LANGSTON HUGHES STAGE
JUNE 13, 2026
AUTHOR TALKS
LIVE MUSIC
COMIC CREATORS
COSPLAY
AND MORE
FOR ALL AGES
135th Street & Malcolm X Boulevard, Harlem NYC
Join us on Saturday, June 13th for an opportunity to meet the distinguished storytellers, industry disruptors, and illustrators who bring to life the books and comics we love.
Leadership support for the Schomburg Center's Centennial is provided by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and Andreas C. Dracopoulos. Additional support is provided by Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Ford Foundation. The 2025 Schomburg Center Centennial Festival is powered by Puma.
2025 Recap:
We had a time...
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the Schomburg Centennial Festival! Despite the rain, we showed up, showed out, and rocked through it all! Your energy, love for literature, and community spirit made the day unforgettable.
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FESTIVAL PROGRAM COMING SOON...
THE BLOCK PARTY
Last year we celebrated with D-Nice, Slick Rick and The Soapbox Presents: Stoop Sessions, blending the best of classic hip-hop and R&B on our newly added Octavia E. Butler Stage!
Credit Bob Gore
Character Art by Blossom Blair
BAM!
A fan favorite from our Black Comic Book Festival, the Very Black Cosplay Showcase brings characters to life! Join the fun on the outdoor 135th Street stage or enjoy the show from the crowd.
Calling All BLERDS!
Swing by Comic Book Row and grab all your favorite comics, anime, and sci-fi reads.
MARKETPLACE
Black Future Newstand / Black Thought Project / Lit Fest 2023. Photo by Bill Farrington
READ & REFERSH LOUNGE
Presented in part by HarperCollins
Stop by our Lounge for giveaways from our amazing partners! A few lucky visitors will also receive a copy of The Best Man: Unfinished Business in anticipation of our special book talk, signing, and reception on July 1 at 6:00 PM.
Discover fascinating and exciting finds at the Festival Marketplace! Books, Comics, Give-Aways, Fun Activations and more!
Last year's list:
Bearded Man Comics
Black Gotham Experience LLC
Black Woman Be Whole
Bronx Bookmobile
The Bubblegum Adventure
Bulletproof Comics and Games
CJ McWillis (TezraTandem)
Columbia University Press
Countee Cullen Library
Creativelee Catered LLC
Dream Fury Comics
EarthTone Kingdom
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention, Inc. (ECBACC)
Emmanuel Knight Manga
FairSquare Graphics
Fine Roots
For the Strength of Harlem: Plĕas Tusant Pearson
From the Arxhive
GENERATE COMIX
Gigi Murakami
Global Girls Squad
Gray's Area Grille
Hadez Food Truck
Harlem Writers Guild, Inc.
Hip Hop Comix n Flix
Ariance Jewelry
Hiztory Bookz
Jocelyn Short
Junebug Ink
LionSky Publishing
N. Steven Harris
Northern Wind Comics
Otaku Dream Crafts
Otaku Noir Collection
PenWay Production Group, LLC
Pyroglyphics Studio
A Reason to Smile Books
Revolution Books
Sable Kudzu Entertainment LLC
Salaam on Wheels Ice Cream
Simon & Schuster
Sistah Scifi
Studio Store at Studio Museum in Harlem
Sunflower Workshop
Timmons Therapy Solutions
Total Equity Now
Unravelingarts
Urban Style Comics
Walk Tall Girl Productions
West Village Comics
Y. Sanders Art
Young Authors Program
OUR PARTNERS
Leadership support for the Schomburg Center's Centennial is provided by the
Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and Andreas C. Dracopoulos
Additional support is provided by
Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Ford Foundation
The 2025 Schomburg Center Centennial Festival is powered by Puma
