SUNDAY NYC
Start: Sunday, September 21, 2025•01:00 PM
Location:15th Street Friend's Meeting House• 15 Rutherford Pl, New York, NY 10003 US
Join us for Sun Day NYC, part of a national day of action celebrating the power of solar and wind energy. This free community event will bring together movement leaders, city officials, industry and labor representatives and communities across the five boroughs to showcase New York’s clean energy progress and connect New Yorkers with opportunities to accelerate the forward progress of energy transition.
Free admission | Family Friendly | All are Welcome
This event is rain or shine, most outdoor activities have a rain location.
Welcoming Meditation (1:15 - 1:45 PM)
Stuyvesant Square Park
We will meditate on the beauty and the generosity of the Sun. Show gratitude for the light and heat that makes all life on Earth possible. Acknowledge Solar Power as a just distribution of energy.
Power UP: Speaking Solar (2:00 - 3:30 PM)
15th Street Friends Meetinghouse - get your free ticket: Sun Day Panel Tickets
Moderator Kai Wright - Former Host Notes from America, WNYC
2:00 - 2:30 PM - Solar in Vision: Bill McKibben, Author, Activist and Third Act Founder and NYC Comptroller Brad Lander in conversation
2:30 - 3:15 PM - Solar in Action: A panel of solar implementers, policymakers and builders to share inspiration and insights into how NY can build more solar and make it accessible to all New Yorkers.
NYC Council Member Sandy Nurse, District 37
Brooklyn Solar Works CEO TR Ludwig
Reti Center Executive Director Jinean Robinson
Solar Expert TBD
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM - Solar in Policy: A Call to Action for policies you can fight for this year to see more affordable solar in NY.
Solar One Senior Policy Manager Kate Selden
Youth Leader - tbc
Family Friendly Renewable Energy Fair (2:00 - 5:00 PM)
Stuyvesant Square Park
Tabling with local climate and community organizations, including live solar demonstrations
Art and Solar activities for children of all ages
2:30 - 3:15 PM Esther Crow sing-along & storytime
3:30 - 5:00 PM Carnival of Collapse
Program Closing (5:00 - 6:00 PM)
15th Street Friends Meetinghouse
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir
