Princeton NJ Events

Plant Expo & Garden Market, Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County

Saturday May 6, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Location: Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Pennington, NJ

Get your garden ready and join us for our annual sale - our staff will help you sellect the best plantings for your garden! Also, Q&A with Kathryn Homa - Mercer County Horticulturalist.

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Kite Day, Terhune Orchards

Saturday May 6, 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

This soaring spring festival is a perfect time to explore the farm during one of its most beautiful seasons. Make your own kite, bring your own, or purchase one on-site. Enjoy country music, fun old-fashioned games, children’s activities, and barnyard fun. Hungry kite-fliers will find farm fresh lunch and snacks. Toast to Spring with Terhune's own wine in the Wine Orchard.

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Princeton Art Bazaar, Arts Council of Princeton

Saturday May 6, 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Celebrate springtime in Princeton with an art extravaganza! Shop the region’s most exciting vendors working in ceramics, textiles, printmaking, wood, glass, leather, jewelry, self-care, vintage, and more. Sip local brews in the Triumph Brewing Co Beer Garden, and get hands-on in our all-ages open studios. It’s a full day of community + creativity, and you’re invited.

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Princeton Photo Workshop: Inside a Working Boatyard

Saturday May 6, 2023
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

We've obtained access to the inner and outer workings of a real boatyard. We'll work with water abstracts, from high-ISO indoor shots to brightly lit outdoor scenes and from close-up images of boat details to sailing landscapes.

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West Windsor Community Farmers' Market

Saturday May 6, 2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Seasonal produce, mushrooms, pastured meats, local seafood, artisan cheese, jams, honey, breads, sweets, eggs, and pickled vegetables.

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

Mutts Gone Nuts, Bucks County Playhouse

Saturday May 6, 2023
11:00 AM

11 and 2pm

Nine world class stunt dogs take to the stage in a comedy show suitable for the entire family. $20 to $35.

70 South Main Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www.bcptheater.org. 

When Compassion Defeated Cruelty, Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF)

Saturday May 6, 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) is proud to sponsor “When Compassion Defeated Cruelty,” the story of how Martha’s Vineyard opened its arms to warmly welcome a planeload of Venezuelan immigrants, beating Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at his own game. Program will include speakers from the Vineyard as well as local and regional immigration authorities, who will lead a discussion/Q&A on policy.

Light refreshments will be served. Please come and take part in this important discussion. Look forward to seeing you there. Questions? Email us at info@laldef.org

“Presidential Visits”: A Two-Part Lecture Series by Award-winning Author and Presidential Historian Louis L. Picone

Saturday May 6, 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Saturday, May 6, 2-4 p.m.: The President Is Dead! Assassinations, Bloodletting, Medical Malpractice, and more dignified endings for the American Presidents

Saturday, May 20, 2-4 p.m.: Presidents in the Garden State: Living, vacationing, and dying in New Jersey with a special focus on Trenton (Trenton, NJ)

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie will host a two-part Saturday afternoon lecture series by award-winning author and presidential historian Louis Picone May 6 and May 20. Both programs will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and will include a Q&A and a book signing reception along with the lectures. Trenton City Museum is in historic Cadwalader Park, accessed by car from Parkside Ave. It offers plenty of building-adjacent parking. Admission is $25 or $20 for TMS members and covers the entire two-part series. Reserve tickets in advance at ellarslie.org/presidents-talks

Montgomery Spring Fling

Saturday May 6, 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Get ready for Montgomery’s 2nd Annual Festival of Colors! Come out to celebrate with neighbors as we toss colored powders on each other to spread good luck. We’ll be dancing to rockin’ beats and enjoying traditional Dhol (drum) music. Don’t miss Spring Fling next Saturday, May 6 at Montgomery High School!

Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tours, Princeton University Art Museum

Saturday May 6, 2023
2:00 PM

Join a guided walking tour of the campus collections with an Art Museum guide and discover a variety of artworks by modern and contemporary sculptors, from Sol LeWitt to Maya Lin.

Residential Colleges Neighborhood, Princeton University Art Museum, Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads, University Place. artmuseum.princeton.edu.

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