Join the costume procession that kicks off the Splash! festival and honor Mami Wata, the water deity revered around the world. Come dressed as your favorite water god or goddess, merman, ocean creature, snake charmer, sea captain, water nymph, sailor or siren. Community groups and schools are encouraged to participate. Prizes for categories including: Mermaid King and Queen, Wettest, Most Reptilian, Sexiest and Most Musical.

DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION

Click here to download the application to participate in the procession, or call (213) 365-0605.

(The application is an Adobe Acrobat PDF file, for assistance with opening a PDF please click here.)

FESTIVAL 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Stay for the festival and enjoy food, music and dance from the many countries where Mami Wata is celebrated. Groove to performances by Viver Brasil (1:30 pm) and Balobi Bandeko (2:30 pm). Visit interactive water-science attractions and shop at the Mami Wata marketplace.

Free Admission, $8 Parking.

Splash! A Celebration of Mermaids and the Sea is a festival celebrating the Fowler's exhibition Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and its Diasporas (April 6-July 28, 2008). More information at fowler.ucla.edu

HELP SPREAD THE WORD

Download and print the posters for the Procession and Festival below. Post them wherever you like.

Download the poster for the procession here.
Download the flyer for the festival here.