Poster by Mateo Nazario
The 39th Annual Loisaida Festival returns to Avenue C on Sunday ... once again bringing an afternoon of live music, performances, food vendors and community programming to the neighborhood.
This year's festival — themed "Our AmeRícan Thing" in honor of the late poet Jesús "Tato" Laviera — takes place from noon to 5 p.m. along Avenue C between Fifth Street and 12th Street, rain or sun.
The day begins with an 11 a.m. community parade led by the all-female Batalá NY batucada ensemble, joined by groups including the Loisaida Cabezudos, Bond Street Theater and Pleneros Callejeros.
Festival organizers say this year's lineup includes salsa, merengue, Latin jazz, cumbia-rock and spoken-word performances throughout the afternoon, along with an artisan market between Fifth Street and Sixth Street presented in partnership with PRIDA.
The annual event is presented by Loisaida Inc., the longtime Puerto Rican-led arts and community organization based at the Loisaida Center on Ninth Street.
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