2025 Buoys by the Bay
Third annual display presented by The East Lyme Public Trust Foundation and Niantic Main Street.
For a $50 donation, you receive a buoy to create and design. It will be displayed on Main Street this coming holiday season! The buoy will be returned to you in January, 2026. Buoys can be purchased beginning at Celebrate East Lyme - July 19th at The East Lyme Public Trust Foundation booth on Main St. After CEL, they will be available at Coastal Gifts on Main, Mermaid Liquor, Cafe Sol, and at the Niantic Farmers Markets.
IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION:
Buoy Deadline: Nov. 7, 2025 Return your buoy by this date for inclusion on opening night
Opening Night: Nov.21, 2025 @ 5:30 pm Official first night; music, Snoopy & more!
End of Display: Jan. 9, 2026 Trees taken down, dependent on weather
Buoy Pickup: Jan. 9 – 11 At the old Police Station.
This year, we have a donation option. Would like to support the activities and projects the proceeds from this event generate but know you won't submit a buoy? We are accepting purchases of a buoy and will donate it to a local school for the students to paint.
Get your creative ideas moving!!
We hope to see your creation this fall!
Fusion Concert at McCook’s Bandshell
Fusion Concert at McCook’s Bandshell - sponsored by ELPTF
Buoys By the bay
Niantic Main Street and the East Lyme Public Trust are partnering for a special holiday fundraiser, Buoys by the Bay. Here’s all the details you need to know!
The buoy basics:
Purchase a buoy ($50), decorate it, and then return it by November 1 to be a part of an upcoming Niantic holiday display.
Fusion Concert at McCook’s Bandshell
Fusion Concert at McCook’s Bandshell - sponsored by ELPTF