Free Food, Music, Movies At Columbia's Harlem Campus On Saturday

HARLEM, NY — Columbia University's West Harlem campus will come alive with free food, movie screenings, music and more on Saturday, as Manhattanville Community Day returns after a pandemic hiatus.

The event invites Harlemites to spend the afternoon on the expansive new campus between West 125th and 131st streets, west of Broadway. Held several times a year before the pandemic, this will be the first community day since 2019 — and Columbia promises it will be "bigger than ever."

Running from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, all events are free and open to the public, from a food crawl of local eateries to screenings of Wall-E and E.T.

Here's a list of Saturday's events by location, as well as a campus map showing each one.

Event schedule by location

Columbia Business School (along West 130th Street between Broadway and 12th Avenue):

• DJ Stormin' Norman: 1 pm to 4 pm in the Large Square (between Geffen Hall & Kravis Hall)
• Free food samples from businesses including:
  • Chatman J Cakes
  • DiLena’s Dolcini Bakery
  • Fauzia’s Heavenly Delights Food
  • Kamuni Creek Beverages
  • The Little Hot Dog Wagon
  • Mama’s One Sauce
  • Mojo Desserts
  • Pabade Bakery
  • Sugar Hill Creamery
  • Tres Leches Café
  • Uncle Waithley’s Vincy Brew
• Food Crawl with Free Samples:
  • 1 pm - 2 pm – Dinosaur-Bar-B-Que
  • 2 pm - 3 pm – Dear Mama Coffee
  • 3 pm - 4 pm – Manhattanville Market

The Forum (601 West 125th St.):

• Wellness Center, blood pressure screenings, 12:30 pm
• Performance from the Harlem Chamber Players, 5 pm
• Tables featuring information from:
  • New York Public Library
  • Community Impact
  • Columbia Employment Center
  • Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine's Office
  • Columbia Climate School
  • Columbia World Projects

The Lenfest Center for the Arts (615 West 129th St.):

• Wall-E Movie Screening, 12 pm: Register in advance here
• E.T. Movie Screening, 4 pm: Register in advance here
• SOA Visual Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition, 12 pm - 6 pm
• SOA Theatre MFA New Play Festival, 2:30 pm

Jerome L. Green Science Center (3327 Broadway):

• Saturday Science and BioBus, The Future in Mind, 1 pm to 4 pm: Register here

The Wallach Art Gallery and the Small Square (615 West 129th St.)

• Wallach Kids Let's Build! activity, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
• Wallach Sketch Sessions, 1:15, 2:15, and 3:15pm

Find more information at the event page on Columbia University's website.