Plant-Based Events NYC

Your weekly guide to the best plant-based food, mindful movement, creativity, and community happenings in NYC.

November 12 - 19, 2025

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FEATURED EVENTS

​The Politics of Your Plate: A Conversation with Dr. Marion Nestle​ Washington Square · Nov 19 · Free Dig into the powerful political and economic forces that shape our plates. Leave with practical, common-sense advice for eating well in a world of information overload!

​Millions for Menopause Walk​ Riverside Park · Nov 15 Despite affecting half the population, menopause is dramatically underfunded & misunderstood. This first official walk is about advocacy, action, & unity.

Upcoming Events

November 12 · Wednesday

• ​Lunch Time Meditation · Midtown East · Free
• ​Fall Yoga in the Field House · Riverside Park · Free
• ​Better SEX in the City: The Doctor is In · Tribeca · Free
• ​Tai Chi with Master Wang · Gotham Park · Free
• ​Apples - Domestication, Genomics & Climate · Washington Square· Free
• ​Vegan & Wellness Business Networking · Flatbush · Free

November 13 · Thursday

• ​Vegan Wine Tasting · East Williamsburg
• ​Yoga & Meditation Workshop · Lenox Hill · Free
• ​Art of Wellbeing: Collective Singing & The Alexander Technique · Upper West Side · Free
• ​Interplanted: Weaving Roots for Food Justice · Lower East Side · Free

November 14 · Friday

• ​Wellness Walk · Prospect Park · Free
• ​Dumpling Making for SNAP Recipients · DUMBO · Free
• ​Vegan Ladies Night · Flatbush
• ​NYC Mateada - Yearba Mate Meetup · Central Park · Free
• ​Beginner Mat Pilates Class · Harlem · Free
• ​Wellbeing Concert - Maxwell Quartet · Carnegie Hall
• ​Woofbowl Pupsgiving · Williamsburg · Free

November 15 · Saturday

♡ Mindful Movement

• ​Yoga with Steph Reid · Gotham Park · Free
• ​Free Women's Yoga · West Harlem · Free
• ​Community Yoga · Harlem · Free
• ​STRONG Nation HIIT workout · Midtown East · Free
• ​MenWalking: Walk, Talk, Connect · Central Park · Free
• ​Fall Bird Walks wth NYC Bird Alliance · Queens Botanical Garden
• ​Mindbodygreen Strong Moves - Movement, Community, Longevity · Bryant Park · Free
• ​Juggling Class · Bryant Park · Free
• ​Millions for Menopause Walk · Riverside Park

⟁ Food

• ​Matcha & Paws Pop-up · East Village · Free
• ​Plant-Based Thanksgiving · Washington Square · Free
• ​NY Cider Festival · Meatpacking District
• ​Holiday Herbal Mocktails Workshop · Brooklyn Botanical Garden
• ​Gotham Gators Give Back Volunteer Event · Midtown · Free
• ​New Jersey Veg Fest · Montclair, NJ

✧ Creativity

• ​Passeio Holiday Centerpiece Workshop · SoHo
• ​Love Land: Awakening - Meditation, Sound Bath & Art · Williamsburg

November 16 · Sunday

♡ Mindful Movement

• ​Guided Meditation Tour @ The Met · Upper East Side
• ​Sanctuary Sounds Meditative Sound Bath · Upper East Side
• ​Donation-based Yoga · Bed-Stuy
• ​The Menopause Party · Sunset Park · Free
• ​Manhattan Turkey Trot 5K · Randall's Island

⟁ Food

• ​Cooking Class: Italian Classics - Modern Vegan · Flatiron
• ​Long Island Vegan Pop-up · Patchogue, Long Island · Free
• ​Po Dinner: Yoga & Holistic Banquet · East Village
• ​Community Plant Exchange · Harlem · Free

✧ Creativity

• ​Botanical Art Making Workshop with Afternoon Tea · Flatiron
• ​Paint & Plant: Plant Therapy Workshop · Bushwick
• ​Move, Make, Manifest - Yoga, Color, Creative Expression · Tribeca
• ​Studio Sunday @ Studio Museum in Harlem · Harlem · Free
• ​The Chelsea Art Fair · Chelsea · Free

November 17 · Monday

• ​Forest Bathing Tour · Central Park
• ​Paint & Plant: Plant Therapy Workshop · Bushwick
• ​Community Yoga · Harlem · Free

November 18 · Tuesday

• ​Vegan Night Market · Central Park · Free
• ​Comedy in Shambles · East Village · Free
• ​The Nature of Fashion - A Botanical Story · NoMad · Free
• ​mobius Social Run Club · Free
• ​Healing Grounds: Community Festival for Restoration & Resilience · Coney Island · Free

November 19 · Wednesday

• ​Shanghai Gatsby Jazz Night @ Spicy Moon · Chinatown
• ​Tai Chi with Master Wang · Gotham Park · Free
• ​The Politics of Your Plate: A Conversation with Dr. Marion Nestle​ · Washington Square · Free
• ​Ril's Bougie Book Signing Tour · Flatbush · Free
• ​Fall Yoga in the Field House · Riverside Park · Free
• ​Let's Talk M.A.N (Mental Health & Nutrition) · Bed-Stuy · Free
• ​Functional Sports Nutrition Workshop - Bikepacking · Williamsburg · Free

FEATURED RECIPE

Apple Leek Soup Creamy, dairy-free, vegan apple-leek soup with Honeycrisp apple, leek, and walnut milk. Ready in about 30 minutes!

Plan Ahead

• ​Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot · Central Park · Free
• ​Holiday Wreath Making Workshop · Flatiron
• ​Community Indoor Rock Climbing · Gowanus · Free
• ​Family Style Thanksgiving Dinner @ Le Basque · Union Square
• ​Friendsgiving @ Cadence · East Village
• ​The People’s Harvest – Volunteer, Donate, or Sponsor · Crown Heights

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