Princeton NJ Events

Winter Birds at The Watershed Institute

Saturday December 6, 2025
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Explore the Watershed Reserve with Education Director Jeff Hoagland on a hike in search of wintering birds. We will discover a variety of birds, learning about their adaptations to life in winter. This hike is dedicated to the memory of Lou Beck, a scout master and president of the Trenton Naturalist Club and Washington Crossing Audubon. Bring binoculars and dress for walking outdoors. A small number of binoculars are available to borrow – please indicate this need when registering. Co-sponsored by Washington Crossing Audubon Society. Ages 12 and up. Free event. Adult attendance and pre-registration required.

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Blue Moon Acres Farm Market

Saturday December 6, 2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Blue Moon Acres Farm Market will open for the season beginning on Friday April 18th. The farm market will be open on Fridays 9am-5pm and Saturdays 9am-3pm until December. 11 Willow Creek Drive, Pennington.

Blue Moon Acres’ mission is to offer the most nutritious organically-grown produce and locally-sourced favorites. Owners Jim and Kathy Lyons have provided organic food to restaurants for thirty four years and want to offer it to their neighbors as well. Inside the geothermally heated and cooled building will be a selection of Blue Moon-grown Certified Organic produce, micro greens, eggs, rice, our own line of Herbarium body care products made with herbs grown on the farm, as well as an array of products from other local vendors. New this year: Cherry Grove Farm and Doublebrook Farm meats, Cherry Grove Farm cheeses, Otolith sustainable seafood, and Bent Spoon ice cream.

Customers may also sign up for a subscription produce box for weekly pickup at the farm or delivery to their home. We offer our boxes containing Certified Organic produce and fruits year-round!

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Saturday Canal Walk

Saturday December 6, 2025
10:00 AM

Saturdays (Year Round) 10:00 AM

Three mile walk on the towpath, year-round. Free. Meet at Turning Basin Park, Alexander Road, Princeton, at the end of the parking lot near the road. Register to get notice of cancellations due to weather by emailing canalwalkers@googlegroups.com.

Winter Village at The Red Mill Museum

Saturday December 6, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Marketspace Vendor Events joins the 16th annual Festival of Trees 2025 to bring you Winter Village at The Red Mill. Five days of festive shopping in a heated outdoor market featuring 50+ local craft artisans, food trucks, and activities each day. Festival of Trees - Stroll through the museum grounds decorated with beautifully adorned holiday trees and vote for your favorites. Dickens Days - Enjoy theatrical carolers, horse-drawn carriage rides, and Victorian-era charm in Downtown Clinton. A general admission fee will be retained by the museum for guests (12 and under are free) entering the festival and Winter Village. Current museum members are free.

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Holiday Artisan Market Shop, WWAC

Saturday December 6, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Visit our festive holiday market in celebration of the holidays! Each purchase supports local artisans and our mission to cultivate the artist inside us all. Don't miss this opportunity to shop our one-of-a-kind artisan-made products.

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Sip and Shop Holiday Market, The Watershed Institute

Saturday December 6, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Enjoy light refreshments while you shop from amazing local craft sellers offering beautiful one-of-a-kind creations and products. Leave the kids at home, relax, and shop! This event is free and no registration is required

Holiday Wreath Workshop, Terhune's

Saturday December 6, 2025
10:00 AM

Create a beautiful holiday wreath at Terhune Orchards this season! Learn the Mount family secrets for stunning displays and make a Colonial Williamsburg–style fresh wreath to brighten your home or welcome guests. The Holiday Wreath Workshop takes place Saturday, Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. Registration is $60 per person and includes the wreath and all decorative supplies.

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Christmas on the Farm, Howell Living History Farm

Saturday December 6, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Santa is coming to Howell Farm…not in a sleigh, but on a steam tractor! Visit Howell Farm this Saturday for Christmas crafts, live music, farm animal visits, and an opportunity to stroll through a decorated historic farmhouse – before meeting Santa when he arrives at 12:30.

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Frosty & Rudolph, Music Mountain Theater

Saturday December 6, 2025
11:00 AM

11 and 1pm

School is out, and the neighborhood children decide to build a snowman. When they place an enchanted hat on his head, he springs to life! To be sure he doesn’t melt, the kids take Frosty to the North Pole where he meets Rudolph, and they hatch a plan to save Christmas by using the reindeer’s incredible red nose to guide Santa’s sleigh. Join us for a jolly new take on traditional holiday stories!

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St. Matthew's Christmas Bazaar

Saturday December 6, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Our Annual Christmas Bazaar kicks off the most joyous season of the year, the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. In its planning and performance, we create a purpose for our church community to come together in spirit to deliver a family-friendly event as well as generating funds to support our church and its various missions.

Venders, Raffles, Food, Kid's Crafts

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