Opera
Experience Harlem Collective Opera and discover the voices, composers, stories, and artists shaping Black opera.
Mood Magazine · 2026–2027
PRESENTED BY HARLEM TOURISM BOARD
BLACKBROADWAY
Harlem Arts & Culture Season Pass.
THE SECOND WAVE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Harlem is not simply hosting a season. It is building a year-long cultural ecosystem. The Harlem Renaissance Rebirth brings opera, choral music, orchestral music, dance, fashion, visual art, film, literature, culinary culture, travel, wellness, media, and community into one connected experience.
ONE PASS · ONE CULTURAL YEAR$1,100
Beginning October 10, 2026, your Season Pass gives you access to the Harlem Renaissance Rebirth ecosystem for the entire year, connecting you to the participating cultural organizations, Mood experiences, programming, and discovery tools that make up the season.
202627THE HARLEM
CULTURAL YEAR
CULTURAL YEAR
CONFIRMED CALENDAR ENTRIES200+
CORE CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS3
CALENDAR WINDOW12 MO.
What will you experience?
A year of Black culture. All in one place.
You are not buying a ticket to one show. You are stepping into a cultural world. Follow the artists, hear the music, see the work, learn the stories, discover the people, and experience Harlem through Mood Magazine all year long.
Chamber Orchestra
Hear live orchestral music and discover the composers and musicians behind the sound.
Boys Choir
Experience the power of young voices through choral performance, tradition, discipline, and artistry.
Dance
From Get Up! A Day of Dance to contemporary, African, ballet, jazz, and street traditions, dance moves through the season.
Fashion
Step inside Fashion Emergency and discover Black designers, stylists, models, beauty, and the next generation of Harlem style.
Visual Art
Explore painting, photography, sculpture, installation, portraiture, and the artists creating the visual language of the Renaissance Rebirth.
Theatre
Discover performance beyond the concert hall, from staged work and live experiences to the broader Black theatre ecosystem.
African Sound Baths
Begin Saturday mornings with sound, rhythm, reflection, and an African-centered wellness experience.
Poetry & Readings
Hear poets, writers, authors, thinkers, and storytellers. Read. Listen. Talk. Discover the ideas moving Harlem forward.
Celebrity Chefs
Meet the chefs, restaurateurs, food writers, sommeliers, and culinary voices shaping Black food culture, from fine dining to neighborhood favorites.
Celebrity Interior Designers
Step inside the world of Black design through celebrated interior designers, architects, decorators, furniture makers, and the spaces they create.
Celebrity Culture
Discover the artists, creatives, entrepreneurs, tastemakers, and cultural figures who make New York and the wider Black cultural landscape worth watching.
Luxury & Lifestyle
Explore beauty, jewelry, travel, hospitality, cars, wine, wellness, fashion, home, and the finer things through the Mood lens.
Food, Travel & Life
Use Mood Magazine and Mood Map to discover Black restaurants, hotels, destinations, nightlife, wellness, design, and culture across New York.
Come for the Renaissance.
Stay for the world.
Celebrity chefs. Opera singers. Designers. Dancers. Artists. Architects. Authors. Poets. Musicians. Filmmakers. Restaurateurs. Tastemakers. Entrepreneurs. Cultural icons.
Mood Magazine is your guide to discovering them. Throughout the year, the magazine, Mood Map, MOOD TV, WHRL Mood Radio, Mood Adventures, and the live season connect you to the people, places, stories, ideas, and experiences shaping Harlem and Black culture.
Your season
Follow the year.
This page is driven by the established Mood Magazine Map calendar. Confirmed dates are shown as confirmed. Where the calendar has not finalized a date, Mood leaves it open rather than inventing one.
SEP 27, 2026
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Fashion Emergency
Mood Magazine NYC · Harlem
Quarterly fashion event · last Sunday of the quarter.
Confirmed
OCT 10, 2026 · 8:00 PM
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Founder’s Day Masquerade Ball
325 E. 101st Street, New York, NY 10029
Annual Gala / Founder’s Day · $110 · Tickets on the Mood Products page.
Confirmed
EVERY SATURDAY · 9:00–11:00 AM · STARTING OCT 3, 2026
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African Sound Bath
Location to be announced
Recurring Saturday morning experience throughout the 2026–27 Harlem Arts & Culture season.
Confirmed
OCT 16, 2026 · THIRD FRIDAY
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Get Up! A Day of Dance
Harlem Collective facility · throughout the facility
A full day of dance throughout the facility, ending with a performance.
Confirmed
JAN 15, 2027 · THIRD FRIDAY
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Get Up! A Day of Dance
Harlem Collective facility · throughout the facility
A full day of dance throughout the facility, ending with a performance.
Confirmed
APR 16, 2027 · THIRD FRIDAY
Mood Magazine NYC
Get Up! A Day of Dance
Harlem Collective facility · throughout the facility
A full day of dance throughout the facility, ending with a performance.
Confirmed
JUL 16, 2027 · THIRD FRIDAY
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Get Up! A Day of Dance
Harlem Collective facility · throughout the facility
A full day of dance throughout the facility, ending with a performance.
Confirmed
NOV 23–DEC 6, 2026
Harlem Collective Opera
Harlem Collective Opera
1952 First Avenue · Studio Theater
Confirmed
DEC 27, 2026
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Fashion Emergency
Mood Magazine NYC · Harlem
Quarterly fashion event · last Sunday of the quarter.
Confirmed
DEC 7–20, 2026
Harlem Boys Choir
Harlem Boys Choir
Booker T. Washington Community Center · Main Theatre
Confirmed
JAN 25–FEB 7, 2027
Harlem Collective Opera
Harlem Collective Opera
1952 First Avenue · Studio Theater
Confirmed
FEB 8–21, 2027
Harlem Boys Choir
Harlem Boys Choir
Booker T. Washington Community Center · Main Theatre
Confirmed
FEB 22–MAR 7, 2027
Harlem Chamber Orchestra
Harlem Chamber Orchestra
Theatre B · Outdoor Amphitheater
Confirmed season block in the Mood Magazine Map calendar.
Confirmed
MAR 28, 2027
Mood Magazine NYC
Fashion Emergency
Mood Magazine NYC · Harlem
Quarterly fashion event · last Sunday of the quarter.
Confirmed
APR 26–MAY 9, 2027
Harlem Collective Opera
Harlem Collective Opera
1952 First Avenue · Studio Theater
Confirmed
MAY 10–23, 2027
Harlem Boys Choir
Harlem Boys Choir
Booker T. Washington Community Center · Main Theatre
Confirmed
MAY 24–JUN 6, 2027
Harlem Chamber Orchestra
Harlem Chamber Orchestra
Theatre B · Outdoor Amphitheater
Confirmed
JUN 27, 2027
Mood Magazine NYC
Fashion Emergency
Mood Magazine NYC · Harlem
Quarterly fashion event · last Sunday of the quarter.
Confirmed
JUL 26–AUG 8, 2027
Harlem Collective Opera
Harlem Collective Opera
1952 First Avenue · Studio Theater
Confirmed
AUG 9–22, 2027
Harlem Boys Choir
Harlem Boys Choir
Booker T. Washington Community Center · Main Theatre
Confirmed
AUG 23–SEP 5, 2027
Harlem Chamber Orchestra
Harlem Chamber Orchestra
Theatre B · Outdoor Amphitheater
Confirmed
Q1 · DATE TBD
Harlem Chamber Orchestra
Harlem Chamber Orchestra
Main Theatre / season venue to be finalized
The Mood Magazine Map calendar identifies a Q1 Chamber Orchestra block but does not contain a finalized date.
Date TBD
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The calendar is bigger than the stage.
Mood Magazine, Mood Map, MOOD TV, WHRL Mood Radio, Mood Adventures, Mood Life, and Mood Community extend the season beyond individual performances. The Map remains the discovery layer for the year.