ART & ACTI VITIES
Most activities at the Sleepy Hollow Mermaid Festival are free with admission, but some activities including face painting, and hair styling have a fee to take part. All proceeds help to support the artists bringing the activities to the event.
Riverkeeper Fish Parade
Live Music & Performances
Costume Contest
Register to walk in the parade to take part in this year’s Mermaid Festival Costume Contest hosted by River’s Edge Theatre! Many trophies will be given to those whether you have fins, legs, fur or all of the above.
Art Making
Join Strawtown Studio and Bethany Arts Center in creating river inspired art.
Mermaid Fest logo artist Erwin Ong of A Duck a Muck will be back with making key chains.
There will also be hands-on tinkering with Brooklyn Robot Foundry, craft making with Shake It Off Westchester, and mosaic making with Neptune in June. Plus, check out even more fun art activities brought to you by Sleepy Hollow, InK and United Way of Westchester.
Mermaid Salon
Get your mermaid glam on! Face Painting by Imagine Face Paintingand A Party with a Plan. Hair braiding and wraps by SparkleUp.
Little Genii Puppet Show
Little Genii Puppets presents Hans Christian Andersen’s classic The Little Mermaid in two performances at 1pm and 3pm.
Tarot Readings
Buoy, the Brooklyn Mermaid, also known as “The Briny Oracle,” will be offering free tarot readings during the festival. Buoy invites guests to step into a whimsical world of intuition and seaside magic.
MERMAID LAGOON
Dive into the Mermaid Lagoon to meet real-life mermaids! Snap an epic selfie with royalty of the deep, show off your festive fins, and capture the pure magic of the festival.