Princeton NJ Events

West Windsor Community Farmers Market

Saturday April 2, 2022
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Sixteen farms and 15 artisan food makers including beer, tea, bread, pickles, and more. Vaughn Drive Lot, 877 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction. www.wwcfm.org

Pre-ordering options available and more info on the website: wwcfm.org

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Read & Pick Kids Program, Terhune Orchards

Saturday April 2, 2022
10:00 AM

Learn about turning our “garbage” back into soil. We’ll read stories about worms and compost. Each child will make a compost container to take home.

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Spring Beekeeping & Gardening, Howell Living History Farm

Saturday April 2, 2022
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Today, expert beekeeper Bob Hughes will open the hives before your very eyes...to check the health of the residents and see how each colony fared through the winter. Mr. Hughes will introduce apiary visitors to a queen, drones, and worker bees before giving a 45-minute presentation, "Life in a Bee Colony." Parking and admission are free.

Please note that all 2022 Saturday programs will be modified to encourage social distancing and reflect current State guidelines for public events. Visitors are required to carry masks at all times, and wear them when social distancing isn't possible.

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School and Camp Open House, Waldorf School of Princeton

Saturday April 2, 2022
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Waldorf School of Princeton, part of a rapidly growing global educational movement, offers a compelling alternative to mainstream education in central New Jersey. ? We are dedicated to igniting each child’s unique potential and passions, instilling self-confidence, and inspiring achievement with a strong moral compass. We lead our students towards high accomplishment without fitting them into standardized norms. Our rich interdisciplinary curriculum is distinct in the way we integrate the academic, the artistic, and the practical in every lesson.

Please join us for an Open House for the School and our popular Summer Camp on April 2.

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Easter Bunny Arrival Party, MarketFair

Saturday April 2, 2022
10:30 AM - 12:30 AM

Join the Mad Hatter & Friends to welcome in spring with the arrival of the Easter Bunny! Celebrate with music, crafts, games, balloon sculpting, magic & juggling acts, and more! Enjoy free family fun!

The Princeton Youth Ballet will be showcasing their spring performance of The Secret Garden. Photo set opens at 11am. Photos with the Easter Bunny available for purchase. To avoid waiting in line, reserve your photo time now!

Eel & Fish Feedings, The Watershed Institute

Saturday April 2, 2022
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Join Watershed Fellow Kate Hode as she feeds the resident American eels and sunfish, including bluegills, pumpkin seed, and large-mouth bass. During a free 30-minute presentation, visitors will learn about the history, life cycles, and traits of these special critters, as well as some steps we can take to help preserve their habitats. The animals reside in a large tank that is on display in Discovery Hall inside of the Watershed Center.

For ages 2 and older. No registration is needed for this in-person, free activity.

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Sensory Celebration, Van Vleck House & Gardens

Saturday April 2, 2022
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

In recognition of Autism Awareness Month, this event invites you to explore the Van Vleck gardens using your senses as your guide. Activity stations will be arranged throughout the property focusing on different textures, smells, shapes and colors found in the natural world. Meet and greet animals from Eyes of the Wild, an exotic animal rescue, and learn how these amazing creatures use their senses. This outdoor family program is an inclusive event, open to people of all ages and abilities and will be held entirely outdoors. In case of inclement weather, a rain date will be announced.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) - Two Showtimes

Saturday April 2, 2022
2:00 PM

2 and 7pm

American Repertory Ballet (ARB) presents the world premiere of Ethan Stiefel’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, April 1-3, 2022 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. Set to Felix Mendelssohn’s iconic score with additional music written for film by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, the enchanting production will transport audiences to a fantastical forest filled with fairies, elves, mischief, romance, joy and love. ARB’s Artistic Associate and American Ballet Theatre principal ballerina Gillian Murphy will dance the role of Oberon, leader of the elves.

Tickets start at $25 and are available at https://secure.nbpac.org/midsummer

Additional family-friendly activities will take place in the lobby of the NBPAC before each matinee performance, beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum

Saturday April 2, 2022
2:00 PM

Join a guided walking tour of the campus collections with an Art Museum student tour guide and discover a variety of artworks by modern and contemporary sculptors, from Sol LeWitt to Maya Lin. Rain or shine; stair-free.

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Opening Reception, Arts Council of Princeton

Saturday April 2, 2022
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join the Arts Council of Princeton for the Opening Reception of Still Lives from a (Mostly) Stilled Life by Joe Kossow.

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