Environmentalism Events in New York

Check out happening environmentalism events all around New York, NY

[Official] Family Offices & Investors Summit - Climate Week NYC

 Wed, 23 Sep at 02:00 pm 3 West Club USD 215 to 6,404

2026 NYCMER Conference - Action!

 Mon, 18 May at 09:00 am American Museum of Natural History USD 0 to 125

Dreaming Beyond Rikers

 Sat, 06 Jun at 03:00 pm The People's Forum Free

Recycled Tech Jewelry Workshop with Revise Robotics

 Fri, 22 May at 06:00 pm BrainStation USD 7 to 13

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CATALYST - THE MASTER MINDS ROUNDTABLES

 Wed, 23 Sep at 01:30 pm Columbia University USD 71 to 391

MAY YPE tour: the past, present, and future of NYC's electricity grid

 Sun, 17 May at 11:30 am 33 Gold St USD 45

Big Truck Day Volunteers

 Sat, 16 May at 11:30 am Icahn Stadium Free

Lectures on Tap - "The Hidden Benefits of Hunting"

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm Upper West Side USD 55

PAWS FOR THE PLANET

 Sun, 24 May at 12:00 pm Carl Schurz Park Free

From Garden Beds to Forest Edges: School Gardening and Native Plantings

 Thu, 04 Jun at 08:30 am GrowNYC Teaching Garden on Governors Island Free

BLACK BIRDERS WEEK Birds and Brews!

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm Marsha P. Johnson State Park Free

Tree Tour

 Sat, 30 May at 11:45 am Liggett Terrace Free

Billion Oyster Project Field Trip #NYTechWeek

 Fri, 05 Jun at 05:00 pm Governors Island - Six Coasts USD 93

26 Anniversary Wild Hike

 Sun, 07 Jun at 06:50 am Grand Central Terminal Free

Planting Summer Gardens - Join Us!

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am 60 Christopher St, New York, NY, United States, New York 10014

HORT/CULTURE: Gotham Coyote Project + Lady Pink

 Wed, 15 Jul at 07:00 pm Nine Orchard USD 0 to 23

Stonewall National Monument - Annual Pride Garden Planting - NYC

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Christopher Park in the Stonewall National Monument - Greenwich Village USD 0 to 13

A Pearl Jam

 Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm Apartment 5 USD 29

KulturAksi: NY Indonesian Art Fest

 Fri, 05 Jun at 05:00 pm Five Angels Theater @ The 52nd Street Project USD 34 to 55

New Approaches Summit: NYC 2026 - 5th Annual Date

 Fri, 25 Sep at 08:00 am Harvard Club of New York City USD 109 to 1,602

HORT/CULTURE: Eric Sanderson + Legs McNeil

 Wed, 23 Sep at 07:00 pm Nine Orchard USD 0 to 29

Cosmic Wines: A Tasting of Biodynamic Wines

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm Hudson Local USD 77

Ethical Night Rangers: 'Our Companion: The Moon'

 Sat, 23 May at 05:00 pm New York Society for Ethical Culture Free

Inwood Hill Park Storytelling Field Trip in NYC

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Inwood Hill Park Main Entrance Free

Pollinator Palooza

 Sat, 27 Jun at 12:00 pm Randall's Island Urban Farm Free

Storytime with the Author | ELIOT SCHREFER

 Sat, 30 May at 11:30 am Books of Wonder Free

Free Talk & Guided Tour - Squatting & Environmental Activism History

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Tompkins Square Library Free

Tompkins Square Park Compost Giveaway!

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Tompkins Square Park Free

NYCxDESIGN: Designing for Impact

 Fri, 15 May at 05:30 pm 171 Madison Ave suite 700 Free

Setting Sail for Climate Protection!

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Goethe-Institut New York Free

Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 39

Intro to Dendro "Happy Hour" in Central Park (6 - 8pm)

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Naturalists' Gate into Central Park USD 21

Nature Explorers: It's a Small World

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am 102nd Street Field House Free

Lectures on Tap -"Antarctica: Governance, Penguins, and Politics Explained"

 Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm NoHo USD 41

Net Works: Structures of Mutuality

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:00 pm 176 9th Ave Neighbor Free

Apollo Works in Process: water riot

Sat, 16 May at 02:30 pm The Apollo's Jonelle Procope Theater

Arts & Craft

 Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm 519 Madison Ave USD 18 to 55

Summer 2026 Lecture in Climate Data Science: LILY XU

 Thu, 28 May at 12:00 pm Columbia Innovation Hub - Tang Family Hall Free

Who Pays for Our Clothes?

 Sat, 16 May at 03:00 pm FLOHAUS Gallery Free

A Bird Walk in Central Park for Teachers: Witness the Spring Migration!

 Sat, 16 May at 08:45 am Central Park West & West 103rd Street USD 23

Summer Wellness Retreat

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Inwood Hill Park USD 29 to 39

Patternmaking for Upcycling Workshop

 Wed, 27 May at 10:00 am D4D Studios USD 125 to 249

Maple Tree Identification Workshop in Central Park – 2 hrs (10am–12)

 Sun, 17 May at 10:00 am Naturalists' Gate, below statue of Alexander Von Humboldt USD 21

Clothing Swap at Fourth Universalist

 Sun, 17 May at 12:30 pm Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York Free

NYC 520 - East Side Coastal Resiliency Tour at East River Park

 Sun, 17 May at 11:00 am Corlears Hook Park Free

A PANEL ON NEW EARTH DIALOGUES: REDEFINING SYSTEMS

 Tue, 16 Jun at 05:30 pm VEJA NEW YORK - NOLITA Free

Compost Advocacy & Community-Building (Master Composter Course)

 Sun, 31 May at 01:00 pm Queens Botanical Garden Free

RETI Center's Annual Infinite Mussel Party

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm 800 FDR Dr Service Rd East USD 0 to 10,000

Luther Gulick Park Arts Hub: Art for the Heart with The Pond

 Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm Luther Gulick Park Free

Cultivating Aquatics Workshop

 Sun, 24 May at 10:00 am Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Street Tree Canopy Care Volunteer Day

 Thu, 30 Apr Seward Park Free

Sandsational 2026 at Neufeld Playground (76th St)

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Neufeld (Elephant) Playground Free

Sandsational 2026 at Riverbank Playground (143rd St)

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Riverbank Playground Free

Go Fish!

 Sat, 30 May at 10:30 am Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park Free

Empire Clean Cities 17th Annual Stakeholder Meeting

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 am Flushing Meadows Corona Park by the Unisphere Free

River: A Hudson Memoir

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm 102nd Street Field House Free

Bee Happy Race 2026 | Fun Virtual 5K, 10K, Half Marathon

 Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm New York USD 4 to 42

Exploring Green Careers - A High School Curriculum

 Tue, 04 Aug at 09:00 am Solar One Environmental Education Center at Stuyvesant Cove Park USD 82

Spring Into Action Bike Ride

 Sat, 23 May at 11:30 am Time's Up! Bike Cooperative Free

Painting Benches at Tompkins Sq Park

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am East 9th Street & Avenue A Free

Gulick Arts Hub: Ping Pong and Planting with Friends of Gulick Park

 Sun, 07 Jun at 01:00 pm Luther Gulick Park Free

Casting Through the Seasons: Lessons from the Alagnak River with John Field

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Orvis NY 5th Avenue Free

Community Day (new date)

 Sun, 31 May at 01:00 pm 213 Water St Free

End of May Cleanup and Planting in Tompkins Square Park

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am Tompkins Square Park Free

Street Tree Care w/ Team Dreamers Uptown

 Sun, 24 May at 02:00 pm 600 W 161st St Free

PlacePartner Opportunity: Sunset Gardening at W 153rd St

 Fri, 15 May at 05:00 pm The Getaway 151 Free

Tree Leaf ID Walk

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Seward Park Free

Foraged Artmaking for Everyone

 Wed, 17 Jun at 11:00 am Sunken Playground Free

NYPL Green: Wind Energy and Craft for ages 5+*

 Fri, 22 May at 03:30 pm Battery Park City Library Free

NYNME: Resistance

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation USD 13 to 23

Henderson Gate Cleanup

 Sun, 31 May at 10:00 am Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Materials Only- Environmental Risk and PFAS Litigation Conference 2025

 Wed, 17 Jun at 08:00 am New York City Bar Association USD 399

Sandsational 2026 at Discovery Playground (165th St)

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Discovery Playground Free

Guided Bird Walks (Multiple Dates)

 Wed, 29 Apr at 08:00 am SeaGlass Carousel Free

National Trails Day: Highbridge Park Guided Walk

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am West 158th Street & Edgecombe Avenue Free

Little Island Date Walk

 Sat, 11 Jan at 04:00 pm Liberty Inn (meet in front) USD 12 to 23

Look! Meet Your Urban Plant Neighbors

 Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Green Oasis Free

WRISE NYC Coffee & Climate

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 am Remi Flower & Coffee Free

Take the Bait: Free Public Fishing Clinic in East River Park

 Tue, 02 Jun at 06:00 pm East River Promenade Free

TEXTILE INTENSIVE

 Mon, 09 Nov at 01:00 pm The New York Sewing Center USD 125 to 242

Inaugural New York City Student Innovation Showcase

 Wed, 03 Jun at 05:30 pm Math For America Free

Cultivating Justice @ The Pace Land and Labor Acknowledgement Farm

 Fri, 15 May at 10:00 am Frankfort Street Free

Sun Kil Moon

 Thu, 09 Jul at 08:00 pm Sony Hall USD 51 to 60

Make-With-Data: Mapping Mental Health

 Thu, 27 Aug Pier 57 Free

Compost in Context (Master Composter)

 Sun, 29 Mar Queens Botanical Garden Free

Veterans Happy Hour @ Climate Week NYC

 Fri, 25 Sep at 05:30 pm 144 Sullivan St Free

35 K for my 35th B-Day for Charity

 Sat, 26 Sep at 07:30 am Mon Amour Coffee & Wine Dyckman Free

Summer on the Hudson: Forest Bathing

 Thu, 14 May River Run Playground Free

STC w/ Lex & 3rd Block Association

 Sun, 28 Jun at 11:00 am 177 E 100th St Free

PlacePartner Opportunity: Ralph Ellison Memorial at W 150th St

 Sat, 24 Aug at 09:00 am Ralph Ellison Plaza Free

Farm Tours of Battery Urban Farm (Multiple Dates)

 Thu, 08 May at 01:00 pm The Battery Urban Farm Free

Tree Wonder Washington Square Park

 Sun, 07 Sep at 11:30 am Washington Square Park - the English Elm - https://maps.app.goo.gl/YSXYXpqQkmMMtc8b7 Free

Paint and Walk

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm Pier 1 USD 10 to 19

Mycology class and art workshop in Central Park

 Tue, 15 Jul at 10:30 am Central Park West USD 45

Sat. Swap Shop - EAST HARLEM

 Sat, 20 Jul at 12:00 pm 163 E 111th St Free