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  • Guided Sunset Paddle

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

    Join the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club for a secret, one of a kind, personal sunset cruise in canoes above Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal.

  • A cormorant in the water with text "A Persistence of Cormorants, Poetry by the Gowanus" in the water below it.

    A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading

    A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    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.

  • 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

  • Unheard-of + Dredgers present videogame Funk band Discocactus

    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 […]

  • 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

  • Canoe Camp (for Grownups!)

    Featured Canoe Camp (for Grownups)
    Gowanus Dredgers Bunker (19th St.) 2 19th St., Brooklyn, NY

    Two weekends of on-water adventure, skill-building, and summer camp vibes! Build skills, have fun, and feel more confident on the water.

    $200

  • Pop-Up Choir: Yacht Rock by the Water

    Yacht Rock at the Boathouse
    Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse 165 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Join the Yacht Rock Choir at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse for a pop-up choir by the water.
    In this two-hour, open-to-all singing experience, we’ll learn a yacht rock or nautical-inspired song in four-part harmony — entirely by ear — and then perform it together outdoors in the lovely Gowanus Waterfront Park.

    $10