Princeton NJ Events

Washington's Landing in New Jersey - Reenactment, Washington Crossing State Park

Sunday December 11, 2022
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Can you imagine rowing through ice floes and then trudging through a blizzard in the middle of the night, with miles to go before your destination is reached — especially when that destination is a battle to decide the fate of your country? The paintings that show General Washington crossing the Delaware on that snowy Christmas night in 1776 have forever caught the imagination of the public — so much so that annual December reenactments by Washington Crossing Historic Park in Pennsylvania attract thousands of visitors each year. But what happened once the troops landed in New Jersey? This year you can get a glimpse of that experience at the Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville, NJ.

On December 11, from 10am to 3pm, please join State Park historians, the Washington Crossing Park Association, the First Rhode Island Regiment (a group of African-American reenactors who tell the stories of the historically-underrepresented men and women who fought in the Revolutionary War), and other NJ-based reenactor groups who will give the public an opportunity to experience both the Crossing and the March to Trenton through the eyes of the men and women who lived it.

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Book Brunch: The Lindbergh Nanny, Historical Society of Princeton

Sunday December 11, 2022
10:45 AM

The author Mariah Fredericks talks about her new novel, "The Lindbergh Nanny," and the extensive research she used to write about the 1932 kidnapping of 20-month-old Charles Lindbergh Jr. Book signing to follow. Doors will open at 10:45 a.m. for coffee and pastries. Please enter the Community Room via the doors on Hinds Plaza. The talk will begin at 11 a.m. Registration requested to help plan for brunch, but it is not required in order to attend.

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SnowFest 2022, Wicoff House Museum

Sunday December 11, 2022
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Please join us at the Wicoff House Museum for our 3rd annual SnowFest event, where we will celebrate the winter season!

KIDS ACTIVITIES: Activity booklets to complete for a prize, a new museum Scavenger Hunt, s’mores outside by the fire, snow cones under the falling snow (from a snow machine unless it really snows!!), Wintery themed books read by a librarian from the Plainsboro Public Library, and a Museum Light Show with hundreds of lights for you to walk through! Plus, A VISIT FROM SANTA, THE GRINCH & OLAF!

HOLIDAYS WITH OUR HEROES: Enjoy hot chocolate & crafts with members of the Plainsboro Police and Fire Departments and the Plainsboro Rescue Squad! Refreshments will be provided, including hot chocolate, apple cider, and snacks! This event is FREE.

641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536