A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF LLOYD WILLIAMS (Replay of Service)
The service for HARLEM WEEK Chairman and Co-Founder Lloyd A. Williams joyfully celebrated his service to the community and featured Rev. Al Sharpton, NY Attorney General Letitia James, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Doug E. Fresh, & others
HARLEM DAY Center Stage
Performances from The Lion King, Moulin Rouge, and Hamilton, WHCR DJs, NJPAC Jazz For Teens, City Center Dance, Harlem Bomb Shelter/Jazzmobile Poets. And Tony-winner Kara Young is celebrated.
HARLEM DAY 5th Avenue Stage
Salutes Angie Stone, DJ Clark Kent, former U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel and longtime NAACP NY State Conference President Dr. Hazel N. Dukes. Performances by Miss Jones, Jazzmobile, Paul West & The Bethune Big Band + The Lynnette Washington Quartet
HARLEM DAY St. Nicholas Avenue Stage
Honoring Busta Rhymes and HARLEM WEEK Co-Founder Lloyd A. Williams. Plus the Apollo Theater, Hell’s Kitchen, Kid Capri, Nat Adderly Jr., Trillian, Vy Higginsen's Sing Harlem Choir, Vina Love, Heshima Moja, and more.
Alex Trebek HARLEM Children’s Spelling Bee
Children from 1st – 5th grade show off their spelling brilliance. Everyone who participates –or watches– is a winner at this event named in honor of the late television host.
Summer in the City Live
This event is a full-day, signature outdoor street festival and a cornerstone of HARLEM WEEK. See Grammy-winner Bobby Sanabria’s Multiverse Big Band (with special guests); the Back-to-School, Uptown Flava, and Clean & Classic fashion shows; Clean Money Music, and more.
Summer in the City – Behind The Scenes
Watch all of the backstage interviews and celebrity sightings at HARLEM WEEK 2025.
Banking and Finance Conference
The experts from Chase Bank and the Small Business Administration offered entrepreneurs and small business owners personalized guidance and covered topics vital for business stability and growth, including accessing capital, understanding credit, leveraging government resources, and implementing effective marketing strategies.
Black Health Matters Conference
Under the theme “Our Voice, Our Wellness. Advocating For A Healthier Tomorrow,” this event featured expert-led panels and interactive workshops and served as a critical resource during heightened concern over health insurance access and persistent health disparities in urban communities.
HARLEM On My Mind Conversations – Celebrating Our Magic through Fashion
Esteemed fashionista explored Harlem’s legacy as a trendsetting hub from Renaissance dandyism to Dapper Dan. The panel highlighted Harlem fashion as cultural expression, entrepreneurship, and even protest, linking past innovators to today’s boundary-pushing creatives honoring their heritage.
HARLEM WEEK Youth Conference 2025
This conference spotlighted youth-led discussions on real-life issues, focusing on social media’s impact on youth, while also addressing education, mental health, and systemic challenges through authentic conversations and solution-driven dialogue.
Cyber Security Conference 2
This event will feature key discussions on Community Development, Economic Development & Diversity, Technology & Cyber-Security with experts in the related fields from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies to representatives from New York City & New York State Government.
Cyber Security Conference
This foundational HARLEM WEEK event focuses on fostering business growth, community investment, and career opportunities in Harlem and beyond, with insights from leaders from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies.
Children’s Corner: Nighttime Symphony by Timbaland
Join New Jersey Performing Arts Center's Teaching Artist Wincey Terry for a free reading of Nighttime Symphony by Timbaland and Christopher Myers.
HARLEM Week Hackathon
Our young people (12-21) work to "hack" or solve real-world community challenges using technology. These amazing teams were specifically challenged to create a digital solution— an app, a website, or another digital product— utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for community improvements.
Pearls of Wisdom: William Payne
Portraits of Resistance, Resiliency, and Respect is a multimodal presentation of elders lived experiences and lessons learned. These prestigious community members serve on the elders council of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Children’s Corner: Island In The Sun
Join Teaching Artist Wincey Terry for an interactive reading of Island In The Sun! The New Jersey Performing Arts Center offers these readings courtesy of ADP
A Great Day in HARLEM
This multi-segment event showcased the global influence of Harlem's music and culture via a continuous lineup of live performances from Hezekiah Walker, Kid Capri & Ray Chew, Uptown Dance Academy, IMPACT, Unveiled Unlocked, Jeff Foxx Band, CCCADI AfriBembe, and more.
PERCY SUTTON HARLEM 5K RUN & Rising NYRR at the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K
This Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and the New York Road Runners event gathered runners honoring Percy E. Sutton, who was pivotal in the revitalization of HARLEM and was instrumental in the expansion of the New York City Marathon.
Climate and Environmental Justice in New York
The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia Climate School united policy-makers, environmental justice advocates, and community leaders to address important health-related and environmental issues triggered by climate change, such as urban heat islands, air quality disparities, and infrastructure.
HARLEM On My Mind” Virtual Conversation Series: Men & Mental Health in the Arts
Broadway men discussing mental health, including: ·Jordan E. Cooper of Ain’t No Mo’ ·Glenn Davis of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ·Harry J Lennix of Radio Golf & Purpose · Charles Randolph Wright of Motown: The Musical & Sophisticated Ladies
Senior Citizen Day
Our NY City Senior Citizen's Day celebrated and assisted Harlem's aging community by addressing their physical, mental, and financial challenges & covered topics like digital literacy, cyber security, an energized wellness stretch activity and The Senior Hat Fashion Show, too.