what's on — Midtown

Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward performing as She & Him at The Town Hall on their Pump Up the Volumes Tour, indie pop duo with a devoted cult following.

📚30 years of FONAFIFO: Advancing Indigenous leadership and participator

Mon, Sep 21 at 2:30pm

The Cornell Club New York, 6 E 44th St, New York, NY 10017, USA free learning

Free panel at The Cornell Club marking 30 years of Costa Rica's FONAFIFO program, focused on Indigenous leadership in forest conservation — part of Climate Week NYC.

📚Moving with a Changing Climate: Slow-Onset Events and Human Mobility

Tue, Sep 22 at 12pm

Environmental Defense Fund, 257 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10010, USA free learning

Free panel at the Environmental Defense Fund on climate-driven human displacement from slow-onset events like sea-level rise and desertification, timed to UNGA week.

⚽Play for the Park Tennis Tournament 2026

Wed, Sep 16 at 5am

Central Park: Lawn Outside Tennis Courts free sports

Annual charity tennis tournament on the lawns outside Central Park's tennis courts, free to watch and open to participants.

🤸Society Strong: Workout Social

Sun, Sep 20 at 3:30pm

Central Park: Adventure Playground Lawn free movement

Free outdoor group workout followed by a social mixer on Central Park's Adventure Playground Lawn.

🤝Student Mixer at New York Design Center / by IDSA NYC & Women in Desig

Tue, Sep 15 at 5:30pm

New York Design Center, 200 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA free community

Free design student mixer at the New York Design Center co-hosted by IDSA NYC and Women in Design NYC, open to students across disciplines.

📚The Women in AI Pitch Competition: NYC Fall '26

Thu, Sep 17 at 4pm

Cooley LLP, 55 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, USA learning

Women AI founders pitch competition at Cooley LLP in Hudson Yards, with live judging and a $100 ticket that includes access to the full program.

🧘Beginner's Meditation Class

Sat, Sep 19 at 9am

Dharma Drum Meditation Center, 122 W 26th St suite 801, New York, NY 10001, USA free wellness

Free beginner meditation class at Dharma Drum Meditation Center on W 26th St, a long-running Buddhist center offering structured instruction with no prior experience needed.

🧘The Soft Harvest: a Late Summer Sound Journey for Grounding & Renewal

Tue, Sep 15 at 7:30pm

The Muse, 119 W 23rd St Ste 502, New York, NY 10011, USA wellness

Late summer sound bath at The Muse on W 23rd St, $45, framed as a seasonal grounding ceremony with live instrumentation in a small studio space.

🧘Unwind for the Earth @ Reciprocity House

Tue, Sep 22 at 5:30pm

Home Studios Inc., 873 Broadway 301 401, 410, New York, NY 10003, USA free wellness

Free Climate Week wellness and art gathering at Reciprocity House, a community pop-up combining movement, creative work, and climate conversation in an informal setting.

🤝Tokens & Tartare: Frontier AI Engineers

Thu, Sep 17 at 7pm

Aqua Roma | New York, 902 Broadway, New York, NY 10010, USA free community

Curated free dinner for frontier AI engineers at Aqua Roma on Broadway — waitlisted, small-group format focused on technical conversation over tartare.

🤝Off-the-Record Night: New York

Thu, Sep 17 at 5:30pm

The Malin Flatiron, 895 Broadway 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003, USA free community

Off-the-record candid professional networking evening at The Malin Flatiron coworking space, free, with a stated no-attribution format for open conversation.

🤝The Digital Economist— Innovation Hub Social Hour—NYC | UNGA Week

Fri, Sep 18 at 6pm

The Fleur Room, 105 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001, USA community

UNGA Week social hour for tech and policy professionals at The Fleur Room on W 28th St, $65, positioned around the convergence of global leaders in the city.

🎵MURMRR & TODD ABRAMSON PRESENT: GROUPER

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

WILDCARD: A second distinct Grouper date presented by Murmrr and Todd Abramson at The Town Hall — rare for any experimental artist to play multiple nights at a 1,500-seat historic venue, making this week an unusual local moment for the project.

😂BRAD WILLIAMS: THE TALL TALES TOUR

Sat, Sep 19 at 7pm

The Town Hall comedy

Brad Williams performs his Tall Tales national stand-up tour at The Town Hall, a high-energy crowd-pleaser known for self-deprecating and boundary-pushing material.

📚Remaking the UN

Mon, Sep 21 at 3:30pm

Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, 320 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017, USA free learning

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🎵MURMRR & TODD ABRAMSON PRESENT: GROUPER

Wed, Sep 16 at 8pm

Second Murmrr/Todd Abramson-presented Grouper night at The Town Hall — identical billing to id=160664, likely a different date, completing what appears to be a short residency by one of experimental music's most elusive figures.

📚NYC Cybersecurity Summit

Tue, Sep 15 at 5pm

Fenwick & West LLP, 902 Broadway #18, New York, NY 10010, USA free learning

Professional cybersecurity summit with panels and networking at a law firm.

📚Startup Pitch Night: $1K Cash Drop (AI Optional) | by 1PB.org

Tue, Sep 15 at 5:30pm

Verci Flatiron, 45 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003, USA free learning

Startup pitch competition with $1,000 cash prize open to all founders.

🎵Grouper

Tue, Sep 15 at 8pm

Liz Harris performs hauntingly sparse ambient drone music solo.

📚Seed-Series A Founder Roundtable: Building Teams That Scale

Wed, Sep 16 at 5pm

Roundtable discussion for early-stage founders on team-building and scaling.

🤝NYC Founder & Investor Dinner

Wed, Sep 16 at 7pm

Networking dinner for founders and investors.

📚Climate Week Kickoff Summit: Decarbonizing Real Estate

Thu, Sep 17 at 8am

Perkins Eastman, 115 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA learning

Climate Week conference on decarbonizing real estate sector.

📚NYC Engineering Workshop: Build Your Own Software Factory

Thu, Sep 17 at 9am

Hands-on workshop on building automated software development pipelines.

🤝NYC Coffee Club | Early-Stage B2B Founders & Funders

Fri, Sep 18 at 10am

Casual coffee meetup for B2B founders and investors.

🤝Grade 8 Picnic 2026

Fri, Sep 18 at 10am

Central Park: Heckscher Playground Lawns free community

📚Begin to Hold with BabyBjörn at Bambi Baby

Sat, Sep 19 at 10am

Bambi Baby Store, 655 6th Ave, New York, NY 10010, USA free learning

BabyBjörn demo and workshop on babywearing for new parents.

🤝C2FM Sunday Family Dinner

Sun, Sep 20 at 5:30pm

Free weekly communal Sunday dinner hosted by C2FM.

📚Future Currence

Mon, Sep 21 at 8am

Morning conference on the future of currency and financial systems.

🤝PlanetHAUS

Mon, Sep 21 at 8:30am

Chief, 13 E 19th St, New York, NY 10003, USA free community

Morning networking event at the Chief members club in Flatiron.

📚Are targets the wrong starting point?

Mon, Sep 21 at 8:30am

Panel discussion questioning target-setting frameworks in business or sustainability.

📚Innovate for Impact (IFI) NYC 2026 - The Power of Human Connection

Mon, Sep 21 at 9am

Virgin Hotels New York City, 1227 Broadway, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning

Social impact conference on human connection and innovation

📚Sustaining Action on Early Warning for All by 2027

Mon, Sep 21 at 10am

Policy session on advancing the UN Early Warning for All initiative.

🤝Clean Energy Business Connect

Mon, Sep 21 at 4pm

Networking event connecting clean energy businesses and professionals.

📚Powertrains & Party Lines: Cocktails, Hors d'Oeuvres, and a Candid Pan

Mon, Sep 21 at 5:30pm

Cooley LLP, 55 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning

Panel on de-politicizing EVs, with cocktails at Hudson Yards law firm.

📚The Road to COP31: Pragmatism, Partnership and Progress

Mon, Sep 21 at 6pm

Globant New York, 251 Park Ave S 11 floor, New York, NY 10010, USA free learning

Panel discussion on climate diplomacy ahead of COP31.

🤝Re7 Capital x HT Digital

Mon, Sep 21 at 6:30pm

Crypto investment firm co-hosted networking event.

📚What's the Reciprocity Story You Want to Tell? @ Reciprocity House

Tue, Sep 22 at 7:45am

Home Studios Inc., 873 Broadway 301 401, 410, New York, NY 10003, USA free learning

Facilitated storytelling session exploring reciprocity and mutual care.

📚The Wildfire Chain: Carbon Removal to Accelerate Mitigation and Restor

Tue, Sep 22 at 8am

Talk on wildfire-linked carbon removal and ecosystem restoration approaches.

📚In the Tank: A No Frills Panel Series on Climate Media, Marketing, and

Tue, Sep 22 at 9am

3 West Club, 3 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019, USA free learning

No-frills panel series covering climate media, marketing, and investment strategy.

📚CSO Future Skills Lab: Green Skills, AI and Mindset for Climate Leader

Tue, Sep 22 at 9am

Workshop for Chief Sustainability Officers on AI, green skills, and climate leadership.

🤝Cleantech Leaders: New York Climate Week Reception

Tue, Sep 22 at 11am

Midtown Manhattan community

Ticketed networking reception for cleantech investors and industry leaders.

📚Strengthening integrated fire management strategies with fire modeling

Tue, Sep 22 at 1pm

The Cornell Club New York, 6 E 44th St, New York, NY 10017, USA free learning

Technical roundtable on fire behavior modeling tools for integrated wildfire management.

🤝Project Dandelion's Annual Community Event at NYCW

Tue, Sep 22 at 2pm

106 E 31st St, New York, NY 10016, USA free community

Annual climate-focused community gathering hosted by Project Dandelion.

📚From Principles to Practice: Building the Systems for Community-Led Ca

Tue, Sep 22 at 3pm

Home Studios Inc., 873 Broadway 301 401, 410, New York, NY 10003, USA free learning

Workshop on building systems for community-led, grassroots carbon offset projects.

📚Women’s Leadership: Cultivating Health and Harmony for People and Plan

Tue, Sep 22 at 3pm

Home Studios Inc., 873 Broadway 301 401, 410, New York, NY 10003, USA free learning

Women's leadership forum focused on health, sustainability, and planetary wellbeing.

📚FAO - FCLP Multistakeholder Dialogue - Reporting Framework for the Int

Tue, Sep 22 at 3:30pm

Virgin Hotels New York City, 1227 Broadway, New York, NY 10001, USA free learning

FAO-led intergovernmental workshop on land tenure reporting frameworks and policy commitments.

📚120th NY Hardware Meetup - Climate Tech Week at Antler VC

Tue, Sep 22 at 6pm