Sunday - April 21, 2024ROCKY NECK RUNFEST

Deke’s Bagels – Located just a stone’s throw from Rocky Neck State Park, serving delicious bagels paired with incredible cream cheeses that are unlike anything that can be found locally. They promise to deliver at being something different, something special, and something that many people simply can’t get enough of. Visit them today and find out why! More…

Niantic Public House – NPH is excited to bring craft beer and chill vibes to Niantic, CT. Come have a drink and hang out in the taproom where there are always 22 beers and two ciders on tap. Not a beer fan? NPH has wine, soft drinks, seltzers and juice available.Bring food. Play Games. Meet new friends. More…

Five Churches by the Bay – Five Churches by the Bay is the coastal cousin of the popular Five Churches Brewing, a brewery and taproom located in New Britain, Connecticut. This new restaurant features a rotating lineup of Five Churches beer including their popular “Weerder” fruit ale series which pairs quite nicely with a day at the beach! To accompany their delicious beers, they feature brick oven pizza and additional casual dining fare with indoor and outdoor seating options.⁣ More…

Cafe Sol – a fun, relaxing, quirky and friendly restaurant for breakfast and lunch located in the heart of Niantic. They provide their guests with seasonally fresh ingredients sourced locally whenever possible. Lots of goodies in their bakery too! More…

Tony D’s Craft Creamery – a seasonal ice cream shop with hand-crafted ice-cream flavors as well as soft-serve ice cream and milkshakes, sundaes and banana splits. The restaurant uses ingredients from local farms and vendors, with all the milk for the ice cream coming from The Farmers’ Cow Farms; codfish battered in beer from Fox Farm Brewery in Salem for fish and chips; and oysters from Niantic Bay Shellfish Farm for the Niantic Bay Oyster Po’ Boy. More…

Flanders Fish Market (East Lyme) – Connecticut’s largest full-service restaurant and award-winning fresh seafood marketplace. Whether you’d like to dine in the Dining Room, Bar, Seasonal Outdoor Patio, Banquet Room, or Demonstration Kitchen, order Take-Out, or have them cater your event with a Classic New England-style Clambake, they are here to serve you. More…

Flanders Donut & Bake Shop (East Lyme) – Considered by many to be the best donut shop in New London County. Family owned and run since 1972, always busy with a line out the door but never a long wait. Cash only. More…

Niantic Children’s Museum – an interactive, hands-on, educational opportunity. Engage, encourage, and challenge children up through Grade 5 in the arts, sciences, safety & health, and culture & history. More…

Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve – Perfect for hiking throughout the year, the preserve is a beautiful wooded area overlooking the Niantic River. Flora and fauna abound in this preserve, as well as soaring ospreys and bald eagles, deer and wild turkeys. More…

McCook Point Park – Overlooking Niantic Bay, McCook Point Park was acquired by the Town of East Lyme in 1953 for the “benefit and enjoyment of the Town and its citizens”. Since that time, it has been a central part of life in East Lyme. The park consists of a beautiful bluff between two white, sandy beaches. More…

Niantic Bay Bicycles – Live to Ride, Ride to Live! Niantic Bay Bicycles’ motto where you will find not only the best bikes but the best service. They have a fully stocked shop with a variety of brands from beginner all the way up to professional level bikes. More…

Grace – Get inspired by this lifestyle shop and destination in the heart of Niantic, offering a curated selection of women’s clothing, jewelry and accessories, as well as home décor and gifts. More…

Book Barn – No ordinary bookstore, this reader’s and collector’s heaven maintains over 350,000 volumes of gently used books, on almost any subject you can imagine. Old books to current bestsellers to new releases. The Book Barn has three locations in the seaside town of Niantic, CT. More…