Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Festival

Project Healthy Minds, the leading mental health tech nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to mental health services across the United States, is hosting the fifth annual World Mental Health Day Festival, taking place Saturday, October 10.

Free to the public, the fifth annual gathering, held on Saturday, October 10th, is grounded in six pillars: Connect, Move, Restore, Reflect, Create and Care. Considered the world's largest public event on World Mental Health Day, the festivities unite world-renowned thought leaders, celebrities, authors and sports personalities for a full day of conversations and experiences addressing what has been called “the defining public health issue of our time.”

Attendees will have an opportunity to connect and engage in conversations tackling some of the most urgent and culturally relevant questions surrounding mental health today. The dynamic lineup of changemakers and visionaries onsite includes: Karl-Anthony Towns, NBA Champion and New York Knicks star whose personal conversation will be moderated by Rich Kleiman, Boardroom Co-Founder and CEO; Terry Crews, actor, host, author and Global Ambassador of Wellbeing for Wellhub; Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Anxious Generation”; Nina Westbrook, licensed marriage and family therapist, former college athlete and Founder. Hands-on activations and fitness classes will be led Sydney Miller, founder and CEO of HOUSEWORK; Kelsey Wells, global fitness trainer & mental health advocate; Becs Gentry, Peloton Instructor and ultramarathon runner; Timm Chiusano, author; Joe Gonzales, founder of Brooklyn Stroll Club; Jack Bauer, certified breathwork facilitator, mindfulness coach and fitness instructor; plus an award-winning puppy yoga class hosted by Puppy Sphere™. More to be announced!

Timely sessions will explore mental health through the lens of music, motherhood, entertainment, identity, performance and technology. Panels will include: “Turning Tragedy Into Triumph: New York Knicks Star & NBA Champion Karl-Anthony Towns on Grief, Loss, and High Performance,” “What Tech Crowds Out” with Jonathan Haidt and “Who Am I Now: Getting Ready for Change” with Terry Crews. Additional sessions and workshops to be announced.  

Project Healthy Minds World Mental Health Day Festival 2026 issponsored by Propel, Nespresso, ENOUGH, World of Hyatt, lululemon, and Wellhub.