• Princeton Community Works 2026

    Mercer County Community College Conference Center NJ, United States

    A 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.

    $50
  • The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

    Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ, United States

    In the fall of 2022, on the eve of their 20th high school reunion, a self-proclaimed “Multi-Ethnic Reject Group” reconnects on the porch of a house in their old neighborhood in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Reminiscing about their high school years and recent pasts (including Covid-19, 9/11, and Columbine) and fueled by drinking and smoking...

    $10 – $20
  • Stony Brook Garden Club Flower Show Open to Public

    Grounds for Sculpture 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, NJ, United States

    The Stony Brook Garden Club of Princeton will host “Avant Garden,” the Garden Club of America’s 2026 Zone IV Flower Show, at Grounds for Sculpture on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The flower show is open to the public and free of charge. SBGC warmly invites the public to experience...

    Free
  • “Illuminations” by Artist Jordan Eagles

    Art at Bainbridge 158 Nassau Street, Princeton

    In 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...

    Free
  • Pop-Up Choir Princeton

    Arts Council of Princeton

    The choir you didn’t know you needed. Pop-Up Choir Princeton is an all-ages community singing experience where families, neighbors, and music-lovers come together to sing pop songs in harmony — no auditions, no pressure, just joy. Kids and parents sing side-by-side Adults who “used to sing” feel safe to try again First-time singers get to experience the...

    Free
  • Jersey Art Meetup

    Jersey Art Meetup
    Arts Council of Princeton

    Princeton 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...

    Free
  • After Noon Concert Series at the Princeton University Chapel

    Princeton University Chapel

    The 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.

    Free
  • The Declaration in Script in Print

    Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United States

    As part of Morven’s Generation Declaration speaker series, Morven welcomes John Bidwell, Curator Emeritus at the Morgan Library. The Declaration of Independence became a work of art during the nineteenth century as new printing technology enabled elaborate ornamentation and put owning a copy within reach of the masses. Bidwell delves into these artistic styles, which...

    $5 – $20
  • Getting Graphic with History: The Life and Times of Jimmy Brown

    Virtual - Zoom

    Take a journey with author Amy Hollander on April 9th at 7:30 PM to explore her recent graphic novel, Low Bridge, Everybody Down, which shares the real-life experiences of Jimmy Brown, a black canal boat captain on the Delaware and Lehigh Canal in the early 1900s. Learn how Hollander crafted the story by combining Jimmy's...

    Free
  • “After Oscar: Wilde between the li(n)es,” a Lecture by Merlin Holland

    James Stewart Film Theater at 185 Nassau St. 185 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ, United States

    Biographer and editor Merlin Holland, the only grandson of Oscar Wilde, gives a lecture entitled “After Oscar: Wilde between the li(n)es.” Holland is author of the recently published book After Oscar: the Legacy of a Scandal in which he shares more details regarding Wilde’s relationships, reputation and family history. In his talk, Holland will give an account...

    Free and open to the public; tickets required at tickets.princeton.edu.
  • Dependence by Grace Wang’26, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater at Princeton University

    CoLab and Wallace Theater at Lewis Arts complex on the Princeton University campus 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

    Date/Times: April 10 & 11 at 8 p.m. and April 12 at 2 p.m. Location: Wallace Theater at Lewis Arts complex on the Princeton University campus Description: Dependence is a new dramatic comedy by Princeton senior Grace Wang about an explosive relationship between two creative partners. David and Sammi have made two hits together, but after their turbulent personal...

    Free and open to the public, however tickets are required, available online at tickets.princeton.edu.
  • Read and Explore: Composting

    Read and Explore: Composting
    Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United States

    Terhune Orchards’ Read and Explore Program is a winter education series designed to engage young learners through stories, hands-on activities, and seasonal farm learning. The program follows the popular Read and Pick Program. This session focuses on Composting, introducing children to the idea of turning everyday “garbage” into healthy, life-giving soil. Each child will make...

    $12.00
  • Community Celebration: Paul Robeson’s 128th Birthday

    Arts Council of Princeton

    Join the Arts Council for a community celebration in honor of Paul Robeson’s 128th Birthday. This multi-media celebration will honor the legacy of Paul Robeson, Princeton’s “native son” and scholar, all American athlete, artist, and activist. This event is free and open to all ages.

    Free
  • Live History Weekend at Morven

    Live History Weekend at Morven
    Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United States

    Morven Museum & Garden presents “In Time,” an interactive mystery theatre event with Live History USA, a Governor General’s Award-nominated theatre company. History comes alive as you travel through the halls of the historic mansion, solving a mystery with help from characters in Morven’s past! Dates/Times: Approximately 45 minutes. Saturday, April 11 & Sunday, April...

    $6 – $15
  • Winery Weekend Music Series

    Winery Weekend Music Series
    Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United States

    Join 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...

  • Samba Saturday!

    Arts Council of Princeton

    Princeton’s only roda de samba!   What began as backyard jam sessions among friends has grown into a joyful community gathering. Samb’in Princeton is Princeton’s first roda de samba, where musicians play around a shared table and everyone is invited to sing, clap, dance, and celebrate together. Join us at the Arts Council to experience...

    $10 – $15
  • Art Exhibition: All Things Wild and Wonderful

    We’re delighted to welcome Scottish wildlife artist Georgina McMaster to the Center of Theological Inquiry for a special exhibition of her evocative animal portraits. The featured collection, All Things Wild and Wonderful, depicts the four living creatures described in Ezekiel and Revelation—lion, eagle, ox, and man—symbolizing God’s glory and the fullness of creation. Join us...

    Free
  • Free Carillon Concert at Princeton University

    Princeton University Graduate College, Grover Cleveland Tower 88 College Road West, Princeton, NJ, United States

    Celebrating 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...

    Free
  • Italians Helped Shape the Nation

    Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

    During the late 1800s and early 1900s, many Italians came to the United States, but they were not the first Italian immigrants to America. Historian Tom Frascella will speak about the earliest Italian cohorts who came to the U.S., highlighting those who helped establish the early success of the Jamestown colony in the 1600s and...

  • Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny at MarketFair

    MarketFair Mall 3535 US-1, West Windsor, NJ, United States

    Bring 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...

  • Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra

    Arts Council of Princeton

    Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra is an ensemble of young musicians who come together to tackle the challenge of playing great works of the chamber orchestra literature. Stretto has performed in Chicago, Paris, Prague, Brussels, Beijing, Shanghai, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria, and as a featured guest performing ensemble at the Philadelphia Bach...

    Free
  • Spring Student Reading, 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 States

    Selected students from spring courses in Creative Writing read from their work in fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, screenwriting, and playwriting as part of the Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series, presented by the Program in Creative Writing. Accessibility: Chancellor Green Rotunda is an accessible venue. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis...

    Free and open to the public 
  • AIA CNJ Design Awards Architecture Week Exhibition

    Arts Council of Princeton

    April 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...

    Free
  • 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...

  • TCNJ Lyric Theatre Presents: A Marc Shaiman Celebration with Kerry Butler

    The College Of New Jersey’s Kendall Main Stage Theater 2000 Pennington Rd., Ewing

    Come 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....

  • Trivia Nights in the Winery

    Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United States

    The 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...

    Free
  • ART OF Remembrance and Survival

    Arts Council of Princeton

    Join 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...

    $35
  • Grand Homes & Gardens: Middleton Place

    Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United States

    Blending 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...

    $20 – $40
  • 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 States

    rupture 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...

    Free and open to the public, however tickets are required, available online at tickets.princeton.edu.
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