Since 1999 the Dredgers have empowered people to care for the Gowanus Canal through advocacy, conservation, and education. We encourage an understanding of the NY-NJ harbor as a resource for recreation and education as well as a waterway for commuters, tourists and goods. Our organization promotes waterfront stewardship and is raising awareness of sewer overflow issues that affect our Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY. Activities are conducted on the canal and shoreline, with occasional voyages to neighboring waterfront communities of Red Hook, Sunset Park and Brooklyn Heights
** If you click our donation link on a mobile device it may open the Paypal App instead of our donation portal- search for “The Gowanus Dredgers” **
Events Calendar
What's coming up
Events
Calendar of Events
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 events,
Two weekends of on-water adventure, skill-building, and summer camp vibes! Build skills, have fun, and feel more confident on the water.
$200
Join our Crew on a sunset and full-moon guided adventure!! Meet at the the Gowanus Dredgers Bunker, at the end of 19th St / off 3rd Ave, 11232 - NOT our 2nd St. boathouse. Tickets required, available via eventbrite. |
0 events,
|
1 event,
Tuesday evenings, 6-8:30 April through October. Join our weekly Jug & String Band!
$5 – $10
|
1 event,
The Boathouse Jam every Wednesday evening 6-8:30 April-Oct. Just come, bring an acoustic instrument.
$5 – $10
|
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
3 events,
Two weekends of on-water adventure, skill-building, and summer camp vibes! Build skills, have fun, and feel more confident on the water.
$200
Stop down and launch a canoe for a self-guided paddle from our boathouse at 2nd Street! 
Dreams of Water, Bodies of Earth reflects on environmental fragility, material transformation, and the evolving relationship between living organisms and human-made worlds. Traversing between marine and terrestrial realms, the exhibition explores how modern life shapes our views of nature. |
3 events,
Two weekends of on-water adventure, skill-building, and summer camp vibes! Build skills, have fun, and feel more confident on the water.
$200
Stop down and launch a canoe for a self-guided paddle from our boathouse at 2nd Street! 
A Persistence of Cormorants is a summer-long poetry reading series on our shoreline featuring accomplished and exceptional poets from the New York area, many of who live in Brooklyn. On each of the scheduled Sundays, from 1:30 to 3:30, up to four featured poets will read for 10 to 15 minutes each. |
0 events,
|
1 event,
Tuesday evenings, 6-8:30 April through October. Join our weekly Jug & String Band!
$5 – $10
|
2 events,
The Boathouse Jam every Wednesday evening 6-8:30 April-Oct. Just come, bring an acoustic instrument.
$5 – $10
Join the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club for a secret, one of a kind, personal sunset cruise in canoes above Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. |
1 event,
-
Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride & paddle with us in June as we offer a special voyage of Gowanus Bay and lower Canal. This is our eighth annual Pride Paddle! |
0 events,
|
1 event,
Dreams of Water, Bodies of Earth reflects on environmental fragility, material transformation, and the evolving relationship between living organisms and human-made worlds. Traversing between marine and terrestrial realms, the exhibition explores how modern life shapes our views of nature. |
1 event,
A Persistence of Cormorants is a summer-long poetry reading series on our shoreline featuring accomplished and exceptional poets from the New York area, many of who live in Brooklyn. On each of the scheduled Sundays, from 1:30 to 3:30, up to four featured poets will read for 10 to 15 minutes each. |
1 event,
Socialize with the Dredgers at our BUNKER (2 19th St, off of 3rd Ave) for a casual member catch-up and paddle! We’ll gather at 6:30 and aim to be on-water around 7:15. |
1 event,
Tuesday evenings, 6-8:30 April through October. Join our weekly Jug & String Band!
$5 – $10
|
1 event,
The Boathouse Jam every Wednesday evening 6-8:30 April-Oct. Just come, bring an acoustic instrument.
$5 – $10
|
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
2 events,
Stop down and launch a canoe for a self-guided paddle from our boathouse at 2nd Street!
Dreams of Water, Bodies of Earth reflects on environmental fragility, material transformation, and the evolving relationship between living organisms and human-made worlds. Traversing between marine and terrestrial realms, the exhibition explores how modern life shapes our views of nature. |
1 event,
Stop down and launch a canoe for a self-guided paddle from our boathouse at 2nd Street! |
0 events,
|
1 event,
Tuesday evenings, 6-8:30 April through October. Join our weekly Jug & String Band!
$5 – $10
|
1 event,
The Boathouse Jam every Wednesday evening 6-8:30 April-Oct. Just come, bring an acoustic instrument.
$5 – $10
|
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
1 event,
Dreams of Water, Bodies of Earth reflects on environmental fragility, material transformation, and the evolving relationship between living organisms and human-made worlds. Traversing between marine and terrestrial realms, the exhibition explores how modern life shapes our views of nature. |
3 events,
Add valuable rescue skills to your toolbox by taking this certification class. CPR & First Aid is required to be a Trip Leader, we hope you join us!
A Persistence of Cormorants is a summer-long poetry reading series on our shoreline featuring accomplished and exceptional poets from the New York area, many of who live in Brooklyn. On each of the scheduled Sundays, from 1:30 to 3:30, up to four featured poets will read for 10 to 15 minutes each. 
Hop aboard for a sun-soaked voyage back to the best of 1970s/1980s soft rock and smooth soul. Yacht Rock Choir began as a dream to create a space where the […] |
1 event,
Join our Crew on a sunset and full-moon guided adventure!! Meet at the the Gowanus Dredgers Bunker, at the end of 19th St / off 3rd Ave, 11232 - NOT our 2nd St. boathouse. Tickets required, available via eventbrite. |
1 event,
Tuesday evenings, 6-8:30 April through October. Join our weekly Jug & String Band!
$5 – $10
|
1 event,
The Boathouse Jam every Wednesday evening 6-8:30 April-Oct. Just come, bring an acoustic instrument.
$5 – $10
|
0 events,
|
0 events,
|
1 event,
Stop down and launch a canoe for a self-guided paddle from our boathouse at 2nd Street! |
