Part cosplay, part athletic endeavor, it’s a diverse and encouraging community where magical merfolk lift each other with shouts of ‘Yes, fish!’
ast weekend, around a community pool near Sacramento, flippers were being unpacked, glowing bubble crowns secured to wigs, and glittery eye makeup donned: the annual US meeting of mermaids was underway.Mermaid Convention: a three-day celebration of the increasingly popular practice of “mermaiding”. Part cosplay, part athletic endeavor, the hobby ranges from casual dress up to certified divers who strap on “monofins” and swim together in a pool or the open ocean.
Merfolk came from all over the world, with one mermaid saying she took four different flights from her home in northern Canada. Around a pool for group swimming in fins, there were panels, underwater photoshoots, workshops and vendors for all kinds of mermaid memorabilia. Several of the mer-people declined to share their real names, preferring to keep their “mer-sonas” separate from their daily lives. One such attendee – Merman Eldoris – flew to the convention from his home base in the south-east of the United States where he is a student. He described his arrival to the world of mermaiding as a magical experience.
“The first time that I met up with mermaids and swam with them, I remember realizing, wow, this is the first place I’ve truly felt like I belonged – where I didn’t have to be anything other than who I was,” he said.
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