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The Parade
The 3rd annual Portlandia Mermaid Parade is happening on Saturday July 28th, 2018 and it is a FREE family friendly, gender neutral, and body positive event celebrating water mythology and all things mermaid. Please click on the other web-links to learn more about the mission and facts of this event.
event times
Gathering & Opening Ceremony 12noon
Parade Starts 1pm
Beach Party @ Poets Beach 2pm-4pm
Parade Starts 1pm
Beach Party @ Poets Beach 2pm-4pm
2018 parade theme
Our parade theme for 2018 will be: TBA.
Each year the Portlandia Mermaid Parade will choose an annual parade theme. Individuals and groups can use this theme as inspiration for costumes, push floats, and other social messages.
Each year the Portlandia Mermaid Parade will choose an annual parade theme. Individuals and groups can use this theme as inspiration for costumes, push floats, and other social messages.
Grand Marshal contest 2018
Every year the community can nominate worthy individuals to become our Grand Marshall! Nominees should be at least 18 years of age and be a dedicated environmental advocate, or humanitarian serving for the betterment of our Earth, our waters, wildlife, and human/merfolk welfare. To obtain a nomination application, please click link below.
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Start Location
The opening ceremony and parade start location will be at the:
Japanese American Historical Plaza
located along the downtown Portland Waterfront Promenade.
( NW Naito Parkway & NW Couch St)
Parade Route
We gather at 12noon for the opening ceremony and performances. We begin the parade at 1pm.
The entire parade route will be along the Portland Waterfront sidewalk promenade, and we will make our way down to Poets Beach.
The parade is a little over 1 mile in length, and is ADA friendly. We will not be in any streets, or even have to cross over any streets.
If you only want to watch, you can sit anywhere along the grass where there is room. The Oregon Brewers Festival will be happening this same weekend, so be aware there will be a section of the waterfront where you will not be able to sit, due to a fencing perimeter.
Small push carts, floats, wagons and decorated pedi-cabs are encouraged.
Poets Beach Swim
The Parade will dead end at Poets Beach under the Marquam Bridge. We will be gathering folks there for a large mermaid parade group photo along the beach. There is also a large upper area perfect for picnicking, and a beach below for swimming! Feel free to hang around for some social time and mermaid frolicking! Please note the beach itself is not exactly ADA friendly, but there is plenty of space above with a view, for those who may not be able to get down to the water.
For folks who may not know, the Poets Beach project was a collaborative effort between the Human Access Project, Honoring Our Rivers, Willamette Partnership, and Flowing Solutions. Approval for the project was received from the US Army Corp of Engineers, Department of State Lands, and Portland Parks and Recreation. The work has been funded by Human Access Project, Oregon Wildlife, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Wildwood | Mahonia, and NW Natural.
Along the path are stones engraved with children’s poems that speak for the Willamette River. Also inscribed are native Chinook words provided by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, who have honored the river since time immemorial. The engraving work was done by Peter Attila Andrusko of Written In Stone Productions. For more information about the Human Access Project, please visit: www.humanaccessproject.com
For folks who may not know, the Poets Beach project was a collaborative effort between the Human Access Project, Honoring Our Rivers, Willamette Partnership, and Flowing Solutions. Approval for the project was received from the US Army Corp of Engineers, Department of State Lands, and Portland Parks and Recreation. The work has been funded by Human Access Project, Oregon Wildlife, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Wildwood | Mahonia, and NW Natural.
Along the path are stones engraved with children’s poems that speak for the Willamette River. Also inscribed are native Chinook words provided by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, who have honored the river since time immemorial. The engraving work was done by Peter Attila Andrusko of Written In Stone Productions. For more information about the Human Access Project, please visit: www.humanaccessproject.com
contact
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