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Puppets Come Home!
Thursday, July 9, 2020 - 8:00pm
A puppet slam dedicated to music & sound! Come hear from a host of puppeteers who will delight & challenge your ears!
Coney Island USA Presents: The 38th Annual Mermaid Parade
Puppets Come Home!
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 8:00pm
A puppet slam dedicated to smell! Come get a whiff of puppeteers who will delight & challenge your nose!
Coney Island USA News
Here is the third in a weekly series of State of Coney Island Addresses, from our Artistic Director/Founder and permanently unelected mayor of Coney Island Dick Zigun! 2020 Mermaid Parade King and Queen announced! Please share the video and subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Here is the second in a weekly series of State of Coney Island Addresses, from our Artistic Director/Founder and permanently unelected mayor of Coney Island Dick Zigun! Please share the video and subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Here is the first in a weekly series of State of Coney Island Addresses, from our Artistic Director/Founder and permanently unelected mayor of Coney Island Dick Zigun! Please share the video and subscribe to our YouTube channel.
For the last few years I'm usually swamped right now with the start up of the season for Coney Island USA. April is usually when we hold the Congress of Curious People which includes things like the Sideshow Hall of Fame induction, lectures, presentations, and weekends of variety performances. This year, like everyone, Coney Island USA is shuttered, and no one really knows for how long.
In 2016 when I became Executive Director at Coney Island USA I was making a long-shot bet. I'd never run a business and almost everything was a "Learning by doing" experience. With a lot of help from Coney Island USA's Staff and Board we got through that and have had three good years of business stability, mild growth, and overall one of the healthiest runs the organization has ever had.
I think there's a value on placing your bets on the future.
What I'm thinking about doing, and what I'd like your input on, is making a campaign about doing just that, betting on the future for Coney Island USA. While we do not have programming at the moment we will, and people can invest in those programs now through our gift card system. Any gift card would be usable for any of our program tickets such as the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, Burlesque at the Beach, Music of Curiosities, the Coney Island Film Festival, the Coney Island Beard and Moustache Festival, and the MIss Coney Island Pagent as well as any item in our gift store. Hell, having looked up the related laws, you could even use your gift card at the Freak Bar.
What doing this would do is help to guarantee that Coney Island USA can open when the time come, and to ensure that you are a part of our future when we do.
How does that sound as a plan?
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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 .
Real-World Program Changes
- Our Annual Fundraising Gala, originally scheduled for Saturday, March 28 has been postponed. The new date for this event will be in the fall at the NY Aquarium. Stay tuned for an announcement of the new date. All existing tickets will be honored for this new date.
- The Coney Island Museum will be closed to the public until further notice.
- Magic at Coney, our popular magic program is suspended until further notice.
- The Funhouse Philosophers' show Bloody Brains in a Jukebox has been canceled for the duration of its run. This is regrettable, as anyone who has seen the previews knows. It is hoped that a production of the show will be possible in the near future.
- This year’s Nerdlesque Festival has been canceled.
- The Mermaid Parade won’t be happening on its original date. 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!
- Our Freak Bar is closed until further notice.
- Other real-world programs such as The Coney Island Circus Sideshow, Burlesque at the Beach, etc are on hiatus until further notice.
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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...read more
Upcoming Events
Puppets Come Home!
Thursday, July 9, 2020 - 8:00pm
A puppet slam dedicated to music & sound! Come hear from a host of puppeteers who will delight & challenge your ears!
Coney Island USA Presents: The 38th Annual Mermaid Parade
Puppets Come Home!
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 8:00pm
A puppet slam dedicated to smell! Come get a whiff of puppeteers who will delight & challenge your nose!