Kwanzaa Crawl 2025 || A One Day Celebration of Black-Owned Bars

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What’s Kwanzaa Crawl?

Every year on December 26, thousands of Black folks celebrate the first night of Kwanzaa by taking to the streets of Brooklyn moving from Black-owned bar to Black-owned bar. The goal is come together to celebrate our Blackness and send our Black-owned businesses into the new year on the right foot; backing our community while we back that a$$ up - and we’ve done it for almost a decade.

One night. One borough. Millions of Black dollars poured into Black businesses over the years.

How The Crawl Works?

A few thousand friends, broken into teams of about 100 people, meet at a central location for a Kick-Off ceremony to get things started. From there, you Crawl with your team to the hottest Black-owned spots in Brooklyn. They’ll be closed to the public and ready to welcome us with private parties, drink specials, DJs, and more.

You can find the details of it all here, or keep scrolling to join us!

How Do I Pick A Team?

Pick A Team by either:

• Choosing the bar you’d like to head to right after the kick-off. Each team will go to 3 scheduled stops. You pick the first, we’ll surprise you with the others at the Crawl. After your 3rd stop, you can hop around to any participating Kwanzaa Crawl venues you want!
• Choosing the team leader you’d like to follow for the night. Team leaders are like your turnt tour-guides; they’re all great but if there’s someone specific you want to be with, that's the team to choose.
• Choosing a neighborhood and picking a Wildcard ticket. The Kwanzaa Crawl crew will pick a team for you and your group.
• Choosing an experience. Kwanzaa Crawl offers curated experiences, like a smaller party inside a big ass party! Here is the 2025 List of experiences:

- D9 Teams: Team 2 - Damballa AND Team 19 - Bird Pepper

- Venue Takeovers:

* The Block Association @ Scales

* Dope BBQ @ The Ivory on Park

* Fun With Friends @ Pacific BK

* Lonnie & Happy Hour Legends @The Brooklyn Bank

- Stay & Play Venue: Saint James Libation

• Literally just picking one. It’s hard to have a bad time at Kwanzaa Crawl, so just get in where you fit in! Teams fill up fast, and we cannot add people to sold out teams. (Team size is determined by venue capacity; ignoring that capacity is unsafe, illegal, and causes wrinkles.)

Pro Tip: If you’re crawling with friends, be sure to select the same team. Double-check the number and letter, if there is one.

What Else Do I Need To Know?

Wristbands must be picked up before the event. You can either pay to have yours mailed to you or come get it in person at the Brooklyn Navy Yard December 20 & 21 at the Wristband Pick Up/Pop-Up Shop.

If you’re buying tickets for friends they won’t be automatically added to our mailing list, but that’s how we send out updates and location information. Make sure they sign up here or make sure you’re forwarding them the emails.

We provide all sorts of materials before the Crawl. Make sure you’re following us on Instagram & TikTok. Attendees are also given a copy of the Kwanzaa Crawl Black Pages, a curated directory of exceptional Black-owned businesses that serve Brooklyn.

Thank you for your support, your energy, and your Black excellence. We can't wait to celebrate with you all.

*Teams and participating venues subject to change.

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