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February
Friday, 27; Flemington
SCREECH OWL EXPLORATION. This nighttime walk will focus on the etiquette one must use when owling. 9 - 10pm. $8. Sunnyside Section of the South Branch. More...
SKYLANDS MANOR TOURS. NJBG volunteer docents lead visitors on a tour of the architecture and history of Skylands Manor. 11am - 3pm. $10 adults. 20 Morris Rd.. More...
THE GARDEN STATE (WHERE IDEAS GROW). Join acclaimed historian Linda Barth for an exciting lecture about how New Jersey has shaped everyday life in surprising and lasting ways. 2pm. $10. 45 Macculloch Avenue. More...
RIVERDANCE 30 – THE NEW GENERATION. A fusion of Irish and international dance with new innovative choreography and costumes and state of the art lighting, projection and motion graphics. 100 South Street.
WATERFOWL & WOODCOCK. Search for ducks and other water birds at Assiscong Marsh, Spruce Run, Round Valley, and Merrill Creek. End the day looking for woodcocks with the hope of observing their interesting courtship display. 12 - 8:30pm. $33. Deer Path Park.
BELVIDERE DAY OF COMMUNITY. Food trucks, peace event. 12 - 3pm. 413 2nd St.
Town of Belvidere
Sunday, 8; Flemington
WOOD DUCK BOX WALK. A scenic riverside walk where we'll observe local waterfowl and prepare nesting boxes for the upcoming breeding season. 2 - 3:15pm. $8. Sunnyside Section of the South Branch.
ST. PATRICK'S PARADE. The parade takes place on Main Street with numerous participants including Irish dance groups, Irish bands, community groups, bagpipes and drums, Centenary University and Hackettstown High School teams and clubs, Surrounding area fire departments and rescue squads, as well as hometown favorites Junior and Senior Colonial Musketeers and the Hackettstown Community Band. 3:30pm.
SIGNS OF SPRING GARDEN TOUR. Horticulturalist Louise Senior will guide visitors through the museum’s grounds. Learn about the tree buds, birds, nests, bugs, and plants that indicate warmer weather and new growth ah 2 - 3pm. $10. 55 Stockton Street.
THE MIDDLEBROOK LEGACE. Symposium features David Emerson, Leslie Bramlett, Roger Williams, Dr. Robert Sigel, John Seidel on various topics 9am - 3:30pm. $35 per person. Student under 18, $20. Raritan Valley Community College.
MAPLE SUGARING LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM. Experience first-hand the North American tradition of maple sugarin. Native Americans discovered the sweet quality of sugar maple sap before written history. For hundreds, maybe even thousands of years, Native Americans would set up camp in a stand of sugar maples during the sap run. The sugar they produced was an important food for them and for the colonists, who learned the process from the Native Americans. It was only during the 1930s when maple sugar took the form we use today: syrup! 9am - 3:30pm. Free. Echo Hill, 42 Lilac Drive.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE. The parade begins at the corner of South Street and James Street and includes about twenty bands with about 50,000 in attendance either in the parade or as spectators. 12 noon. http://www.paradeday.com.
UPSTAIRS/DOWNSTAIRSTOUR. This special 45-minute guided tour takes visitors from the basement kitchen to the formal dining room, revealing what was cooked and who did the work. Learn about the paid and unpaid forced labor that sustained daily life at Macculloch Hall and discover the remarkable architectural features of the historic basement kitchen 10 & 11am. $10. 45 Macculloch Avenue. More...
FAMILY WOODLAND HIKE. Join NJBG hike leaders on an easy, child-friendly hike in the Garden’s woodlands. Learn a bit about the plants and animals around you on a hike designed to fit the group. 1pm. Free. 20 Morris Rd.. More...
END-OF-WINTER TREE WALK. The walk includes a visit to many of NJBG’s stunning specimens, where you’ll learn the differences between trees, how to tell them apart, and how to use them in your garden. 10am. Free. 20 Morris Rd.. More...
SPRING WREATH DECORATING WORKSHOPS. Learn how to assemble and decorate spring wreaths to brighten your home, using a variety of silk and dried materials. 1pm. $25. 20 Morris Rd.. More...
WOODCOCK WATCH. As the sun sets on warm March evenings, the males begin to call for females and then take to the sky in a dizzying dance. Come witness this spectacle for yourself! 7:15 - 8:15pm. $8. Tower Hill Reserve.
November 21-April 30, 2026 • ICONIC: KATHLEEN GILJE REPAINTS ART HISTORY. Kathleen Gilje is a NYC-based painter (b. 1945) who trained in Italy as a conservator and is known for her liberal appropriation of the Old Master canon. The exhibit showcase’s the artist’s work and its relationship to the major art historical legacies of Leonardo da Vinci, Francisco Zurbaran, Gustave Courbet, and others.
Weekends • THE PEQUEST TROUT HATCHERY AND NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION CENTER hosts a series of programs about the natural world around us for young and old alike. Preregistration is usually required. Topics range from a child’s first introduction to nature to seminars for expert fly fishers.
Ongoing • TOURS OF WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS AT THE FORD MANSION.
The Washington’s
Headquarters Museum includes includes three exhibit galleries, a 30-minute introductory video, and the Discover History Center. Tours of Fords Mansion are available at 10 and 11am and at 1, 2, 3 and 4pm.
