Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Glitter-scaled mermaids, hand-built sea-creature floats and antique cars summon summer to the boardwalk in the country's largest art parade.
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Weekend of Jun 20–21, 2026 · 21 picks · see the full board
Glitter-scaled mermaids, hand-built sea-creature floats and antique cars summon summer to the boardwalk in the country's largest art parade.
Reggae old and new—Wayne Wonder's silky crossover hits meet Lila Iké's modern lovers-rock—light up the Bandshell, free.
Brooklyn's open-air food sprawl returns—oxtail coco bread, Maine lobster rolls, paneer tacos—waterfront Saturday, Prospect Park Sunday.
With the World Cup in town, adidas turns a waterfront park into a free soccer 'public square' with games, screenings and live sets.
Under the Manhattan Bridge archway, DUMBO's photogenic flea serves vintage, mid-century furniture and vinyl with a side of skyline.
Ibiza's storied club brand resurrects the old Brooklyn Mirage—Michael Bibi opens Saturday, Black Coffee closes Sunday—but both nights are gone.
The beloved free summer concert series fires up at the open-air bandshell, where live sets ring out under the Brooklyn sky.
Couture meets the laboratory in sculptural gowns that look grown rather than sewn, blurring fashion, nature and engineering.
Get inky at an all-ages printmaking session marking Immigrant Heritage Month, with talks and pulled prints you can make yourself.
Free bite-size talks led by guides who decode standout works across the galleries, rolling out fresh every quarter-hour.
Bookend the longest day with sunrise and sunset music on the Cherry Esplanade—a serene, see-it-once way to honor the solstice.
A free Juneteenth celebration fills the park with performances, culture and community spirit honoring the journey from chains to change.
Celebrate the year's longest day with an afternoon of live music in the park's leafy concert grove—pure summer-arrival energy.
Reimagined birria tacos go late alongside cocktails, turning a Sunset Park bar into a steamy, drippy late-night feast.
A rising NYC garage-goth band brings the gloom and groove, with two opening acts and a drummer's DJ set to close the night.
Local artists hang their work along the park fence at this long-running Bed-Stuy fair celebrating the neighborhood's creative roots.
Toast dad with a guided sake tasting and brewery tour, decoding the rice wine over pours and stories at a Brooklyn sake studio.
Transform a pile of old tees into usable yarn, then crochet, weave, or braid it into something new—scissors optional, creativity required.
Peer safely at the sun through telescopes on the longest day, turning the solstice into an actual look at our star.
A class learning about Elizabethan-era plants to create custom nosegays and perfume. Note that June 27 is listed as a potential rain
A meditative stroll set to live, healing sounds across an open green lawn—part wellness ritual, part summer afternoon escape.