IMPORTANT NOTE: Please check the location of your event, as we host programming in multiple locations. We cannot delay launch or refund tickets if you arrive at the wrong spot.
Join The Gowanus Dredgers for a weekend of Creature Feature paddle-in movies! We're screening our seasonal favorite, Creature from the Black Lagoon, as well as a new-to-us film, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Tickets will be available soon, register for each screening separately.
Shenanigans will be on-shore tonight as a result of yesterday's storm. Hello Intrepid Gowanus Paddler, We have a different kind of "Boo!" for this Halloween afternoon. Unfortunately, yesterday's massive rainstorm — and the subsequent discharge of sewage into the Canal — and today's extreme wind conditions mean that we are offically deciding that today's conditions […]
May marks the start of the on-water season, and we're kicking things off with a new volunteer orientation and training. Join us for a 90-minute session that will teach you everything you need to know about volunteering with the Dredgers. What you'll do: Get introduced to the Gowanus Dredgers, the Gowanus Canal, and how you […]
May marks the start of the on-water season, and we're kicking things off with a new volunteer orientation and training. Join us for a 90-minute session that will teach you everything you need to know about volunteering with the Dredgers. What you'll do: Get introduced to the Gowanus Dredgers, the Gowanus Canal, and how you […]
Join the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club for a secret, one of a kind, personal sunset cruise in canoes above Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal.
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.
Stop down and launch a canoe for a self-guided paddle from our boathouse at 2nd Street!
Cultural Ecologies Series: Unheard-of and Discocactus Date: May 23rd, 2026, 7PM Canoe Launch, 7:30PM Music Location: Gowanus Dredgers Bunker, 2 19th St, Brooklyn, NY 11232 Canoe Seats: $15 donation to Dredgers, Shore seating Free RSVP/Tickets here Join Unheard-of Ensemble, the Dredgers, and special guests video game jazz-funk ensemble Discocactus to open the season! Unheard-of opens […]
Stop down and launch a canoe for a self-guided paddle from our boathouse at 2nd Street!
Two weekends of on-water adventure, skill-building, and summer camp vibes! Build skills, have fun, and feel more confident on the water.
Two weekends of on-water adventure, skill-building, and summer camp vibes! Build skills, have fun, and feel more confident on the water.
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.