Wassailing the Apple Trees at Terhune Orchards

Sun Feb 1, 2026
1:00pm to 4:00pm ET
Age: All
Price: Free
Location:
Terhune Orchards
609-924-2310
330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, 08540
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The ancient British tradition of wassailing the apple trees to protect them from harm is a popular winter celebration at Terhune Orchards. Raise a glass of hot cider and join in on the fun. 

Activities include dancing and singing by the Molly Dancers and re-enactments of old English traditional rituals, as well as chanting and music making, toasts of hot cider and placing gifts of cider-soaked bread in the tree branches while chanting the lively words of praise for the New Year.

Top the evening off by a bonfire, complete with marshmallows, and live music by the Spiced Punch Quartet playing traditional music using violins and flutes of many kinds Join the fun. Bring noise makers — drums, whistles, bells, clackers, or put a few pebbles in an empty coffee can with a lid to drive away all spirits.

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