July 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026 @ 1pm – 2pm Functional Yoga
This yoga session is designed to help you better understand how the body works by focusing on improving balance, strength, and flexibility. Join this class and rediscover fun facts about each body part that makes up the whole of who you are. Experience isn’t necessary, and all levels are welcome- join in with an open heart and open mind. Location: New York Public Library – Morningside Heights Branch – 2900 Broadway New York
For more information, visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/07/09/functional-yoga
Thursday, July 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm Nuevas Voces: Gabriela Anders & Los Dukes
Thursday, July 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm Nuevas Voces: Gabriela Anders & Los Dukes
Los Dukes is a new 9 piece band arranged and directed by Gabriela Anders, featuring songs from the Duke Ellington’s catalog done in wildly distinctive Latin American styles. A Latina’s tribute to the music of Duke Ellington. Location: Bronx Music Hall, 438 East 163rd Street, Bronx, NY
For ticket information, visit: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36821/production/1277025?performanceId=11814310
Thursday, July 9, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Friday, July 10 @ 6pm – 7:30 p.m. West Harlem Summer Jazz Festival
Join West Harlem Arts Alliance, Harlem Late Night Jazz and NYC Parks for the annual jazz festival. The Jazz Festival takes place in Morningside, St. Nicholas, Jackie Robinson parks from May to September. This Friday at Montefiore Square Park, the jazz festival is from June – August, weekly on Saturdays at 6 pm. In the Historic Harlem Parks of Morningside, St. Nicholas and Jackie Robinson, there are monthly jazz events. Location: 148 Street and Bradhurst Ave.
For more information visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/07/10/west-harlem-summer-jazz-festival
Saturday, July 11, 2026 @ 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Shoreline Cleanup
Inwood Canoe Club and Friends of Inwood Hill Park are recruiting volunteers to clean up our beloved Hudson River shoreline. We’ll be collecting trash to keep our waterfront community clean. Trash bags, work gloves, latex gloves, and grabbers will be provided. Feel free to bring your own work gloves and water bottle. Location: Inwood Canoe Club in Inwood Hill Park; Dyckman Marina Ramp, State Reference Route 907V, New York, NY 10040.
For more information, visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/07/11/shoreline-cleanup
Saturday, July 11 2026 @ 9am 2026 Real Estate Expo: Financial Summit at City College
Join us for an empowering summit focused on essential financial skills to shape your future, covering topics such as credit establishment, repair, downpayment assistance, grants, property buying process, effective budgeting, and preparation for significant investments like single-family or multifamily properties; designed for both new home buyers and seasoned investors. Location: The City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue.
For ticket information, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-real-estate-expo-financial-literacy-summit-at-city-college-tickets-1980932825406?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Saturday, July 11 2026 @ 1pm – 2pm Art, Jazz, and Reflections: The Children’s Art Carnival
Join exhibition curator Souleo to discover the role of music in the Children’s Art Carnival studio spaces and hear exhibition artists share their memories of the Children’s Art Carnival past and present. Location: MIRIAM & IRA D. WALLACH ART GALLERY Lenfest Center for the Arts, 615 West 129th Street, 6th Floor.
For more information, visit: https://wallach.columbia.edu/events/art-jazz-and-reflections-childrens-art-carnivalSaturday July 11 @ 7pm Tributo a Enerolisa Nunez La Reina de las Salves
Saturday July 11 @ 7pm Tributo a Enerolisa Nunez La Reina de las Salves
Join us for a night of Afro-Dominican music in celebration of the life and legacy of Enerolisa Nuñez, “The Queen of Salve.” Enerolisa’s daughter, Yrene “Yeni” Nuñez, will sing the ancestral songs she inherited from her mother and the long lineage of Afro-Dominican musicians that came before. Location: Bronx Music Hall, 438 East 163rd Street, Bronx, NY
For ticket information, visit: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36821/production/1281092?performanceId=11831174
RECURRING EVENTS
Every weekday besides Mondays between 7/5/2026 and 7/20/2026 @ 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm Othello | The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Uptown Shakespeare in the Park
The Classical Theatre of Harlem returns to Marcus Garvey Park with Othello, William Shakespeare’s searing tragedy of love, jealousy, power, race, and betrayal. This free Uptown Shakespeare in the Park production brings one of Shakespeare’s most urgent plays to the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in the heart of Harlem. Location: Marcus Garvey Park, Madison Ave, E. 124 St.
For more information, visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/07/08/othello-the-classical-theatre-of-harlems-uptown-shakespeare-in-the-park
Wednesdays July 8 – August 29 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm Summer on the Hudson: Everybody Tango!
Enjoy introductory Argentine Tango lessons, music, and social dancing in the open air with Strictly Tango NYC. Lessons are held at 6:40pm. and 7:40pm, with social dance time between lessons. Location: On the Pier in West Harlem Piers – West 125 Street.
For more information, visit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/07/15/summer-on-the-hudson-everybody-tango
Fridays, July 10 – August 21, 2026 from 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM Harlem Summer Nights
Harlem Summer Nights is Harlem’s open-air Friday residency bringing together live music, DJs, food and retail vendors, and community energy in the heart of Harlem. Free entry every Friday throughout the summer. Location: 125th Street Viaduct, Harlem, NY 10027
RSVP at harlemsummernights.com
Every Sunday till August 19, @ 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Inwood Canoe Club Sunday Open House
Join NYC Parks for a free, guided 20-minute kayak trips on the Hudson River just north of the George Washington Bridge. Location: Inwood Canoe Club in Inwood Hill Park; Dyckman Marina Ramp, State Reference Route 907V, New York, NY 10040.
For more information, visit: https://www.https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/07/12/community-garden-painting-partyycgovparks.org/events/2026/07/12/inwood-canoe-club-sunday-open-house
From May 2nd to October 30th, 2026 Harlem Sculpture Gardens
Explore the works of sculptors in New York while exploring Harlem’s historical Morningside, St. Nicholas, and Jackie Robinson parks.
For more information about park locations and artists featured, visit: harlemsculpturegardens.com
Through August 2nd, Songs of New York exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York
Until Nov. 15 Christopher Myers: Harlem is a Myth at Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 West 125th Street New York 10027
If you have an event you’d like to add to the Community Calendar, please email your event details to whcrcalendar@gmail.com at least 3 to 4 weeks prior to the event.