Princeton NJ Events

The Battle of Princeton's 248th Anniversary Reenactment

Sunday January 5, 2025
11:00 AM

Experience the Battle of Princeton brings you back to January 3, 1777, to a clash of American Patriots and British Regulars happening on the same field, then the farms of William and Thomas Clarke, Quakers. Today, it is the Princeton Battle State Park. It is a reenactment of the final battle of the Ten Crucial Days of 1776-77 – from Washington's Crossing of the Delaware on Christmas eve, to the battles of Trenton and Assunpink Creek, and the overnight march of Washington's troops to Princeton on the cold morning of January 3. British and American cannons, troop movements, musket firing, and the Patriots' final victory are all narrated for an understanding of American Revolutionary War history and the heritage of the Battle of Princeton. To commemorate those soldiers who fought and died, a memorial wreath-lay ceremony culminates an exciting experience at the Princeton Battlefield. *Ticket Cost: $10

Princeton Battlefield State Park - 500 Mercer Rd, Princeton

Winery Weekend Music Series @Terhune's

Sunday January 5, 2025
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join us for cheer in the winery to enjoy live music and meet up with family and friends. With indoor seating in our wine barn among the wine tanks and outdoor seating with firepits. Enjoy hot mulled wine, tasting flights of Terhune favorite wines, and wine by the glass. All ages can have fun with s’mores and hot cocoa kits. Light bites of cheese plates and chips & salsa baskets are available at the winery. Perfect to enjoy with a glass of wine in the sun.

Live music on Saturday and Sunday from 1pm-4pm.

See full listing of musicians https://www.terhuneorchards.com/winery-events/

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TARZAN - The Musical, Kelsey Theatre

Sunday January 5, 2025
2:00 PM

Based on Disney’s epic animated musical adventure and Edgar Rice Burrough’s Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan features heart-pumping music by rock legend Phil Collins and high-flying adventure! Washed up on the shores of West Africa, an infant boy is taken in and raised by gorillas who name him Tarzan. Apart from striving for acceptance from his ape father, Tarzan's life is mostly monkey business until a human expedition treks into his tribe's territory, and he encounters creatures like himself for the first time. Tarzan struggles to navigate a jungle, thick with emotion, as he discovers his animal upbringing clashing with his human instincts.

*Ticket Cost: $24-$26

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Princeton History Walking Tour (Special focus on the Battle of Princeton)

Sunday January 5, 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Enjoy a walk around downtown Princeton and the University campus as you learn about historic sites in the area. Today’s tour will focus on the Revolutionary War and the Battle of Princeton. Princeton Battle Monument Princeton Battle Monument

Tickets are $15. Advance purchase is required. Tour starts in the courtyard of the Princeton Battle Monument (GPS address: 1 Monument Drive).

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Virtual Presentation: What to Look For When You Look at Art, Princeton Public Library

Sunday January 5, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Learn the principles of how to approach, analyze and appreciate great works of art the way an artist would in this virtual presentation via Zoom. This session, conducted by artist and educator Gene Wisniewski, includes discussions on viewing art as both a physical object and the expression of an idea as well as art in the context of its time, and the elements of composition.

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