Friday Schedule**:
3:00pm - HOTEL room check in begins
5 - 8pm: Minne MNMerCon Registration Open
6:15 - 9pm: Minne MNMerCon Turns 2!!!
Birthday Pool Party
6:30 - 8pm: MerFolk & MerTender gear
Swap n’ Shop
7 - 9pm: WORKSHOP #1A - “Spe-Shell”
Paint & Sip Party w/ Tasha
7:30 - 8:30pm: WORKSHOP #1B -
Elegy of the Abyss: a Gaming Adventure
9 - 10pm: Bingo for Bauble
9pm - Midnight: “Mermaids on the March”
show & Costume Catwalk @ LUSH theater
9pm - Midnight: Open Swim at the HOTEL pool
9pm - Midnight: Sleepy but Social
10:15 - 11:45: MerFolk Mocktails &
Munchies Mixer
Midnight: Go to bed Silly Fishies!
Saturday Schedule**:
8 - 9am: Coral Cove Coffee & Breakfast Bar
8 - 9am: Morning Soak & Swim
9am: Morning Welcome & Announcements
9:15 - 10am: WORKSHOP 2A:Morning Movement for MerFolk
9:15 - 10am: WORKSHOP 2B: Building Your E-MER-gency Kit
10:15 - 11am: WORKSHOP 2C: SHIMMY SIREN
10am - 12pm: WORKSHOP #3: PADI - Classroom Portion
11am - Midnight: Open Swim @ HOTEL pool
11:45am: Registration tables open @ Great River Water Park
12 - 5pm: Open Swim @ Great River Water Park pool
12:30 - 1:30pm: Costuming 101 w/ a Costumer!*
1 - 5pm: Vendor Hall Open
1:30 - 3:30pm: Costuming Help f/ a Costumer!*
2 - 10pm: HOTEL waterslide open
3:45 - 6:45pm: WORKSHOP #5: CPR & 1st Aid Certification
5pm: Great River Water Park Closes to the public
5 - 8:30pm: Great River Water Park Private Rental [No admittance after 7pm]
5 - 8pm: PADI CLASS #: 1 Pool Time
5 - 8pm: Underwater Photos*
5 - 8pm: Open swim @ GRWP pool
7 - 8pm: WORKSHOP SERIES 6 [ Mertender panel, intro to tails, asl 2?]
8:30pm - Everyone offsite @ GRWP
8:30 - 11pm: Sleepy but Social
9pm - Midnight: TALENT show @ CANCAN Wonderland
Sunday Schedule**:
8 - 9am: Coral Cove Coffee & Breakfast Bar
8 - 9am: Morning Soak & Swim
9am: Morning Welcome & Announcements
8:45am: Registration tables open @ Great River Water Park
9am - 12pm: Open swim @ GRWP pool
9am - 12pm: PADI CLASS #: 2 Pool Time
9:05 - 9:25am: Morning Movement for MerFolk @ hotel
9:15 - 9:45am: WORKSHOP #: ASL Basics 2
9:15 - 9:45am: WORKSHOP #: Siren Says
10:15 - 11:15am: Mer Tender Olympics
11am: HOTEL CHECK OUT
11:15 - 11:20am: MerTender Olympic Award ceremony
11:30: Minne MNMerCon 2025 GROUP PHOTO
12pm: Great River Water Park Opens for PUBLIC Open swim
*Separate registration and Fees Required.
Classes, Seminars, Workshops, & Social Activities
Morning Mermaid Movement
Instructor: Tanja
Time: Sat & Sun 9:30am
Location: TBD
Access Level: Included
*Please bring a yoga mat or towel with you*
Come join us Sat & Sun morning for a nice slow wake up stretch series designed to help us start to wake up our bodies and get ready for the full day ahead! We will include multiple stretches and poses which you might find helpful to add into your pre-merswim routine!
Tanja is a certified yoga instructor who focouses on mindful movement and deep relaxation within your stretching practice.
Minne MNMerCon Turns 2!!!
Birthday Pool Party
Host: MNMerCon Team
Time: Sat 6:15 - 9pm
Location: HOTEL Pool Hall
Access Level: Included
We made it to year 2! YAY!
Come shell-e-brate this milestone with us!
Bring your feet OR fins to this pool party! Tails are welcome in the hotel pool.
Like any good MN bday pool party, we will also have party games for prizes, a build your own cup-cake station, and party swag bags!
UnderWater Photography sessions
Host: Emmerlee Sherman
Time: Sat 5pm - 7:30pm, Sun 9am-11:30am
Location: Great River Water Park.
Access Level: NOT Included - SEPERATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Emerlee will be offering 15min & 30min photo sessions.
CLICK HERE for more info and booking links.
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ASL SIGN BASICS 1 for MerFolk
Instructor: Tarah
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Access Level: Included
Learning some ASL basics is a great way to communicate with those around you in the world...or in a NOISY pool! Come review what you learned last year, or come learn them all for the first time in a safe and supportive learning space! Tarah is an educator and entertainer working to build awareness and respect in ASL education.
Mer-Tending at MNRF: a Panel
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: Allie, Amanda, Meghan
Time: Saturday the 29th, 7 - 8 pm
Location: Hotel Main Hall
Access Level: Included
What is it like trying to take care of between 2 and 12 merfolk a day while also managing to care for an audience AND yourself? Come find out from the mer-mazing crew of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival's Mermaid Cove themselves as they share some tips, tricks, stories and make time for Q & A with the audience.
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MerFolk & MerTender Gear Swap & Shop
Host: MNMerCon Team
Time: Sat 6:30 - 8pm
Location: Main Hall
Access Level: Included
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Coral Cove Coffee Corner
Host: MNMerCon Team
Time: Sat & Sun, 8 - 9 am
Location: Main Hall - Coral Cove Coffee Bar
Access Level: Included
Join your fellow MerCon go-ers for a cup of coffee, tea, or other refreshments and hang out and relax. Make your coffee a little more fancy at the drink station.​ Network. Chat. Chill. Wake up. Have yourself a snack Babe!
PADI Mermaid Certification:
Host: Mer ECHO
Time: Sat & Sun,
Location: Classroom portion at Hotel, Pool time is at Great River Water Park.
Access Level: NOT Included - SEPERATE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
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ASL SIGN BASICS 2 for MerFolk
Instructor: Tarah
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Access Level: Included
Learning some ASL basics is a great way to communicate with those around you in the world...or in a NOISY pool! Come review what you learned last year & add some new signs in a safe and supportive learning space! Tarah is an educator and entertainer working to build awareness and respect in ASL education.
Elegy to the Abyss: a Gaming Adventure
Instructor: Briana
Time: Fri 8:30-9:30pm
Location: TBD
Access Level: Included
Get in touch with us:
Please feel free to reach out if you have questions about the schedule or seminars & sessions.