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Harlem Summer Nights (formerly Uptown Night Market)

Fridays 16:00–22:00 through 21 Aug (31 Jul; 7, 14, 21 Aug) · Under the Arches, West 133rd Street & 12th Avenue, West Harlem, Manhattan (1 train to 137th St–City College) · New York

Details & booking — Harlem Summer Nights

via Harlem Summer Nights · Checked 25 Jul 2026

About this event

Rebranded this year from the Uptown Night Market, Harlem's Friday-night street festival takes over the viaduct arches at 133rd Street with more than sixty rotating food vendors — around eighty per cent minority- and women-owned — plus DJs and live performers under the ironwork. Admission costs nothing and there are no tiers or wristbands; you pay only for what you eat and drink.

Why we picked it

The biggest free-entry night food festival uptown, and the most reliable place to eat your way through Harlem's independent kitchens in one evening.

Free entry

Admission is free all seven weeks — no tickets, wristbands or tiered access. Food and drink are paid for separately at vendor stalls.

Registration

Registration needed

Free registration — optional free RSVP on the organiser's site; walk-ups welcome

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