September 2026
Thursday, September 3rd @ 7pm DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: Love, Women and Flowers
Presented by the Maysles Documentary Center, learn about women in Colombia working in hazardous conditions in the flower industry at this documentary screening of Love, Women and Flowers. The screening will be followed by a book signing by Claudia Horn, author of Rosa Luxembourg’s Herbarium: Radical Ecology and the Global Plantation. The filmmakers’ daughter, Sara Silva, will be in attendance. Location: Maysles Documentary Center, 343 Malcolm X Blvd/Lenox Avenue btwn. 127th and 128th Streets. For ticket information, visit: https://www.goelevent.com/maysles/e/LOVEWOMENANDFLOWERS
Friday, September 4th @ 6pm-9pm Hurricane Season: An Evening Before the Parade
Each year, hurricane season returns to the Atlantic. Many of its most powerful storms begin as tropical waves off the coast of West Africa before crossing the ocean toward the Caribbean. Hurricane season and Carnival unfold side by side – one a season of uncertainty, the other a season of celebration – yet both have shaped how communities across the African diaspora prepare, remember, create, and gather. In the lead-up to New York’s West Indian Day Parade, Hurricane Season brings together artists, filmmakers, curators, and cultural thinkers for an evening of film, conversation, sound, and music exploring the relationship between climate, culture, and memory. Location: The Africa Center, 1280 Fifth Avenue. For ticket information, visit: https://theafricacenter.org/programs/details/207/Hurricane-Season-An-Evening-Before-the-Parade
Saturday, September 5th @ 1pm-5pm Community Backpack and Haircuts
Brother’s in Recovery alongside Women of Purpose are proud to host this free backpack and haircut event right in here in Harlem. Be sure to attend! Location: The Conversation Room, 653 Lenox Avenue & W 143rd st. For more information, contact Ms. Pat 646-423-2937 or Reggie at 646-633-7539
Saturday, September 5th @ 12-7pm KR3TS Wellness Dance Festival and Battle Challenge
KR3TS Dance Company presents a day filled with high energy, free community resources, and of course DANCE! Enjoy all that Harlem’s community has to offer and compete in a hip hop and breaking dance battle, all with a chance win a trip to France to compete internationally. Location: 3rd Ave & 127th-128th streets For more information, visit: https://kr3ts.com/ or contact: 646-302-1817 or Kr3ts@aol.com
Sunday, September 6th @ 6pm Party Pace: Rave Run
Join Billionaire Run Club & Friends for Party Pace: Rave Run, a free community-paced 5K through the streets of Harlem. Designed around music, movement, and community rather than competition, the Labor Day Weekend run features DJ Choof bringing the soundtrack along the route. Meet-up Location: Harlem Haberdashery,
245 Malcolm X Boulevard For RSVP information, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/party-pace-rave-run-tickets-1998504627138
Sunday, September 13th @ 11am-4pm Uptown Kid Lit Presented by Word Up Community Bookshop
Uptown Kid Lit—Word Up’s book festival for kids—returns on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Pat’s Lawn at Inwood Hill Park! Join Word Up Community Bookshop in celebrating the magic of children’s literature and the back-to-school season at the premier Uptown children’s book festival. Young readers will have the opportunity to meet beloved local authors and illustrators as they present new books, lead story times and activities, readings and discussions, workshops, games, and more. Plus, FREE books and school supply giveaways for all registrants. Location: Pat’s Lawn, Inwood Hill Park @ 218th Street. For RSVP information, visit: https://withfriends.co/event/28517979/uptown_kid_lit_2026
RECURRING EVENTS
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
Tuesdays,
Saturdays, August 1st – September 19th
Every Sunday until November 1st
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.