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# Coney Island’s 36th Annual Mermaid Parade [PHOTOS]
- URL: https://bklyner.com/mermaid-parade-2018/
- Published: 2018-06-18T18:30:54.000Z
- Updated: 2018-06-18T18:13:45.000Z
- Author: Paul Stremple
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Coney Island, Events, News, Nonsponsored, Photos, Southern Brooklyn, Amanda Palmer, mermaid parade, neil gaiman, surf avenue, #wp

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CONEY ISLAND – On a hot, sunny Saturday, crowds gathered along Surf Avenue in Coney Island to check out the 36th Annual Mermaid Parade, a “celebration of ancient mythology and honky-tonk rituals of the seaside” performed each year.

Writer Neil Gaiman served as King Neptune with his wife, singer Amanda Palmer at his side as Queen Mermaid.

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The party parade spilled down Surf Avenue in a whirl of glitter, mermaids and sea creatures, blowing bubbles, throwing beads to the crowd and blasting music. Check out photos from this year’s parade below!

*All photos by Paul Stremple for BKLYNER.*

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