35th Annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade this weekend

This weekend on Saturday, June 17^th is the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade.  This event is celebrating their 35^th year of mermaid madness. 

2017 flyer sourced from Coney Island's webpage.

Billed as an art parade that celebrates Coney Island’s history of oceanic entertainment, it is part burlesque show and part fanciful romp put on by the local community.  During the festivities, you will see many a colorful mermaid character and creative floats making their way down the parade route.

Above image sourced from The Mermaid Parade Facebook page.  Copyright Raymond Adams.

The event is said to be family friendly, but be warned that there are some mermaids and mermen that are minimalist when it comes to their “clothing”.  Example of this below.

Above image also sourced from The Mermaid Parade Facebook page.  Copyright Raymond Adams.

Coney Island USA, the resident not for profit arts center in Coney Island, is the orchestrator of this event and found themselves working down to the wire to fund this year’s parade. So, if you are able to attend this eye popping event, please do so as the support will be greatly appreciated by the Coney Island community.  You can find additional information on this event at Coney Island's webpage here.  You can also find more great pictures of all the fun on their Facebook page located here.