Princeton NJ Events

Mercer Indoor Challenge - Benefits Princeton YWCA

Saturday March 7, 2026
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

The Mercer Indoor Challenge is an indoor erg racing event held at the Peddie School Athletic Center, bringing together teams, individuals, masters athletes, and cancer survivors for a meaningful day of competition and community. This event proudly raises funds for the Breast Cancer Research Center of Princeton (BCRC) and its partners at the Princeton YWCA, with all proceeds directly supporting research, education, and support services. Teams may register athletes in the 500-meter sprint, while individual entries are also welcome. Whether you are racing with a team, competing on your own, returning as a masters athlete, or rowing as a cancer survivor, this event is designed to be inclusive, supportive, and impactful. Join us on the erg to race with purpose, honor survivors, and support research—one stroke at a time.

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Saturday Canal Walk

Saturday March 7, 2026
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 Fairy Festival, The Watershed Institute

Saturday March 7, 2026
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Fairies and Friends gather together for some magical activities at the Watershed. We’ll search for fairies hidden at each activity station using a scavenger hunt sheet, create some fun crafts, play games and flutter our way around the obstacle course and more. Come dressed as a fairy or other mythical creature. We estimate it takes about an hour to do all the stations. Please plan to arrive between 11 am-12 pm to get the most out of the event!

Children of all ages are welcome, under 2 years old are free. Adult attendance required

Link: Winter Fairy Festival Registration

Pysanky Egg Decorating Class, The Community Well

Saturday March 7, 2026
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Learn the ancient and beautiful tradition of Ukrainian Easter Eggs, called "pysanky." The word pysanka comes from the verb pysaty, "to write," since the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax and colored with dye. This class is specifically designed for Beginners. Only 10 spots available.

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ARB'S 'CINDERRELLA', New Brunswick Performing Arts Center

Saturday March 7, 2026
2:00 PM

2 and 7pm

American Repertory Ballet (ARB) presents the World Premiere of Cinderella, the timeless fairytale of a young woman who rises above adversity to find hope, love, and her own happily-ever-after. Performances take place March 6–8, 2026 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

Audiences are invited into a world of enchantment as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother alters her destiny, a Prince captures her heart, and kindness and courage prevail over cruelty. With choreography by Samantha Dunster, ARB’s recently appointed Artistic Director, this magical production features dazzling new sets and costumes, an international cast of professional artists, and 36 young students from Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet. A spellbinding experience for all ages, Cinderella is the outing for the whole family to enjoy!

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Opening Reception, Trent House Museum

Saturday March 7, 2026
3:00 PM

The Trent House in collaboration with the Trenton Puerto Rican Community & Friends organization and others is organizing a program of free demonstrations, workshops, presentations, and an exhibition during March 2026 on the theme of Fabric, Stories, & Memory. Most events will be at the William Trent House Museum, 15 Market Street in Trenton, New Jersey, located across William Trent Place from the Hughes Justice Complex. Free parking is available off William Trent Place behind the Museum property.

Fabric, Stories, & Memory will celebrate the long history of our city, state, and nation of embracing, preserving, and building on the material culture of the many groups who have enriched our country. Visitors can view the exhibition in the historic house of garments and other textiles from Latino, Liberian, and Ukrainian cultures as well as contemporary fabric art from March 8 through March 28. Fabric artists will offer hands-on workshops using fabric to create personal memory books or a collective artwork. A technique for creating two- and three-dimensional pieces from wool will be demonstrated and three illustrated talks describing traditional and modern ways fabric is used to tell and remember stories will be given.

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