Catching Up On Summer Pt 4: Mermaid Parade Madness Hits Coney Island Again

Coney Island Mermaid Parade was started back in 1983 for New Yorkers to celebrate the beginning of summer and so irrespective of the weather, it takes place every year on the Saturday closest to the calendar start of the season. It’s roots lie in the Coney Island Mardi Gras Parades of the early 20^th century and it now attracts up to a couple of thousand participants and several hundred thousand spectators.

This year I avoided the parade itself and strolled along the Boardwalk afterwards, which is where I took these pictures. For me, the crowd to be found on the Boardwalk are the real stars of the show. Later in the day I caught the subway back to Gowanus Ballroom with members of Kostume Kult for the Drunken Mermaid Gala after party, which rocked hard until the early hours of the morning with the help of San Francisco’s Extra Action Marching Band.

Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2013 © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Film Maker Jim Muscarella at Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2013 © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Self Portrait at Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2013 © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Coney Island Beach 2013 © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Coney Island 2013 © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Travelling on the subway with members of Kostume Kult after Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2013 © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Arriving at Gowanus Ballroom for the Drunken Mermaid Gala © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Kostume Kult member performing at Gowanus Ballroom during the Drunken Mermaid Gala © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Josh Young dishing up food at Gowanus Ballroom during the Drunken Mermaid Gala © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Card tricks at Gowanus Ballroom during the Drunken Mermaid Gala © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Drunken Mermaid Gala at Gowanus Ballroom © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Performer during Drunken Mermaid Gala at Gowanus Ballroom © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

Extra Action Marching Band performing during the Drunken Mermaid Gala at Gowanus Ballroom © Andrzej Liguz/moreimages.net. Not to be used without permission

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