July 8, 2026

La MaMa’s 65th Anniversary Block Party

Art for Healing, Food for Healing

October 18, 2026

1pm-5pm

Happening on Ellen Stewart Way
66 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003
The party runs between Bowery and Second Avenue

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Join us for performances, workshops, local food, family fun activities, and more

This event is free and open to the public, celebrating La MaMa’s 65th Birthday and the shared power of art and food to heal, build understanding, and transform our communities together.

This event will take place the same weekend as the neighborhood-wide Lower East Side Arts & Culture Open House organized by Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc) with twenty-five local cultural organizations hosting free arts experiences.

RSVP is optional, come drop by!

Block Party Committee

Co-Chairs
Jacqueline Chu and Kwaku Driskell

Page Ashley

Eugene “the poogene” Chai

Fiordelisi Williams Family Foundation

Jen Kruse

Sarah Lederman

Carol Ostrow

Polly Parker and Damon Smith

Richard Pinner

Peter Rider and Glenn Hill

Performances and Installations by

Alex Romania and Stacy Lynn Smith

Amygdala

Kevin Aviance

Battery Dance

CultureHub

DJ Blanka Barbara

Box Cutter Collective

Brooklyn United

I Nyoman Catra

Douglas Dunn + Dancers

Great Jones Repertory Company

IATI

Yungchen Lhamo

Members of NYTW’s Youth Artistic Instigators

Pua Ali’i ‘Ilima o Nuika

Queens College Choir

Rod Rodgers

The Ukrainian Museum

La MaMa 65th Season Resident Artists

Plus Family Fun Activities Including…

Bouncy House

Care Cafe

Dance Workshop
with Kinding Sindaw

Kids Yoga
with Marina Celander

Puppet Making
with Loco 7

Ti Leaves Bracelet Making
with Pua Ali’i ‘Ilima o Nuika

Shakuhachi Flute Making Demonstration
with Perry Yung

And more!

Working together with our local businesses…

Bar Monto

Casa Adela

DokoDemo

East Village Meat Market

Hampton Chutney

Hi-Collar

La Vera Pizzeria

Paul’s Da Burger Joint

Phebe’s

Zesty Tabbouleh

…and Community partners

Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association

FABnyc

Loisaida, Inc.

Seeds in the Middle
sign up for their fresh farm bags,
available for pickup at La MaMa on October 27!

Trinity/La MaMa

UA3

Block Party Sponsors

Anonymous

Jody and John Arnhold

Melina Brown/ Radio Drama Network

Donald Capoccia and Tommie Pegues

Frank Carucci and David Diamond

Jerome Foundation

Steven Malkenson

Lise Olney and Timothy Fulham

Brian Snyder/ Beatrice Snyder Foundation

Wegmans

This event is made possible in part by the support of NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and the Office of City Council Member Harvey Epstein.