Princeton NJ Events

Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's

Saturday October 11, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Celebrate the season at Terhune Orchards with a day full of family fun on the farm! Each weekend offers more than 30 festive activities and attractions for all ages.

Come early for free Wagon Rides (10am-1pm) and stay for toe-tapping Live Music (12-4pm). Apple Fresh: Pam’s Food Pavilion is filled with country fare, famous cider donuts, fresh apple cider, pie and so much more. Wine Orchard: In our 100 year historic apple orchard, enjoy a tasting flight or a glass of red, white, or fruit-based estate wines made from our own grapes and fruit.. Winery: For weekend entry, admission tickets must be purchased. Tickets are required for adults and children ages 3 years and up. Entry is free for children under 3.

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Amazing Pumpkin Carve, Woolsey Park

Saturday October 11, 2025
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Hopewell Valley Arts Council invites the community to celebrate a decade?plus of fall fun at the 11th Annual Amazing Pumpkin Carve, returning to Woolsey Park, October 9–12, 2025. Under the glow of a big top tent, 30 massive, 150?pound pumpkins will be transformed by local artists into jaw?dropping works of art—whimsical, spooky, and everything in between. Rain or shine, visitors can stroll through the tent to see the incredible displays, making the Carve a perfect autumn outing for families, friends, and neighbors.

New this year: Guests can sip local brews in the beer garden while enjoying live music at the Woolsey Park bandshell (Friday–Sunday, weather permitting). The festival also features a hay bale play area, pumpkin painting for kids, and storytelling by the firepits, creating a full weekend of fall festivities.

Tickets: Available online and at the gate. For tickets, food vendors, entertainment schedules, and the full list of sponsors + carvers, visit www.hvartscouncil.org/amazingpumpkincarve.

Fall Music Series, Palmer Square

Saturday October 11, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Celebrate the fall season with live music every Saturday afternoon on the Green! Enjoy al fresco dining, browse local shops, and let the sounds of acoustic covers, classic rock, and jazzy favorites bring the town to life. Grab a picnic table or bring your own chairs and blankets to relax on the lawn as you enjoy a crisp autumn afternoon filled with great music and good company!

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Lost Girl, Rider University

Saturday October 11, 2025
2:00 PM

2 and 7:30

Long after Neverland, Wendy sets out to find Peter—and herself—in Lost Girl, a poignant coming-of-age tale of first love, growing up, and letting go.

 For more information, visit rider.edu/arts.

South Pacific, Kelsey Theatre

Saturday October 11, 2025
2:00 PM

2 and 8pm

THE MTM Players

Spend an Enchanted Evening (or afternoon) with The MTM Players as they whisk you away to The South Pacific with this beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein classic featuring Bali Hai, Younger Than Springtime, You Have to Be Taught, I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy, and of course Some Enchanted Evening. Based on the anecdotes of a real-life U.S. Navy commander who was stationed on an island, South Pacific follows two intercultural love stories: Nellie, a spunky Navy nurse from Arkansas, and Lieutenant Cable who both find themselves struggling to reconcile their own cultural prejudices with their amorous feelings, all while under the dark cloud of a war that is coming ever closer to their island paradise.

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Giselle, American Repertory Ballet, New Brunswick Performing Arts Center

Saturday October 11, 2025
2:00 PM

2 and 7pm

American Repertory Ballet’s 2025/26 season opens with the highly anticipated return of Ethan Stiefel and Johan Kobborg’s acclaimed adaptation of GISELLE. A haunting tale of love, betrayal, and the supernatural, GISELLE tells the story of a young woman who dies of a broken heart—only to forgive her beloved from beyond the grave. Featuring emotionally powerful and technically stunning performances, this moving production had its world premiere at the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2012 and has since captivated audiences around the world, including at its ARB Company Premiere at NBPAC in 2023. Step into the Halloween spirit with this hauntingly beautiful ballet!

Tickets for GISELLE range from $42 to $72, not including additional 4% NBPAC Ticket Fee. *Post-Show Reception ($50 add-on to ticket purchase) with ARB Dancers, artistic leadership, and VIPs immediately following the performance. Light bites and beverages will be served.

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I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter

Saturday October 11, 2025
2:00 PM

2 and 7:30

A McCarter World Premiere, thrillingly adapted from Lauren M. Gunderson’s acclaimed and award-winning worldwide hit, with an electrifying new score by Ari Afsar. See it here first. Caroline—stuck at home with an illness—and Anthony—an earnest overachiever toting Walt Whitman and waffle fries—are classmates pulling an unexpected all-nighter. What starts as a reluctant assignment soon sets both their worlds spinning into a soul-searching exploration of fate, friendship, and the fragile wonder of being alive. Gunderson’s award-winning play has been produced over 200 times and translated into fifteen languages, leaving audiences surprised, filled with hope, and proclaiming it a “must-see” theatrical experience for over a decade.

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Gallery Openings, Arts Council of Princeton

Saturday October 11, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gallery Opening: Visit to Bayou Road and Other Paintings
Sat, Oct 11 | 3-5pm
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) is proud to announce Visit to Bayou Road and Other Paintings, a solo exhibition of new and recent works by renowned artist Victor Davson, curated by Juno Zago. The exhibition will open with a public reception on Saturday, October 11 from 3–5pm, offering audiences the opportunity to engage directly with the artist and this immersive body of work. Learn more.


Gallery Opening: The Arts Council Beyond Princeton: Work from Barbara DiLorenzo’s Online Students from 2020-2025
Sat, Oct 11 | 3-5pm
The Arts Council Beyond Princeton: Work from Barbara DiLorenzo’s Online Students from 2020-2025 will be on view in the Lower Level Gallery October 11–November 8. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Arts Council to quickly transition from in-person to online classes in March 2020, a new artistic community was born. This exhibition is a celebration of the artwork produced in this unique environment. Learn more.



 

The Devil & Daisy Dirt, Old City Hall - Bordentown

Saturday October 11, 2025
6:30 PM

6:30 and 9pm.

A bluegrass tall tale about the Jersey Devil—with live music, storytelling, and an 8-foot wearable puppet—created by Alex Dawson and performed with Dan Diana, Arlan Feiles, and Jackie Fogel. Equal parts gothic folklore and alt-folk concert, it's a uniquely Jersey theatrical experience. TheDevilandDaisyDirt.blogspot.com

Tickets: Via Eventbrite → https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-devil-daisy-dirt-tickets-1505759841219

Old City Hall, 13 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown City, NJ 08505

Toad the Wet Sprocket @CURE Arena

Saturday October 11, 2025
7:00 PM

Toad the Wet Sprocket continue to uplift audiences with their melodic alt rock guitars, introspective lyrics, and signature vocal harmonies that catapulted them to mainstream success 30+ years ago on the 2025 Good Intentions U.S. headlining tour. The tour will come to CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, NJ on Saturday, October 11, 2025, with KT Tunstall & Vertical Horizon.

*No professional cameras, recording devices, or the alike are permitted. Media requests can be sent to CIA-Marketing@oakviewgroup.com. **This event does not permit re-entry.

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