Experience Princeton and the Princeton Heritage Tourism Committee, in acknowledgment of the pivotal role Princeton played in the early days of our country, have established this website to celebrate this year’s 250th anniversary of the founding of America. Together, we will be highlighting the many Princeton events honoring the anniversary, planning special historic tours and much more. Bookmark this page and check back throughout the year as we celebrate!
1776–NOW: CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Morven Exhibit: Five Independent Souls - The Signers from New Jersey
This landmark exhibit at Morven Museum & Garden examines the lives, ideals, and contradictions of the Declaration's New Jersey Signers through art, letters, and other artifacts.
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55 Stockton St.
Revolutionary Sundays Tour at Princeton Battlefield State Park
Enjoy an opportunity to explore the Ten Crucial Days, the Battle of Princeton, and the people whose lives were shaped by the American Revolution. This event: “Black Powder, White Smoke.”
1:00 p.m.
500 Mercer Rd.
Princeton and the American Revolution: A Four-Part Series
Dive into the 250th anniversary with this comprehensive program highlighting several Revolutionary War events, culminating in the Battle of Princeton.
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road
Exhibition Tour: Princeton's Taverns — On the Road to Revolution
Join the Historical Society of Princeton for Community on Tap, a series of free, 15-minute guided tours of Princeton's Taverns: On the Road to Revolution in Dohm Alley.
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Dohm Alley, 100 Nassau St.
Revolutionary Sundays Tour at Princeton Battlefield State Park
Enjoy an opportunity to explore the Ten Crucial Days, the Battle of Princeton, and the people whose lives were shaped by the American Revolution. This event: In Their Footsteps; A Historic Walking Tour.
1:00 p.m.
500 Mercer Rd.
Princeton and the American Revolution: Second of a Four-Part Series
Dive into the 250th anniversary with this comprehensive program highlighting several Revolutionary War events, culminating in the Battle of Princeton.
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road
Young Patriots Day at Princeton Battlefield
Young Patriots Day offers an immersive experience in 18th-century life—perfect for children, families, and history lovers of all ages.
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
500 Mercer St.
Princeton and the American Revolution: Third of a Four-Part Series
Dive into the 250th anniversary with this comprehensive program highlighting several Revolutionary War events, culminating in the Battle of Princeton.
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road
Re-visioning America Gallery Crawl
Drop in for open houses at the Princeton University Art Museum, Art@Bainbridge, the Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton Public Library, and Morven Museum & Garden.
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Multiple venues
Revolutionary Sundays Tour at Princeton Battlefield State Park
Enjoy an opportunity to explore the Ten Crucial Days, the Battle of Princeton, and the people whose lives were shaped by the American Revolution. This event: The Battle of Princeton Introduction.
1:00 p.m.
500 Mercer Rd.
America at 250: Opportunity, Exclusion and Resilience
Katherine Willson explores how immigrants and other marginalized groups moved through a rapidly changing country while navigating questions of rights, identity and belonging.
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Virtual
Princeton Battlefield Society Cadwalader Lecture Series
Discover the American Revolution from an entirely new perspective in this compelling presentation by historian and award-winning author Dr. Richard Bell.
6:00 p.m.
The Nassau Club, 6 Mercer St.
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