¡Éxito total! [Part 1] of the 34^th Annual [Virtual] Loisaida Festival was a complete success, offering a two-hour multicultural bonanza of music, performances, and community art-making from the Lower East Side [LES] to thousands of viewers on Sunday, May 23rd!

[Part 1] featured a solid roster of musicians and performers, artistry, and overall family entertainment, such as Linda Díaz, the winner of NPR’s 2020 Tiny Desk Contest; world-renowned Mexican singer & actor Fernando Allende and his Mariachi band; Puerto Rican folk singer Chabela Rodríguez; Afro-Brazilian Samba Reggae All-Female Band Batalá; Puerto Rican theater troupe Y No Había Luz; a "cuchifritos" cooking demonstration by María Bido as part of La Cocina de Loisaida; a performance by our beloved Doña Carmen, and much more... If you missed it, CLICK HERE to watch [Part 1]!

¡Pero la fiesta no se acaba! [The party's not over!] Tune in THIS SUNDAY, MAY 30 AT 2:00PM on Facebook and YouTube for the Loisaida Festival [Part 2], featuring the sounds of Afro-Caribbean/electronic music project ÌFÉ and acclaimed local contemporary R&B Soul-Jazz artist Duendita, among other guest artists! We will also honor our Viva Loisaida! awardees and hold a special conversation with LES photographer Marlis Momber. You won't want to miss it!

[Part 2] of the 34^th Annual Loisaida Festival will stream live on:

Sunday, May 30 at 2:00pm

via Facebook and YouTube

For more information, visit: https://loisaidafest.nyc

This year’s theme, ¡Que Viva Loisaida!, celebrates the Lower East Side’s roots, the elements that characterize the neighborhood, and its residents’ resiliency, creativity, growth, and unity.

The official artwork for the 34^th Annual [Virtual] Loisaida Festival was created by João Salomão, a local Brazilian artist also known as PIXOTE, whose distinctive style is heavily influenced by the Brazilian Pixação graffiti tradition. The commemorative poster for this year’s festival was inspired by the LES punk and hip hop's NYC graffiti scene of the late eighties and nineties that helped form João's artistic practice. With this year's design, the artist also pays homage to Loisaida's documentary photographer Marlis Momber, also well known as the co-producer of “Viva Loisaida”, a 1978 film documenting life in the late 70's Loisaida neighborhood.

Since 1987, the Loisaida Festival has honored its history by providing a platform to celebrate arts & culture through music, dance, arts, cuisine, and other cultural manifestations representative of the diverse ethnic groups and nationalities that make up the fabric of the neighborhood. It also serves as a vehicle to share information and spread awareness about local community and city-wide initiatives and resources as well as year-round community programming by Loisaida, Inc.

Gilberto Gabriel

Batalá New York

Y No Había Luz

José “Pepe” Flores

Chabela Rodríguez

Jesús M. Rivera

Jorge Rodríguez

Raúl A. Maldonado

Eddie Conde

María Bido

Fernando Allende

Mari Allende

Mariachi Son de México

Carmen Estrada

Linda Diaz

Bryn Bliska

João Salomão

Eric Diaz

Maria A. Marta Rosario

Hon. Harvey Epstein

Popular Bank

Phipps Houses

Hispanic Federation

Acacia Network

The New York Community Trust

The Howard Gilman Foundation

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA)

NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)

Hon. Carlina Rivera, NYC District 2 Council Member

Hon. Harvey Epstein, Assembly Member

Hon. Brad Hoylman, State Senator

Elizabeth Colón

Luis Rivera Fargas

Rolando Politi

Darryl J. Padilla

Oscar d’Angeac

Deinya Phenix

Yari Helfeld

Julio César Morales

Bio Bus

UPR, Recinto de Arecibo

Prof. Anilyn Diaz

Helen Ceballos

Lauren Margolis

Guillo Torres Rivera

Hotel Marriott San Juan

Jake Cheriff

Caron Veazey

La Plaza Cultural de Armando Pérez

9C Community Garden

Fundación Nacional Para la Cultura Popular

Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña

BRIC/Brooklyn Free Speech

BronxNet

Casa Adela

Essex Market

LES Sports Academy

El Jardín del Amanecer Community Garden

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