Coney Island
The 38th Annual Mermaid Parade
Parade Status
Unfortunately, due to the current pandemic, the Mermaid Parade won’t be happening as originally scheduled. Despite this setback, we have taken a solemn vow that it will happen in 2020. We do not yet have an official date and it may take an unusual form but it will happen! Please stay tuned for an announcement from us about what we have planned. Make sure that you follow us on social media and are signed up for our Email Blasts (see sidebar on this page) to stay informed.
Check out the masks, check out the mask makers, and have some fun on our live stream of the event. This page includes images/slideshows of ALL OF THE MASKS. So share it with your friends: coneyisland.com/awards
The contestants in The Put on a Funny Face Mask Design Contest
have created the most brilliant masks to have ever graced our planet.
Now it is time to announce the winners. That's right it is time for THE MASKIES: our ultra swanky star-studded award show. It is scheduled for June 8th at 8PM.
- Contestants should check their email on Sunday for information about the private Zoom event
- The general public can come back here to this page for info about the free publicly available stream
We'll see you Monday! In the meantime, check out the MASKS. Click on
any image to see larger (and often additional) images. Click the
person's name to see more information about the mask and its creator.
Queen Mermaid Hailey Clauson
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COVER MODEL
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COVER MODEL
The Maskies, Presented by@NY1, are being held on Monday night! Check out the masks, check out the mask makers, and have some fun on our live stream of the event. This page includes images/slideshows of ALL OF THE MASKS. So share it with your friends: coneyisland.com/awards
37th Annual
Coney Island Mermaid Parade
2019 New York City
The 37th Annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade was held Jun 22 in 2019.
The Parade held annually in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, is the largest art parade in the United States. It is held each year in June, regardless of weather, to celebrate the arrival of the summer season. (according to Wikipedia)
Coney Island is a New York City neighborhood that features an amusement area that includes rides and attractions. It's not a centrally managed amusement park.
Registration is now open! Click here for info and to register to participate!
- The Parade will start at West 21st Street and Surf Avenue
- The Parade will roll east to West 10th Street
- At West 10th Street the Parade will turn south towards the boardwalk
- Cars and Motorized Floats continue down Surf Ave. passing W. 10th Street and exit the parade.
- At the Boardwalk, the marchers and push-pull floats will turn west and head towards West 17th St.
- At Steeplechase Plaza, the Parade will disband.
- Immediately after the last participant passes the review stand (approximately 4pm) at West 19th and Surf Avenue, parade founder Dick D. Zigun leads the King and Queen procession from the review stand at 19th and Surf Avenue, through MCU Parking lot to the beach for the official Beach Ceremony and opening of the ocean for the summer swimming season. Join us!
Check In/Registration - Check in/Registration for floats, antique cars, and marchers is in the parking lot on Surf Avenue between 21st & 22nd streets from 10am-1pm.
The line up for Floats and Antique Cars:
Floats line up on Surf Avenue between 24th street & 22nd street, Antique Cars line up on Surf Avenue between 21st & 22nd streets
Because West 21st Street is much narrower than our old staging area (West 10th Street), you will NOT be able to PULL YOUR TRUCK OR VEHICLE to unload materials for assembling your push-pull cart or costume. But, DON’T WORRY- you will be able to assemble your cart in a secure location with vehicle access on Surf Avenue between West 21st and West 22nd Street. You may then push your cart on to West 21st Street.
Mermaid Parade Frequently Asked Questions.
2015 Coney Island Mermaid Parade
The gloomy weather Saturday did little to dampen the spirit of thousands of extravagantly and sometimes scantily dressed “sea creature” revelers for the Mermaid Parade.
The gloomy weather Saturday did little to dampen the spirit of thousands of extravagantly and sometimes scantily dressed “sea creature” revelers for the Mermaid Parade.
Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2018
Hundreds of thousands of people lined Surf Avenue in Coney Island for the 36th annual Mermaid Parade that drew out waves of mermaids and other sea-faring creatures in a summer celebration.
Video by Liliana Bernal
Music
A Russian Circus Story by The Freak Fandango Orchestra
A
completely original creation of Coney Island USA (the not for profit
arts organization at 1208 Surf Avenue), the Mermaid Parade is the
nation's largest art parade and one of New York City's greatest summer
events.
A celebration of ancient mythology and honky-tonk rituals of the seaside, it showcases over 3,000 creative individuals from all over the five boroughs and beyond, opening the summer with incredible art, entrepreneurial spirit and community pride. The parade highlights Coney Island Pageantry based on a century of many Coney parades, celebrates the artistic vision of the masses, and ensures that the summer season is a success by bringing hundreds of thousands of people to the amusement area in a single day.
The MERMAID PARADE specifically was founded in 1983 with 3 goals: it brings mythology to life for local residents who live on streets named Mermaid and Neptune ; it creates self-esteem in a district that is often disregarded as “entertainment”; and it lets artistic New Yorkers find self-expression in public.
Unlike most parades, this one has no ethnic, religious, or commercial aims. It’s a major New York holiday invented by artists! An American version of the summer-solstice celebration, it takes pride of place with West African Water Festivals and Ancient Greek and Roman street theater. It's features participants dressed in hand-made costumes based on themes and categories set by us. This creates an artistic framework on which artists can improvise, resulting in the flourishing of frivolity, dedication, pride, and personal vision that has become how New York celebrates summer.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
A celebration of ancient mythology and honky-tonk rituals of the seaside, it showcases over 3,000 creative individuals from all over the five boroughs and beyond, opening the summer with incredible art, entrepreneurial spirit and community pride. The parade highlights Coney Island Pageantry based on a century of many Coney parades, celebrates the artistic vision of the masses, and ensures that the summer season is a success by bringing hundreds of thousands of people to the amusement area in a single day.
The MERMAID PARADE specifically was founded in 1983 with 3 goals: it brings mythology to life for local residents who live on streets named Mermaid and Neptune ; it creates self-esteem in a district that is often disregarded as “entertainment”; and it lets artistic New Yorkers find self-expression in public.
Unlike most parades, this one has no ethnic, religious, or commercial aims. It’s a major New York holiday invented by artists! An American version of the summer-solstice celebration, it takes pride of place with West African Water Festivals and Ancient Greek and Roman street theater. It's features participants dressed in hand-made costumes based on themes and categories set by us. This creates an artistic framework on which artists can improvise, resulting in the flourishing of frivolity, dedication, pride, and personal vision that has become how New York celebrates summer.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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Dick
Zigun is the Founder & Artistic Director of Coney Island USA since
1980. Inventor of the Mermaid Parade & godfather of burlesque &
sideshow revivals, he is a tattooed author of a dozen weird American
plays, performance artist known as the Mayor of Coney Island, and legal
New York State marriage officiant.
Click here, for more about Dick.
Follow him on Twitter here.
Click here, for more about Dick.
Follow him on Twitter here.
Advisory
Coney Island USA has been closely monitoring the status of the
current coronavirus outbreak and considers the safety of our supporters,
patrons, employees and cast members of the utmost importance. In order
to ensure this safety, we are following the current recommendations of
the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for the
prevention of the spread of coronavirus.
While the pandemic is
stopping our “real world” activities for now, we are happy to announce
that we have a big slate of online programming currently available, or
in production. Our hope is that our efforts can bring a little Coney
Island style joy to what otherwise can be a bleak time.
For the most up to date information make sure that you follow us on social media and are signed up for our Email Blasts (see sidebar on this page) to stay informed.
Please remember that Coney Island USA is a not-for-profit arts organization. We can only continue our programs with donations from friends like you .
Coney Island
Coney Island is a residential and commercial neighborhood and entertainment area, located on a peninsula in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The neighborhood is bounded by Manhattan Beach to its east, Lower New York Bay to the south and west, and Gravesend to the north, and includes the subsections of Sea Gate to its west and Brighton Beach to its east. Coney Island was formerly the westernmost of the Outer Barrier islands on the southern shore of Long Island, but in the early 20th century it became a peninsula, connected to the rest of Long Island by land fill.
The origin of Coney Island's name is disputed, but the area was
originally part of the colonial town of Gravesend. By the mid-19th
century it had become a seaside resort, and by the late 19th century, amusement parks
had also been built at the location. The attractions reached a
historical peak during the first half of the 20th century. However, they
declined in popularity after World War II,
and following years of neglect, several structures were torn down.
Various redevelopment projects were proposed for Coney Island in the
1970s through the 2000s, though most of these were not carried out. The
area was revitalized with the opening of MCU Park in 2001 and several amusement rides in the 2010s.
Coney Island has 31,965 residents as of the 2010 United States Census.
The neighborhood is ethnically diverse, and the neighborhood's poverty
rate of 27% is slightly higher than that of the city as a whole.
Coney Island is part of Brooklyn Community District 13 and its primary ZIP Code is 11224.[1] It is patrolled by the 60th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[2] Fire services are provided by the New York City Fire Department's Engine 245/Ladder 161/Battalion 43 and Engine 318/Ladder 166.[3] Politically, Coney Island is represented by the New York City Council's 47th District.[4] The area is well served by the New York City Subway and local bus routes, and contains several public elementary and middle schools.
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