Congress of Curious Peoples

March 29-31, 2024.

Since the 1860's, Coney Island has been a beacon for strange and interesting people. For generations, it has attracted the curious and the enlightened, the onlooker and the performer. Each year Coney Island USA convenes The Congress of Curious Peoples, an annual gathering of unique individuals at Sideshows by the Seashore, the Coney Island Museum Arts Annex and the Freak Bar, celebrating Coney Island's subversive and exciting power and exploring its political, artistic, and spectacular possibilities through performances, exhibitions, and films by important artists.