Princeton NJ Events

Festival of Trees, Morven Museum & Garden

Wednesday November 19, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Nov 19 - Jan 11

Morven Museum & Garden’s uplifting annual Festival of Trees returns for its 20th Anniversary, transforming the historic mansion’s galleries with an abundance of creative trees and mantels, each uniquely decorated by 17 community partners, representing local non-profits, schools, garden clubs, and artists.

November 19, 2025 through January 11, 2026, open Wednesday-Sunday from 10 am-4 pm. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

Included with museum admission: $12 for adults; $10 for seniors (ages 60+), youth ages 7-18, students with ID, and active military or veterans with ID. Free for ages 6 & younger. Reserve tickets at www.morven.org/visit, beginning November 1

How Princeton Remembers: Rethinking Memorials and Meaning, Morven Museum & Garden

Wednesday November 19, 2025
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Explore how history, memory, and place intersect in the stories we choose to remember. This free program includes admission to Morven’s new exhibition Northern Family, Southern Ties before a discussion on Princeton’s monuments and memorials and a hands-on workshop where you can design your own memorial to a person, place, or story, contributing to a shared display at Morven. Light refreshments will be served. All ages welcome. In partnership with the Historical Society of Princeton.

Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540

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Photo History's Futures: Diana Kamin, Princeton University Art Museum

Wednesday November 19, 2025
5:00 PM

Tuttle Lecture Hall. artmuseum.princeton.edu.

Ongoing lecture series highlighting exciting voices in the field of photography. This year's installment features Diana Kamin, author of "Picture-Work: How Libraries, Museums, and Stock Agencies Launched a New Image Economy."

Why Quaker Education is Needed Right Now: An Evening with Drew Smith, Princeton Friends School

Wednesday November 19, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Why Quaker Education is Needed Right Now: An Evening with Drew Smith

This series is designed for both current and prospective Princeton Friends School families. Together, we’ll explore the heart of a progressive Quaker education, with opportunities to hear from faculty, students, and special guests.

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Jennifer Hayden in Conversation with Summer Pierre, Labyrinth Books

Wednesday November 19, 2025
6:00 PM

122 Nasasu Street, Princeton. www.labyrinthbooks.com.

Hayden's "Where There's Smoke, There's Dinner: Confessions of a Cartoonist Cook" is an accidental memoir from a woman whose comics earn rave reviews around the world but whose meals earn shrugs around the dinner table. Pierre is a cartoonist living in the Hudson Valley of New York.

Voyage of Europe at The Yardley Inn

Wednesday November 19, 2025
6:30 PM

Get ready to embark on a spectacular culinary journey without ever leaving your seat! The Yardley Inn invites you to our exclusive "Voyage Across Europe" wine and dinner event. Savor five courses, each perfectly paired with a complementary wine, and transport your taste buds. This is more than a dinner; it's an exploration.

Reserve your spot now for an unforgettable evening! 215-493-3800 • yardleyinn.com

The Yardley Inn Restaurant & Bar 82 East Afton Avenue • Yardley, PA 19067 Cost: $120.00 per person (plus tax and gratuity) Spaces are limited.

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Jersey Art Meetup, Arts Council of Princeton

Wednesday November 19, 2025
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Princeton Comic Makers presents: JERSEY ART MEETUPS (JAM), a weekly social event connecting creatives within the greater Central Jersey area through a shared passion for sequential art and new media. Attendees may use this open workshop space to draw, write, and develop their own artwork, with an opportunity to receive peer review and feedback from other members if desired. Illustrators, animators, writers, and generalists are all welcome to join and discuss their art and career goals, share learning resources, promote current projects, or find friends and collaborators. Must be 16+ to attend. Free.

102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org