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.

  • Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions

    Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Tuesday evenings, 6-8:30 April through October. Join our weekly Jug & String Band!
    These sessions will be open to Intermediate and above players, and we encourage you to sing along and bring a song to lead.

    $5 – $10
  • Boathouse Bluegrass Jam

    Boathouse Bluegrass Jam
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    The Boathouse Jam every Wednesday evening 6-8:30 April-Oct. Just come, bring an acoustic instrument.
    We are inclusive of all – young & old, new & seasoned musicians. Just bring a smile and your musical instrument and/or your voice to join our one night makeshift band.

    $5 – $10
  • Paddle-In Movie: Gowanus Current

    Join The Gowanus Dredgers for an on-water screening of Gowanus Current, a documentary by Jamie Courville and Chris Reynolds, and a discussion with the filmmakers at the Boathouse after the show! Book your ticket via eventbrite. We'll meet at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse (165 2nd St.), but the screening takes place on the Gowanus Canal, with on-water […]

  • Paddle-In Movie: Creature from the Black Lagoon

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Our annual paddle-in screening of Creature from the Black Lagoon! Join The Gowanus Dredgers for our annual paddle-in screening of 1954's Creature from the Black Lagoon. It's your last chance to join us for an on-the-water cinematic event this season, so don't miss it! Book your ticket via eventbrite. We'll meet at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse […]

  • Gowanus Dredgers’ Members Exhibition

    Monthly Gowanus Artists 2026
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    The Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse is proud to present a group exhibition featuring artwork by members of the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club. Presented as part of Gowanus Open Studios 2026, the exhibit includes sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, and collage that showcase the breadth of creativity and craftsmanship among the Dredgers’ members.

  • Full Moon Gowanus Voyage – OCTOBER

    Full Moon Tours
    Gowanus Dredgers Bunker (19th St.) 2 19th St., Brooklyn, NY

    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.

  • Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions

    Gowanus Jug & String Band Sessions
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Tuesday evenings, 6-8:30 April through October. Join our weekly Jug & String Band!
    These sessions will be open to Intermediate and above players, and we encourage you to sing along and bring a song to lead.

    $5 – $10
  • Boathouse Bluegrass Jam

    Boathouse Bluegrass Jam
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    The Boathouse Jam every Wednesday evening 6-8:30 April-Oct. Just come, bring an acoustic instrument.
    We are inclusive of all – young & old, new & seasoned musicians. Just bring a smile and your musical instrument and/or your voice to join our one night makeshift band.

    $5 – $10
  • FREE Halloween Walk-Up Paddling – 2nd St.

    Hop into a Gowanus Dredgers canoe and paddle at your own pace inside the protected Gowanus Canal. Enjoy discovering the canal’s unique mix of wildlife and urban waterway infrastructure, practice […]

  • Gowanus Dredgers’ Members Exhibition

    Monthly Gowanus Artists 2026
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    The Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse is proud to present a group exhibition featuring artwork by members of the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club. Presented as part of Gowanus Open Studios 2026, the exhibit includes sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, and collage that showcase the breadth of creativity and craftsmanship among the Dredgers’ members.

  • Pirates of the Gowanus: Halloween Parade

    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    We'll be floating members of @funkrustbrassband down the canal for a one-of-a-kind pirate dance party! Grab your favorite beddazzled eye patch and catch a parrot and join us along the esplanade and Carroll and Union bridges! Festivities kick off at 5:30pm on Halloween.