Princeton NJ Events

Witherspoon in Action: Community Block Party

Saturday September 27, 2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Young Adult Ministry of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church is excited to host Witherspoon in Action: Community Block Party on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the corner of Witherspoon and Quarry Streets in Princeton, NJ.

The day will feature a vibrant mix of music, food, children's activities, and guest speakers from faith, community, political, and grassroots organizations. Together, they'll speak to the power of community, unity, and our shared commitment to care for one another. Most importantly, the event will serve as a hub for information and resources on key issues such as healthcare, housing, legal services, food security, and voting.

Gemma's Gratitude Yoga Class, Herrontown Woods

Saturday September 27, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A Vinyasa flow session to celebrate our connection to nature and to one another led by Gemma Farrell of Gratitude Yoga. Open to all levels of yoga practice - modifications are welcome. Please bring your own yoga mat to the class, along with a water bottle and sunscreen.Donation-based class. All contributions are appreciated and will help the Friends of Herrontown Woods maintain our beautiful woods. Please check the website closer to the event for any updates or cancellations.

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MCLS Book Festival: Keynote Speaker Alicia Ostriker, Lawrence Library

Saturday September 27, 2025
12:00 PM

Lawrence Headquarters Branch 2751 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, NJ 08648   609-883-8292

Join us for a rare opportunity to hear acclaimed poet and scholar Alicia Ostriker at the inaugural MCLS Book Festival. With 19 poetry collections to her name—including her latest, The Holy and Broken Bliss: Poems in Plague Time—Ostriker brings a voice both urgent and timeless. Twice nominated for the National Book Award and a former New York State Poet Laureate, she will read from her new work and sign books following the presentation. Don’t miss this profound literary moment with one of America’s most resonant poetic voices. Registration is requested.

Central Jersey Beverage Fest, Mercer County Park Festival Grounds

Saturday September 27, 2025
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. www.cjbeerfest.com.

Breweries, distilleries, meaderies, wineries, and cideries offer samples of their drinks. Live music, craft vendors, and food trucks on site. 21+ only. VIP hour from noon to 1 p.m. Register. $50 and up; $10 for designated drivers.

Fall Music Series, Palmer Square

Saturday September 27, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Celebrate the fall season with live music every Saturday afternoon on the Green! Enjoy al fresco dining, browse local shops, and let the sounds of acoustic covers, classic rock, and jazzy favorites bring the town to life. Grab a picnic table or bring your own chairs and blankets to relax on the lawn as you enjoy a crisp autumn afternoon filled with great music and good company!

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Opening at Trenton City Museum

Saturday September 27, 2025
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Put on your finest red and black and celebrate the spirit of Sport Nite Extravaganza, the new local history feature at Trenton City Museum. The exhibition opens with a festive reception on Saturday, September 27, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. An array of vintage-costume-clad mannequins, student artwork and reproductions, audio recordings, yearbooks, and memorabilia recalls the school spirit of students at Trenton High School across the decades, from 1935 to 1999.

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I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter

Saturday September 27, 2025
2:00 PM

2 and 7:30

A McCarter World Premiere, thrillingly adapted from Lauren M. Gunderson’s acclaimed and award-winning worldwide hit, with an electrifying new score by Ari Afsar. See it here first. Caroline—stuck at home with an illness—and Anthony—an earnest overachiever toting Walt Whitman and waffle fries—are classmates pulling an unexpected all-nighter. What starts as a reluctant assignment soon sets both their worlds spinning into a soul-searching exploration of fate, friendship, and the fragile wonder of being alive. Gunderson’s award-winning play has been produced over 200 times and translated into fifteen languages, leaving audiences surprised, filled with hope, and proclaiming it a “must-see” theatrical experience for over a decade.

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The SpongeBob Musical, Kelsey Theatre

Saturday September 27, 2025
2:00 PM

2 and 8pm

Playful Theatre Productions

Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world! Based on the popular TV series. $30

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Campus Art Tours, Princeton University Art Museum

Saturday September 27, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Get your steps in on a guided outdoor walking tour of one of the country’s most significant collections of nineteenth- and twentieth-century sculpture. From Henry Moore to Louise Nevelson, our campus art collections make extraordinary artworks a part of everyday life. Discover sculptures by modern and contemporary artists and learn about materials, techniques and the elements of design and balance. All tours are held outdoors, rain or shine, and are stair-free. No RSVP required; meet in front of Nassau Hall.

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Concert - “Bygone Broadway,” Calvary Baptist Church

Saturday September 27, 2025
3:00 PM

“Bygone Broadway,” a concert at Calvary Baptist Church, 3 Broad Street, Hopewell. Vocalist Emily Byrne is accompanied by Aurelien Eulert. Part of Hopewell’s Tour des Arts 2025. $20 ($10 for children).