Princeton NJ Events

Home is where the heART is, Housing Initiatives of Princeton & Arts Council of Princeton

Sunday September 28, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

In collaboration with the Housing Initiatives of Princeton, we present HOME is where the heART is. An afternoon of instructor led art classes and dance for all ages centered around the theme that every local family deserves a home.

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Friends of Princeton Open Space Fall Fest

Sunday September 28, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Join Friends of Princeton Open Space on Sunday, September 28th for our annual Fall Fest fundraiser at the Mountain Lakes House, overlooking the beautiful lake at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton, New Jersey.

LIVE MUSIC, FALL FOOD, CRAFT BEER, AND NATURE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES

Celebrate our dedicated volunteers, land steward interns, and corporate partners as we raise funds in support of our mission-related activities. The community programs supported by this event include free environmental education community events, paid summer internships, and volunteer-powered land stewardship projects.

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Walking Tour: Princeton and the Atomic Bomb, HSP

Sunday September 28, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Starts at Palmer Square’s Tiger Park  - 2 Palmer Square Princeton

Princeton was at the center of the Manhattan Project, both during and after WWII. In addition to J. Robert Oppenheimer serving as director of the Institute for Advanced Study from 1947 until his death in 1967, more than two dozen Princeton University faculty members researched and developed the atomic bomb. This tour will traverse the University campus (including locations where Oppenheimer was filmed) while sharing stories about the local academics recruited to work on the secret project. (Please note: this tour does not go to the Institute for Advanced Study.)

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Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark in Concert @McCarter

Sunday September 28, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

One of music’s “most reliable and empathetic songwriters” (Pitchfork), Princeton native Mary Chapin Carpenter has sold over 16 million records in her renowned career. With hits like “Passionate Kisses” and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her,” she has won five GRAMMY Awards, two CMA Awards, and two ACM Awards. She is also one of only fifteen female members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Her album One Night Lonely was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 65th GRAMMY Awards, and in 2023, she received the ACM Honors Poet’s Award for her outstanding musical and lyrical contributions.

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Season Opening Concert, Bravura Philharmonic

Sunday September 28, 2025
7:00 PM

Princeton Alliance Church, 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro. www.bravuraphil.org.

Concert features the violinist and five-string violist Jing Yang performing the Paganini Sonata per la Grand Viola for viola and orchestra and the Sarasate Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Air); 14-year-old pianist Amy Chu performing the 1st movement of the Mozart Piano Concerto in D minor; and the orchestra performing the Festive Overture by Shostakovich and Maurice Ravel's Bolero. $25 to $50.