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Mark your calendar! Throughout the entire year, Somerset County, NJ wows with distinctive diversions. Lively. Enlightening. Internationally recognized. Gather with community members for events and entertainment encompassing arts, culture and music, open-air and athletic activities, revealing classes and tours, and wholesome fairs, festivals and farmers markets.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

NJ, United States

When Randle Patrick McMurphy gets transferred for evaluation from a prison farm to a mental institution, he assumes it will be a less restrictive environment. But the martinet Nurse Ratched runs the psychiatric ward with an iron fist, keeping her patients cowed through abuse, medication and sessions of electroconvulsive therapy. The battle of wills between the rebellious McMurphy and the inflexible Ratched soon affects all the ward's patients. Directed by: Dan Vissers

Female Pirates of the 18th Century

NJ, United States

Avast me Hearties!!! Come aboard, and join me as we sail the seven seas – living free and taking what we want! I’m your Captain, and our ship here is called the – what’s that, Matey? You noticed I’m a woman? Well, shiver me timbers, you are correct! And if you don’t like it, perhaps you’d prefer to walk the plank! Please join us for an afternoon with Alisa Dupuy of The Ladies of History as she portrays a female pirate from the 1700s. She will regale you with tales of life aboard a pirate ship, antics at ports of call, stolen treasure and pirate treachery. Learn about how many female pirates there actually were, and what life was like for them. This event will be held on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 2 pm at the historic Van Liew-Suydam House, 280 South Middlebush Road, Franklin Township, NJ. The fee for attending is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. If you are a member, you will be refunded the ticket price difference when you arrive. You may apply for membership at the event or on our website - TheMeadowsFoundation.org. Please email us to reserve spaces with cash payment at

Three Early Black American Women in Words: A Literary Historic Houses Tour

NJ, United States

250 years ago in the spring of 1773 Phillis Wheatley traveled from America to England to publish Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, making her the first published African-American poet and the first African-American female published writer. This historic houses tour of Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage introduces the works of three early Black American women in words, considering Phillis Wheatley’s poetic perspective on the American Revolution, Hetty Saunders’ solace and stewardship of nature in New Jersey in the early American republic, and Sojourner Truth’s African Dutch social and spiritual heritage as background to her activism through the nation’s Civil War.

The Coney Island Silent Film

NJ, United States

Join us for silent films: At Coney Island (1912), Coney Island (1917), and Number please (1920) accompanied by organist Ian Fraser on a Wurlitzer Theatre Organ. It's Foolish but it's Fun!

Easter Bunny at The Commons

Located in Center Court, Easter Bunny at The Commons welcomes families for a magical visit with the famous Bunny in a colorful springtime flower field experience. Kicking off with the Bunny Hop Launch Party on March 16th at 11am with music, face painting, stilt walkers and more, the Easter photo experience will be open through March 30th. Bridgewater Commons’ guests will not only meet the magical Bunny but should anticipate a high-quality, studio photo experience as well. A percentage of sales will be donated to the Girl Scout Heart of New Jersey, a 501(c)(3) Organization. MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! Reservations are optional Monday thru Thursday and can be made online. Due to demand, our hosts will do their best to accommodate your reserved time. Some wait time should be expected. For photo customer support, please call 848-893-9916 or info@ameventphotos.com SPECIAL BUNNY EVENTS Bunny Hop Launch Party Sat., March 16, 11am – 1pm (Photos start at 12pm) Don your bunny ears and enjoy music, face painting, balloon art and more at Easter Bunny’s kickoff party in Center Court!! If you don’t have bunny ears, we’ll be giving ears out to our guests. Pet Nights with the Easter Bunny Wed, March 20 and Wed, March

Easter Bunny at The Commons

Located in Center Court, Easter Bunny at The Commons welcomes families for a magical visit with the famous Bunny in a colorful springtime flower field experience. Kicking off with the Bunny Hop Launch Party on March 16th at 11am with music, face painting, stilt walkers and more, the Easter photo experience will be open through March 30th. Bridgewater Commons’ guests will not only meet the magical Bunny but should anticipate a high-quality, studio photo experience as well. A percentage of sales will be donated to the Girl Scout Heart of New Jersey, a 501(c)(3) Organization. MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE! Reservations are optional Monday thru Thursday and can be made online. Due to demand, our hosts will do their best to accommodate your reserved time. Some wait time should be expected. For photo customer support, please call 848-893-9916 or info@ameventphotos.com SPECIAL BUNNY EVENTS Bunny Hop Launch Party Sat., March 16, 11am – 1pm (Photos start at 12pm) Don your bunny ears and enjoy music, face painting, balloon art and more at Easter Bunny’s kickoff party in Center Court!! If you don’t have bunny ears, we’ll be giving ears out to our guests. Pet Nights with the Easter Bunny Wed, March 20 and Wed, March

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