The California Mermaid Convention

08/18/2026

We are sharing the second half of Kristen's Welcome Address from this year's convention! Read on, merfolk

08/17/2026

We've been meaning to share this amazing Welcome Address from our good friend Kristen Visit Rancho Cordova - please read on!

"Hello merfolk, lagoon creatures, pirates, ocean-lovers, hobbyists, and landlubbers alike. My name is Kristen Achziger, the Director of Marketing and Communications at Visit Rancho Cordova. My job is to help promote the incredible, wonderful, and quirky events and attractions that make this community special.
I am so grateful that you’ve made it to Rancho Cordova to enjoy the California Mermaid Convention this weekend!
Many of you have been coming to the Con for years. It’s so fun for my team to see familiar fins and faces! For some of you, it’s your first time at this event, and maybe even your maiden voyage to the West Coast. When I began working in the marketing department at Visit Rancho Cordova and learned that our partners Ashley and Rachel founded a convention centered around one of my childhood fantasies, I was delighted. But little did I know just how much this event would come to mean to me...
Over my time with my organization, it has been such a pleasure to get to know the Con’s founders, step into a world of whimsy, and see magic made real in front of my very own eyes..." -- Continued on tomorrow's post!

08/14/2026

Recently convention co-founder Mermaid Rachel of was interviewed by for Via magazine! Check out the episode and learn about and more. Thank you so much to our friends at the AAA Via Podcast for shining a spotlight on merfolk here in the west!
Listen here - https://mwg.aaa.com/via/podcast/mermaid-shows-west
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08/13/2026

Hello merfolk! Our beautiful friends at have a whole GALLERY of images and video to share with you all - please follow this link - https://app.snapsea.io/p/media-centre/visit-rancho-cordova/california-mermaid-convention
A HUGE thank you to our VRC friends - without you, this baby guppy of an event would never have grown into the big fish it is now!

08/11/2026

Mark your calendars and start planning now, fishes. is back in 2027. And we have some big changes, and MAGICAL new adventures headed your way. We're not sure you are ready...

08/11/2026

We are thrilled to have been mentioned by our friend for KQED and ! This is a wonderful piece on the mermaid community here in Norcal

06/17/2026

TOMORROW!!!! Make sure you grab tickets for our online lecture from .medusirena - you can watch from anywhere in the world

06/17/2026