Princeton NJ Events

Halloween 5K Run, 1 Mile Walk, Preschooler 100 Yard Pumpkin Dash, HomeFront

Saturday October 25, 2025
9:00 AM

Join us Saturday, October 25! – HomeFront Halloween-themed 5K and 1 mile Run/Walk, Kids TRUNK or TREAT, and Preschooler Pumpkin Dash – Register for these fun, Halloween-themed events and even more fun kids activities and live music at runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Princeton/HomeFront5K. No registration required to see the decorated Halloween Trunk or Treat cars which will give out candy.

Event is at 502 Carnegie Center, Princeton. Saturday, October 25, 2025. Parking access closes at 9:30am. All events begin at 10:00am except the Pumpkin Dash which will start at 9:00am and run in phases throughout the morning. All proceeds benefit HomeFront's year-round children's programming for local children experiencing homelessness and poverty. Questions, email homefront@homefrontnj.org.

Tour de Towpath, D&R Canal Watch

Saturday October 25, 2025
9:00 AM

Cadwalader Park, Trenton. www.bikereg.com/70335.

Walking, running, and cycling activities in annual celebration of the D&R Canal Park. Non-competitive half-marathon run/walk 13 round trip miles to Washington Crossing State Park and a 5K fun run/walk to Lower Ferry Road and back. 50-mile bicycle route to Colonial Park in Franklin Township and back and a 20-mile ride to Princeton's Turning Basin Park. Free festival at Cadwalader Park greets participants upon their return with music, food, and a community village featuring local nonprofits. Register. $60 to $70.

West Windsor Community Farmers' Market

Saturday October 25, 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

877 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction

Up to 50 farms and other vendors on site selling fresh produce, meat, sweets, beer, tea, bread, pickles, and more. Live music and other special events weekly.

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Blue Moon Acres Farm Market

Saturday October 25, 2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 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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Spooktacular Halloween Event, New Jersey State Museum Planetarium

Saturday October 25, 2025
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

205 West State Street, Trenton. www.statemuseum.nj.gov.

Fun and spooky activities in Riverview Court, like slime making, skeleton puzzles, cauldron bean bag toss, and more. Trick-or-Treat Costume Parade starts at noon with a prize drawing happening directly afterwards.

Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's

Saturday October 25, 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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Flemington Pottery Fall Sale

Saturday October 25, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Come find unique, handmade gifts created by the talented students and instructors of Flemington Pottery! Our Fall Sale will feature work from over 20 artists, offering a wide variety of treasures including functional pottery, jewelry, sculptural pieces, and more. Each piece is one-of-a-kind and perfect for holiday giving. Don't miss this chance to shop local and support your community of makers!

Flemington Pottery - 12 Stangl Rd. Flemington NJ 08822

'Tour de Towpath' - Annual Bike Ride, D&R Canal State Park

Saturday October 25, 2025
10:00 AM

The second annual Tour de Towpath event will return to Central New Jersey on October 25 offering residents an opportunity to bicycle, run, or walk up to 50 miles through the D&R Canal State Park. Produced for the second time by the D&R Canal Watch, the Tour de Towpath will be hosted by the City of Trenton in Cadwalader Park, where one of New Jersey's great city parks connects with a great state-owned park. 

The Tour de Towpath will feature a flagship 48-mile bicycle round trip to the historic village of Blackwells Mills in Franklin Township, as well as a 23-mile cycling route to Turning Basin Park in Princeton. In addition, there is a non-competitive half-marathon run/walk to Washington Crossing State Park in Hopewell and a 5k fun run/walk. A canal festival at the City of Trenton's Cadwalader Park will greet participants upon their return with music, food, and a community village featuring local nonprofits, such as the New Jersey Conservation Foundation and D&R Canal Watch.

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Family Matinee Series: "The Nightmare Before Christmas"

Saturday October 25, 2025
10:00 AM

This stop-motion animated film tells the story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who stumbles upon Christmas Town and schemes to take over the holiday.

Princeton Garden Theatre

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Special Storytime with Margery Cuyler, Princeton Public Library

Saturday October 25, 2025
10:30 AM

65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. www.labyrinthbooks.com.

Join us for a spooky storytime with children's book author, Margery Cuyler, as she shares her latest book, "Stompie the Zombie," among other favorite titles, and signs books. 1