Welcome to the 2007 Mermaid Parade! This is the 25th Anniversary, which is not bad for a parade that celebrates creatures without feet!

This year, we salute Mythbuster Adam Savage as 2007 King Neptune and Patti d'Arbanville as our noble Queen Mermaid! Adam will be on hand to regale his loyal subjects and dispel the evil myth that Coney Island is closing down! Coney Island is not closing down and the Mermaid Parade will be celebrate its 50th, 75th and 100th anniversaries! As a native Brooklynite, Rescue Me star and former Andy Wharhol protégé, Patti D'Arbanville comes to help us rescue Coney Island from the press that says it’s closing down! Coney Island is not closing down! Adam and Patti will be great royalty, so when you see them on the route, give them a big Coney Island greeting!

And don’t forget the Mermaid Parade Ball! This year, thanks to our friends at Taconic Investment Partners the Mermaid Parade Ball will be held in the landmarked Childs Restaurant Building! We’re very excited to host the first public event in this space in 60 years! Find out about the ball here!

Pre-registration is now closed. But You can still register to march in the parade by showing up on the day of the event!

On the day of the Parade:

* Registration will be open at 10 AM
* Marchers and push pull floats will check-in at West 10th Street by the Cyclone
* Antique cars will check-in at West 15th Street and drive down Surf Avenue to dispersal at West 10th Street
* Motorized Floats will check in at West 16th Street and drive down Surf Avenue to dispersal at West 10th Street
* Judges and VIPs should check in at the reviewing stands on Surf by West 10th Street
* A changing tent will be provided at West 10th Street before the Parade, but not after
* Press Check in at West 10th Street. Press with NYPD Press Pass admitted to West 10th Street Check in area free. All others must pay $5 per camera for entry to West 10th Street staging area. No Exceptions! Don’t ask!
* Press Pen on Parade Route across from the reviewing stand.

If you would like to help out at the Parade, visit our friends at One Brick. You can register by looking at the calendar here.

Check the handy FAQs on our bulletin board here.

Mermaid Parade Home

Read about the 2006 parade!

See the list of last year's winners!