Environmentalism Events in New York

Check out happening environmentalism events all around New York, NY

5th Annual Broadway Celebrates Earth Day Concert

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Father Duffy Square

Earth Day 2026 Festival

 Sun, 19 Apr at 12:00 pm Union Square Free

2026 Columbia University Global Sustainable Development Summit

 Sun, 05 Apr at 09:00 am Rotunda, Low Memorial Library USD 30 to 90

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

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

Drums Along the Hudson 2026: A Native American & Multicultural Celebration

 Sun, 07 Jun at 11:00 am Inwood Hill Park Free

Climate Solutions

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm Judson Memorial Church USD 0 to 23

Kenneth Frampton Endowed Symposium

 Mon, 13 Apr at 06:30 pm Avery Hall Free

Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Annual Gala

 Tue, 12 May at 06:00 pm PHD Rooftop Lounge at Dream Downtown

Dystopia Gets Personal: Laila Lalami & Megha Majumdar

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 0 to 23

2026 NYCMER Conference - Action!

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

Earth Awakening: A Tasting of Vibrant Terroir

 Mon, 13 Apr at 06:15 pm Zizi Wine Bar USD 61

Dreaming Beyond Rikers

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

Bike Skills 101: Learn to Ride-Kids 12PM (Governor's Island, MA)

 Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm Governors Island Free

Earth Day Celebration at the Arts Center

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:30 am The Arts Center at Governors Island Free

Central Park Plant Walk - Spring Ephemerals Edition

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am José Julián Martí Statue USD 29 to 34

S.T.E.A.M. DREAM

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:30 am Rockefeller Park Basketball Court Free

From Activists to Terrorists: Exposing Trump's Attack on Climate Activism

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm Adler Hall at The New York Society for Ethical Culture USD 0 to 20

Creative Climate Awards 2026 Opening Celebration

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Free

Film Screening of LA PECERA/ The Fishbowl

 Sat, 18 Apr at 05:00 pm 107 Suffolk St

Living Earth: Kokedama Workshop

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm 1 Hotel Central Park USD 82

Honey & Cheese Pairing

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:30 pm Murray's Cheese Shop USD 109

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance Announces Shapes of Change: Company’s 25th Anniversary Season

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm New York Society for Ethical Culture

2026 National GrowTogether Conference

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 am CUNY Graduate Center USD 0 to 16

Healing Land & People: Gender-Based Violence & Protecting Indigenous Women

 Mon, 04 May at 06:00 pm Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice Free

The National Day of Awareness for MMIWGT2S+ : Water Prayer & Vigil

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Gapstow Bridge Free

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

Heritage Farm and Compost tour

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Spring Break: Heritage Farm Hay Day

 Mon, 06 Apr at 09:00 am Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Green Apple Trivia

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Mercury Bar West, 9th Avenue, New York, NY, USA Free

Climate Impacts of AI: Alternatives to Techno-Utopianism and Doom

 Tue, 21 Apr at 04:15 pm Heyman Center for the Humanities Free

New Approaches Summit: NYC 2026 - 5th Annual Date

 Mon, 21 Sep at 08:00 am Harvard Club of New York City USD 109 to 1,602

Tarrytown lakes and Rockefeller state parks Hike

 Sun, 19 Apr at 08:00 am Grand Central Terminal Free

Connect with Nature on Earth Day Event

 Wed, 22 Apr at 03:30 pm Pier 57 Free

Digital Colonialism

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:00 pm CUNY Graduate Center Free

Tompkins Square Park Compost Giveaway!

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:00 am Tompkins Square Park Free

Summer on the Hudson: Forest Bathing

 Fri, 10 Apr at 05:30 pm River Run Playground Free

APRIL WOMEN’S CIRCLE: In Honor of Earth Month

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm 113 Spring St USD 29

Inwood Hill Park Field Trip in NYC

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Inwood Hill Park Main Entrance Free

Paint Your Pot: Earth Day Workshop

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Color Me Mine USD 28

Creative Climate Awards 2026 Film Screening

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Free

Reframing Sustainability Strategy: AI & Corporate Accountability

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:00 pm One Grand Central Place USD 34 to 66

Harlem Walk & Talk to Build a Strong Parks System

 Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am Hancock Park Free

NYPL Green: Pollinator Puppet-Making with Esther Crow

 Mon, 20 Apr at 04:00 pm Battery Park City Library Free

2026 Time’s UP Earth’s Day event: Earth bike ride garden tour

 Sat, 18 Apr at 02:00 pm La Plaza Community Garden Free

Spring Tree Walk

 Sun, 19 Apr at 11:00 am Tompkins Square Park - by the Lower East Side Ecology Center greenmarket booth Free

Bike to Randall's Island Earth Day Festival!

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:30 am Thomas Jefferson Park Free

Urban Farming 101 Workshop: Soil & Compost

 Fri, 17 Apr at 03:30 pm The Battery Urban Farm USD 0 to 15

Upcycle Your Jewelry: turn old pieces into one-of-a-kind wearable ar

 Sat, 25 Apr at 06:30 pm West 29th Street Free

Spring Flowers Walk

 Thu, 07 May at 01:00 pm Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Urban Farming 101 Workshop: Soil & Compost

 Sat, 25 Apr at 04:30 pm The Battery Urban Farm USD 0 to 15

Green Oasis Community Garden Volunteer Days

 Sun, 05 Apr at 12:00 pm Green Oasis Community Garden Free

Guided Bird Walks (Multiple Dates)

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

Martín Cobas: A Stone Fallen From the Moon … or Elsewhere

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 am The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture Free

Setting Sail for Climate Protection!

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

Cultivating Aquatics Workshop

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

Seedling & Compost Giveaway

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am Saint Nicholas Miracle Garden Free

NYCxDESIGN: Designing for Impact

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

Earth Day Celebration

 Sun, 19 Apr at 01:00 pm James Baldwin Lawn Free

Print & Preserve: Screenprinting Workshop for NYU Students

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm 20 Cooper Sq room 101 Free

Earth Celebrations and the Ecological City - Memory Mural Workshop

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 pm East River Park Fire Boat House Free

Summer on the Hudson: Forest Bathing for Children

 Thu, 09 Apr at 10:00 am River Run Playground Free

Planting Day in the Pollinator Garden

 Sun, 19 Apr at 10:00 am Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Free

Miriam Horn on George Schaller, with Jennifer Homans

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm The Skylight Room: 9100 Free

Sense and Cents: How Sustainability Drives Consumer Choice and Revenue

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:00 pm Serendipity Labs - Grand Central NYC Free

2026 Creative Climate Awards: Apr 28 Salon

 Tue, 28 Apr at 12:00 pm Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Free

ECOLOGICAL CITY - Art & Climate Solutions Workshop (PUPPET)

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm Earth Celebrations - Sixth Street Community Center Free

Earth Day Volunteer Event: Katharine Hepburn Garden

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm Katharine Hepburn Garden Free

Puppets at the Park House: Tina the Terrified Turtle!

 Wed, 22 Apr at 03:00 pm Marsha P. Johnson State Park Free

Seedling Giveaway at the Randall's Island Park Alliance's Urban Farm

 Fri, 24 Apr at 10:00 am Randall's Island Urban Farm Free

FILM SCREENING: Earth's Greatest Enemy • Earth Day Screening

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:30 pm The People's Forum USD 0 to 18

Patternmaking for Upcycling Workshop

 Wed, 27 May D4D Studios USD 125 to 249

MƒA Thursday Think: Bats and the Biodiversity Crisis

 Thu, 14 May at 05:00 pm Math for America Free

Who Pays for Our Clothes?

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

Empire Clean Cities 17th Annual Stakeholder Meeting

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

Compost Advocacy & Community-Building (Master Composter Course)

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

Disability Justice and Environmental/Climate Justice

 Tue, 07 Apr at 09:00 am Faculty Seminar Room Combined, 105 East 17th Street Free

multispecies lab festival: Stacy Alaimo, opening keynote

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm The New School University Center Free

Earth Day 5K Virtual Race 2026

 Sun, 19 Apr at 01:00 pm New York USD 15 to 42

Carmen Garden Community Garden Volunteer Days

 Sat, 18 Apr at 03:00 pm 117 Avenue C Free

Bee Workshop

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm La Plaza Community Garden Free

The Permanent and the Insatiable: Botanical City (MAXforum Salon Series)

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:00 pm Onassis ONX Free

Big Spring Cleanup in Tompkins Square Park

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am Tompkins Square Park Free

From Field to Form: Corn

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm Wollman Hall, The New School USD 20

Mapping AI: Power

 Wed, 22 Apr at 05:00 pm Fayerweather Hall, Room 513 Free

WEARABLE WASTE: Mask-Making Workshop

 Tue, 21 Apr at 04:00 pm Sustainability Classroom, Shepard Hall S-375. Free

Spring Into Action Bike Ride

 Wed, 22 Apr at 10:00 am Time's Up! Bike Cooperative Free

CCNY Earth Week Volunteering with Historic Harlem Parks

 Fri, 24 Apr at 10:00 am St. Nicholas Park Free

Panel Discussion - Earth Day: One Home

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:30 pm Cultural Center, Lycée Français de New York Free

multispecies lab festival: Tree Social

 Wed, 08 Apr at 12:00 pm The Vera List Courtyard at The New School Free

Street Tree Care w/ 95th Street Block Association

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am 129 W 95th St Free

2026 Creative Climate Awards: May 5 Salon

 Tue, 05 May at 12:00 pm Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Free

2026 Creative Climate Awards: Apr 21 Salon

 Tue, 21 Apr at 12:00 pm Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Free

CCA 2026: Indigenous Youth Dialogues on Land, Health, and Crisis Care

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Free

River: A Hudson Memoir

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

2026 Creative Climate Awards: May 12 Salon

 Tue, 12 May at 12:00 pm Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Free

PlacePartner Opportunity: Tree Club

 Wed, 06 May at 01:30 pm West 143rd Street & Riverside Drive Free

Composting Systems, Tools, and Scales (Master Composter)

 Sun, 10 May at 01:00 pm Queens Botanical Garden Free

Film Screening: The Greening of the Bronx

 Sun, 26 Apr at 01:00 pm Middle Collegiate Church Free

Composting Volunteer Day

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 pm Frank White Memorial Garden Free

City Nature Challenge at Riverside Park

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am West 120th Street & Riverside Drive Free