Princeton NJ Events

Disney's Moana Jr., Music Mountain Theater

Saturday August 9, 2025
11:00 AM

11 and 1pm

This thrilling and heartwarming coming-of-age story follows the strong-willed Moana as she sets sail across the Pacific to save her village and discover the truth about her heritage. Moana and the legendary demigod Maui embark on an epic journey of self-discovery and camaraderie as both learn to harness the power that lies within. With empowering messages of bravery and selflessness, Moana JR. is sure to bring out the hero within each of us.

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Artist Talks, Artworks Trenton

Saturday August 9, 2025
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

19 Everett Alley, Trenton, 609-394-9436. www.artworkstrenton.org.

First, hear from artists Marzena Haupa and Magda Dodd as they discuss their shared exhibition, "The World We Share." Theyl talk about their creative process and the themes behind their work. Following their talk, Beatricia Sagar presents on her ongoing project "We Are All Connected." This community-based, international art initiative began during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since brought together artists from around the world. Sagar shares how the project started, how it grew, and what it continues to represent today. Free; no registration required.

Winery Weekend Music Series, Terhune Orchards

Saturday August 9, 2025
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join family and friends for our winery weekend music series. Set in our wine orchard among 100 year old apple trees, it is the perfect way to relax, connect, and toast the weekend. Enjoy a glass of one of our award-winning wines, by the glass, in a tasting flight or a refreshing wine slush. Sit back and listen to live music from local artists each week. Styles range from Jazz and Blues to Folk and Rock. Music is from 2pm-5pm. Light fare available. Bring the entire family to enjoy fresh air on the farm, stop in the farm store for fresh produce, baked goods and local gourmet items, and stroll on the farm. Barn Door Cafe is open on weekends for lunch fare, homemade treats and ice cream.

Winery hours 12pm-5pm. No outside food or pets please. No reservations needed for less than 8 people. Groups over 8 require reservation.

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Summer Music Series, Palmer Square

Saturday August 9, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Enjoy music out on the Green every Saturday from 1pm-3pm! Join us on the Square for shopping and dining with friends and family, accompanied by an eclectic mix of music that brings Princeton to life. From acoustic covers to classic rock and jazzy favorites, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! Find a spot at one of our picnic tables or bring your own chairs and blankets for afternoon of fun in the sun.

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LUMIA: A Futuristic Cirque Show, State Theater New Jersey

Saturday August 9, 2025
1:00 PM

15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. www.stnj.org.

Show blends acrobatics with an array of holograms, interactive lasers, LED technology, light suits, and even robots that transform the stage into a vibrant canvas of light and movement. $39 to $62.

Performance: "Macbeth" A Staged Reading, Princeton Public Library

Saturday August 9, 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

From the mists of the Scottish moors to the bloodstained throne of Dunsinane, the tale of Macbeth will unfold as local actors stage an unabridged reading of William Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy. The production will run for just under three hours and include a brief introduction by director Christopher Osander and an intermission. Audience members are invited to read along by bringing their own unabridged version or by accessing the online version from the Folger Shakespeare Library at this link.

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Kelsey Theatre's Summer Opera Festival - La Boheme

Saturday August 9, 2025
2:00 PM

Opera's great love story set in sparkling Paris- come experience the beauty, passion, and enchantment of love for an afternoon remember! Sung in Italian with English subtitles

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Man of La Mancha, Music Mountain Theater

Saturday August 9, 2025
3:00 PM

3 and 8pm

Cervantes is in prison awaiting trial during the Spanish Inquisition. He and his fellow prisoners perform a play-within-a-play, telling the story of the elderly Alonso Quijana, who renames himself "Don Quixote" and goes on a quest to right all wrongs in the world. $35.

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FREE Summer Concert Series, Nassau Park Pavilion

Saturday August 9, 2025
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Swara

Opening band: Dan Kassel and Friends, featuring Johnny Zarfati 

Swara is a multi-genre Indian American band that plays Indian film music and fuses Indian classical structures with other contemporary genres, including jazz, rock, R and B, and more.

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Quiz Show Plus Discussion, ACME Screening Room

Saturday August 9, 2025
5:00 PM

25 South Union Street, Lambertville. www.acmescreeningroom.org.

Queens-born Herbie Stempel (John Turturro) becomes an unlikely hero after winning on America's beloved game show, "Twenty One." When the network decides to bring in a more telegenic contestant, the WASP-ish Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), Stempel takes aim at the show, announcing that the game is rigged. Congressional investigator Dick Goodwin (Rob Morrow) is brought in to examine the claim that winners were given the answers. Goodwin wrote the book on which this true story is based. Q&A after the film with casting director Karen Etcoff, who worked on the film with Robert Redford for 6 months. $17.