Princeton NJ Events

Family-Friendly Camp Meeting Reenactment, SSAAM

Saturday October 11, 2025
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

On Saturday, October 11 (rain or shine), the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) will hold its 2nd annual free, family-friendly 1899 Camp Meeting Reenactment with live music, costumed reenactors, horse and buggy rides, arts and crafts, baked treats, and more. SSAAM's Camp Meeting is presented as part of Somerset County's 20th annual "Journey Through the Past" weekend.

Camp Meetings were the social and spiritual event of the year in the Sourland Mountain region from the 1800s until the 1930s. These enormous community gatherings brought people together across racial, socioeconomic, and generational differences. SSAAM's reenactment will take place at the historically African American-owned Reasoner-True House and National Historic Register-listed Mt. Zion AME Church.

Visitors are encouraged to bring their own picnic lunch to enjoy on the grass (blankets and lawn chairs welcome). Picnic lunch boxes will also be sold from noon until 1:30pm (or while supplies last). At 1:30pm, visitors will enjoy a concert by the SSAAM Heritage Ensemble, an all-African American choral group helmed by Vinroy Brown Jr. Family activities will include horse and buggy rides courtesy of Howell Living History Farm, arts and crafts, scavenger hunts, and ice cream making. At the museum, visitors can experience a special oral history presentation featuring the voices of camp meeting attendees from the early 20th century. Please RSVP here and reserve your spot! Tickets are free to all.

Gallery Openings, Arts Council of Princeton

Saturday October 11, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gallery Opening: Visit to Bayou Road and Other Paintings
Sat, Oct 11 | 3-5pm
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) is proud to announce Visit to Bayou Road and Other Paintings, a solo exhibition of new and recent works by renowned artist Victor Davson, curated by Juno Zago. The exhibition will open with a public reception on Saturday, October 11 from 3–5pm, offering audiences the opportunity to engage directly with the artist and this immersive body of work. Learn more.


Gallery Opening: The Arts Council Beyond Princeton: Work from Barbara DiLorenzo’s Online Students from 2020-2025
Sat, Oct 11 | 3-5pm
The Arts Council Beyond Princeton: Work from Barbara DiLorenzo’s Online Students from 2020-2025 will be on view in the Lower Level Gallery October 11–November 8. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Arts Council to quickly transition from in-person to online classes in March 2020, a new artistic community was born. This exhibition is a celebration of the artwork produced in this unique environment. Learn more.