Princeton NJ Events

Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki I & II Training, The Peace We Crave

Saturday October 21, 2023
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Reiki is a beautiful life-force energy given to us as a gift to renew and heal ourselves and others. This two-day class is a combination of lecture, discussion and experience. Upon completion of the Reiki II portion of the class, you will be qualified to practice Reiki professionally.

Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki I & II Training Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22, 2023

9:00 am to 5:30pm (In-person, includes breaks)

114 Straube Center Blvd, Conference Room I-108 Pennington, New Jersey 08534

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West Windsor Community Farmers' Market

Saturday October 21, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Up to 50 farms and other vendors on site selling fresh produce, meat, sweets, beer, tea, bread, pickles, and more. Live music and other special events weekly.

877 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction. www.wwcfm.org

Farmer's Market, Montgomery Township Friends of Open Space

Saturday October 21, 2023
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

June 3 to November 18

The Village Shoppes, 1378 Rt. 206, Skillman, NJ 08558 (near Ricky’s Thai and Genteel’s Pizza)

For 21 years we have advocated for local farmers and small businesses. When you buy local, you support not just these hard-working businesses, you’re supporting our community and a healthier, more sustainable New Jersey.

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Household Recycling and S.H.R.E.D. Fest Event

Saturday October 21, 2023
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Princeton’s household waste and shredding event will take place from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., or until dumpsters are full, on October 21, at the Westminster Choir College Parking Lot (entrance on Franklin Avenue).

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Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's

Saturday October 21, 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Come to Terhune Orchards for a day of family fun on the farm!

What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins and Apples! Choose just the right pumpkin for your jack-o’-lanterns or decorations. Kids have fun at the pumpkin painting station. Enjoy pony rides, pedal and play tractors, children’s games & activities, visit the Corn Stalk Maze and Hay Bale Maze, Adventure Story Barn, our barnyard of farm animals and so much more farm fun.

Buy early & Save. Admission is discounted in advance. (children under 3 are free). Admission tickets must be purchased for festival, winery and farm store entry. $15 in advance/ $18 day of. Online tickets: https://terhuneorchards.ticketspice.com/2023-fall

Corn Harvest, Howell Living History Farm

Saturday October 21, 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Children's Craft: Popcorn Ball (11:00–3:00)

Get out your husking peg...it's time to pick corn! With more than 120,000 ears to pick, farmers could use your hand filling a horse-drawn wagon with field corn that will be ground into flour and donated to local food banks as part of Howell Farm's Share the Harvest Program. Next, head to the barn to help shell and grind corn for Howell Farm’s animals...or the farmhouse to make a batch of cornbread from freshly-ground cornmeal.

70 Woodens Lane Hopewell Twp., NJ 08530 Main: 609-737-3299

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OAKtober Celebration at Marquand Park Children's Arboretum

Saturday October 21, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join us for a celebration of the Oak in Marquand Park in Princeton! Free oak saplings, cookies and cider, oak scavenger hunt. Parking: Lovers Lane parking lot. Overflow parking on Mercer Street between Hibben Road and Springdale Road. Additional parking on Olden Lane.

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Hopewell Harvest Fair

Saturday October 21, 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Rescheduled from Sept 23

The Harvest Fair returns again to the grounds of Hopewell Elementary School on Saturday October 21 from 10AM-4PM. A cherished local tradition, it attracts families from all over the area to enjoy a day of old-fashioned fun, while raising funds for local non-profits. Lead Sponsors of the 2023 Fair are Morehouse Engineering and Lakeland Bank.

Activities for kids of all ages: Games, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, inflatables, free demos with the Hopewell Fire Department, Hopewell Valley Central High School SPIKE Robotics Club, and more!  Old-fashioned country fun: A bake-off, homegrown vegetable displays, a kids’ straw maze to explore, and free country games.  Entertainment all day: Great live music all day! Bluegrass, rock-n-roll, country, and more!

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Princeton Photo Workshop: NEW! Horses & Foliage

Saturday October 21, 2023
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Hopewell, NJ

Nature photographer Rich Sherman guides you through the many image-making moments at two working horse farms.

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Local Theatre Productions

Saturday October 21, 2023
11:00 AM

The Mystery of Irma Vep, Bristol Riverside Theater, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA. www.brtstage.org. B-horror movies, classic mysteries, and campy fun come together in this feverish, supernatural, hilarious sprint. On a dark and stormy night, the howls of a werewolf echo across the grounds, a newly revived mummy stirs in its sarcophagus, and a mysterious portrait holds the key to an ancient family curse. $55 to $60. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

The Pianist, George Street Playhouse, Arthur Laurents Theater, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-545-8100. www.georgestreetplayhouse.org. Wladyslaw Szpilman's harrowing account of the annihilation of Jewish life in Warsaw during World War II and his remarkable survival through the transcendent power of music. Directed and adapted for the stage by Emily Mann. $25 to $70. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

The Woman in Black, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. A dark and scary mystery unfolds as an old man recounts the events of his youth when he went to the fog-embanked countryside of England to settle the estate of a family shrouded in a tragedy that continues to haunt (literally!) anyone who comes too close. Robin Herford directs. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

The Rocky Horror Show, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 215-862-2121. www.bcptheater.org. The musical that inspired the 1975 classic cult film, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," follows engaged couple Brad and Janet on the adventure to beat all adventures. $75 and up. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Carrie the Musical, Music Mountain Theater, 1483 State Route 179, Lambertville. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Adapted from Stephen King's 1974 novel. $32. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Fiddlers Three, Actors' NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, PA, 215-295-3694. www.actorsnetbucks.org. Agatha Christie's puzzling murder mystery, all tied up into a hilarious farce of con-men and mistaken identities. $24. 8 p.m.

Roebling - the Story of the Brooklyn Bridge, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseyatmccc.org. Drama based on the true story of John Roebling, his daughter Emily, and the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. $20 to $22. 8 p.m.

Lend Me a Tenor, Villagers Theatre, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset, 732-873-2710. www.villagerstheatre.com. Ken Ludwig's farce performed in the blackbox. $15. 8 p.m.

Family Theater

Great Pumpkin, Music Mountain Theater, 1483 State Route 179, Lambertville. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Original, annual, interactive Halloween happening full of silly skits and spooky songs. $10. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Halloween Playfest, West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road, West Windsor, 609-799-0462. www.mcl.org. Five new short plays written by librarian Michael Kerr: "Bookworm"; "The Cube of Infinite Transformation"; "Hauntings, Inc."; "The Strange Misadventures of Miss Anna Logg"; and "Until the End of the World." All the plays are performed by teens from the local area. Free. Recommended for ages 10 and above. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.