The Mermaid

06/23/2026

ANNOUNCING: The World Premier of Ocean Blue
December 12, 2026
The Mermaid, Windsor, Nova Scotia
Doors open at 1:30pm, Show at 2pm
TICKETS: https://www.mermaidlive.ca/
All Seating $24.99 + tax
All Ages!

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s stunning new production, Ocean Blue, brings the mystery and majesty of our oceans vividly to life through spectacular puppetry, immersive design, and heartwarming storytelling.

Plunge into a breathtaking theatrical adventure where icebergs drift, waves crash, and life teems above and below the sea.

When Charlie, a young crab, dares to stand up to his older brothers and declare his desire for a different life, he is suddenly swept into danger—snatched by a gull searching for its next meal. But a dramatic shark ambush sends Charlie tumbling into “The Gully,” a deep-sea trench in the Atlantic Ocean where alien-like creatures glow in the darkness, and Northern bottlenose whales dive to extraordinary depths. It is here that Charlie’s true adventure begins.

Journeying through the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans, Charlie travels alongside migrating whales and seabirds. Along the way, he learns to survive and adapt, outsmart predators, and navigate the vast underwater world.

This state-of-the-art, one-hour theatrical experience blends sophisticated puppetry, dynamic digital projection, and captivating original music to transport audiences into a mesmerizing underwater realm. Bursting with fascinating ocean facts, playful humor, and moments of pure awe, Ocean Blue is designed to spark curiosity and ignite the imaginations of children aged 5+ — and the grown-ups who share the adventure with them.

Bonus for Early Bookers: The first 50 families to book tickets will receive a complimentary Ocean Blue activity guide at the door to keep the learning going at home!

06/16/2026

ANNOUNCING: Summer Splash Drag Bingo!
Hosted by The Haus of Jeckyll

August 21st, 2026
The Mermaid Theatre, Windsor, Nova Scotia
Bar opens at 6:00PM | Bingo begins at 7:00PM

TICKETS: https://www.mermaidlive.ca/
All Seating $25 + tax
Adults Only (19+)

Your ticket includes 10 games! No daubers required, we will provide pens.

Experience an evening of uncensored, wild, and hilarious entertainment featuring top drag talent. There are exciting prizes to be won and plenty of laughs to go around. Don’t miss out!

We’re proud to support Windsor Food Bank at this event. Guests are encouraged to bring a boxed or packaged food item to donate. You can use your donated item as a writing surface for your bingo cards, a fun and meaningful way to give back!

This event includes mature themes and some prizes intended for adults (no cash prizes).

We will be holding a CASH 50/50 raffle as well in the lobby, so bring your cash to buy a ticket and winner will take home 50% of the pot in cash!

06/10/2026

ANNOUNCING: Ria Mae - Tour Two (Part Two)

November 14th, 2026
The Mermaid Theatre, Windsor, Nova Scotia
19+ Event
Bar opens at 7:00PM | Show begins at 8:00PM

TICKETS:
PRESALE: Thursday, June 11th @ 10AM
GENERAL: Friday, June 12th @ 10AM
Ticket link in bio

Ria Mae is a platinum-selling pop artist and songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia, known for crafting songs that feel as intimate as they are undeniable. With a signature blend of confessional lyricism and instinctive, hook-driven songwriting, her music captures the quiet, complicated emotions people don’t always know how to say out loud - and turns them into something immediate, repeatable, and lasting.

Her platinum-certified singles “Bend,” “Ooh Love,” and breakout hit “Clothes Off” (Top 5 in Canada, #1 on CBC Radio 2) reflect a catalogue rooted in emotional clarity and melodic precision, driving over 90 million global streams. A three-time JUNO nominee and recipient of a SOCAN #1 Award, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year (NSMAs), and multiple ECMA nominations, her music has also been featured in The L Word, CBC’s Olympic coverage, and Hello Goodbye.

Her 2025 sophomore album Two marks a more grounded, present-tense evolution - a record that leans into the reality of going through something, rather than neatly moving past it. The songs carry that same duality she’s known for: restrained, intimate moments that give way to undeniable, full-bodied hooks. She brought that dynamic to the stage with her full-band Tour Two, a set that builds, releases, and pulls audiences through emotional highs and lows in a way that keeps them fully locked in.

A recent social media resurgence has reintroduced her catalogue to a new generation while reconnecting longtime listeners, driving renewed demand both online and on the road.

In 2026, she enters a new collaborative phase, pairing long-standing catalogue momentum with new releases, beginning with “In the Stars” featuring and produced by Classified, a full-circle moment with the collaborator behind early career-defining records “Ooh Love” and “Clothes Off”, with further collaborations to follow throughout the year.

06/02/2026

This Friday! Get ready for the weirdest puppet show you've ever seen!

Tickets available: www.mermaidtheatre.ca/tickets
Link in our bio.
June 5th, 8pm
19+ show
With ASL interpretation

Performed by Ingrid Hansen (Fraggle Rock, Sesame Workshop), this must-see show is "utterly magical, insanely inventive, wickedly funny, beautifully twisted, and occasionally erotic" -Free Press

Sponsored by VEP Mechanical

05/25/2026

We’re Hiring!

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia is hiring two Stage Managers for our upcoming touring season.

Mermaid Theatre is recognized as one of the top arts employers in the Maritimes. The company has several opportunities; from volunteer positions to production.

05/22/2026

The winner has been contacted! *

GIVEAWAY! 🎟️

Looking for something exciting to do tonight? We’re giving away a pair of tickets to Zombie Blizzard with Measha Brueggergosman-Lee tonight at 8PM at The Mermaid in Windsor!

To enter:
• Like this post
• Tag a friend you'd bring with you

We’ll draw the winner at 2PM today and contact them via DM!

Drawing from Atwood’s 2020 poetry collection Dearly, this evocative project weaves together classical and jazz trio idioms to create a rich musical language that is as haunting as it is beautiful. Davis’s settings transform seven of Atwood’s poems — Zombie, Blizzard, Health Class, Princess Clothing, Shadow, Digging up the Scythians, and Dearly — into art songs that balance elegance with raw emotional power.

This is a 19+ show beginning at 8PM, with the bar opening at 7PM. Come enjoy a great evening and experience the newly renovated theatre! The bar will be serving both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

Good luck!

05/21/2026

July movies at The Mermaid! 🍿🎥

We’re excited to announce Thursday Night Movies at The Mermaid this July! Tickets are on sale now at www.mermaidtheatre.ca/tickets

Movie lineup:

July 9 – The Goonies
Sponsored by Walkers Restaurant

July 16 – Jaws
Sponsored by Magic Pizza Windsor

July 23 – Mamma Mia!
Sponsored by Bedard Bakery

05/19/2026

Don't miss Epidermis Circus.
Produced by SNAFU.
Performed by Fraggle Rock Puppeteer Ingrid Hansen
Co-Created and Directed by Ride the Cyclone director Britt Small
Costume by JIMBO the Drag Clown, Winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race

An “enormously entertaining, one-hour madcap vaudeville show. It is chock full of riotous, naughty, and mystifying vignettes using her bare hands, her face, her mouth, tiny toys, and a doll’s head. Hansen's hands-in-motion have the kind of presence that is often attributed to the greatest stage performers, and their movement, combined with her skill for vocalization, establishes colorful characters playing out their scenarios -- transfixing the audience, and creating pin-drop silence interspersed with spontaneous bursts of laughter.” - Culture Catch NYC

June 5, 2026
WINDSOR, NS Mermaid Theatre
8:00PM Epidermis Circus * with ASL interpreter Carolyn Carter
Tickets: www.mermaidtheatre.ca/tickets

05/17/2026

Dee Hernandez is coming to The Mermaid on May 30th! Don't forget La Casita Kitchen will be on site so come hungry!

Tickets and more info: https://mermaidtheatre.ca/new-events/deehernandez

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05/13/2026

Do you have your tickets yet?

Zombie Blizzard - An intimate and powerful collaboration between soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, author Margaret Atwood, and composer Aaron Davis.

Friday, May 22 | The Mermaid Windsor, NS
8:00PM (19+)
$39.99 + tax
Tickets: https://mermaidtheatre.ca/new-events/zombieblizzard

An intimate and powerful collaboration between soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, author Margaret Atwood, and composer Aaron Davis. Drawing from the 7 poems of Atwood’s 2020 poetry collection Dearly (Blizzard, Health Class, Princess Clothing, Shadow, Digging up the Scythians, and Dearly), this evocative project blends classical and jazz idioms to explore grief, gender, humour, and survival in a changing world. With Atwood’s voice featured in recorded recitations, the electric live music from a jazz trio, and Measha’s luminous interpretations of Davis’ settings, Zombie Blizzard is a spellbinding meditation on the art of resilience.