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March
Tuesday, 10; Morristown
GREGORIAN: PURE CHANTS WORLD TOUR. Featuring songs of Enigma 7:30pm. 100 South Street.
THE MIDDLEBROOK LEGACY. 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/DOWNSTAIRS TOUR. 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...
MORRIS CANAL, 100 YEARS OF INNOVATION. Presented by Joe Macasek 6pm. Morris County Library. More...
Morris County Historical Society; 973/267-3465
Saturday, 21; Millington
EGG DAY. Discover how birds build cozy nests and hide their precious eggs. Learn about tiny hatchlings and fluffy fledglings, and explore the amazing ways birds hide and protect their eggs in the wild. Then put your egg-spert skills to the test in our egg hunt! There will also be crafts, including egg decorating and other egg-citing activities for kids (appropriate for age 3+) 10am - 2pm. Free, registration required. 1452 White Bridge Road. 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...
MAPLE SUGARING OPEN HOUSE AND BARN SALE. Ongoing demonstrations of how to tap the maple trees, collect the sap, and produce the delicious syrup. Fresh maple syrup available for purchase! Extra Bonus: The Barn Sale and the Christmas Cottage will be open to shoppers; vendors and crafters will be in the Carriage House; and the Manor House will be open for tours. Hot food will be available by All American Hot Dog Truck. Presented by The Heritage and Agriculture Association, Inc., in cooperation with the NJ DEP/Div. of Parks & Forestry. 10am - 3pm. All buildings have free admission except the Manor House, where there is a $5 admission per adult. 50 Neilson Road.
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.
