Princeton University Office of Community and Regional Affairs

08/07/2026

Princeton University faculty and staff donated 201 backpacks filled with school supplies to community partners that help youth across Mercer County prepare for school. Backpacks and supplies purchased through the University's office supplies provider W.B. Mason Company Inc. were donated to Princeton, NJ Government's Human Services department and United Way of Greater Mercer County . 🎒

08/03/2026

Join us at Community Night Out!

The Princeton Police Department hosts its annual Community Night Out on Tuesday, August 4 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at 400 Witherspoon Street.

This free event is a great opportunity to connect with neighbors, meet your local first responders, and enjoy a fun, family-oriented evening full of activities, entertainment, and community spirit. The pool will be open for all to use as well!

Sweet treats will be provided by Princeton University's Office of Community & Regional Affairs and Campus Dining.

Learn more on princetonnj.gov

07/21/2026

Princeton Summer Theater's final show of the season opens July 23. Learn more about True West on princetonsummertheater.org

07/08/2026

Re-visioning America, co-organized by the Princeton Humanities Initiative, invites the community to reflect on the past, present, and possible futures of America. The community-based, collaborative initiative features exhibitions, lectures, artist conversations and film screenings that grapple with the complexity of America and its histories.

Re-visioning America includes exhibitions at Princeton University Art Museum, Historical Society of Princeton, William Trent House Museum, Princeton Public Library, NJ, Arts Council of Princeton, and Morven Museum & Garden.

Professor Rachael Z. DeLue, Director of Princeton Humanities Initiative, hopes visitors to Re-Visioning America exhibitions “will come away with a sense of the complex history of the idea of ‘America.’” Professor DeLue shared with us the impetus behind Re-Visioning America and what visitors can expect to see at affiliated exhibitions.

Re-visioning America is a community-based, collaborative initiative featuring exhibitions, lectures, artist conversations and film screenings that grapple with the complexity of America and its histories. This initiative, led by the Princeton University Humanities Initiative in partnership with the....

06/09/2026

Princeton Summer Theater kicks off their 2026 season at Hamilton Murray Theater this week with Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park. Check out the season lineup on princetonsummertheater.org

06/03/2026

Collaborating with Community College Faculty. Advocating for
Transfer Students. Strengthening the Humanities.

New Jersey's two-year institutions are a vital part of the state's education ecosystem. The June edition of Regional Roar highlights partnerships between Princeton and New Jersey community colleges to create a unique academic community for instructors, advocate for transfer student opportunities at highly selective schools with generous financial aid, and strengthen scholarship in the humanities across the state.

Read Regional Roar: https://conta.cc/3RvRBrH

05/06/2026

Don't miss the final Farmers' Market of the spring semester! Stop by Firestone Library Plaza on May 6 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

04/24/2026

Tomorrow's Porchfest festivities are cancelled due to weather.

This is a tough one.

After a lot of back and forth (and obsessive weather watching), we’ve made the incredibly difficult decision to cancel tomorrow’s Princeton Porchfest.

With a predicted 100% chance of rain, 20 mph wind gusts and temperatures feeling closer to the mid-30s, we simply can’t move forward in a way that feels fair - to our musicians, our porch hosts, or to all of you who come out to support them.

Porchfest has always been a rain-or-shine event, and we take a lot of pride in that. But this, as it appears now, isn’t a passing shower or a minor inconvenience — it’s the kind of weather that makes it genuinely hard for musicians to perform, for equipment to function, and for anyone to comfortably gather and enjoy what this day is meant to be.

We are heartbroken.

This event exists because of an extraordinary community, musicians who give their time and talent, porch hosts who open their homes, sponsors who believe in the power of the arts, and neighbors who show up year after year. We don’t take any of that lightly, and that’s exactly why this decision has been so difficult.

Thank you for understanding, and for continuing to support the artists who make Porchfest so special. We hope to gather again very soon.

With gratitude,
Your Arts Council of Princeton Team

04/18/2026

One week until Porchfest!

Join us at Maclean House and Princeton University Art Museum for some good tunes by student performance groups on Saturday, April 25 from 12-6 PM.

04/15/2026

Princeton University Library's “Nursery of Rebellion”: Princeton & the American Revolution opens today in Firestone Library. The exhibition is on display through July 12.

The Department of History is hosting a companion lecture series featuring four recent authors offering new perspectives on the American Revolution by zooming in on an individual life, a close-knit community, or a single document. Both the exhibition and the lecture series are free and open to the public.

Learn more about the Revolution Up Close Lecture series:

Revolution Up Close is presented in connection with Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton and the American Revolution, an exhibit at the Princeton University Library which runs from April 15 to July 12, 2026.Four recent authors offer new perspectives on the American Revolution by zooming in on an individu...