Past Events

We invite you to join us at our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness and take a moment for you! Open to all ages and skill levels, and no rsvp required. Simply show up and join us for a rejuvenating yoga experience. *Space is limited and offered on a first come-first served basis. Please note that doors close 10 minutes after the class begins, so do plan to arrive on time.

On July 17th, summer school radio’s deep listening series returns to Weeksville Heritage Center for its summer installment. sessions (5) opens at 6 pm and feature a set from Lovie and a live performance by A Space for Sound, powered by KARLALA sound system.

We invite you to join us at our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness and take a moment for you! Open to all ages and skill levels, and no rsvp required. Simply show up and join us for a rejuvenating yoga experience. *Space is limited and offered on a first come-first served basis. Please note that doors close 10 minutes after the class begins, so do plan to arrive on time.

Weeksville Watchnight: Soul to Soul
Thursday, July 31 5:30 PM

Join us for a screening of Soul to Soul (1971), the electrifying documentary of a Pan-African concert in Ghana featuring Ike & Tina Turner and Roberta Flack. Followed by a panel with therapists and social workers on healing, identity, and diaspora.

Free · Food + drinks provided

Join us on Saturday, July 12th from 12–5:30 PM as we launch a new season of the Weeksville Green Market with a dynamic lineup of local Black-owned vendors. From wellness goods and handcrafted home items to art & poetry, and thoughtful finds for the little ones — there’s something for everyone. Fresh, affordable produce will also be available, continuing our commitment to food access and community health.

What can we learn from listening to our queer Black elders?
Join us at Weeksville Heritage Center for Floating Freely: Queer Archives & Media from the Elders Project, a half-day celebration of Black and queer history including a film screening, workshops, music, food trucks, and a panel exploring the questions of freedom, inheritance, and belonging.

We invite you to join us at our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness and take a moment for you! Open to all ages and skill levels, and no rsvp required. Simply show up and join us for a rejuvenating yoga experience. *Space is limited and offered on a first come-first served basis. Please note that doors close 10 minutes after the class begins, so do plan to arrive on time.

What Are Your Plans for Juneteenth? Join us for the 4th Annual Juneteenth Food Festival, hosted by Black-Owned Brooklyn and Weeksville Heritage Center! Mark your calendar: Thursday, June 19, from 12–8 PM. For the past three years, we’ve gathered at Historic Weeksville—once one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America—to celebrate liberation, joy, and community. This year, we’re doing it all again with amazing food, music, and more.

Join us on Sunday, June 1, from 1pm - 6pm, as we step into the rhythm of Pinkster, a powerful 17th-century tradition born from the resilience and joy of enslaved Africans in early New York.
Experience the spirit of the festival through live music, traditional dance, art-making & workshops, games for all ages, delicious food rooted in Black foodways, and so much more!

Community Garden Day at Weeksville!
Join us and Harlem Grown on Saturday, May 24, from 12 to 5 p.m. for a free, all-ages celebration of food, gardening, and community!

Enjoy cooking demos with Harlem Grown’s Mobile Teaching Kitchen, community planting, free starter plants and seeds, kids’ goodie bags, art workshops, and food justice and education sessions. And, back by popular demand, another pickling workshop and dialogue with Tonya Hopkins, aka The Food Griot!

You’re invited to Black Visionaries: Visionary Frequencies of Technology, Creativity, and Black Futures, a special activation of our commissioned augmented reality mural, Black Visionaries, by Nona Hendryx and Dream Machine Studio.

The legendary Nona Hendryx will host the evening, featuring a dynamic lineup of guests and collaborators, including Craig Harris, LaFrae Sci, Carl Hancock Rux, For The People, Maya Georgieva, and Sam Mejias. Together, they’ll lead a night of sonic and communal exploration rooted in Weeksville’s five foundational pillars: Oasis, Self-Determination, Creativity, Stewardship, and Land.

We invite you to join us at our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness and take a moment for you! Open to all ages and skill levels, and no rsvp required. Simply show up and join us for a rejuvenating yoga experience. *Space is limited and offered on a first come-first served basis. Please note that doors close 10 minutes after the class begins, so do plan to arrive on time.