Theater for the New City presents its 27th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, a massive annual performance marathon in the theater plus on the block of East Tenth Street between First and Second Avenues.

See hundreds of diverse well-known and emerging artists ranging from theater to dance, music to movies, plus explore a street fair with vendors,  food sellers, booths from nearby restaurants and kid performers.

An outdoor stage adjoining the theater offers music and multi-discipline performances with performances by and for children inside the Johnson Theater. An art show curated by Carolyn Ratcliffe graces the TNC lobby spaces.