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, and at special pop-up sites. Full calendar listings of 2025 will be updated below.
Want to invite us to your Lower East Side community event? Email us at info@fabnyc.org
OPEN CALL FOR PERFORMING ARTISTS: We are also looking for Performing Artists for the Open Arts LES series. Interested? See more here.
EAST 4TH STREET OPEN STREET
East 4th Street between Bowery and Second Ave
Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 5:30pm-7:30pm
Latin Music from Sonido Costeño
Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 5:30-7:30pm
Isadora Benitez & Gabriel Hermida, Romantic Guitars
Thursday, May 29, 2025 | 5:30-7:30pm
Traditional Cantonese music with Mencius Society for the Arts
Thursday, June 12, 2025 | 5:30-7:30pm
Jazz with Errold Lanier Jr. Trio
Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 5:30-7:30pm
Open Arts LES Celebrates Pride with WOW Cafe Theatre
“Doomsday Meditators present Chaos Lavender, an evening of queer performances that range from a gentle hum to a wild abandonment.”
Thursday, July 10, 2025 | 5:30-7:30pm
South American tunes meet New York jazz with Argentinian-Uruguayan group, La Tribu!
Thursday, July 17, 2025 | 5:00-8:00pm
New York Theatre Workshop Celebrates Photographer Alex Harsley
Thursday, July 24, 2025 | 5:30-7:30pm
Wen-Ting Wu Jazz trio
Thursday, August 7, 2025 | 5:30-7:30pm
Amawta Roots playing Ecuadorian folk with a modern twist
Thursday, August 21, 2025 | 5:30-7:30pm
Brazillian Jazz with Jamile Trio
Thursday, September 4, 2025 | 5-7pm
Koku Gonza blending Afrobeat, R&B, highlife, and jazz influences
Thursday, September 18, 2025 | 5-7pm
6-piece ensemble SunDate fusing modern jazz, soul, Latin and global influences
Thursday, October 2, 2025 | 5:30-7pm
Open Salon “Let’s Talk About Love” with New York Theatre Workshop and Poetic Theater Productions
Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 5pm-7pm
Family Day with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
Thursday, November 6, 2025 | 5pm-7pm
WAILING: Theater & projections from Indigenous artists with Safe Harbors NYC, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club & CultureHub
AVENUE B OPEN STREET
Avenue B between 8th & 9th Streets
Saturday, May 11, 2025 | 1-4pm
1:30-2:30pm: Anita Donndorff jazz trio
3pm-4pm: Argentinian Tango with Los Chantas
Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 1-4pm
1:30-2:30pm: Chota Madre plays Afro music of Ecuador and Colombia
3pm-4pm: Jazz & Latin rhythms with Mari Bel and friends
Saturday, September 13, 2025 | 1-4pm
1:30-2:30pm: Erli Perez Jazz trio
3pm-4pm: DASO Y EL GRUPO CEMÍ, playing Afro-Caribbean Soul
Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 1-4pm
1:30-2:30pm: Yi-Yi, Ukrainian contemporary folk trio
3pm-4pm: Nolan Nwachukwu Project, fusing jazz standards and contemporary music with African-American genres