Signature Events
Signature Events
Morven offers a series of unique signature events honoring our local and national histories while celebrating our place in the community.
Spring Garden Party to be celebrated May 17th, 2024
Join us for a celebration of renewal, connection, and shared support at our largest fundraiser of the year! This signature event raises necessary funds allowing us to continue to provide illuminating exhibitions, educational programing, along with preserving this National Historic Landmark.
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Thursday, July 4, 2024, from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.
It’s Morven’s 20th anniversary! Join the commemoration this Independence Day as we reflect on history, civic engagement, and community at the museum’s annual Fourth of July festival. The 2024 festival will feature: community partners hosting family-friendly activities and crafts inspired by themes of history, civics, and service; tours of Morven’s gardens; live music from the Vintage Vibe Tribe; food from Oink & Moo BBQ, The Empanada Guy, and Kona Ice; face painting with Maya B. the Facepaint Fairy; an opportunity to sign the Declaration of Independence; and much more.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 6:30–8:00 p.m.
In line with Morven’s mission of preserving and celebrating authentic stories, Morven Moves is an annual performance program that does so through dance. Morven Moves is presented in our spacious outdoor gardens in springtime and features unique New Jersey-based choreographers & dance companies that reflect the rich and diverse culture and communities of the Garden State.
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Open Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 through Sunday, January 5th, 2025
Morven’s annual winter decorative display has become a must-see Princeton holiday tradition. Visitors enjoy the museum’s elegant galleries, mantels, and porches artfully decorated for the holidays by local businesses, garden clubs, and non-profit organizations.
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Series begins in March, 2025
Are you an enthusiastic arm-chair traveler looking to chase away the winter doldrums? Join us for this popular illustrated lecture series with both in-person and virtual offerings and be transported to far off locations you’ve always dreamed of visiting.
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Sale begins in March, 2025
Our Plant Sale has become a sought after as an early spring resource for unusual and distinct varieties that thrive in New Jersey. All proceeds benefit our exhibitions and education programs.