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Upcoming Events

Paranormal Academy 2026

Saturday, May 23, 2026

4:00 PM

7:00 PM

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Paranormal 101: Going Old School

Going Old School: Exploring Spiritualism, Psychics, and the Metaphysical

Saturday, May 23, 2026
4-7pm

History Meets Mystery at the Paranormal Academy!

Get ready for a stimulating experience where history and the supernatural collide! Paranormal researcher Brian J. Cano is bringing his Paranormal Academy to the Historic Merchants & Drovers Tavern Museum — and you’re invited to enroll.

This ongoing series of hands-on classes explores the real techniques behind ghost hunting. The next event, on Mary 23, and will be all about Going Old School!

Paranormal Academy 2026

Annual Tag Sale

Saturday, June 13, 2026

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

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Browse a wide variety of gently used items, from household goods to jewelry Proceeds support the museum

Don't miss it!

Moonlight Tavern Night

Saturday, September 19, 2026

7:00 PM

10:00 PM

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Celebrate the harvest season with live Irish folk music, sea shanties, and traditional tavern songs by the Brooklyn Bards. Includes drinks and light fare.


Tickets: $40

Tickets Available Soon

Colonial Brewing: An Immersive Experience

Saturday, September 26, 2026

10:00 AM

4:00 PM

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Learn 18th Century brewing from a Regimental Brewmeister - no modern tools required. Brew over an open fire, explore colonial tavern culture, and take home your own batch to finish fermenting.


Tickets: $99

Colonial Brewing 2026

Funding for the Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum is currently made possible in part by the following: New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, through a grant administered by the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Department of Parks & Recreation; the Union County Board of County Commissioners' HEART Grant Program; New Jersey Cultural Trust; New Jersey Historic Trust "Discover NJ" Historic License Plate Fund; RSI Bank Foundation of the Community Foundation of New Jersey; The Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America; a Rahway Chamber of Commerce Business Improvement Grant; and numerous individual donors. 

Phone

Email

732-381-0441

Street Address

1632 St. Georges Ave, Rahway NJ 07065

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PO Box 1842, Rahway, NJ 07065

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