El Sol Brillante

2025 Fall Fundraiser Party & Concert
2025-10-11 12:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St.
Join us for our annual Fall Fundraiser on October 11th. Don’t miss one of the biggest neighborhood celebrations of the season. Our all-day party will feature live music, delicious food and beverages donated by our volunteers and local businesses, and craft areas for all ages. Garden T-Shirts will be available to purchase as well. There will be a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food options. All proceeds go towards supporting the garden and its various programs. The event is free and open to the public.
Food and beverages will be available for a suggested donation. Additionally, guests may purchase an unlimited food and drink option that includes $5 off one t-shirt. To purchase in advance, click here.
Performers will include:
Solo V
Pinc Louds
The Mat Vaz Band
Kolker
…and more!

Final Meeting of 2025
2025-11-01 11:00 - 12:00 | El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St.
Join us for our last garden meeting of 2025. All are welcome, including prospective members. Please email any points of discussion you wish to raise beforehand so we can add it to the agenda.

First Meeting of 2026
2026-03-14 12:00 - 13:00 | El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St.
Join us for our first garden meeting of the 2026 season! All are welcome. This is a great opportunity for new members to start becoming part of the community.
Please email any points of discussion you wish to raise beforehand so we can add it to the agenda.

April 2026 Garden Meeting
2026-04-26 08:00 - 17:00 | El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St.
Our next meeting will take place on Sunday, April 26th at noon. All are welcome! We will be holding our biennial board elections, sharing updates on the various projects happening in the garden, and scheduling upcoming events. Prospective members are highly encouraged to attend!
All board positions are up for election every two years at the second meeting of the season. Often board members will serve multiple terms in a row (we don’t have term limits) but must run for reelection every two years. There are a number of official board positions that must be filled BUT there is not a limit to the number of board members we can have. So additional, untitled, board members are welcome and encouraged! Additional board members don’t have predetermined duties but often discover areas that they are most interested in assisting with.

Spring Awakening 2026
2026-05-09 12:00 - 16:00 | Lower East Side
*Postponed to May 9th*
Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS) is proud to present the annual Spring Awakening parade and festival. This is a neighborhood wide celebration of Earth Day, and the opening of the community gardens. All Festivities are FREE and include a parade, pony rides, music, kids’ activities, art, environmental and educational workshops and a Special Garden Tour with Magali Regis.
The parade will start outside El Sol Brillante at Noon and feature Batala, our Tree Goddess, and Le Velo Rouge. It will continue East on 12th to Loisaida Avenue and turn South. Then it will return West across 7th, go through Tompkins Square Park, and finish on 9th and B. Following the parade, there will be pony rides on Avenue B between 7th & 8th streets., a puppet making workshop, seed give away, and music from Martini X, with Arturo Martinez, Jeff Ellenberger, Sylvain Leroux, and Marta Gaia.
For more information on all of the day’s events, check out the LUNGS website here.

Spring Fundraiser Concert & Party 2026
2026-06-06 12:00 - 18:00
Join us for El Sol Brillante’s annual spring fundraiser! Featuring a lineup of incredible local bands, a raffle, delicious food and treats, and craft tables! Bring a shirt to tie dye or purchase one of ours! A fun day for the whole family.
Music starts at 1 PM and will feature:
V.
Proper Tea
Raindogg
Momentum

Isle of Klezbos - In Bloom
2026-06-23 17:00 - 19:00 | El Sol Brillante, 522 E 12th St.
Join us for a performance by the Isle of Klezbos Sextet featuring a reading by Irena Klepfisz and tap dancers Laraine Goodman an Margaret Morrison.
ISLE OF KLEZBOS approaches Yiddish musical traditions with loving irreverence and profound respect. Soulful, fun-loving powerhouse all-gal klezmer sextet has toured from Vienna to Vancouver since 1998. Blending neo-folkloric tunes, reimagined classics, and a sound all their own, the band’s “cutting-edge klezmer” is acclaimed as “rapturous and rollicking”.
