Events
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Princeton Community Works 2026
Mercer County Community College Conference Center NJ, United StatesA hallmark of this year’s program is a series of thoughtfully designed workshops that will each produce three practical outcomes participants can use immediately in their work, volunteer efforts, and community life. These sessions are intended to move beyond discussion to deliver tangible tools, strategies, and relationships that can be applied right away.
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“Illuminations” by Artist Jordan Eagles
Art at Bainbridge 158 Nassau Street, PrincetonIn this site-specific, light-based installation, artist Jordan Eagles, whose work is currently on view at Princeton University Art Museum’s Nassau Street gallery, Art@Bainbridge, projects glowing patterns onto the exterior of Bainbridge House, from resin panels created with blood donated by individuals living with HIV and gay men on PrEP. The gallery will be open late for visitors to explore the...
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AIA CNJ Design Awards Architecture Week Exhibition
Arts Council of PrincetonApril 12–18, 2026, marks Architecture Week across the state of New Jersey. We are excited to partner with the AIA Central New Jersey to celebrate with a special exhibition featuring the 2025 AIA CNJ Design Awards project submissions. Join us on April 14 from 6-8 PM for the opening reception. This collection of projects showcases...
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Mediterra: Wherever the Olive Grows
Mediterra 29 Hulfish Street, Princeton, New Jersey, United States@ Join Mediterra for their next installment of Wherever The Olive Grows, welcoming in a much-needed return of Spring. This tasting will feature a four course, vegetarian, wine-paired menu with the first arrival of springtime produce. All wines will be curated from our list of sustainable, organic growers and producers. -Menu to follow- Add to...
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Jersey Art Meetup
Arts Council of PrincetonPrinceton Comic Makers presents: JERSEY ART MEETUPS (JAM), a weekly social event connecting creatives within the greater Central Jersey area through a shared passion for sequential art and new media. Attendees may use this open workshop space to draw, write, and develop their own artwork, with an opportunity to receive peer review and feedback from...
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TCNJ Lyric Theatre Presents: A Marc Shaiman Celebration with Kerry Butler
The College Of New Jersey’s Kendall Main Stage Theater 2000 Pennington Rd., EwingCome join Lyric Theatre to celebrate the music of Tony Award-winning composer Marc Shaiman, performing songs from “Hairspray,” “Smash,” “Some Like It Hot,” and other Broadway musicals. Broadway star Kerry Butler — Tony Award nominee and beloved performer in “Hairspray,” “Xanadu,” and “Beetlejuice” — joins Lyric Theatre students for a night of song and dance....
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After Noon Concert Series at the Princeton University Chapel
Princeton University ChapelThe After Noon Concert Series is a weekly opportunity for the Princeton Community to enjoy performances at the Princeton University Chapel by various local, national, and international organists. These half-hour concerts showcase the flexibility of the magnificent Skinner/Mander Chapel organ. Each visiting organist rehearses and performs, bringing forth a different voice and character from the organ.
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Trivia Nights in the Winery
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesThe Spring series of Trivia is here! Test your knowledge, have fun and win prizes with D.J. Iron Mike in the Terhune winery. Rounds will include categories such as General Knowledge, Entertainment, History & Geography, Sports, Name that Tune. Grab your team and come out for a fun evening, no cover charge, trivia kicks off...
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ART OF Remembrance and Survival
Arts Council of PrincetonJoin us for a powerful evening featuring Bernice Steinhardt, Executive Director of Art & Remembrance, as she shares the story and artwork of her mother, Holocaust survivor Esther Nisenthal Krinitz. Through a series of 36 hand-stitched embroidered panels created later in life, Krinitz recounts her childhood under Nazi occupation with striking detail and artistry. The...
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Grand Homes & Gardens: Middleton Place
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesBlending history, architecture, and horticulture, this year’s Grand Homes & Gardens speaker series, Freedom at Home: Telling the Full Story of America’s Founding Homes and Gardens, showcases the estates of signers of the Declaration of Independence, telling the stories of the people who lived and worked in these grand spaces. On April 16, Morven welcomes...
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Story & Verse: A Storytelling and Poetic Open Mic
Arts Council of PrincetonStory & Verse provides a warm and welcoming spotlight for both emerging and established artists in our Solley Theater, an intimate space in the heart of Downtown Princeton. Share your story, your poetry, or your prose, based on the month’s theme or join our encouraging audience!
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rupture, new dance works by Princeton seniors Olivia Kasule & Braeh Simon, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Dance at Princeton University
Hearst Dance Theater at Lewis Arts complex on the Princeton University campus 120 Alexander St., Princeton, NJ, United Statesrupture is an evening of two distinct dance works by Princeton seniors Olivia Kasule and Braeh Simon. Leaning into the tension of familiar realities breaking apart, their works examine the physical and psychological implications of shared loss and rapidly shifting social dynamics. Simon’s “She Builds” draws inspiration from the spirit of contemporary fusion and the strength of...
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Arts Council of Princeton BYOB: Wheel Ceramics
Arts Council of PrincetonBeginner-friendly intro to wheel ceramics! Shake off the stress of your work week and give pottery a whirl! You bring your favorite brew, wine, or bubbly, and we take care of the rest. Sela Stazzone, ACP artist-instructor and owner of Jean Ceramics, will introduce you to the basics of throwing a bowl on the potter’s wheel....
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Simple Gifts at Princeton Folk Music Society – live and live-streamed
Christ Congregation Church 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, United StatesThe Princeton Folk Music Society presents Simple Gifts. Two women plus ten instruments equal one good time when the award-winning duo of Linda Littleton and Karen Hirshon take the stage. Drawing on an impressive variety of ethnic folk styles, they play everything from lively Irish jigs and down-home American reels to hard-driving Klezmer freilachs and...
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Story time & Craft at the Museum
New Jersey State Museum 205 W. State Street, Trenton, NJ, United StatesJoin us in Discovery Den every 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am to hear a story and make a craft to take home. Story Time is for children ages 2-8 and their caregivers. This month we’re reading “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth” by Oliver Jeffers, then we’ll make a...
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Winery Weekend Music Series
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin for cheer in the winery to enjoy live music and meet up with family and friends. With indoor seating in the wine barn among the wine tanks and outdoor seating with firepits. Enjoy hot mulled wine, tasting flights of Terhune favorite wines, and wine by the glass. All ages can have fun with s’mores...
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Princeton French Film Festival Screening: Cartoonists: Footsoldiers of Democracy
Arts Council of PrincetonPrinceton French Film Festival Screening: Cartoonists: Footsoldiers of Democracy About the festival: Conceived as a public humanities initiative, a community-engaged project, and an innovative promotion of the arts in Princeton, this festival will celebrate cinema in all its richness and complexity. Open to everyone upon registration. About the movie: In 2014, one year before the...
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Earth Day Celebration 2026
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesThe composting chickens return! Join Sustainable Princeton and Morven Museum & Garden for a free day of sustainable, Earth-friendly outdoor fun. There will be activities, crafts, a photo booth, and raffle prizes. Bring your gently used books and puzzles for an all-ages swap, and do good for the community by donating your clean clothing, footwear,...
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Free Carillon Concert at Princeton University
Princeton University Graduate College, Grover Cleveland Tower 88 College Road West, Princeton, NJ, United StatesCelebrating more than 30 years of community recitals, the Princeton University Carillon continues to host free Sunday concerts for the public. Performances begin at 1 p.m. and are held rain or shine at the Graduate College, 88 College Road West. The carillon, housed in Cleveland Tower, is a musical instrument made up of at least...
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Earth Day Celebration Trashion Show
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesWalk the runway at the second annual Trashion Show, part of Sustainable Princeton and Morven Museum & Garden’s free Earth Day Celebration, presented in collaboration with the Princeton Public Library and Princeton Environmental Film Festival. Turn ordinary trash like paper bags, broken umbrellas, and plastic utensils into extraordinary fashion! Prizes will be awarded in three...
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Spring Fundraiser Concert – We May Be Right
Stone Hill Church of Princeton 1025 Bunn Drive, Princeton, NJ, United StatesBilly Joel tribute band We May Be Right, led by pianist and vocalist Karl Dietel, delivers an electrifying performance that re-creates the music of one of rock and roll’s greatest keyboard players—Billy Joel, known for “Piano Man.” With an uncanny resemblance and remarkable precision on piano and vocals, Dietel and We May Be Right capture...
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Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny at MarketFair
MarketFair Mall 3535 US-1, West Windsor, NJ, United StatesBring your furry friends for photos with the Easter Bunny at MarketFair! All pets are welcome to participate, and each visiting pet will receive a special spring bandana and treat to celebrate the season. Pets must be on a leash or safely secured in a carrier while visiting. Photo packages will be available for purchase...
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Creative Writing Seniors Reading: Poetry, Playwriting & Screenwriting, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Creative Writing
Chancellor Green Rotunda on the Princeton University campus Nassau, Princeton, NJ, NJ, United StatesSeniors in Princeton’s renowned Program in Creative Writing read from the plays, screenplays or collections of poems written as their senior independent work under mentorship of professional writers on the faculty. Accessibility: Chancellor Green Rotunda is an accessible venue. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at least one week...
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Read & Pick: Growing a Garden of Goodies
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesEarth Day kicks off our season of Read & Pick this year. Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands-on farm activity with your young child followed by an education program with stories highlighting the fruit or farm area. For Earth Day, we welcome young farmers to celebrate planting time, gardens and nature...
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How to Write a Song: Concert of New Songs, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Princeton Atelier
Frist Film/Performance Theatre Frist Campus Center Frist Lane, Princeton, NJ, United StatesPrinceton students perform a concert of songs with music and lyrics written over the past semester as part of the spring Princeton Atelier course “How to Write a Song” co-taught by Bridget Kearney of the band Lake Street Dive and Bartees Strange, named “Must-Hear Indie Artist of the Month” by Billboard in June 2022, with a number...
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Creative Writing Seniors Reading: Fiction & Creative Nonfiction, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Creative Writing
Chancellor Green Rotunda on the Princeton University campus Nassau, Princeton, NJ, NJ, United StatesSeniors in Princeton’s renowned Program in Creative Writing read from the novels and collections of short stories or creative nonfiction written as their senior independent work under mentorship of professional writers on the faculty. Accessibility: Chancellor Green Rotunda is an accessible venue. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at...
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Wine & Design – Sips & Make Your Own Planter Night
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesSpring time is the perfect time for making herb and annual planters. Join owner Reuwai Mount Hanewald for an evening of planting your very own patio planter. Our herbs and annuals are grown in our very own greenhouse. Over Terhune wine, have fun making your very own. Price includes flight of Terhune wine, plants, container...
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SkinSpirit: Princeton Grand Opening Party
SkinSpirit 53 Hulfish Street, Princeton, New Jersey@ Join SkinSpirit for a fabulous evening celebrating the grand opening of SkinSpirit Princeton, NJ – it’s going to be a night to remember! Enjoy sips and bites in a new luxurious clinic, watch live demos of the most popular treatments, and enjoy a personalized skincare consultation with a team of expert practitioners. As a...
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Art People Party
Arts Council of PrincetonThis spring, our signature fundraising celebration, Art People Party, gets a gritty makeover with a ’90s grunge theme, making for an unforgettable night where art, attitude, and community collide. The Arts Council of Princeton proudly presents Art People Party 2026: GRUNGE, a raw and joyful evening celebrating the people who make our community feel creative,...
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TCNJ Choirs & Visiting Artists in Residence Symphony in C Present Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor
Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing TownshipThe Choirs of TCNJ join Artists in Residence Symphony in C to perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s powerful and beloved Requiem in D Minor. Surrounded by mystery and composed during the final months of Mozart’s life, Requiem in D Minor is an emotionally charged composition with brilliant phrasing, melody, and instrumentation. The performance features the combined...