Princeton NJ Events

Outdoor Flea Market, Princeton Elks Lodge

Saturday August 22, 2020
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Flea Market-outdoors every Saturday weather permitting from 8am-1pm at Princeton Elks Lodge, 354 Rt 518 Blawenburg,NJ. Spots are $10.00 each to sell, set up is at 7:30am. Call with any questions 609-466-9813.

Farmers Market, Montgomery Friends of Open Space

Saturday August 22, 2020
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

June 6 – October 31

Village Shopper III, 1378 Route 206, Skillman, near Mooyahs Burgers

You’ll love what our vendors have ready for you. Your favorite vendors will be there and some new ones as well! Our location and how we operate will change, but you’ll still be able to buy the best local, all New Jersey products.

New protocols and best, safe, practices can be found here: https://montgomeryfriends.org/farmers-market/

Pennington Farmers Market

Saturday August 22, 2020
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

The Pennington Farmers Market is open Saturdays 9-1, June-November on the lawn at Rosedale Mills (101 Route 31 North in Hopewell Township). The Market provides growers and producers within 50 miles of Pennington, N.J., an opportunity to sell directly to the public, while promoting the nutritional, environmental, and community health benefits of sustainable living.

This year you will find 4 local farms represented, plus a bakery and a sauce-maker. Products for sale include: organic vegetables, grass-fed beef and other meat, eggs, wine, herbs, wool, honey, specialty sauces, maple syrup, bread & pastries. To learn more, sign up for the Pennington Farmer's Market weekly email at PenningtonFarmersMarket@gmail.com. visit penningtonfarmersmarket.org, find them on Facebook, or follow them on Twitter.

West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market

Saturday August 22, 2020
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Vaughn Drive at the Princeton Junction Train Station

Vendors sell fresh produce, meats, baked goods, and more. Yes We Can! food drive ongoing. Face masks required. Bring your own bags. Limit of two shoppers per family.

We ask that you exercise patience in this new now, and join us in being grateful for the abundance of local food and for the farmers and vendors who work tirelessly to bring their bounty to our tables.

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Music and Movement, MCLS

Saturday August 22, 2020
10:30 AM

Music and Movement programs are a combination of dancing, singing, yoga poses and play with scarves, shakers, instruments and more. These programs are guaranteed to get you up and moving along with our youth services librarians! Suggested for toddlers, preschoolers and early elementary age children.

Visit MCL's Events Page on www.mcl.org for a link to the videos each week.

Subscribe to Mercer County Library System's YouTube Channel for new content, added daily! https://www.youtube.com/c/MercerCountyLibrarySystem

#SavethePostOffice Protest, Coalition for Peace Action

Saturday August 22, 2020
11:00 AM

This Saturday, August 22, at 11 a.m., people from all walks of life who are determined to defend the essential services provided by the United States Postal Service—including our ability to vote by mail—will push back on the Trump administration's attacks by organizing a grassroots action outside the post office at the Alexander Road Princeton Post Office, 213 Carnegie Ctr. This is part of a nationwide mobilization taking place at post offices across the country on Saturday.

To promote safety given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the action will take place outdoors and have a physical distancing plan, and attendees will be asked to wear masks. For more information and to sign up, go to https://act.moveon.org/event/save-the-post-office-attend/127619.

LIVE Summer Music Series, Palmer Square Green

Saturday August 22, 2020
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Strictly 60’s cover band with Joel Bridgewater on vocals, Frank A. on guitar, Mark E. on keyboards, Roger T. on bass, and Bob K on drums. Free.

Sangria Weekends, Terhune Orchards

Saturday August 22, 2020
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, 609-924-2310. www.terhuneorchards.com.

Live music by Brian Bortnick. Wines by the glass with outdoor seating in the apple orchards. Sangria available with Terhune’s own wine and fruit. Limit of two hours and six guests per table. Face masks required on premises.

Saturday Night at the Movies: West Side Story, Mercer County Library

Saturday August 22, 2020
8:00 PM

Borrow the featured title from the Hoopla catalog with a Mercer County Library card and watch it in the virtual company of your community.

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Blue Curtain Concerts from Past Summers

Saturday August 22, 2020
8:00 PM

For nearly two decades, Blue Curtain has been presenting musical talent from around the globe in free concerts in Princeton's Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater. This summer, due to the coronavirus pandemic, this beloved tradition will be taking a year off, however videos of past performances will stream "live" on Facebook and YouTube (Blue Curtain Concerts) on Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. for 7 weeks starting July 11.

The schedule: Dionne Farris – July 11

Casuarina – July 18

Freckle Legend – July 25

Lakou Mizik – August 1

Okan – August 8

The Prodigals – August 15

Eddie Palmieri and his Afro-Caribbean Jazz Sextet – August 22