Coney Island Events

You can visit this site to see what is going on at Coney Island throughout the summer, but here are some of the highlights...

Event: Mermaid Parade
Date: June 20, 2009, 2 pm
Cost: Free
The Mermaid Parade is the nation's largest art parade and one of New York City's greatest summer events. The Parade is characterized by participants dressed in hand-made costumes as Mermaids, Neptunes, various sea creatures... Each year, a different celebrity King Neptune and Queen Mermaid rule over the proceedings. In the past, David Byrne, Queen Latifah, Ron Kuby, Curtis Sliwa, Moby, and David Johansen presided over the assembled masses. See the website for more information.

Event: Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Championship
Date: July 4, 2009
Cost: Free
The Nathan's Famous International Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Championship has been held each year on July 4 since 1916, according to archives.

Event: "Coney Island Boom-A-Ring" presented by the Ringling Bros.
When: June 18, 2009 - September 7, 2009
Cost: Tickets start at $10
The show includes Vincenta Pages and her seven white Bengal tigers; the Urias family, known as The First Family of the Motorcycle Globe; the New York debut of The Negrey Troupe, a world-renowned retinue of Russian acrobats; "Eccentric Personality Extraordinaire" Justin Case; and a trio of Asian elephants. The show runs on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. For additional information, visit the site.

Event: Brooklyn Cyclones @ Keyspan Park
When: Ongoing
Price: $8.00 (for bleachers) and $12.00 (box)
Baseball games... Should I say more? See website for more information and tickets. Click here for a special promotion "Buy 1 ticket get 1 FREE" with a purchase of Kraft singles cheese.