Princeton NJ Events

Delaware Water Gap, Washington Crossing Audubon Society

Saturday May 28, 2022
9:00 AM

Join Washington Crossing Audubon Society at 9 AM on Saturday, May 28 for a free, guided trip led by Brad Merritt to visit numerous sites at the Delaware Water Gap Area, where you might see Cerulean, Blackburnian and Yellow-Throated Warblers, among other species. Group size is limited and pre-registration is required at  www.signupgenius.com/go/springfieldtrips22.

For more information see our website (www.washingtoncrossingaudubon.org) and follow us on Facebook.

West Windsor Community Farmers' Market

Saturday May 28, 2022
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

It’s all about local food and seasonality at the West Windsor Farmers Market! This year’s season kicks off on May 7th and running every Saturday from 9:00am-1:00pm, the market will be filled with local farmers and artisan food producers, including a knife sharpener, all from within fifty miles of West Windsor to celebrate the bounty of New Jersey. This season’s roster includes nearly fifty farms and vendors, several with a rotating schedule, including a baker under the new NJ Cottage Rule.

Market held rain or shine in the lower Vaughn Lot of the Princeton Junction Train Station - ENTRANCE FROM 877 Alexander Road, free parking. NJ Transit bus 877 or Dinky and ½ mile walk to Vaughn Lot. Visit wwcfm.org or call 609-913-7581.

The WWCFM accepts SNAP/EBT and offers matching incentives towards fruit & vegetable purchases (up to $20 per market day). Several farms accept WIC/FMNP/SFMNP High school students and local community members are encouraged to volunteer with the WWCFM; please email manager@westwindsorfarmersmarket.org

Princeton Photo Workshop: Composition-On-Location Princeton University

Saturday May 28, 2022
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Princeton Photo Workshop: Composition-On-Location Princeton University

This workshop on Princeton University's picturesque campus is an opportunity for photographers of all levels to learn and practice camera settings and composition to create memorable images.

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NJ Renaissance Faire

Saturday May 28, 2022
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Set your imagination free in a magical, family-friendly festival featuring something for all ages: a Jousting contest, Human Chess Match, Sword Fighting, Fire Breathing, Aerialists, Comedy, Music and 8 hours of interactive entertainment. Feast on gourmet food, ever-popular 'Dragon Legs,' local craft beers, Valenzano wines, and specialized whiskey tastings. Shop in the Merchant Village featuring fine leather goods, jewelry, costumes, and handmade crafts from around the US. Free parking, free for kids under 5. Saturdays + Sundays, May 28-29, and June 4-5, 10am-6pm. 1195 Florence-Columbus Rd., Bordentown, NJ. One-day Fixed, Flex, VIP, or Season Passes available online, One-day tickets available at the door. **Dog friendly event with purchase of dog ticket and rabies vaccine confirmation.

Wheat & Sheep Day at Washington Crossing Historic Park

Saturday May 28, 2022
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Explore life on a colonial-era farmstead at Washington Crossing Historic Park’s “Wheat & Sheep Day,” being held on Saturday, May 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the park’s Thompson-Neely House & Farmstead. During this event, attendees will see sheep being shorn of their winter wool coats and be able to follow the process of washing and carding the wool and spinning it into yarn. Tours will also be given of the restored Thompson-Neeley Grist Mill. Shearings are held every hour and mill tours and held on the half hour. This is a “pay-what-you-wish” event (recommended fee is $7), but registration is required.

Attendance is limited to 150 people. Register at: WashingtonCrossingPark.org/event/wheat-and-sheep-day. The Thompson-Neely House & Farmstead is located at 1638 River Road in Solebury Township, at the intersection of Route 32 and Aquetong Rd.

Spirit of Princeton Memorial Day Parade

Saturday May 28, 2022
10:00 AM

Annual parade will travel from Nassau Street and Princeton Avenue to Monument Plaza. A ceremony will be held at 11:15 on the steps of Monument Hall.

Memorial Day Flag Placement Ceremony, Kiwanis Club of Trenton

Saturday May 28, 2022
10:00 AM

Locust Hill Cemetery, 73 Hart Avenue, Trenton, 609-208-9991.

Ten flags will be planted in the cemetery sod, one for each of the Civil War veterans buried there.

Princeton Battlefield Society Day of Remembrance

Saturday May 28, 2022
1:00 PM

Princeton Battlefield, 500 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540

1pm - add your yellow ribbon

2pm - Remembrance Celebration

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Weekend Music Series, Terhune Orchards

Saturday May 28, 2022
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Live music by Jerry Steele. Light fare, cheese plates, chips & salsa baskets, and wine by the glass available.

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

Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum

Saturday May 28, 2022
2:00 PM

Princeton University is home to one of the country's most significant collections of twentieth- and twenty-first-century public sculpture. Join a guided walking tour of the campus collections with an Art Museum docent and discover a variety of artworks by modern and contemporary sculptors, from Henry Moore to Louise Nevelson. Learn about materials and techniques and explore elements of design and balance.

Tours meet at 2 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday through June 26, except May 21–22. These one-hour tours are held outdoors, rain or shine, and are stair-free. 

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