Loisaida's 32nd Annual Festival: Everything You Need To Know

EAST VILLAGE, NY — The largest Latinx celebration in Lower Manhattan returns to Loisaida this Sunday.

The Loisaida Festival kicks off Sunday at 11 a.m. The community parade returns to the Lower East Side's Avenue C for its 32nd year, paying tribute to the neighborhood's Puerto Rican heritage.

This year, the theme is "Strong Roots, Healthy Branches: Harvesting Connections" — a theme aimed to illuminate Loisaida Inc.'s Puerto Rican roots and commitment to the neighborhood, the organization says.

Here's everything you need to know about the festival:

When is it: Sunday, May 26, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. The parade will run from 11 a.m. to noon.

Where is it? Avenue C from East Sixth to East 12th streets.

What will be featured? At 11 a.m. a parade kicks off with works from "Garbagia," an eco-urban recycled arts project that has worked throughout May at the Loisaida Center to create instruments, flower masks, and other props with recycled materials.

The festival will feature music, dance, theatre and entertainment. There will be arts and crafts as well as a wellness zone hosted by an acupuncture clinic. Another set-up will feature kid-friendly science and technology activities.

What performances will there be? Awilda Rodriguez Lora will introduce various Latinx musical acts — including Son del Monte, La Maquina Insular, salsa orchestra Abrazos Army, Afro-Cuban dancer Yesenia Selier and theatre troupe Y No Había Luz.

Theatre collective Mezcolanza will have a series of one-act shows, and Plenatoriom and improv troupe Teatro 220 will also perform. The show will close with a community pageant.

See below for a video recap of last year's festival:

For more information, see here.