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Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2018: See photos of nautical-inspired costumes and more

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A coral-clad mermaid poses before entering the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade. Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • Parade founder Dick D. Zigun, left, cut the last ribbon for summer and is ready, together with King Neptune Neil Gaiman, center right, and Queen Mermaid Amanda Palmer, right, to officially open the summer season right after the 36th Annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • Goth mermaids take Surf Avenue.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • The Mermaid Parade brings out the artsy side of New Yorkers to the boardwalk at Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • This mermaid had wings.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • A parade participant makes a face for the camera.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • Glamorous mermaids perform on the boardwalk.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • A mermaid dances on the boardwalk.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • A coral-clad mermaid poses before entering the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • A wave-like mermaid walks to the parade.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • A participant dances at the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • Paraders pose at the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island on Saturday.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • A woman participates in the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: Getty Images / Stephanie Keith
  • People participate in the annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: Getty Images / Stephanie Keith
  • Paraders pose for before entering the 2018 version of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • A participant shows off her elaborate makeup at the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi
  • People participate in the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: Getty Images / Stephanie Keith
  • A reveler at the 2018 Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: Getty Images / Stephanie Keith
  • Kids watch participants from the sidelines at the Mermaid Parade.
    Photo Credit: Getty Images / Stephanie Keith
  • Revelers participate in the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: Getty Images / Stephanie Keith
  • A man dressed as Neptune rides a float at the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: Getty Images / Stephanie Keith
  • Revelers wear all kinds of costumes at the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.
    Photo Credit: Getty Images / Stephanie Keith
  • A reveler salutes as a classic car passes during the Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
    Photo Credit: Alessandro Vecchi

Hundreds of thousands of “mermaids” and “mermen” streamed into Brooklyn for the 36th annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade on Saturday.

The costumed revelers swished a collective fin along Surf Avenue and the Coney Island boardwalk on a sunny day, a vast improvement over last year’s showers.

The annual parade is a neighborhood tradition celebrating its history and freedom of self-expression since 1983.

Scroll down for a look at paraders and viewers dressed as pirates, coral and other ocean-loving characters and creatures.

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