PLEASE NOTE: We have two launch locations, the Boathouse at 165 2nd St. / off Bond St. and the Bunker at the end of 19th St. off of 3rd Ave. The starting place for each activity is listed with the event listing. In general, guided tours leave from 19th St. Walk-Up paddling may be at either location, depending on the current status of the work in the canal. It takes about 35 minutes to walk between the locations and about 10 minutes to drive. PLEASE CHECK the location to ensure you are not late to a timed tour. Trips can not be joined once the group leaves the dock.
[ Rain 30 min. Prior to start time may cancel event and dates +30 days in the future are subject to change ]
Help us close down the Bunker for the season. We'll be doing some light construction work and building out a new canoe rack, come ready to get dusty and dirty and have some fun.
Join LULITA for a listening party for her upcoming Argentinian Folk EP. Light snacks and drinks will be served, and the EP listening will be followed by a short live performance.
The only comedy show in a Brooklyn boathouse. Hosted by Chase Shanahan.
Free show, BYOB
Lineup TBA, follow @shahanagans on Instagram for more information.
Jos Prol: ARRIVALS
Reception: November 9 (5-8pm)
Open 1-5 PM Saturdays in November or by appointment
Join Harmony 3 for a 'mini' concert, where they'll perform three movements from Janni Brandon's Sequoia Trio, inside the large "Leviathan" artwork by Jos Prol.
Join Gowanus poet Brad Vogel and friends at the Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse at 165 2nd Street, Brooklyn, for BEHEMOTH, a poetry reading after dark wrapped in the coils of Leviathan, a giant driftwood sculptural installation by artist Jos Prol (both leviathan and behemoth are primordial monsters mentioned in the ancient Book of Job).
Jos Prol: ARRIVALS
Reception: November 9 (5-8pm)
Open 1-5 PM Saturdays in November or by appointment
Boathouse Jam, Winter Edition!
The Boathouse Jam is hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club to activate our shoreline while fostering the continued resurgence of acoustical collaborations in Brooklyn. 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.
We're 25! Come by the boathouse at 2nd and Bond to help us celebrate our anniversary and the end of a fantastic season.
Boathouse Jam, Winter Edition!
The Boathouse Jam is hosted by the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club to activate our shoreline while fostering the continued resurgence of acoustical collaborations in Brooklyn. 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.
Local artist Rich Garr leads this exploration through the Gowanus waterfront. He is a longtime area artist focusing on public art and community. This walking tour is a multi-sensory collage featuring art, and responding to the area's renowned history and current events.
"Inner and Outer Transformations: The Climate Crisis" is an immersive multimedia exhibition curated through a blend of fine art photography, poetry, live music, and community climate engagement activities on climate adaptation on flooding in NYC.
