Mary O'Hara, who volunteers as an "AquaReina," dresses as "Mermaid Cypress" and reads aloud to children at the San Marcos Public Library. The city of 68,500 people, situated between Austin and San Antonio, is the official “Mermaid Capital of Texas.” Formerly most recognized for its Texas State University campus and outlet mall, San Marcos is “back on the map when it comes to creative, innovative cultural events,” Guerrero says, thanks to its annual Mermaid Capital of Texas Fest that has been drawing thousands each September since 2016. “The mermaid has become a muse for San Marcos-a kind of inspiration,” says Daniel Guerrero, who served as the city’s mayor from 2010 to 2016. “Keep San Marcos beautiful,” the lettering reads. And at a local restaurant, a mural depicts a blue-tailed mermaid swimming below a lake’s sunlit surface in the company of fish, salamanders and cranes.
At the library, a costumed interpreter named Mermaid Cypress often reads to kids in a salmon-colored fin. At the playground, one of the city’s fiberglass mermaid statues stands seven feet tall, her tail and hair painted in a rainbow of neon colors.
The first thing visitors to the central Texas city of San Marcos notice are the mermaids.
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