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Earth Day Celebration 2026

April 19 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Join Sustainable Princeton and Morven Museum & Garden for a day of sustainable, Earth-friendly fun!

Sunday, April 19
12 pm to 4 pm
Morven Museum and Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton NJ
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton NJ

Rain or shine
Free and open to the public

Due to the weather forecast, we are shifting the event primarily indoors to keep everyone warm and dry! 

The event will now be spread across two locations: Morven Museum and Garden’s Education Center and the Suzanne Patterson Building. 

A big thank you to Center for Modern Aging Princeton for providing our rain-date location!

Updated Event Map:

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Earth Day 2026 Schedule RAIN UPDATE

Fun for all ages!

  • Gratitude Yoga Advance registration requested
  • Morven Museum open for free during the event
  • Friends of Princeton Open Space
  • Princeton Environmental Commission
  • Princeton Shade Tree Commission
  • Flood and Stormwater Commission
  • Princeton Pedestrian and Bike Advisory Committee
  • Walk Bike Princeton
  • Marquand Park
  • Center for Modern Aging Princeton
  • Princeton Public Library
  • The Watershed Institute
  • Therapy Bunnies with the Lewis School
  • Photo booth
  • Face painting
  • Princeton schools offering activities and crafts for the whole family
  • All-Ages Book & Puzzle swap hosted by Community Park’s Green Team
  • Helpsy will be collecting clothing and other textiles for recycling. Learn what they collect.

Raffle Prizes:

Collect stamps at different activity stations around the event for a chance to win fabulous prizes such as:

  • Nature-themed toy basket from Morven Museum shop
  • Private garden tour with Morven Museum’s Horticulturalists
  • Botanical stationary, native seed packet and DIY Leaf Corral kit from Sustainable Princeton
  • Butterfly & Pollinator garden plants from Bountiful Gardens

Bring your stamped passport to the Welcome Table in the Morven Education Center to enter the raffle to win fun prizes! Raffle will be announced at 3:45pm, you must be present to win!

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Food Vendors:

  • Autumn Olive Food Works – Salads, bread with dips, and sweet treats!
  • Bent Spoon – Ice Cream
  • Nosh – Emapanadas
  • Small World – Coffee
  • Try Vegan Food Truck – Smoothies and wraps


Proceeds from sales benefit Sustainable Princeton and Morven Museum & Garden

Vendors:

  • Bountiful Gardens – Native perennial plants for sale 
  • Fairgrown Farms – Mini-farmers’ market with seasonal produce
  • Sprouts Flower Truck – Beautiful cut flower arrangements

 

 

 Proceeds from sales benefit Sustainable Princeton and Morven Museum & Garden

CP Green Team Book and Puzzle Swap (1)

Getting to the Event

Everyone is encouraged to walk, bike, or carpool. Parking is limited and only available at 1 Monument Drive and the Princeton Theological Seminary. Check out these new opportunities to get to the event:

Community Earth Day Bike Ride

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Starting at Princeton Shopping Center

Join the Princeton Pedestrian and Bike Advisory Committee and Walk Bike Princeton for a relaxed, family-friendly ~6-mile ride through quiet streets and local parks, ending at Morven for Sustainable Princeton’s Earth Day celebration. Along the way, we’ll make short stops to explore how active mobility, open space, and thoughtful street design can support a healthier, lower-carbon community. Assemble at 11:00 am at Princeton Shopping Center, next to McCaffrey’s (map), 301 North Harrison St, Princeton, NJ 08540. Push out at 11:15 am. If it is raining, the bike ride will be cancelled.

All ages and abilities welcome. Bring a bike and helmet!

FREE Event Shuttle

Bus starts running at 11:00 AM
Last bus departs event: 4:37 PM
 
Stops:
  • Elm Court
  • Harriet Bryant House
  • Redding Circle
  • Residences at Herrontown Rd.
  • Grigg’s Farm
  • Princeton Community Village
  • Thanet Senior Living
  • North Harrison at Spruce Circle
  • Suzanne Patterson Building/Monument Hall *Event Location*
Earth Day 2026 Shuttle Schedule
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Special thanks to our event shuttle bus sponsor

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Morven Museum & Garden

55 Stockton Street
Princeton, NJ 08540 United States