Pinkster, A Jersey Dutch Celebration
Sun, May 18
|River Edge
Day full of activities, maypole dances, lecture of NJ needlework.


Time & Location
May 18, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
River Edge, 1201 Main St, River Edge, NJ 07661, USA
About the Event
Join the Bergen County Historical Society as we celebrate Pinkster, a Jersey Dutch Celebration of Spring on Sunday May 18th 1 pm- 4:30 pm at Historic New Bridge Landing, 1201 Main St., River Edge, NJ.
The Tricorne Dance Ensemble under the direction of dance mistress Denise Piccino will be dancing around the maypole at 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm. They will also be performing a collection of 18th century dances throughout the day. Musical accompaniment for the dancers will be provided by Ridley and Anne Enlsow on the fiddle and hammered dulcimer.
The Tricorne Dancers invite children to dance with them around the maypole.
Muriel Roberts
At 2:30 pm, Marty Campanelli, independent schoolgirl needlework scholar and author, will give a Powerpoint presentation "This Work of Mine the World May View". The lecture will cover samplers created throughout New Jersey from the late 1700s through the mid-1800s, and will spotlight regional…