The International Mermaid Museum in Westport is holding its annual Mermaid Festival on Saturday, March 26, through Sunday, April 3, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. During this event there is no charge for admission to the museum.

According to a press release from the museum, a series of special attractions for visitors of all ages are scheduled as part of the celebration of the sea and its sirens:

• Una the Mermaid, the organizer of the annual Portlania Mermaid Parade, will be performing on the weekends.

• Each day at 5 p.m., Olive the Alchemist, founder of the Seattle Mermaid School, will offer an hourlong professional development seminar for aspiring mermaid character performers that covers the topics of immersion/believability, mermaid physicality and performer safety.

• Jill Neal will be signing and selling her “Wild Women” art creations on April 1 and 2.

•Rebecca Corio will be signing and selling her book “Storm of Passion” on April 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. This is part of her Men of Danger series.

•Bad Little Space Mermaids, a two-piece Celtic rock band, will be performing at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 2.

• Mermaid Aura will be signing her book “The Swashbuckling Mermaid” from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 2 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Members of the Portland Mermaid Pod’s Traveling Fanta Sea Cove will host a booth on April 2 and 3, centering on merfolk mythology from around the world, and merfolk deities. They will also have a table selling handmade mer wares and crafts.

The museum is located on the ground of the Westport Winery on Highway 105, southwest of Aberdeen.

For more information, visit the museum’s website, mermaidmuseum.org

— The Daily World