Princeton NJ Events

Blue Moon Acres Farm Market

Friday October 31, 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Blue Moon Acres Farm Market will open for the season beginning on Friday April 18th. The farm market will be open on Fridays 9am-5pm and Saturdays 9am-3pm until December. 11 Willow Creek Drive, Pennington.

Blue Moon Acres’ mission is to offer the most nutritious organically-grown produce and locally-sourced favorites. Owners Jim and Kathy Lyons have provided organic food to restaurants for thirty four years and want to offer it to their neighbors as well. Inside the geothermally heated and cooled building will be a selection of Blue Moon-grown Certified Organic produce, micro greens, eggs, rice, our own line of Herbarium body care products made with herbs grown on the farm, as well as an array of products from other local vendors. New this year: Cherry Grove Farm and Doublebrook Farm meats, Cherry Grove Farm cheeses, Otolith sustainable seafood, and Bent Spoon ice cream.

Customers may also sign up for a subscription produce box for weekly pickup at the farm or delivery to their home. We offer our boxes containing Certified Organic produce and fruits year-round!

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Public Opening, Princeton University Art Museum

Friday October 31, 2025
10:00 AM

After years of planning, design, and construction, we can't wait to welcome you inside the new Princeton University Art Museum. Today we announced that we will open to the public with a 24-hour open house that kicks off Friday, October 31. As always, the Museum remains free and open to all. Add the evening of 10.31.25 to your calendar today (yes, that's Halloween), and start planning your visit to the bold new Museum—your destination to find joy, follow your curiosity, and make meaning.

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Princeton Cemetery Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton

Friday October 31, 2025
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Take a tour of Princeton Cemetery, referred to as the "Westminster Abbey of the United States." Hear the fascinating stories of some prominent members of the community (including a U.S. president and vice president), as well as extraordinary tales from the diverse men and women who called Princeton home. Space is limited. ? ?A $5 donation per person is requested.

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Halloween Happy Hour, Mediterra

Friday October 31, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Stop by Mediterra to celebrate Halloween with our upcoming installment of hora feliz. La Santa Muerte will have some fun activities to share including a blind wine tasting contest. Chef will have some ghoulish preparations such as Char-boo-Terrie board, spiderweb deviled eggs and much more..... reserve early, don't make La Flaquita mad.

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Spirits on the Square, Palmer Square

Friday October 31, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Grab your ghoul-friends and head to the Square for an autumn evening of themed treats and wicked deals! Watch the Square come alive during this fall-themed Happy Hour, plus shops are open late until 8:30pm! Tune into live music the first three Fridays, the perfect soundtrack to wind down your week. 

Yankee Doodle Tap Room: 555 Happy Hour

Princeton Soup & Sandwich: Complimentary Hot Apple Cider with purchase!

Faherty: Offering personal fall styling sessions!

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Albert Einstein Halloween Performance

Friday October 31, 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

This Halloween, the Institute for Advanced Study will recreate Albert Einstein's 1933 Halloween violin serenade at his former home (112 Mercer Street, Princeton), with local violinist Adrienne Walsh performing for passing trick-or-treaters—all are welcome.

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300 Paintings, McCarter Theatre

Friday October 31, 2025
7:30 PM

Direct from a critically acclaimed off-Broadway run – LIMITED ENGAGEMENT, one week only! In 2021, Sydney comedian Sam Kissajukian quit standup, rented an abandoned cake factory, and spent six months in a manic whirlwind, creating 300 large-scale paintings, unknowingly documenting his mental state through the process. In this hilarious, fascinating, and wildly original show, Kissajukian brings audiences on a rollercoaster ride that explores the ties between art, mental health, and creativity. Stay after the show to meet Sam and view his incredible paintings in a curated lobby exhibition.

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The Mel Brooks Musical - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Kelsey Theatre

Friday October 31, 2025
8:00 PM

Maurer Productions OnStage

It’s Alive! From the creators of Broadway‘s record-breaking musical comedy sensation, The Producers, comes a monster of a hit musical based on Mel Brooks’ classic comedy film masterpiece. This wickedly inspired re-imagining of the legend of Frankenstein is the story of the bright young doctor Frankenstein (that's Fronkensteen) who travels to Transylvania to complete the masterwork of his grandfather by bringing a corpse to life. This electrifying musical stage adaptation of Mel Brooks' brilliantly funny film is a scientifically proven, monstrously good time at the theatre which will leave you in stitches!

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Sweeney Todd, Music Mountain Theater

Friday October 31, 2025
8:00 PM

Attend the dark, witty and Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder and revenge set against the backdrop of 19th century London. An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up... and the carnage has only just begun!

This production contains depictions of gore and dark themes that may be unsettling for younger or sensitive audiences. Please contact the box office for more details.

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Film: Halloween, Princeton Garden Theatre

Friday October 31, 2025
9:45 PM

One of the most memorable, and undeniably influential horror films of all time. On Halloween night, the now-infamous Michael Myers escapes from a mental institution and returns to his hometown to cause havoc. Written, directed, and scored by John Carpenter, the film is imbued with his signature style and features an unforgettably terrifying soundtrack. Rated R.

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