Princeton NJ Events

Friends of Herrontown Woods Fun Day

Sunday May 4, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Take advantage of the beautiful spring weather at a local park with lots of fun things happening. Come to The Herrontown Woods (600 Snowden Lane, Princeton, NJ, 08648) on Sunday, May 4th. Activities for all ages!

9:00 am – 11:00 am: Coffee and homemade treats at May's Barden Café

11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Frogs and flowers nature walk with botanist Steve

11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Multi-generational circus experience – storytelling, juggling, puppets, and more!

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Children's gardening class for pre-K and early elementary ages

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Grounds For Sculpture’s Annual Plant Sale

Sunday May 4, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Now in its sixth year, From Our Grounds to Yours, Grounds For Sculpture’s annual plant sale, will feature a unique selection of annuals, perennials, and shrubs, as well as a variety of GFS propagated trees, houseplants, and succulent gardens. Our Director of Horticulture, Horticulture staff and volunteers will be on hand during the sale to answer questions and share garden-planning advice. All proceeds support GFS’s Horticulture department. This event is rain or shine. Don’t forget to bring your wagon! We will feature a demonstration on container gardening by the Horticulture staff at 12:30PM. The plant sale takes place on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4.

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Handmade Hopewell - A Makers Street Fair

Sunday May 4, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

A small, but mighty unique and highly curated makers street fair. Upwards of 60 makers, artisans, and craftspeople fill Seminary Avenue of Hopewell Borough offering a wide variety of goods including textiles, home goods, paintings, ceramics and much more!

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Kite Day, Terhune Orchards

Sunday May 4, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Bring your own kite or choose a ready-made kite from the wide selection in the store. Or better yet, make your own “guaranteed to fly” kite. Whichever you choose, test fly your kite in our wide-open 10-acre pasture with all the farm animals looking on. The farm will ring with country music and entertainment all weekend. The sheep will be shorn on Sunday and children can take home a piece of real fleece. On Saturday, the Princeton Morris Dancers will perform traditional May Day dances. Enjoy live music 1-4pm each day.

Admission is $15 in advance or $18 the day of (ages 3 and up). 

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Princeton Pottery Festival, Princeton Day School

Sunday May 4, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

About Us The Princeton Pottery Festival launches May 3rd through 4th, 2025, with the mission of supporting functional ceramics in New Jersey through a yearly gathering of makers, collectors, and art enthusiasts. The festival was founded by Eric Rempe, Dallas Wooten, Rachael Bailey, and Ben Carter. ? The festival features ten renowned makers from the mid-Atlantic and New England regions, including Jen Allen, Terry Plaskett, Brian Chen, Lisa Naples, Lindsay Oesterritter, Brenda Quinn, Taylor Sijan, Dallas Wooten, Eric Rempe, and Ben Carter.

Whether you’re a seasoned collector, a pottery enthusiast, or simply curious about the world of ceramics, this two-day celebration promises something for everyone. Explore a diverse array of functional, decorative, and sculptural pottery, all available for purchase directly from the artists. ?

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Book Brunch: Jennifer Coburn, Princeton Public Library

Sunday May 4, 2025
11:00 AM

The author discusses and signs copies of her recently released novel "The Girls of the Glimmer Factory." Doors open at 10:45 a.m. for coffee and pastries. Talk begins at 11 a.m.

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Hunterdon Wine Train Express

Sunday May 4, 2025
11:15 AM

All aboard the Hunterdon Wine Train Express for a unique & delicious way to explore Hunterdon County! Enjoy a round trip excursion on the historic Black River & Western Railroad from Flemington, NJ to Old York Cellars Winery in Ringoes, NJ, where you will be treated to a wine tasting and lunch with the perfect vineyard views

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HomeFront Women's Initiative Spring Luncheon

Sunday May 4, 2025
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton Join HomeFront for a celebratory luncheon highlighting the impact of our Children's and Family Supports programs—as told through the voices of the families we serve. Enjoy a delicious buffet brunch, live music, artisan shopping vendors, and an inspiring program. Stroll through the grounds and gardens following the program. We hope to see you there!

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Spring Wellness Day at Princeton Shopping Center

Sunday May 4, 2025
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Metropolis Spa and Salon, in partnership with Om Life Living, will host a special Spring Wellness Day to celebrate wellness and beauty while engaging the community in a fun, uplifting way.

301 N. Harrison St.

Anything Goes, Kelsey Theatre

Sunday May 4, 2025
2:00 PM

All aboard as the talented students of the Academic Theater and Dance Program and Entertainment Technology bring you this toe-tapping musical. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love – but sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, a comical disguise, and some good old-fashioned blackmail. This classic musical has been updated with a fantastic new book (2022), but still features Cole Porter’s most joyful score, including “I Get A Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top,” and, of course, the show-stopping title song. After more disguises, ploys, confessions, mistaken identities, and marriage proposals - all done to toe tapping music-how will everything work out? Who knows? Anything goes!

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