The Great Dumbo Drop is an annual block party tradition with a spectacular twist – thousands of elephants dropping onto Washington Street, Brooklyn's most photographed block.
The block party between York and Plymouth Streets will feature food from neighboring eateries including Juliana's Pizza & Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, Atrium, Cecconi's, Celestine, Front Street Pizza, Melt, Oddfellow’s, Seamore's, Smile to Go, SUGARCANE raw bar grill, Superfine, Untamed Sandwiches, Westville, and more, in addition to musical entertainment; arts and crafts activities from Smack Mellon; Brooklyn Bridge Park, and others; virtual reality experiences from vrbar; games led by Come Out and Play, an art installation in conjunction with Photoville; plus other activites.
Toy elephants for the DUMBO Drop can be “adopted” for $20, (until September 25) and will be released from the rooftops of DUMBO onto Washington Street. The owner of the elephant that most closely reaches the target will win a $500 neighborhood shopping spree; one runner-up will receive six free pizza pies and six “cut the line” passes for Juliana’s Pizza. Additional prizes to be announced.
Funds raised from the DUMBO Drop will support DUMBO's local Title I Public STEAM Schools PS307 Elementary School and the Dock Street Middle School. Proceeds from last year’s event helped PS307 and The Dock Street School purchase classroom supplies, dance costumes and wrestling equipment, and computer software, and sent students on field trips to Yale, Harvard and to Randall’s Island.
The event kicks-off with a performance by female drumline FogoAzul at 5:00 p.m. PS307’s nationally recognized cheerleading team The Diamonds, and The Dock Street Dancers will perform prior to The Great DUMBO Drop.