Pride Paddle with the Gowanus Dredgers

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! We persisted right through each year of the pandemic, because celebrating and signaling the importance of inclusion on the waterfront is crucial to our work.

Meet at our 19th St. Bunker Launch site (end of 19th St / off 3rd Ave.) at Gowanus Bay and please register to ensure we can reserve a seat for you.

We’ll be be paddling out as the sun sets, hoping for some technicolor clouds and good sunset glows. We may pair three people per canoe with two in change of navigation and one passenger. Solo paddlers are welcome, you will be paired with other members of the group based on experience and comfort in a canoe. Bring your rainbow flags and colorful apparel!

Meet at the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club 19th St. Launch, 2 19 St, Brooklyn, (off of 3rd Ave.), at 7:00 pm to sign your waiver, meet your fellow paddlers and prepare to launch. We'll aim to be on the water no later than 7:30pm. Dress for the weather and bring a bottle filled with water. Close-toed shoes are recommended, and wear clothing you don't mind potentially being splashed. Use a restroom before arrival, as we have limited facilities on-site (a port-a-john).

No rain date - event will cancel by 4 pm if heavy rain, thunder or lightning is on the menu.