Mermaid Promenade

Mermaid Promenade at 2019 Cambridge Arts River Festival.

Be Part Of Mermaid Promenade At Cambridge Arts River Festival

Join us in the Mermaid Promenade that kicks off this year's Cambridge Arts River Festival on the banks of the Charles River along Memorial Drive between JFK Street and Western Avenue on Saturday, June 15, 2024.

The promenade will be a participatory community spectacle featuring mermaids, mermen, and many more water creatures, plus a marching band, dragon dancers, and giant puppets.

NOTE NEW PARADE START LOCATION: Parade including marching band, dragon dancers, and giant puppets begins at 11:30 a.m. at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park at JFK Street and Memorial Drive, proceeds east along Memorial Drive, traveling through the River Festival, to end around Corporal Burns Park on Flagg Street.

All are welcome to join in the parade: To be in the parade, come in costume and/or with props to John F. Kennedy Memorial Park at JFK Street and Memorial Drive by 11:15 a.m.

Festival details: cambridgeartscouncil.org/riverfestival