Made in the LES: Parranda, Photos, and Play

December 6, 2025
1–4pm

Join us for an afternoon of community at Abrons Arts Center! While Live! on Grand: Auditions  are in progress, stop by for a holiday portrait at our pop-up photo studio, enjoy arts and crafts, and celebrate the season with our annual parranda, the Puerto Rican tradition of Christmas caroling, beginning at 2pm.

  • Pop-up holiday portrait studio by Marion Aguas, photographer.
  • Parranda Loisaideña
  • Arts workshop - The Memories We Share: participants will have the chance to write a custom holiday-themed love letter to the Lower East Side, reflecting on the people, traditions, and community spirit that make this neighborhood home. Bring your favorite holiday photos, which we’ll scan so you can create your own personalized yearbook page. A cozy, creative space to honor the holiday spirit of the LES.

Photo by Andrew Federman