The Wading River-Shoreham Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 24th annual Duck Pond Day on Sunday, June 3 — unless the weather is only good for ducks. The rain date is June 10.
Festival-goers will enjoy a parade, games and activities, a 5K run/walk, vendors and food and drinks from local chamber businesses. The 5K kicks off at 10 a.m. with the parade to follow at noon. Vendors will line the streets between 12 and 4 p.m.
The event will also celebrate Rob Nasta, the owner of My Creperie, as the chamber’s Man of the Year. Nasta is a wounded American veteran who owns and operates the crepe restaurant located in downtown Wading River.
According to a press release issued by the chamber of commerce, Duck Pond Day started as part of a wetlands coastline cleanup effort. Sprucing up the area around the ponds turned into a fun community day when volunteers put down their tools and picnicked around the ponds. As the years passed, events were added and now it’s held the first Sunday in June every year.
For vendor applications, 5K and parade entry forms and other information, please contact Frank DeCecco, the chamber’s president at 631-681-8887.
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