Princeton NJ Events

Hopewell Tour Des Arts

Saturday September 27, 2025
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Enjoy free access to local artists' studios and pop-up spaces. Visitors can interact with artists, watch them work, and purchase art in various mediums - painting, sculpture, jewelry, and more! Maps of the Tour provided at Hopewell Train Station.

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Gemma's Gratitude Yoga Class, Herrontown Woods

Saturday September 27, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A Vinyasa flow session to celebrate our connection to nature and to one another led by Gemma Farrell of Gratitude Yoga. Open to all levels of yoga practice - modifications are welcome. Please bring your own yoga mat to the class, along with a water bottle and sunscreen.Donation-based class. All contributions are appreciated and will help the Friends of Herrontown Woods maintain our beautiful woods. Please check the website closer to the event for any updates or cancellations.

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MCLS Book Festival: Keynote Speaker Alicia Ostriker, Lawrence Library

Saturday September 27, 2025
12:00 PM

Lawrence Headquarters Branch 2751 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, NJ 08648   609-883-8292

Join us for a rare opportunity to hear acclaimed poet and scholar Alicia Ostriker at the inaugural MCLS Book Festival. With 19 poetry collections to her name—including her latest, The Holy and Broken Bliss: Poems in Plague Time—Ostriker brings a voice both urgent and timeless. Twice nominated for the National Book Award and a former New York State Poet Laureate, she will read from her new work and sign books following the presentation. Don’t miss this profound literary moment with one of America’s most resonant poetic voices. Registration is requested.

Fall Music Series, Palmer Square

Saturday September 27, 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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I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter

Saturday September 27, 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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The SpongeBob Musical, Kelsey Theatre

Saturday September 27, 2025
2:00 PM

2 and 8pm

Playful Theatre Productions

Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world! Based on the popular TV series. $30

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Golu Extravaganza, WWAC

Saturday September 27, 2025
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us for the celebration of Navratri, a traditional South Indian holiday. Enjoy captivating Indian classical music, fun art activities, and captivating insights into Golu.

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Concert @Rockingham State Historic Site

Saturday September 27, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

On Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., Rockingham State Historic Site will host a concert by Practitioners of Musick at the Kingston Presbyterian Church on Rte. 27 in Kingston, NJ. This concert will celebrate Rockingham and the evolution of the historic house through local and international music reflecting the period of its 18th- & early 19th-century owners, the Higgins, the Berriens & the Crusers. Musicians performing will be John Burkhalter on English and Small Flutes, Donovan Klotzbeacher on harpsichord and Rebecca Mariman, soprano.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for attendance at this program by emailing rockinghamPoM25@dep.nj.gov, with your last name, # who wish to attend and a phone number. Your reservation will be complete when you receive a return confirmation email from us. Capacity for this program is higher than past on-site programming due to the larger venue! The event is open to ages 12 and up and there is a suggested donation of $10/person at the door.

Annual Fall Fundraising Gala, Princeton Community Housing (PCH)

Saturday September 27, 2025
5:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Princeton Community Housing (PCH) invites you to join us on Saturday, September 27th, from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM at Morven Museum & Garden for Homecoming, our annual fall fundraising gala. This year's event will be especially meaningful as we celebrate two major milestones in 2025: 50 years of Princeton Community Village and 40 years of Elm Court.

The evening will feature a cocktail reception, a seated dinner, and a special conversation with William Brangham of PBS NewsHour and Shaun Donovan, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Both speakers have long-standing ties to Princeton Community Village.

Proceeds from the event will support the "PCH Difference"— the vital supportive services, projects, and activities PCH provides our 1,100+ Princeton residents through community-based resources coordinated by our social services coordinators and staff.

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