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Drink and Draw: Surrealist Watercolor and Collage Paintings
Wed, Jul 23rd 2025
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Dumbo Archway + Plaza
Explore the unexpected through surrealist painting and collage in this playful mixed-media workshop. Begin with loose watercolor washes to create a dreamy, abstract background, then layer in found images, cut paper, and drawn elements to build a one-of-a-kind composition that blends reality with imagination. Presented by Team Dumbo and powered by Creatively Wild. $20 for<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/drink-and-draw-leysan-nigmatova-surrealist-watercolor-and-collage-paintings/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Drink and Draw: Surrealist Watercolor and Collage Paintings"</span></a>
Secret Concert with Sofar Sounds
Wed, Jul 23rd 2025
7:30pm to 10:00pm
Sound Mind Center
Sofar invites discovery of emerging talent and local grassroots art and culture through one-of-a-kind live music experiences in 400+ cities globally. Sofar transforms unlikely spaces – like a rooftop or art gallery – into captivating venues for intimate gigs, curating inclusive experiences that bring people closer together. Founded in a London flat in 2009, Sofar<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/secret-concert-with-sofar-sounds/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Secret Concert with Sofar Sounds"</span></a>
Live at the Archway: Sug Daniels | Jenn MackSoud
Thu, Jul 24th 2025
5:00pm to 7:30pm
Dumbo Archway + Plaza
Delaware born, Philadelphia based Sug Daniels bring a colorful, vulnerable, and charismatic touch to a her personal blend of folk, rock, and alt soul. Jenn Macksoud, known to many as the founder of the Vinegar Hill Food Pantry, brings her small-scale pen and ink drawings to the Art Wall.
Klein Designs “Sip + Stitch” Embroidery Event
Thu, Jul 24th 2025
6:30pm to 9:00pm
147 Front St. Suite 223
Klein Designs invites you to a Farmer’s Market Sip + Stitch in our Dumbo Studio! Join us for a summer evening of stitching, sipping & seasonal delights! Take home a fresh mini tote filled with curated seasonal treats, market-inspired gifts & more. Each ticket includes a complimentary mini tote- ready to be embroidered with a<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/klein-designs-sip-stitch-embroidery-event/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Klein Designs “Sip + Stitch” Embroidery Event"</span></a>
BYO Dyeing Workshop with Bengala Mud Dye & Indigo Dye
Fri, Jul 25th 2025
4:00pm to 7:00pm
Loop of the Loom – DUMBO
Bengala Mud Dye is one of the oldest natural dyes and is non-toxic. This workshop is eco-friendly, and the dyeing method is very easy. It’s perfect for individuals or even families to enjoy together! We will open the dye tables full of dye basins of Bengala, plus Aijozome Indigo! Reserve your spot and come with<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/byo-dyeing-workshop-with-bengala-mud-dye-indigo-dye/2025-07-25/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"BYO Dyeing Workshop with Bengala Mud Dye & Indigo Dye"</span></a>
BYO Dyeing Workshop with Bengala Mud Dye & Indigo Dye
Sat, Jul 26th 2025
11:00am to 1:00pm
Loop of the Loom – DUMBO
Bengala Mud Dye is one of the oldest natural dyes and is non-toxic. This workshop is eco-friendly, and the dyeing method is very easy. It’s perfect for individuals or even families to enjoy together! We will open the dye tables full of dye basins of Bengala, plus Aijozome Indigo! Reserve your spot and come with<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/byo-dyeing-workshop-with-bengala-mud-dye-indigo-dye/2025-07-26/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"BYO Dyeing Workshop with Bengala Mud Dye & Indigo Dye"</span></a>
Drink and Draw: Austen Aura – Graffiti Exploration: Lettering and Design
Wed, Jul 30th 2025
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Dumbo Archway + Plaza
Our spray paint instructor will show you how to express your inner graffiti artist! From lettering to imagery, we hope to push your ideas to new heights. Austin brings a very wild style to a cozy night under the archway. Spend your evening creating in a way you never though possible! Presented by Team Dumbo<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/drink-and-draw-austen-aura-graffiti-exploration-lettering-and-design/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Drink and Draw: Austen Aura – Graffiti Exploration: Lettering and Design"</span></a>
Fabrik’s The Other Happy Hour: Connection through Curiosity
Thu, Jul 31st 2025
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Fabrik DUMBO
Welcome to The Other Hour! Curated by Fabrik member Roni Bradley, The Other Hour is a weekly member-only happy hour experience exploring alternative wellness through hobbies, play, and intentional connection. It’s a space for Fabrik members to slow down, meet one another, and reconnect. In a world grappling with burnout and loneliness, this gathering offers<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/fabriks-the-other-happy-hour-connection-through-curiosity/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Fabrik’s The Other Happy Hour: Connection through Curiosity"</span></a>
Live at the Archway: Chicha Libre | Chelsea Bonosky
Thu, Jul 31st 2025
5:00pm to 7:30pm
Dumbo Archway + Plaza
After an eight years hiatus, psychedelic cumbia group Chicha Libre is back, bringing their freeform take on tropical genres to Dumbo. Chelsea Bonosky brings her activism to the Art Wall.
Loose Threads – From Cringe to Community, Showing up Online with Purpose
Thu, Jul 31st 2025
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Fabrik DUMBO
Loose Threads: a Fabrik series for strengthening self to build better things. Making content can feel… weird. Vulnerable. Cringe. Lonely. Especially when you’re doing it solo. Join us for the next Loose Threads session — an evening of good food and honest conversation about how to move through the awkwardness of creating online, build a<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/loose-threads-from-cringe-to-community-showing-up-online-with-purpose/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Loose Threads – From Cringe to Community, Showing up Online with Purpose"</span></a>
Drunk Black History (Museum of Food and Drink Event)
Thu, Jul 31st 2025
7:00pm to 8:30pm
Museum of Food and Drink
Join comedian Brandon Collins (New York Comedy Festival) for a one-of-a-kind, booze-fueled deep dive into the delicious side of Black history. Featuring a stellar lineup of comedians, including Onika McLean (Law & Order), Punkie Johnson (SNL), and LaShana Daniels (For the Cocktail Culture) who will be recounting the stories of overlooked figures and moments in<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/drunk-black-history-museum-of-food-and-drink-event/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Drunk Black History (Museum of Food and Drink Event)"</span></a>
Drunk Black History: Museum of Food and Drink Edition
Thu, Jul 31st 2025
7:00pm to 8:30pm
Museum of Food and Drink
Join comedian Brandon Collins (New York Comedy Festival) for a one-of-a-kind, booze-fueled deep dive into the delicious side of Black history. Featuring a stellar lineup of comedians, including Onika McLean (Law & Order), Punkie Johnson (SNL), and LaShana Daniels (For the Cocktail Culture) who will be recounting the stories of overlooked figures and moments in<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/drunk-black-history-museum-of-food-and-drink-edition/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Drunk Black History: Museum of Food and Drink Edition"</span></a>
BYO Dyeing Workshop with Bengala Mud Dye & Indigo Dye
Fri, Aug 1st 2025
4:00pm to 7:00pm
Loop of the Loom – DUMBO
Bengala Mud Dye is one of the oldest natural dyes and is non-toxic. This workshop is eco-friendly, and the dyeing method is very easy. It’s perfect for individuals or even families to enjoy together! We will open the dye tables full of dye basins of Bengala, plus Aijozome Indigo! Reserve your spot and come with<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/byo-dyeing-workshop-with-bengala-mud-dye-indigo-dye/2025-08-01/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"BYO Dyeing Workshop with Bengala Mud Dye & Indigo Dye"</span></a>
Pie Picnic: A Summer Friday Gathering | Co-Hosted by Letters from the Table & Otherwell
Fri, Aug 1st 2025
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Fabrik DUMBO
Join us for a slice of ease and connection at Fabrik DUMBO. Hosted by Joni Goldbach of Letters from the Table and Roni Bradley of Otherwell, this Cookbook Club collab celebrates Erin Jeanne McDowell’s The Book on Pie with a summer pie potluck, book swap, analog game stations, and letter-writing prompts. Expect joy, nostalgia, and<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/pie-picnic-a-summer-friday-gathering-co-hosted-by-letters-from-the-table-otherwell/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"Pie Picnic: A Summer Friday Gathering | Co-Hosted by Letters from the Table & Otherwell"</span></a>
The Drunk Texts: Harry the First, or The Knave Who Hath Liv’d
Fri, Aug 1st 2025
9:00pm to 11:00pm
The RAT NYC
Join The Drunk Texts for our annual celebration of Harry’s birthday at Harry the First, or The Knave Who Hath Liv’d Friday, August 1st at 9pm at The RAT NYC. Relive Harry’s first year at Hogwarts like never before – in Shakespearean verse with tons of drinking games! And a portion of proceeds from the<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/the-drunk-texts-harry-the-first-or-the-knave-who-hath-livd/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"The Drunk Texts: Harry the First, or The Knave Who Hath Liv’d"</span></a>
First Thursday Gallery Walk
Thu, Aug 7th 2025
6:00pm to 8:00pm
On the first Thursday of every month, DUMBO’s galleries stay open late for a night of art, gallery openings, artist talks, and live performance. Visitors enjoy incredible views of the East River and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges as they walk along the waterfront from one gallery to the next and can enjoy local drink<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/art-in-dumbo-first-thursday-gallery-walk/2025-08-07/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"First Thursday Gallery Walk"</span></a>
BYO Dyeing Workshop with Bengala Mud Dye & Indigo Dye
Fri, Aug 8th 2025
4:00pm to 7:00pm
Loop of the Loom – DUMBO
Bengala Mud Dye is one of the oldest natural dyes and is non-toxic. This workshop is eco-friendly, and the dyeing method is very easy. It’s perfect for individuals or even families to enjoy together! We will open the dye tables full of dye basins of Bengala, plus Aijozome Indigo! Reserve your spot and come with<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/byo-dyeing-workshop-with-bengala-mud-dye-indigo-dye/2025-08-08/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"BYO Dyeing Workshop with Bengala Mud Dye & Indigo Dye"</span></a>
BYO Dyeing Workshop with Bengala Mud Dye & Indigo Dye
Sat, Aug 9th 2025
11:00am to 1:00pm
Loop of the Loom – DUMBO
Bengala Mud Dye is one of the oldest natural dyes and is non-toxic. This workshop is eco-friendly, and the dyeing method is very easy. It’s perfect for individuals or even families to enjoy together! We will open the dye tables full of dye basins of Bengala, plus Aijozome Indigo! Reserve your spot and come with<a href="https://dumbo.nyc/event/byo-dyeing-workshop-with-bengala-mud-dye-indigo-dye/2025-08-09/">Continue reading <span class="sr-only">"BYO Dyeing Workshop with Bengala Mud Dye & Indigo Dye"</span></a>