Princeton NJ Events

Princeton Farmers Market, Hinds Plaza

Thursday July 2, 2026
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Each Thursday from May 7 - November 19 - Hinds Plaza

Shop for fresh local produce and other goods while supporting small farmers and businesses at Hinds Plaza. Perfect for a quick lunch!

2026 Vendors

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America250: Family Recipe Swap & Tasting, Ewing Branch

Thursday July 2, 2026
1:00 PM

61 Scotch Road Ewing, NJ 08628  609-882-3148

Celebrate America250 by bringing in a family recipe to share. Bring your dish & recipe, share its history, and sample others! Join us afterwards for a screening of the musical Hamilton. For adults. Sponsored by the Friends of the Ewing Library. Registration is required.

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Ewing Independence Day Fireworks

Thursday July 2, 2026
6:30 PM

Ewing's annual Independence Day Fireworks and Concert will take place on Thursday, July 2, 2026. The free-admission community event features family activities, live music, and food vendors starting at 6:30 p.m., culminating with a fireworks spectacular just after 9:00 p.m.

TCNJ Green Lane Fields, Ewing, NJ 08638

Jaws Fest, Princeton Garden Theatre

Thursday July 2, 2026
7:00 PM

We’re gonna need a bigger boat for our 4th annual “Jaws Fest.” The evening will include fun, trivia and prizes. Join us for our annual celebration of this landmark summer film. When a great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, the police chief, a grizzled shark hunter and an oceanographer must set out to kill it. Director Steven Spielberg invented the summer blockbuster with this thriller adapted from Peter Benchley’s novel.

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The Crossing, Passage Theatre

Thursday July 2, 2026
7:00 PM

The Crossing is a sweeping new American musical reimagining George Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware through the diverse, often overlooked voices of the Continental Army. This special workshop presentation, ahead of its Patriots Theatre debut in December 2026, offers audiences a rare seat at the table—an insider’s look at the creation of a work already being hailed as the “Les Misérables of America.” Tickets: $35 Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 E Front St, Trenton, NJ 08611

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Princeton Summer Theater's The 39 Steps

Thursday July 2, 2026
7:30 PM

Adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the novel by John Buchan, from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock

July 2nd-18th, Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm

Mixing Hitchcock whodunnit and Monty Python flair, The 39 Steps follows the debonair Richard Hannay, as he finds himself in a dizzying web of murder, spies, and secrets.  With just four actors and over 150 characters, this rollicking comedy thriller is a Tony award winning love letter to farce, noir, and stagecraft.

Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton.

Tickets are $35 for evenings, $30 for matinees, and $15 with Student Rush

www.princetonsummertheater.org