Princeton, NJ ENTERTAINMENT Guide Events
October 01
Screening: 'My Own Private Idaho", Princeton Garden Theatre
7:00 PM
I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter
7:30 PM
October 02
Documentary Screening: Pavarotti, Princeton University Concerts
7:00 PM
I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter
7:30 PM
October 03
OnStage Seniors Ensemble, Lawrence Branch
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Spirits on the Square, Palmer Square
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Reading by Sinéad Gleeson, Fund for Irish Studies
4:30 PM
Helene Mazur Solo Art Show- 'Happiness Is' - Opening Reception
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Navratri Dandiya Dance Night, Hopewell Valley YMCA
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter
7:30 PM
David Sedaris, McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM
South Brunswick Jazz Café Concert – Dave Orban and the Mojo Gypsies
8:00 PM
Deathtrap, Music Mountain Theater
8:00 PM
October 04
Storytelling Festival at the Trent House
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Cinematic Tour of Princeton University, Alliance Francaise
11:00 AM
Unruly Sounds Festival, Hinds Plaza
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fall Music Series, Palmer Square
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Filipino-American Heritage Fest, ACP
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter
2:00 PM
Campus Art Tours, Princeton University Art Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Fall Musicale: Rupert Boyd, Princeton Symphony Orchestra
4:00 PM
Westminster Symphonic Choir: Confounded, Rider University
5:00 PM
2025 Watershed FEST
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Celebracion, Alborada Spanish Dance Theater
7:00 PM
The Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band – West Side Story Reimagined, McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM
Pritam, CURE Arena
8:00 PM
Deathtrap, Music Mountain Theater
8:00 PM
October 05
Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Author: Mariah Fredericks, Princeton Public Library
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Vines and Wine - Picnic in the Vineyard, Crossing Vineyards & Winery
12:00 PM
I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter
2:00 PM
Campus Art Tours, Princeton University Art Museum
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
New School for Music Study Piano Faculty Recital @Nassau Presbyterian Church
2:30 PM
Deathtrap, Music Mountain Theater
3:00 PM
Gilmore Girls 25th Anniversary Party, Princeton Public Library
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
An Afternoon of Opera Arias and Art Songs, Princeton Methodist Church
4:00 PM
15th Annual Oktoberfest, Caspersen Rowing Center
4:00 PM
Cultural Program, Dorothea's House
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Pink Martini All-Stars, McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM
October 08
I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter
7:30 PM
The Dance Lives On: Contemplating Artistic Legacy—A Conversation with Choreographer Mark Morris
7:30 PM
October 09
After Noon Concert, Princeton University Chapel
12:30 PM
Disney’s Moana Live-To-Film Concert, McCarter Theatre
6:30 PM
Trivia Night, Crossing Vineyards & Winery
7:00 PM
Amazing Pumpkin Carve, Woolsey Park
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter
7:30 PM
Evening with Pádraig Ó Tuama, The Farminary
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
October 10
Spirits on the Square, Palmer Square
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Talk: Sarah Prager on Queer History, Princeton Public Library
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Amazing Pumpkin Carve, Woolsey Park
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Giselle, American Repertory Ballet, New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
7:00 PM
I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter
7:30 PM
Lost Girl, Rider University
7:30 PM
Celia Cruz – A Tribute to the Queen!, McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM
Deathtrap, Music Mountain Theater
8:00 PM
South Pacific, Kelsey Theatre
8:00 PM
October 11
Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Amazing Pumpkin Carve, Woolsey Park
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fall Music Series, Palmer Square
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Lost Girl, Rider University
2:00 PM
South Pacific, Kelsey Theatre
2:00 PM
Giselle, American Repertory Ballet, New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
2:00 PM
I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter
2:00 PM
Gallery Openings, Arts Council of Princeton
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Diwali Family Celebration of Lights, MarketFair
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
The Devil & Daisy Dirt, Old City Hall - Bordentown
6:30 PM
Toad the Wet Sprocket @CURE Arena
7:00 PM
Deathtrap, Music Mountain Theater
8:00 PM
October 12
Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Amazing Pumpkin Carve, Woolsey Park
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Lost Girl, Rider University
2:00 PM
South Pacific, Kelsey Theatre
2:00 PM
Giselle, American Repertory Ballet, New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
2:00 PM
I & You: The Musical, Berlind Theater at McCarter
2:00 PM
Free Chamber Concert at Unitarian Church
2:30 PM
The Sounds of Diwali, WWAC
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
October 14
An Old Fashioned Family Murder, George Street Playhouse
7:30 PM
October 15
Diwali: An Evening of Music and Lights
5:30 PM
An Old Fashioned Family Murder, George Street Playhouse
7:30 PM
October 16
Lecture - “The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution”
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Diwali Celebration with Shishya Dancing School, Lawrence Library
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Screening: 'Screening: American Psycho", Princeton Garden Theatre
7:00 PM
Story & Verse: Open Mic, Arts Council of Princeton
7:00 PM
An Old Fashioned Family Murder, George Street Playhouse
7:30 PM
October 17
Film: Vincent and Theo, Princeton Public Library
3:00 PM
Spirits on the Square, Palmer Square
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
An Evening with M (a.k.a. Mr. Chow, a.k.a. Michael Chow, a.k.a. ???), IAS
5:00 PM
Denim and Diamonds Gala, PEI Kids
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Trenton Makes Jazz, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Festival of the Moon, American Repertory Ballet, Union County Performing Arts Center
7:00 PM
Monster Homecoming Bash Fundraiser, Lambertville Halloween Film Festival
7:00 PM
Aída Cuevas – 'The Queen of Mariachi', McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM
South Pacific, Kelsey Theatre
8:00 PM
Sweeney Todd, Music Mountain Theater
8:00 PM
Concert, Princeton Folk Music Society
8:00 PM
October 18
Kemp Church Music Symposium, Rider University
9:00 AM
13th Annual Car Show, Flemington Speedway Historical Society
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Great Pumpkin, Music Mountain Theatre
11:00 AM
Live Tunes and Timber Under the Autumn Sky, Princeton Elks Lodge
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
A Nightmare in New Hope Presents: Gallery of Horror Movie Props
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fall Music Series, Palmer Square
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Meet the Music: Musical Fairy Tales, Princeton University Concerts
1:00 PM
International Music Festival, CMAP
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
South Pacific, Kelsey Theatre
2:00 PM
Halloween Spooktacular
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Comedy Night at The Washington Crossing Inn
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Alt Rock Fest 'Four on the Floor' @ACP
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Author: Henry Grabar, Princeton Public Library
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Chris Thile in Concert, McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM
Dylan Altman Concert, Roosevelt Arts Project
7:30 PM
Sweeney Todd, Music Mountain Theater
8:00 PM
October 19
Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
New Jersey Queer and Trans Magic Market
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fall Fest, Palmer Square
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
South Pacific, Kelsey Theatre
2:00 PM
Pairing Wine & Chocolate, Crossing Vineyards & Winery
2:00 PM
D&R Greenway Land Trust's Fall Fundraising Celebration
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sweeney Todd, Music Mountain Theater
3:00 PM
Bachtoberfest, Princeton Pro Musica
4:00 PM
October 20
Author Christopher Eisgruber at Princeton Public Library
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
October 21
Author: Rhacel Salazar Parreñas In Conversation with Martina Vandenberg
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
October 22
PSO Soundtracks with Storyteller Maria LoBiondo, Princeton Public Library
7:00 PM
An Old Fashioned Family Murder, George Street Playhouse
7:30 PM
October 23
Beyond Pink Art Show, YWCA Princeton’s Breast Cancer Resource Center
5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
the ART OF Terrariums, Arts Council of Princeton
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Exclusive Advance Screening of New Ken Burns Documentary The American Revolution
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
PSO Chamber at Trinity Concert - Brahms' Piano Quartet with Natasha Paremski
7:00 PM
Trivia Night, Crossing Vineyards & Winery
7:00 PM
Belcea String Quartet, Princeton University Concerts
7:30 PM
An Old Fashioned Family Murder, George Street Playhouse
7:30 PM
October 24
Spirits on the Square, Palmer Square
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Director's Conversation with Annabelle Selldorf, IAS
5:00 PM
Outdoor Movie Night — Coraline, Mercer Cemetery at Trenton
6:30 PM
We Are the Tigers, Bucks County Playhouse
7:00 PM
Masquerade @Unionville Vineyards
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Twelfth Night, Rider University
7:30 PM
Dracula's Lair, Roxey Ballet
7:30 PM
Andy Borowitz: An Evening of Sanity, McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM
The Mel Brooks Musical - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Kelsey Theatre
8:00 PM
Sweeney Todd, Music Mountain Theater
8:00 PM
October 25
Family Matinee Series: "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
10:00 AM
Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Great Pumpkin, Music Mountain Theatre
11:00 AM
Stylebook Clothing Swap, Arts Council of Princeton
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Fall Music Series, Palmer Square
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Mel Brooks Musical - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Kelsey Theatre
2:00 PM
Twelfth Night, Rider University
2:00 PM
Classic Silent Film Screening: "The Phantom of the Opera"
7:00 PM
Cafe Improv, Arts Council of Princeton
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
We Are the Tigers, Bucks County Playhouse
7:00 PM
Dracula's Lair, Roxey Ballet
7:30 PM
Actus Tragicus, La Fiocco @Christ Congregation
7:30 PM
'Oh God…Beautiful Machine', Patriots Theater at Trenton’s War Memorial
7:30 PM
Westminster Chapel Choir: What Gives Peace, Rider University
7:30 PM
PSO Classical Series with Aubree Oliverson
7:30 PM
Step Afrika!, McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM
Sweeney Todd, Music Mountain Theater
8:00 PM
October 26
Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Halloween Extravaganza, MarketFair
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Halloween Concert, Princeton University Carillon
1:00 PM
3rd Annual Empty Bowl Fundraising Event
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Mel Brooks Musical - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Kelsey Theatre
2:00 PM
Twelfth Night, Rider University
2:00 PM
Sweeney Todd, Music Mountain Theater
3:00 PM
Smash Boom Best Live at McCarter
3:00 PM
A Memorial Performance for David Ancker, The Opera Project
3:00 PM
All-Ages Folk Dance, Princeton Country Dancers
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Westminster Choir: Nightshades, Gill Memorial Chapel
4:00 PM
Hysteria! Or, They Came Through the Air, West Windsor Arts Council
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
“Hysteria! Or, They Came Through the Air”, WWAC
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
PSO Classical Series with Aubree Oliverson
4:00 PM
French Concert, Alliance Francaise of Princeton
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
October 29
Film: The Omen, Princeton Garden Theatre
7:00 PM
An Old Fashioned Family Murder, George Street Playhouse
7:30 PM
300 Paintings, McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM
Jazz Vespers, Princeton University Chapel
8:00 PM
October 30
300 Paintings, McCarter Theatre
2:00 PM
Twenty Years of Harry Frankfurt’s 'On Bullshit', Princeton Public Library
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Princeton University Sinfonia presents "The Devil Takes the Stage"
7:30 PM
October 31
Princeton Cemetery Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Halloween Happy Hour, Mediterra
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Spirits on the Square, Palmer Square
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Albert Einstein Halloween Performance
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
300 Paintings, McCarter Theatre
7:30 PM
The Mel Brooks Musical - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Kelsey Theatre
8:00 PM
Sweeney Todd, Music Mountain Theater
8:00 PM
