Coney Island Beach Events

This week on the beach

Pick a Day

next 30 days

Confirmed

6:30 PM

Willi Carlisle (21 and Over)

Baby's All Right · Brooklyn

Tickets

7 PM

Yebba

Brooklyn Paramount · Brooklyn

Tickets

7:30 PM

Sam Oh: The Unbearable Tightness of Being...Gay Virgin

The Bell House · Brooklyn

Tickets

8 PM

Yana w/ Emma Andersen

Music Hall of Williamsburg · Brooklyn

Tickets

Every week

7 AM

Polar Bear Club Dip

Steeplechase Pier, west beach · Active

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club swims every Sunday from November through April -- the most hardcore ocean swimming community in the country. Spectators welcome year-round.

Big Days

annual

Late Jun

Mermaid Parade

The Coney Island Mermaid Parade is Brooklyn's largest art parade -- costumes, floats and thousands of marchers. The king and queen are often celebrities. The boardwalk fills to capacity.

Jul 4

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

The annual July 4th Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on Surf Ave -- ESPN-broadcast, world-record pace, and the only acceptable reason to eat that many hot dogs at once.

Jul-Aug

MCU Park Friday Fireworks Series

The Brooklyn Cyclones' full-season fireworks schedule, every Friday home game at MCU Park. Best watched from the boardwalk with a Nathan's in hand.

Jan 1

Polar Bear Club New Year's Day Swim

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club's annual New Year's Day ocean swim -- hundreds of participants, thousands of spectators, and an unimpeachable way to start the year.

see you out there

Confirmed events are dated listings from ticketing feeds and local calendars, refreshed daily. Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.