#TaketheTrain or Bus to Harlem Week, an annual celebration of the best of Harlem, featuring events promoting African-American, African, Caribbean, Hispanic, and European history, as well as arts, culture, religion, business, entertainment, and sports.
Harlem Week began in 1974 as Harlem Day, a one-day event of encouragement and fellowship in Harlem for New Yorkers and beyond.
An MTA Destination
Harlem Week Schedule
August 6
Senior Citizens Day
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Building
163 W. 125th St.
August 7
Great Jazz on the Great Hill
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Central Park, Great Hill
August 8
A Great Day in Harlem
12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Ulysses S Grant National Memorial
W. 122nd St. and Riverside Dr.
August 15
Harlem Day
W. 135th St. between Malcolm X Blvd. and St. Nicholas Ave.
Get Going
Purchase your train ticket at any ticket office or ticket vending machine or on the MTA eTix mobile app.