Offbeat summer festivals 2009

Mermaid Parade

Where: Coney Island, NY
When: Saturday, June 20

The Mermaid Parade celebrates the sand, the sea, the salt air and the beginning of summer, as well as the history and mythology of Coney Island. Perfect for all you mermaid fetichists in the crowd (you know who you are).

See photos of the 2008 Mermaid parade here.