Niantic Touch-a-Truck

Where

McCook Point Park
8-10 Atlantic Street
Niantic, CT

When

Saturday, May 2, 2026
10am-2pm
Sensory-Friendly Hour: 10am-11am

Admission

$5 per person
suggested donation

Children 12 months and under: Free

A hands-on day of fun for the entire family!

The Niantic Children’s Museum, Miracle League of Southeastern CT and East Lyme Youth Services Bureau are thrilled to host this family-friendly event filled with 20+ vehicles, food trucks, a flying beluga puppet, entertainment and more!

$5 per person suggested donation.
Children under 12 months free.

Cash or credit accepted at the event admission tents.

McCook Bandshell Entertainment

Mermaid Storytime
with the east Lyme Public Library

& Award-Winning Author Abigail Aiello
10:15am to 10:45am

Rapunzel

11am to 12:15pm

Poppi's Planet

12:30 to 1:30pm

More Festival Friends!

Mystic Aquarium
Follow that whale! Traveling Beluga Balloon

10:30am, 11:30am, 12:15pm & 1:30pm

Roaming Railroad
*additional fee

10am to 2pm

Spongebob Squarepants!
Sponsored by breezeline

Appearances from 10am to 2pm

Bob The Builder
sponsored by CFA

Guest appearances throughout the event.

Sammy the Sea otter
sponsored by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

Guest appearances from 11am to 1pm

Facepainting with April's Balloon Creations

12pm to 2pm

Homer the baseball
Sponsored by the Miracle League of Southeastern CT

Guest appearances throughout the event.

The Balloon Man

12pm to 2 pm

Bandshell Activity Area Organizations

Food & Food Trucks

Munchies Food Truck
Kona Ice
Frank Andrews Mobile Kitchen
Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Truck
Yummy Wagon
Niantic Lion’s Kettle Korn

LAZ Shuttle & Parking

LAZ Parking will be providing free rides to and from the Niantic Center School on West Main Street in Niantic. Avoid the traffic, park, and hop aboard! The driver will take you to the beach entrance of McCook and will be waiting for you when you finish your exploration.

What are the other parking options? The VFW lot across from McCook and the Beach lot at McCook both serve as walk-in parking. Want to get in your daily steps? Park at Hole-in-the-Wall beach and walk up the hill from the East side of McCook.

See, Touch, Explore & More!

Kids can climb into the driver’s seat, honk horns, and learn about the functions of various vehicles. The event will also feature food trucks, children’s entertainment and a number of local community organizations, each with its own hands-on craft or activity. Admission is a $5 per person donation.

Register a truck

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Touch-a-Truck Sponsor

Everything is better when we work together! Your sponsorship of Niantic Touch-a-Truck doesn’t support just one organization, it supports three! While the three presenting sponsors each have their own unique and multi-faceted missions, we are united in one goal: to help all children navigate, enjoy and discover the world around them.

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