Each June, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade—proclaimed as the “largest art parade in the U.S.”—carries on through the streets of this seaside town on the outskirts of NYC, gathering thousands of mermaids for a stroll around town while dressed in their best mermaid finery.Mermaids of all gender identities are welcome at the Mermaid Parade, and participants may choose to express their mermaidness however they like.