inGarden Music and Art Festival

InGardens is back in the Lower East Side for six weeks of free experimental music, dance & poetry, bringing artists and community together!

Arts for Art Presents: InGardens FREE FALL FESTIVAL INSPIRE • COMMUNITY - 6 weekends of FREE Creative Improvisation in Music, Dance, & Poetry!

Arts for Art continues to grow younger with this year's annual FREE InGardens Festival, featuring 44 performances over 6 weekends in the Lower East Side. Join us for NYC’s diverse creative improvising community of artists in Joy and Resistance!

Location for This Week: Children’s Magical Garden (129 Stanton St, New York, NY 10002)

THIS WEEK'S LINEUP

Saturday, September 26st, 2026

First Street Green, 33 E 1st St, New York, NY 10003

2:00 PM Choi / Connor

Titan Choi - trumpet / Kaizen Connor - bass

3:00 PM SSAJ / Dglio

Selendis (SSAJ) - vibes / Nico Daglio - synth

4:00 PM Open Drum and Dance Circle - bring your drum and join us!

Michael Wimberly, Baba Don Eaton, Juan Pablo Carletti & others - percussion

dance led by Ann Sylvia Clark

Sunday, September 27nd, 2026

First Street Green, 33 E 1st St, New York, NY 10003

2:00 PM Andrea Wolper and Friends

Andrea Wolper, Ellen Christi - vocals / Ken Filiano - bass / TA Thompson - sound rhythm

3:00 PM Christi / Nicholson / Thompson

Ellen Christi - vocals / Patricia Nicholson - dance & text / TA Thompson - sound rhythm

4:00 PM Colon / Easter

Alfredo Colon - tenor & percussion / Ryan Easter - trumpet