Princeton NJ Events

NJ Balloon Festival

Sunday July 31, 2022
6:00 AM - 8:00 PM

July 29-31

The 39th annual New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning is the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America! It is truly a must on anyone’s summer list of things to do – more than 100 sport and special shaped hot air balloons will take to the skies twice each day in mass ascensions over the scenic Hunterdon County countryside. Upwards of 175,000 people and media outlets from around the world are expected at the Festival in 2022.

Live Music, Food Vendors, Rides, and More

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Hopewell Farmers Market

Sunday July 31, 2022
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

62 East Broad Street, Hopewell. www.facebook.com/hopewellfarmersmarket.

Fresh produce and vendors selling grass-fed beef, flowers, and more.

Hunterdon Land Trust Farmers’ Market

Sunday July 31, 2022
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Hunterdon Land Trust opens a new Farmers’ Market season Sunday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the historic Dvoor Farm, 111 Mine St. in Flemington. The producers’-only market will run every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Nov. 20. Shoppers will find organic fruits and vegetables, all-natural meats, fresh-baked breads, cave-ripened cheeses, honey, pies, plants, locally roasted coffee, milk, eggs and more. About 20 farmers and vendors will participate in the market this season.

Most farmers accept credit cards. Parking is free and easily accessible

Yoga by the Delaware, Washington Crossing State Park NJ

Sunday July 31, 2022
9:30 AM

Meet us in front of the second parking lot by the Nelson House, on River Drive. All levels are welcome, including absolute beginners. Led by Christa Eastgate, E-RYT 200, PRYT. Bring a mat or towel and any props you enjoy, and wear comfy clothes! Find us on River Drive in the lower park on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am, in front of the main parking lot. Classes are free, however donations are deeply appreciated!

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Mercer County 4-H Fair, Howell Living History Farm

Sunday July 31, 2022
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The fair includes animal shows and exhibits, homemade ice cream, hay rides, pony rides, music, magic shows and farm tours, as well as displays by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County, Mercer County Wildlife Center Friends, Mid-State Beekeepers Association and many more. Admission and parking are free. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for Rutgers Against Hunger.

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Weekend Music Series, Terhune Orchards

Sunday July 31, 2022
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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

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

Will Power Funk Band and The Renaissance Band, Mill Hill Park

Sunday July 31, 2022
2:00 PM - 8:00 PM

East Front & South Broad streets, Trenton. www.trenton-downtown.com/levitt-amp-trenton. Family activities from 2 to 5 p.m. followed by concert. The Will Power Funk Band was conceived out of a love for the music of Tower of Power and an appreciation of the funk music genre. Free.

Detroit '67, Princeton Summer Theater

Sunday July 31, 2022
2:00 PM

July 22-24 and July 28-31

Its 1967 in Detroit. Motown music is getting the party started, and Chelle and her brother Lank are making ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. But when a mysterious woman finds her way into their lives, the siblings clash over much more than the family business. As their pent-up feelings erupt, so does their city, and they find themselves caught in the middle of the 67 race riots. 

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Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum

Sunday July 31, 2022
5:00 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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Shakespeare in Community Park: "Much Ado About Nothing"

Sunday July 31, 2022
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Hudson Shakespeare Company presents the second of the summer’s two Shakespeare in the Park performances at the Community Park North Amphitheater.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Jon Ciccarelli, The Hudson Shakespeare Company is known for utilizing some of the best young and experienced actors, directors and crew from around the tri-state area. Join us for a rockin' summer party of the sixties with "Much Ado About Nothing" where revenge is put aside in favor of forgiveness. In the case of inclement weather, the production will be held at the same time in the library's Community Room.

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