Princeton NJ Events Calendar

December 14

Breakfast with Santa in the Tap Room
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Washington Crossing Reenactment, Washington Crossing Historic Park
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Ohlala! French Holiday Boutique, Hopewell Train Station
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Christmas at Witherspoon, Witherspoon Church
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Fourth Annual "Washington's Landing in New Jersey", Washington Crossing State Park
11:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Holly Jolly Holiday Market @MarketFair
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Author Talk: The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook with Becky Diamond, Morven Museum & Garden
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Holiday Celebration, Crossing Vineyards & Winery
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

L.O.V.E. Jazz Orchestra, Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing
12:00 PM

ACP'S Artist Winter Village at Hinds Plaza
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Winery Weekend Music Series, Terhune's
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Holiday Strolling Entertainment at Palmer Square
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

'A Christmas Carol', McCarter Theatre
1:00 PM

White Christmas Sing-Along, Kelsey Theatre
2:00 PM

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Feast of Carols, Princeton Pro Musica
4:00 PM

Service of Lessons and Carols, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
4:00 PM

December 15

Arm In Arm Mobile Food Pantry, Lawrence Branch Library
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Brandenburg Concertos, Richardson Auditorium
7:30 PM

Patti Smith: Bread of Angels Book Tour, McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM

December 16

Preschool Nature Class: Stripes & Spots, The Watershed Institute
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Annual Menorah Lighting, Palmer Square
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Community Menorah Lighting, Adath Israel Congregation
6:00 PM

'A Christmas Carol', McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM

December 17

Santa's Sweet Shop, MarketFair
5:00 PM

Holiday Arrangement Workshop, CMAP
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

From Petals to Pine: Holiday Arrangement Workshop, Center for Modern Aging Princeton
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

The Current Economy and Future Projections, Princeton Public Library
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

It's a Wonderful Life, Princeton Garden Theatre
7:00 PM

Jersey Art Meetup, Arts Council of Princeton
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

'A Christmas Carol', McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM

"Holiday Favorites and Sing-along", Westminster Community Orchestra
7:30 PM

December 18

Fitness Discovery Day, CMAP
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

ACP'S Artist Winter Village at Hinds Plaza
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Trivia Night, Crossing Vineyards & Winery
7:00 PM

The Nutcracker, American Repertory Ballet @State Theatre of New Jersey
7:30 PM

'A Christmas Carol', McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM

December 19

Film: "Sense and Sensibility", Princeton Public Library
3:30 PM

Hannukah Shabbat, Adath Israel Congregation
5:30 PM

The Nutcracker, Kelsey Theater
7:00 PM

'A Christmas Carol', McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM

The Nutcracker, American Repertory Ballet @State Theatre of New Jersey
7:30 PM

Holiday Concert, Music Mountain Theatre
8:00 PM

December 20

Saturday Canal Walk
10:00 AM

Holly Jolly Holiday Market @MarketFair
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Frosty & Rudolph, Music Mountain Theater
11:00 AM

Holiday Children’s Workshops, Terhune's
11:00 AM

Winery Weekend Music Series, Terhune's
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

'A Christmas Carol', McCarter Theatre
1:00 PM

Holiday Strolling Entertainment at Palmer Square
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Nutcracker, American Repertory Ballet @State Theatre of New Jersey
2:00 PM

The Nutcracker, Kelsey Theater
2:00 PM

Holiday Concert, Music Mountain Theatre
3:00 PM

December 21

Breakfast with Santa in the Tap Room
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Holly Jolly Holiday Market @MarketFair
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Winery Weekend Music Series, Terhune's
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Nutcracker, American Repertory Ballet @State Theatre of New Jersey
1:00 PM

'A Christmas Carol', McCarter Theatre
1:00 PM

Holiday Strolling Entertainment at Palmer Square
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Winter Solstice History/Nature Hike, Historical Society of Princeton
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Pairing Wine & Chocolate, Crossing Vineyards & Winery
2:00 PM

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Nutcracker, Kelsey Theater
2:00 PM

Holiday Concert, Music Mountain Theatre
3:00 PM

Winter Solstice Celebration at Herrontown Woods
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Winter Solstice Jazz Concert at the Cathedral
4:00 PM

Let's Just Sing! Choral Reading of Handel's Messiah, Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs
4:00 PM

December 22

Five Wines at Four @Teresa's
4:00 PM

December 23

'A Christmas Carol', McCarter Theatre
1:00 PM

December 24

'A Christmas Carol', McCarter Theatre
12:00 PM

Christmas Eve Pre-Fixe at the Perch at Peacock Inn
1:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Christmas Eve Sing-A-Long at Palmer Square
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Candlelight Worship Service, Witherspoon Church
6:00 PM

December 25

73rd Annual Christmas Day Crossing Reenactment
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

December 26

Patriots Week Pub Crawl
4:30 PM

Colonial Ball, Old Barracks Museum
7:00 PM

December 27

Saturday Canal Walk
10:00 AM

Battles of Trenton Reenactments, Old Barracks Museum
11:00 AM

Winery Weekend Music Series, Terhune's
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

New Hope Rebel Crawl - New Hope/Lambertville
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

'A Christmas Carol', McCarter Theatre
1:00 PM

December 28

Winery Weekend Music Series, Terhune's
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

'A Christmas Carol', McCarter Theatre
1:00 PM

Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Wine, Cheese, and Charcuterie, Crossing Vineyards & Winery
2:00 PM

Two Day Course: French Terrines & Pates, Shelley's Table
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

December 29

Winter Mini-Camp, The Watershed Institute
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

December 30

Winter Mini-Camp, The Watershed Institute
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

December 31

New Year's Eve Celebration, Northridge at Woolverton Inn
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

New Year’s Eve with the Capital Philharmonic
8:00 PM

January 03

Saturday Canal Walk
10:00 AM

Fiesta del Día de Los Reyes Magos 2026: A Three Kings Day Flamenco Celebration, ACP
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

January 04

Experience the Battle of Princeton, Princeton Battlefield Society
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

January 05

Arm In Arm Mobile Food Pantry, Lawrence Branch Library
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

January 08

Opening Reception, Anne Reid '72 Gallery at Princeton Day School
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Holiday Wined Down, Crossing Vineyards & Winery
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

January 10

Open House, The Lewis School of Princeton
10:00 AM

Saturday Canal Walk
10:00 AM

Winter Concert, Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra
3:00 PM

Prokofiev’s First Violin Concerto featuring Bella Hristova
7:30 PM