[1] The organization presented community-based music, dance, theatre, and visual artists at Marcus Garvey Park and the surrounding Harlem area.

Notable participants included Queen Esther, Toni Blackman, Brandee Younger, Kris Bowers, Divinity Roxx, Marc Cary, AKIR, Timothy Bloom, Brady Watt, Maurice "Mobetta" Brown, M-1, Solomon Hicks, Bentley Meeker, among many others.

[15][16] In response to his death, the organizers and Maurice "Mobetta" Brown, a long-time collaborator of Prodigy's, paid tribute to him through performances alongside M-1 (of Dead Prez) and a number of other musicians.

[17][18] HipHopDX premiered an exclusive from the festival where M-1 spit never-before-heard verses from Dead Prez's debut album, Lets Get Free.

Harlem Arts Festival received letters of support from a number of NYC elected officials and local entities, including Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Assembly member Inez Dickens, Congressman Charles Rangel, Councilman Mark Levine, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Councilman Bill Perkins, among others.