CONEY ISLAND MERMAID PARADE
CONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN

ARTIST AND PARTICIPANT 2009-PRESENT
The Mermaid Parade is the nation's largest art parade, and one of New York City's greatest summer events. Each year our marching group of friends and family spend months choosing a theme, crafting our homemade costumes and executing outrageous hair and makeup.

Founded in 1983, the Mermaid Parade pays tribute to a century of Coney Island ingenuity, revelry, and pageantry by celebrating the artistic vision of the masses. With everything from a crowned King Neptune and Queen Mermaid, fantastical sea creatures and mer-folk, marching bands and dancing groups, to baby strollers and mechanized floats, it showcases the creativity of individuals from the five boroughs and beyond. It opens the summer with a true celebration of incredible art, NYC’s entrepreneurial spirit, and community pride.