Princeton NJ Events

Family Matinee Series: New York International Children’s Film Festival

Sunday September 21, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

A compilation of short films from the 2025 New York International Children's Film Festival. Limited free tickets for library cardholders at the Youth Services desk one week prior to screening.

Location: Princeton Garden Theatre

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4th Annual Warrior Walk, YWCA Princeton's Breast Cancer Resource Center

Sunday September 21, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join YWCA Princeton's Breast Cancer Resource Center (BCRC) on Sunday, September 21 at 10:00 AM at Princeton University's Weaver Track and Field Stadium (45 Ivy Ln, Princeton, NJ) for their 4th Annual Warrior Walk, honoring breast cancer survivors and thrivers. Open to all, the event features a 100-Yard Kid's Dash (ages 5+) on a fully wheelchair-accessible paved track. Proceeds from this event go to support the BCRC's mission to help women and their families live with, through, and beyond breast cancer. Can't join in person? Register to walk virtually! Want some company? Form a corporate or social team. Prizes will be awarded to the top three individual fundraisers and the top fundraising team.

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Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's

Sunday September 21, 2025
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Celebrate the season at Terhune Orchards with a day full of family fun on the farm! Each weekend offers more than 30 festive activities and attractions for all ages.

Come early for free Wagon Rides (10am-1pm) and stay for toe-tapping Live Music (12-4pm). Apple Fresh: Pam’s Food Pavilion is filled with country fare, famous cider donuts, fresh apple cider, pie and so much more. Wine Orchard: In our 100 year historic apple orchard, enjoy a tasting flight or a glass of red, white, or fruit-based estate wines made from our own grapes and fruit.. Winery: For weekend entry, admission tickets must be purchased. Tickets are required for adults and children ages 3 years and up. Entry is free for children under 3.

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Princeton Photo Workshop: "West Side Story" Meatpacking, Little Island & High Line

Sunday September 21, 2025
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

We will discuss the fundamentals of street and travel photography and work on camera skills to be able to produce the sorts of photos that do justice to the places we visit and people we meet.

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Young Patriots Day at Princeton Battlefield State Park

Sunday September 21, 2025
11:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Join us for a FREE family day celebrating American history with activities and reenactments for all ages!

• Flag raising with General George Washington & the Princeton Girl Scouts
• Weaving, carpentry, 18th-century medicine & science demos
• Artillery and musket firings
• Tours of the Thomas Clarke House & Museum
• FREE gifts for registered families!

A full schedule will be posted soon at pbs1777.org/event/youngpatriotsday.

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The SpongeBob Musical, Kelsey Theatre

Sunday September 21, 2025
2:00 PM

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

Sunday September 21, 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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Fall Equinox Folk Festival Fundraiser with the Chivalrous Crickets, Herrontown Woods

Sunday September 21, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join us in Veblen House gardens for the return of The Chivalrous Crickets in concert whose music fuses Celtic, English, and American folk music, storytelling and country style dancing. Seasonal crafting tables, Native plants and merchandise for sale, Einstein Begonia Raffle, Refreshments available from May's Pop-up Café. Set up your chairs and enjoy the festivities!

Veblen House, 452 Herrontown Road Princeton, NJ, 08542

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Turning the Tide on Plastic Waste: An Afternoon of Storytelling, Community and Impact at the Johnson Education Center

Sunday September 21, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

D&R Greenway Land Trust is joining with Classroom of Hope to present an afternoon of storytelling on the power of environmental stewardship at the Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 21. Samples of Indonesian cuisine will be shared as participants learn about an impactful program that turns recycled plastic into building blocks for schools in Indonesia. Tanya Armstrong, visiting CEO from Classroom of Hope, is here for Climate Week NYC. A donation of $15 is requested, $25 for a family. Register by September 15 to drgreenway.org. Parking is limited, please carpool if possible.

www.drgreenway.org