Convention Launch Party at The Dive BAr - Friday, May 17th

Featuring a Mermaid Fashion Show!

We are kicking off The California Mermaid Convention with with most beachy bash under the sea! Join us at the Dive Bar, where mermaids swim nightly in a 40 ft saltwater aquarium. The Dive Bar Mermaids are putting on a very special show just for you, featuring some surprise guests and performances along the way.

This year, we are returning to our roots with an aquatic fashion show, by Sea and By Stars. This fashion show is inspired by the timeless connection of our oceans and the cosmos. From the pull of the moon on the waves, to navigators exploring the oceans using constellations, these heavenly and aquatic bodies have forever been linked.

We can't wait to launch this convention in style!

Event FAQ

- This event takes place on May 17th, 2024

- The Dive Bar: 1016 K St. Sacramento, CA 95814

- 8:30 PM - 11:30 PM: The show will walk through the bar at 9 PM, and swim in the tank at 9:30 PM and 10:30 PM

- 21+ ONLY

- Come wearing your best mermaid crown and avant-garde mermaid gear!

- There will be a $5 cover charge for entry

By sea and by Stars

The Fashion Show

By Sea and by Stars is a bi-elemental Fashion Show; combining a runway of air and water. Held at the world-famous Dive Bar in downtown Sacramento, CA, by Sea and by Sky is a sensory experience like no other.

Design for the Show

The California Mermaid Convention invites fashion designers and makers to participate in this unique opportunity to showcase their creations on both a traditional stage and an aquatic one. The Dive Bar mermaids will be modeling all designs created for this show.

Apply Below to design for By Sea and By Stars

The History of the Show

In 2014, The Mermaid Atlantis approached Dive Bar with the concept to create a SeaPunk Themed Fashion Show called By Land and by Sea. Her successful collaboration was one of the events that launched Mermaid Weekend in Sacramento, and helped to make The California Mermaid Convention what it is today! We pay homage to this wonderful, original show with our 2024 theme, taking it one step further, to the skies.