Princeton NJ Events

Cultural Festival & Food Truck Rally, Mercer County Park

Saturday June 15, 2019
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes and the Board of Chosen Freeholders will present the ninth annual Cultural Festival & Food Truck Rally on Saturday, June 15, at the Mercer County Park Festival Grounds in West Windsor.

The festival, to be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., also will feature heritage artisans, international food trucks and a biergarten, and children’s activities. Admission and parking are free. 

To learn more about the Cultural Festival & Food Truck Rally, call the Division of Culture & Heritage at 609-278-2712, email culturalfestival@mercercounty.org, or visit the Cultural & Heritage Commission Facebook page 

The Story of Our Flag, Washington Crossing State Park

Saturday June 15, 2019
2:00 PM

Stanley Saperstein will perform a presentation as Francis Hopkinson, New Jersey Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hopkinson, a member of the Congressional Marine Committee, claimed that he had created the Stars and Stripes. The presentation will be held in the Visitor Center Museum’s auditorium at 2:00 PM. A Park entrance fee applies.

The Visitor Center Museum can be reached from I-95 by taking the Trenton/Lambertville Exit (this is the first exit in New Jersey heading north and the last exit heading south). Continue north on Route 29 for 2 ½ miles and turn right at the first traffic light. Park Entrance will be on your left in a ½ mile. Enter the park and follow the signs to the Visitor Center Museum.