Get your costume ready for the Venice Neptune Festival and Dance Party on June 29th! After party at Hinano! – Venice Paparazzi | Venice Beach CA, Photo Agency, Community Info, News, Events

“Hail Summer; Hail Venice; Hell YEA!”

The Neptune Festival is the “Venice Start of the Summer Weekend” event! The event is free, and open to all ages. Participation is a must.

Here is a Venice, Ca history lesson! 1938 – It began with the arrival of King Neptune in an outrigger canoe followed by Queen Venetia’s coronation and a royal procession along Ocean Front Walk. The queen read a proclamation commanding her subjects to engage in three days of fun and frivolity. The afternoon parade featured floats and costumed merrymakers wearing enormous plaster of paris heads that were manufactured in Arthur Reese’s studio. Windward Avenue was roped off for a street carnival where wandering gondoliers entertained. Photo and insert above from www.westland.net.

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Here is a message from event organizer Miss Jessica!

Get out your bathing costumes, Hawaiian shirts and board shorts summer is on its way! Welcome Mermaids

Mermen.

Meet up at Hinano at 3:00pm
3:45 celebrants will congregate outside in front of HINANO patio. Once we have gotten the group organized, there will be a procession with this years KING & QUEEN at 4:00 p.m.to the ocean where we have a water splash Summer Solstice Blessing. COME join the Zany community Fun!
Immediately followed by BROBOTS dance party at HINANO 5-10pm

UPDATE: NALU Vida 1 Washington Blvd is offering drink specials to anyone in costume! 3-4pm

Photo courtesy of Hinano Venice

See you at Hinano Cafe on June 29th!

Meet at 3:00 p.m. Costumes encouraged!
15 Washington Blvd.,Venice, CA 90292 (by the Venice Pier)

About Hinano: We’ve been serving world-famous burgers and cold beers just steps from the Venice Beach pier since 1962. Notorious for being Jim Morrison’s favorite Venice hangout.

Hinano is that rare local bar for people from all over the world. It’s also a cool place to duck into out of the sun…and then stay till the wee hours. We have a good selection of beer on tap served in frosty mugs and pitchers or in icy bottles.

Two pool tables, free popcorn, a great jukebox and full college and NFL cable sports package (and plenty of screens) make Hinano Cafe a good time just waiting to happen. https://www.hinanocafevenice.com/