Places to see or work as a Mermaid (USA)

Here is a list of the places in the USA where you can currently see (or work as) a live swimming mermaid.

*List is updated often, please let me know if there are any I should add

Companies that hire mermaids performers (Some travel for events) (listed by state)

• Alabama

Gulf Coast Mermaids (Mobile, Alabama)

• Alaska

• Arizona

Sea Life (Phoenix) and Odyssea Aquarium both have mermaid shows but only at certain times of the year the mermaids are from Wands and Wishes

Fair Maidens and Masks (Arizona)

Moon Mermaid (Arizona)

• Arkansas

Fancyful parties (central Arkansas)

Arkansas circus arts (Little Rock, Arkansas)

• California

Pirates for Parties (Southern California)

Sheroes Entertainment (LA, California)

Elite Mermaids Entertainment (LA and San Diego, California)

Dive Bar (Sacramento, California)

sea quest aquarium?

• Colorado

Wands and Wishes Mermaids (Traveling mermaids based out of Denver, Colorado)

Aquarium Restaurant (Denver, Colorado)

Denver Aquarium (Denver, Colorado)

Rocky Mountain Mermaids (Colorado)

sea quest aquarium

• Connecticut

sea quest aquarium

New England Mermaids

• Delaware

• Florida

Weeki Wachee Springs (Weeki Wachee Florida)

Celestial Fantasy Entertainment (Orlando Florida)

Blue Mermaid Designs (Florida Keys)

Mermaid Melissa (it would be ridiculously difficult to get hired as a mermaid working with the world famous Mermaid Melissa but it is possible if you have the experience and the certifications)

Wreck Bar (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) they do offer kid friendly shows but they also do adult shows

Florida Aquarium (Tampa, Florida)

• Georgia

Sea Quest opening soon!

Najestic Entertainment (Atlanta, Georgia)

• Hawaii

Mermaids of Hawaii (Hawaii)

Storybook entertainment Hawaii (Hawaii)

Mermaids on Maui (Hawaii)

• Idaho

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Iowa

The Lost Island Waterpark

• Kansas

Kansas City Renaissance Festival

Kansas City Sea Life sometimes has mermaid shows

• Kentucky

New Port Aquarium sometimes has mermaid shows

• Louisiana

The Blue Zoo

• Maine

• Maryland

• Massachusetts

• Michigan

Aqua Performance Group / Once Upon a tide (based out of South Haven, Michigan)

Sea Life Aquarium sometimes has mermaid shows (Mermaids From Wands and Wishes)

• Minnesota

Sea Quest

Sea Life Aquarium sometimes has mermaids (Mermaids from Wands and Wishes)

• Mississippi

• Missouri

Owzark mountain mermaid entertainment (Branson Missouri)

Missouri mermaids

• Montana

Sip N’ Dip Lounge (Great Falls, Montana)

• Nebraska

Cup and Saucer Princess Parties (Omaha, Nebraska)

• Nevada

Silverton Casino / mermaid lounge (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Sea Quest

• New Hampshire

• New Jersey

Sea Quest

Adventure Aquarium sometimes has mermaid shows (Mermaids from Wands and Wishes)

• New Mexico

• New York

Long Island Aquarium (Long Island, New York)

• North Carolina

Carolina Mermaids (Charlotte, NC)

NC Merfolk (Cary, NC)

North Carolina renaissance faire

Fort Fisher Aquarium (mermaids from weeki wachee)

• North Dakota

• Ohio

Ohio Mermaids (Columbus, Ohio)

A Characteristic Attitude (ACA mermaids) (Cincinnati, Ohio)

• Oklahoma

Blue Zoo aquarium, Oklahoma City

• Oregon

Oregon Mermaids / Portland Aquarium

• Pennsylvania

renaissance faire

• Rhode Island

• South Carolina

Ripley’s Aquarium (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)

Pirate’s Table Calabash Seafood Buffet (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)

South Carolina Aquarium (mermaids from weeki wachee)

• South Dakota

• Tennessee

Ripley’s Aquarium (Gatlinburg, Tennessee)

Party Your World - Professional Mermaid and Character Events (Nashville, Tennessee)

Music City Mermaid (Nashville, Tennessee)

Aquarium Restaurant Nashville

• Texas

Sirenalia (Austin, Texas)

Austin Aquarium (Austin, Texas)

Tails and Tiaras ( McKinney, Texas)

The merfriends (Dallas, Texas)

Siren star mermaids (Houston, Texas)

Aquarium Restaurant

Sea Quest

• Utah
  

Sirenity mermaids (Utah)

Court of Mermaids (Utah)

Sea Quest

• Vermont

• Virginia

Virginia Aquarium (Virginia Beach, Virginia)

Circus Siren (based out of Washington, DC)

Sea Quest

• Washington

• West Virginia

• Wisconsin

• Wyoming

• Other

New England mermaids (Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont)

Fire Pixie Entertainment (San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles / Southern California, and New York City)

Imagine Circus

Other princess party companies (watch out for the ones using unsafe tails or stolen art tails for parties.)

It is very important to make sure a child has a magical mermaid experience. Having a performing mermaid show up to an event wearing the same tail as the child is something that should be avoided at all costs. This is why commonly purchased fabric tails such as finfun, are not recommended for mermaid performers. A professional mermaid should wear a realistic tail that isn’t easily recognized by children as a “costume” companies may not be listed here for this reason.