Princeton NJ Events

History/Nature Hike at Institute Woods, Historical Society of Princeton

Saturday October 4, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Join the Historical Society of Princeton on a hike through the treasured Institute Woods to explore bits of history, as well as the sites and sounds that form this unique and serene setting.

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Westminster Symphonic Choir: Confounded, Rider University

Saturday October 4, 2025
5:00 PM

A magnificent 20th century Te Deum anchors this program of grace and power: British and American anthems of the last century. For more information, visit rider.edu/arts.

Yvonne Theater at Rider University 2083 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648

2025 Watershed FEST

Saturday October 4, 2025
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM

THE WATERSHED FEST Saturday, October 4, 2025 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Cocktails, Dinner, and Dessert under the tents

Catering by: Under the Moon Cafe

Music by: Cold Soil Drifters

Dress: Forest Formal

FEST is our major fundraising event of the year, which supports The Watershed Institute's mission of keeping water clean, ?safe and healthy. Please join us as we celebrate 50 Years of the Watershed FEST! You can help us get off to a great start by purchasing your seats or table now. Last year, over 300 seats were sold, and we anticipate that there will be a strong demand for tickets again this year. Consider purchasing a table and then invite your friends to join you for a fun night out!

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Celebracion, Alborada Spanish Dance Theater

Saturday October 4, 2025
7:00 PM

Playhouse 22, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.

Evening of power, passion, beauty, and joy featuring traditional and contemporary Flamenco as well as classical Spanish dance and music. $30 includes post-show reception celebrating the company's 30th anniversary.

The Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band – West Side Story Reimagined, McCarter Theatre

Saturday October 4, 2025
7:30 PM

With over 1,000 photos by the legendary photography collective SEIS DEL SUR projected behind the orchestra in sync with the music, Multi-GRAMMY-nominated drummer, composer, arranger and Bronx-born Nuyorican BOBBY SANABRIA reimagines Leonard Bernstein’s iconic West Side Story through the vibrant, pulsing lens of Latin jazz. Performed live by the electrifying Bobby Sanabria MULTIVERSE Big Band, this reworking—captured on the GRAMMY-nominated double CD West Side Story Reimagined, which also won the prestigious Jazz Journalists Association Album of the Year Award—infuses Bernstein’s score with Afro-Caribbean grooves, Puerto Rican bomba and plena, and the fierce swing of New York jazz. With the full support of the Leonard Bernstein estate, this “painfully beautiful” production transforms each note into a powerful call for resilience, cultural pride, and unity.

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Pritam, CURE Arena

Saturday October 4, 2025
8:00 PM

Pritam, is an Indian music director, composer, and singer, widely recognized for his work in Bollywood. He's known for blending Indian classical music with Western styles, creating a unique sound.

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Deathtrap, Music Mountain Theater

Saturday October 4, 2025
8:00 PM

One of the biggest hits on Broadway, nominated for four Tony Awards including Best Play, this comic thriller elicits shrieks of pure terror and laughter. It’s the story of a failing playwright, a disciple destined for Broadway fame, and a disapproving wife with “strong scruples and a weak heart.” Levin takes the basic murder mystery elements and rearranges them again and again in a plot with “more twists and turns than a slalom race.

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