artisan Market
Saturday, July 22 | 1-5pm
Avenue B between 10th/11th
“Fashion Avenue B”
Vintage & Creative Market
African diaspora music from DJ Sabine Blaizin
Artmaking: Fabric Collage
Saturday, August 5 | 2-5pm
Avenue B between 8th/9th
2:30: Japanese Folk Dance and Traditions with Japanese Folk Institute of New York
4pm: Live Jazz with Erli Perez Jazz
Artmaking: TBA
Artist & Artisan Market
Saturday, August 12 | 1-5pm
Avenue B between 10th/11th
“Avenue Beach / La Playa Avenue B”
Vintage & Creative Market
Salsa and Latin music from Sonido Costeño
Saturday, September 9 | 2-5pm
Avenue B between 8th/9th
2:30: Live performance of Argentine Tango music with Los Chantas
4pm: Experimental World Music with Duo Chuno
Artmaking: TBA
Artist & Artisan Market
Saturday, September 16 | 1-5pm
Avenue B between 10th/11th
“Rock ‘n Roll High School”
Vintage & Creative Market
Music and other activities: TBA
Saturday, October 7 | 2-5pm
Avenue B between 8th/9th
Music and other activities: TBA
Artist and Artisan Market
Saturday, October 28 | 1-5pm
Avenue B between 10th/11th
“Dia de los Muertos”
Vintage & Creative Market
Music and other activities: TBA
Special Pop Up Events
JUNETEENTH Celebration
Sunday, June 18th
12pm-4pm
M’Finda Kalunga Community Garden
Sara Roosevelt Park at Rivington Street
Music, artmaking, and African history at the longest running Juneteenth celebration in the Lower East Side
FAB will be introducing artist Emmanuel Oni who will be developing an art project memorializing the Chrystie Street African Burial Ground
ROAR Festival
Saturdays July 8 – August 12
11am – 3pm
Organized by University Settlement
Sara Roosevelt Park at Stanton Street
FAB will be there with arts activities, our FABmobile, partners Buro Happold and Marvel Designs, to help advocate for the return of the Stanton Building to community use.