Events for Saturday October 25, 2025
Family Matinee Series: "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
This stop-motion animated film tells the story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who stumbles upon Christmas Town and schemes to take over the holiday. Princeton Garden Theatre
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Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's
Celebrate the season at Terhune Orchards with a day full of family fun on the farm! Each weekend offers more than 30 festive activities and attractions for all ages. Come early for free Wagon Rides (10am-1pm) and stay for toe-tapping Live Music (12-4pm). Apple Fresh: Pam’s Food Pavilion is filled with country fare, famous cider donuts, fresh apple cider, pie and so much more. Wine Orchard: In our 100 year historic apple orchard, enjoy a tasting flight or a glass of red, white, or fruit-based estate wines made from our own grapes and fruit.. Winery: For weekend entry, admission tickets must be purchased. Tickets are required for adults and children ages 3 years and up. Entry is free for children under 3.
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Great Pumpkin, Music Mountain Theatre
11 and 1pm Join us for our original, annual, interactive Halloween happening full of silly skits and spooky songs like Love Potion #9, Purple People Eater, Monster Mash, and meet The Great Pumpkin! Come in costume for a special treat bag and a chance to join the costume parade during the show!
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Stylebook Clothing Swap, Arts Council of Princeton
We all have a piece of nice clothing that just didn’t work out for whatever reason. It might not fit your size, your life, or maybe your style has just evolved. Whatever the reason, special clothes don’t have to be stuffed in the back of the closet or wind up in a landfill. Why not swap them for something new and see if your piece could become someone else’s wardrobe staple? Sign-up here.
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Fall Music Series, Palmer Square
Celebrate the fall season with live music every Saturday afternoon on the Green! Enjoy al fresco dining, browse local shops, and let the sounds of acoustic covers, classic rock, and jazzy favorites bring the town to life. Grab a picnic table or bring your own chairs and blankets to relax on the lawn as you enjoy a crisp autumn afternoon filled with great music and good company!
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The Mel Brooks Musical - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Kelsey Theatre
2 and 8pm Maurer Productions OnStage It’s Alive! From the creators of Broadway‘s record-breaking musical comedy sensation, The Producers, comes a monster of a hit musical based on Mel Brooks’ classic comedy film masterpiece. This wickedly inspired re-imagining of the legend of Frankenstein is the story of the bright young doctor Frankenstein (that's Fronkensteen) who travels to Transylvania to complete the masterwork of his grandfather by bringing a corpse to life. This electrifying musical stage adaptation of Mel Brooks' brilliantly funny film is a scientifically proven, monstrously good time at the theatre which will leave you in stitches!
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Twelfth Night, Rider University
2 and 7:30 Shakespeare's Twelfth Night meets a vibrant, jazz-funk score in this joyful musical celebration of love, identity, and self-discovery. For more information, visit rider.edu/arts. Bart Luedeke Center Theater at Rider University 2083 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648
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Classic Silent Film Screening: "The Phantom of the Opera"
Are you looking for the ultimate Halloween experience? Come to Allentown, NJ for a screening of the 1925 silent film classic "The Phantom of the Opera" with live organ accompaniment. A century after its original release, the mastery of the Phantom – played by Lon Chaney – is still the gold standard for Halloween fare. The Allentown Village Initiative (TAVI) will host the movie screening on Saturday, October 25, 2025 beginning at 7 pm in the Allentown Methodist Church, 23 Church Street, Allentown, NJ 08501. While admission is free, there is a suggested donation of $5 per person. Attendees are encouraged to come in costume and join in a Halloween party in the church hall after the movie.
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Cafe Improv, Arts Council of Princeton
For the past 30 years, Café Improv has connected beginning and professional performers in the Arts Council of Princeton’s Solley Theater. Serving as a vibrant musical oasis for the Princeton community, Café Improv is a gathering place to share artistic ideas and provide inspiration to others. Attendees can expect an evening of exciting local music, poetry, comedy, and more! Café Improv is easily accessible to the public through affordable admission rates of $1 for ACP Members and $2 General Admission. Learn more.
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We Are the Tigers, Bucks County Playhouse
Lambertville Music Hall, 57 Bridge Street, Lambertville. www.bcptheater.org. The Tigers' high school cheerleading squad is meeting for their annual sleepover at captain Riley's house — and they've brought all their teenage baggage with them. From love triangles and viral cheer stunts gone wrong to one very lustful boyfriend, team bonding is about to get complicated. But when one of the Tigers turns up dead in the front yard, the night spirals into a hilarious whodunnit with pom-poms. Production by the Playhouse Institute Fall Conservatory program. Recommended for ages 13 and up. $25 to $35.
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Dracula's Lair, Roxey Ballet
7:30, 8:30, 9:30 Mill Ballet, 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www.roxeyballet.org/riverdancefestival. Fusion of haunted attraction and live dance-theater performance begins with a torch-lit walking tour through the haunted halls of Carfax Abbey, where you encounter ethereal dancers, haunted visions, and ghostly whispers as the story of his resurrection unfolds. Then, visit the Grand Chamber as the tale rises from the crypt in a dance of blood, desire, madness, and immortality. Told through gothic ballet and cinematic movement, this reimagined Dracula story explores the cost of eternal life and the hunger that never dies. Arrive 30 minutes early for a cocktail from the Blood Bar.
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Actus Tragicus, La Fiocco @Christ Congregation
La Fiocco, the Bucks County Baroque ensemble, will begin its 2025-2026 season with Actus Tragicus, a program consisting of J.S. Bach’s Cantata 106, and works by Bach’s predecessors. La Fiocco teams with Vocala Ensemble, a professional chamber choir for this concert of sacred and instrumental music by J. S. Bach and other lesser-known composers including David Pohle, Franz Tunder, Dietrich Becker, Matthias Weckmann, and Dieterich Buxtehude. This is a rare opportunity to hear the exquisite music of the North German tradition, in addition to Actus tragicus, also known as Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, still celebrated as one of Bach’s most moving cantatas with its haunting writing for vocal soloists, choir, recorders, violas da gamba, and organ. 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, Pennsylvania Tickets are $25 general admission in advance online at lafiocco.org, or $30 at the door, cash or check only. Student tickets are $10, and children 12 and under are free.
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Step Afrika!, McCarter Theatre
Feel the pulse of tradition and innovation collide in Step Afrika!'s The Evolution Tour—an electrifying production that fuses percussive dance with the vibrant soundscape of a live DJ. As the world's leading authority on the art of stepping, Step Afrika! blends the rhythmic styles of historically African American fraternities and sororities with traditional African dances and contemporary movement.
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'Oh God…Beautiful Machine', Patriots Theater at Trenton’s War Memorial
The Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey (CPNJ) proudly presents the world premiere of Oh God…Beautiful Machine, a monumental symphonic jazz work which wrestles with the conundrum of loving the earth in a time of climate change. The collaboration features text composed by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa and music composed by Princeton University Composer-in-Residence, Vince di Mura. Combining a full orchestra, jazz ensemble, traditional Chinese instrumentalists, and a women’s chorus, Oh God…Beautiful Machine is a genre-defying musical odyssey spanning ten movements and nearly 90 minutes. Featuring lyrics in multiple languages and influences from jazz, blues, samba, gospel, and folk traditions from around the world, this ambitious work bridges cultural and musical landscapes in a profound meditation on the environment, gratitude, and the human experience. The evening will begin with a festival style event starting at 6:00 PM with a pre-concert performance, visual works by local artists, vendors and a lecture by the composer starting at 6:45 PM. The concert will be followed by a VIP reception open to Capital Philharmonic season subscribers, advertisers and sponsors. Tickets and Information: www.capitalphilharmonic.org
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Westminster Chapel Choir: What Gives Peace, Rider University
Chapel Choir opens the year with music inspired by peace, joined by Symphonic Choir with powerful modern anthems of majesty. For more information, visit rider.edu/arts. Gill Chapel at Rider University 2083 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648
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PSO Classical Series with Aubree Oliverson
Audience favorite Aubree Oliverson returns to open our 2025-26 Season the weekend of October 25-26. She will perform Antonín Dvo?ák’s endearing Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53. Also on the program are Dobrinka Tabakova’s Orpheus’ Comet and Arnold Schoenberg’s 1937 orchestration of Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25.
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Sweeney Todd, Music Mountain Theater
Attend the dark, witty and Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder and revenge set against the backdrop of 19th century London. An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up... and the carnage has only just begun! This production contains depictions of gore and dark themes that may be unsettling for younger or sensitive audiences. Please contact the box office for more details. Click here for more information
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