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Coney Island Mermaid Parade

Brooklyn, NY · Quirky

When

June 19, 2027

Where

Coney Island Boardwalk · Brooklyn · NY

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

An art parade along the Coney Island boardwalk with hand built mermaid and sea creature costumes, timed to the start of summer. Coney Island USA has staged it since 1983. It falls on the Saturday closest to the summer solstice, and the 2027 date above is approximate.

The history within reach

• Brooklyn Half Marathonsame spot

  A half marathon from Prospect Park to the Coney Island boardwalk, organized by New York Road Runners and billed as the largest half marathon in the country.

• Coney Island Mermaid Paradesame spot

  An art parade along the Coney Island boardwalk with hand built mermaid and sea creature costumes, timed to the start of summer.

• The Switchback Railway, America's first roller coaster0.1 mi

  LaMarcus Adna Thompson designed it in 1881 and built it at Coney Island in 1884.

• The New York Aquarium moves to Coney Island0.1 mi

  The oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States opened in 1896 at Castle Garden in the Battery and came out to the boardwalk in 1957.

• Steeplechase Park runs for 67 years0.2 mi

  George C.