Gingersnap the Mermaid

Gettysburg, PA

$200 and up

Travels up to 200 miles

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In my lagoon at Interstate Wine Fest 2024

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LED Mermaid for Evening Events

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Fandom Fest in Chambersburg, PA 2024

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Winter Fairy

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Ginger Ale the Pirate

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LED Tail for Glow parties!

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Tank - ask me if you would like to hire a mobile mermaid tank!

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You have your choice of mermaid tails when you hire this mermaid!

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Gingersnap the Elf

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Bubble and fairy entertainment available

Overview

Gingersnap is a Mermaid from South Central PA who travels out to events all over the Mid-Atlantic region. She has performed at events of all sizes, from Birthday parties to ren faires! For safety around small guppies, she is a certified PADI advanced mermaid with all child clearances plus First Aid/CPR. She carries professional performers insurance. She offers activities for on land or in water.
She sometimes morphs into her fairy or pirate form for events as requested. Each character come with different activity options.
***NEW for 2025: Mermaid Glow parties! Gingersnap will be in her LED lit tail, and have glow decor and games!
**NEW for the holidays: Winter Themed Fairy or Christmas Elf!


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Booking information

Price range: $200 and up

Languages: English

Gig length: 30 - 480 minutes

Insurance: $10,000,000 - Covered by Performers Specialty Insurance

What to expect

Gingersnap can appear in mermaid, fairy, pirate, Winter Fairy, or Christmas Elf form. She can also be hired as a strolling flow artist who performs with LED poi, silks, contact poi, and dance ribbons.
New for 2026: Bubble entertainment! Interactive bubble play and some bubble tricks for parties. Bubbles can also be requested as part of her mermaid or fairy act!

She makes appearances at events of all sizes around PA/MD/DE/NJ and beyond! She is fully insured as a performer, and can ensure you will be happy to have her at your event!

****NEW for 2026: Mini mermaid magic/juggling show. She does not just sit there and look pretty; Gingersnap offers interactive story times, conservation themed activities, pirates themed games, and more! Ask her for her latest list of activity options.
***NEW: Mermaid Glow parties! Gingersnap will be in her LED lit tail, and have glow decor and games perfect for evening parties on land or in water!
**NEW: Winter Fairy or Christmas Elf available for holiday events!

Event experience options with the mermaid:
Pool games and swim show for pool events
Meet and Greet/photo op
Bubble tricks and interactive play
Craft with a mermaid
Storytime
Free treasures for the guppies (what the humans call stickers, pencils, pearls, and other goodies she comes across)
Lap harp music and singing
Ocean Conservation Educational Stories and activities
Mini magic/juggling show (approx 15 minutes)

Event experience options with the Fairy:
Meet and Greet/photo op
Bubble tricks and interactive play
Craft with a fairy
Storybook time
Free treasures for the pixies (what the humans call stickers, gems, and other goodies she comes across)
Lap harp music and singing
Dress like a fairy station (fairy props for photos!)
Poi Silk or ribbon dancing

Event experience options with the Pirate:
Meet and Greet/photo op
Bubble tricks and interactive play
Craft with a pirate
Story time
Free treasures for the little sailors (what the humans call stickers, fake coins, gems, and other goodies she comes across)
Dress like a pirate station (pirate props for photos!)
Games: fight like a pirate and more short games that can be adapted to any age

Type of events:
- Renaissance Faires
-Public appearances at ribbon cuttings and open house events for local businesses
- Corporate Events
-"Living window display" for storefronts
- Parades
- Festivals, Faires, Character Conventions
- Library/Museum events
- Pool Parties
- Conservation/Cleanups
- Campgrounds
- School Programs
- Summer Camps
- Birthday Parties
- Formal Events including wedding receptions and Gala

About

Gingersnap is a professional entertainer and actress who is available as either a Mermaid, Fairy, Pirate, Elf, Bubble entertainer, or flow artist. For pool events, and general safety, she is a certified PADI advanced mermaid with all child clearances plus First Aid/CPR. She has over a decade of experience acting and performing at events on land and in water, and will work with you to choose the best activities she can provide for your event. Based near Gettysburg PA, but willing to travel to surrounding states.
She is fully insured through Specialty Insurance Agency, and can ensure you will be happy to have her at your event!

Additional booking notes

Experienced in indoor or outdoor events weather permitting. I can bring a 6x6 or 10x10 popup canopy for outdoor events.
***For the mermaid lagoon with a pool, I will need a space to fit my canopy plus the 7x7 blowup pool, about 15x15 feet total. I will also need access to water and electric to fill it, and the water source must be able to reach over into where the pool will be staying for the event.
*For Flow parties with my LED clamshell for scenery, I will need access to electric for my air pump.

For bubbles: This can be done indoors or outdoors.
Indoors: must have a big, open space at least 12x12 with no vents or air flow coming across the performance area. I do have a rug I put down to protect floors.
Outdoors: must have a big, open space over grass or ground that is NOT pavement.

Upcoming booked events

August 2026

11

Tuesday

Camp Event

9:00am - 11:00am

York, PA

Past booked events

June 2024

21

Friday

Nonprofit Event

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Lancaster, PA

Setup requirements

I prefer an area of at least 8x8 feet. For pools, I can perform at any depth. Pools must have a lifeguard on duty if a public event. For in-pool events,I will also need to bring an assistant along.

for bubbles, I need at least a 12x12 foot space that is not under any vents, and no air flowing through the performance area.

For flow arts, or ribbon dancing as a fairy, I need ceiling to be at least 10 feet high.

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