Join us for the 1st Annual Catalina Island Mermaid Festival, a magical, family-friendly celebration of ocean art, music, and mythical sea creatures!
Festivities kick off with a Mermaid and Ocean-Themed Art Festival along Crescent Ave, where local artists showcase their sea-inspired creations. Throughout the weekend, enjoy live music and a beer garden, with a special Saturday night performance on the Wrigley Stage.
On Saturday, don’t miss the Rubber Ducky Derby hosted by the Avalon Interact Club — and keep your eyes peeled for a surprise mermaid sighting during the race!
Other highlights include:
Mermaid Tours and the chance to swim with a mermaid at Lover’s Cove
A “Build a Mermaid Tail in the Sand” contest on South Beach
Movie on the Beach Saturday night featuring The Little Mermaid
Mermaid Makeover Stations with photo opportunities along Front Street
Face Painting Booths for kids of all ages
Learn about PADI and how to be a PADI Mermaid or their other certifications.
Whether you're young or young at heart, come experience the enchantment of Catalina’s mermaid magic!
-SATURDAY
10:00 am Festival starts
Along front street there will be ocean and mermaid themed artist displaying their artwork. There also will be different vendors having mermaid themed crafts to be made for a fee (mermaid tops, crowns, wands etc.) and there will be face painting and henna tattoos. There will be different “Become a Mermaid “stations for a photo shoot There will be an online contest for Catalina Mermaid 2025. There will be a beer and BBQ garden from 12-7 sponsored by Avalon Smokehouse.
12:00pm. High Noon
RUBBER DUCKY DERBY
SOUTH BEACH
The Avalon Rotary Interact club is selling ducks for this event The ducks are $5.00 for solo ducks and $20 smackers for 5 Quackers.
At noon The Avalon Harbor Dept. with the help from Catalina Ocean club will release the ducks to race to the shore. After the first race. The Corporate Duck race will happen after. There might be a mermaid sighting in the water during the race. There will be awards and prizes for each race. Concessions will be available during the event.
1:00-2:00
Mermaid Play Time.
Play with Maddison the Mermaid on Middle beach. Build a mermaid tail out of sand.
2:00-3:30
Wrigley Stage
Dancing and fun with Dj Constance.
4:00-7:00
Let’s keep the party going with BBQ AND BEER GARDEN And Los Isleños on stage. 21 and over in the Posidens Pub beer garden.
7:00-9:00
City of Avalon Presents
movies on the beach
LITTLE MERMAID.
Concessions will be available during movie.
-SUNDAY
10:00-5:00
Artist and Crafts
Front street
12-4
Mermaids, Margaritas and Movies
Come to Immersed and have lunch and watch a movie with mermaid. Tacos and Margarita’s for the 21 and over tacos and sodas for the little mermaids
Come have tacos and beverages on the Immersed patio then watch a movie.
2-4
FLX BIERGARTEN
Mermaid paint and sip.
Come and paint on the patio.
Family Friendly