Princeton NJ Events

JFCS 4th Annual Wheels for Meals

Sunday October 13, 2024
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Join JFCS at our annual bike ride to fight hunger. Route options for all abilities: 50-mile, 25-mile, 10-mile, and 3-mile.

Event proceeds benefit JFCS Hunger Prevention programs supporting individuals across Greater Mercer County. $36 Adult Registration $18 Youth Registration (18 and under)

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Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's

Sunday October 13, 2024
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Come to Terhune Orchards for a day of family fun on the farm!

What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins and Apples! Enjoy pony rides, pedal and play tractors, children’s games & activities, visit the Corn Stalk Maze and Hay Bale Maze, Adventure Story Barn, our barnyard of farm animals and so much more farm fun. In our historic apple orchard, enjoy tasting flights or a glass of red, white or fruit-based wine made from Terhune own grapes and fruit, with plenty of open-air seating.

Terhune Orchards features live music played by some of our best local talent. See here for the list of live music: https://www.terhuneorchards.com/month-music-farm/

Online tickets: https://terhuneorchards.ticketspice.com/fall-2024  Free Parking. Apple Picking at 13 Van Kirk Road Orchard*. For more information call visit www.terhuneorchards.com/fall-family-fun-weekends or call 609-924-2310

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

Sunday October 13, 2024
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

New York City

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

Learn the fundamentals of travel photography and work on skills to produce the sorts of photos that do justice to the places we visit and people we meet.

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Ceramic Scavenger Hunt, Arts Council of Princeton

Sunday October 13, 2024
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

We'll hide handmade ceramic pieces around town. Find one and it’s yours to keep! You’ll explore the beauty of downtown Princeton while adding to your art collection: win-win! Totally free to participate and it gets even better - if you find a piece, you’re entered into a drawing for swag including ACP merch and gift cards to fan-favorite local businesses.

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Music Fest Sundays, Palmer Square Green

Sunday October 13, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Jerzy Merzy Beat, Beatles Tribute performs.

Discovering Princeton at Morven Walking Tour

Sunday October 13, 2024
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Explore Princeton's Mercer Hill neighborhood and the Stockton family's fascinating history on this fall walk led by the authors of Discovering Princeton: A Photographic Guide with Five Walking Tours, Wiebke Martens and Jennifer Jang. Space is limited to 25 participants - act fast to reserve your spot!

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All Aboard Bordentown Railroad

Sunday October 13, 2024
1:00 PM

History-filled day features a talk and walk that explores the Camden & Amboy Railroad, New Jersey's first railroad and one of the oldest continuing train rails in the nation. The program also celebrates the State of New Jersey's recent announcement to repair the historic 1831 Farnsworth Avenue Stone Arch Carriage Bridge and Tunnel, the oldest carriage bridge built over railroad tracks and in continuous use in the United States. The program's guide is Pierre Lacombe, a Camden & Amboy Railroad expert, member of the Bordentown Historical Society, and retired U.S. Geological Survey geologist. Additional train historians and officials also participate.

Old City Hall, 13 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown. www.facebook.com/OldCityHallRestoration

2024 Roll & Stroll, Lambertville Historical Society & Bike Lambertville

Sunday October 13, 2024
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Enjoy a leisurely bike ride on the towpath and quiet streets of Lambertville while learning more about the city's history from an LHS docent. The 4-mile route allows participants to explore historic sites that are not part of the LHS walking tour. Additional, optional 6-mile ride following to the Prallsville Mills site in Stockton. Participants should have a road-ready bike, a properly fitted helmet, water and appropriate layered clothing. To register and for more information email PaulMickFit@gmail.com.

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Steel Magnolias, The Musical @Kelsey Theatre

Sunday October 13, 2024
2:00 PM

Steel Magnolias explores the relationships between a tight-knit group of Louisiana southern ladies who gather in Truvy’s small-town beauty parlor, celebrating the milestones in each other’s lives. Filled with hilarious repartee and humorously acerbic verbal lacerations, the play deepens when the spunky Shelby (who is diabetic) contradicts her doctor’s advice and risks pregnancy. Steel Magnolias exemplifies the universal and unconditional strengths of sisterhood, resilience, and love. $22/$20 PG

Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor NJ, 08550 609-570-3333

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Dual Reality @McCarter - All Ages

Sunday October 13, 2024
2:00 PM

An epic, cirque-infused performance that dazzles the senses and stirs the heart. Inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, two feuding families engage in a battle of skill, each competition more daring than the last — while a pair of star-crossed lovers struggles to escape the showdown. Exhilaration and danger provide a thrilling backdrop to The 7 Fingers' one-of-a-kind daredevil theatrical extravaganza. For all ages.

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