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Upcoming Events

Mystery at the Museum Dinner 2026

Friday, April 17, 2026

7:00 PM

10:00 PM

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It’s a Murder Mystery – but not just ANY murder mystery! Join the Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum on April 17 & 18 for our fourth annual fundraiser, the immersive mystery where you become part of the show!


This year, the old hotel will roll back in time and transform into the Louisiana Governor's Mansion in the 1920s, where you are one of a small number of lucky guests at the Governor's exclusive Mardi Gras Fete! Flapper fashion is the bee's knees, New Orleans Jazz is on the record players, and those delightful cocktails you're enjoying aren't exactly legal. Murder isn't legal either - but that won't stop a devious killer hiding among the celebrants. Not every mask is just a festive party accessory - some people are masking far more. Soon someone lies dead, a killer is on the loose, and a violent storm has cut off phone lines and flooded local roads - so even if you can hide the hooch, law enforcement isn't on hand. Can you and your fellow guests unmask the killer yourselves, before they strike again?


Admission for this fundraiser is $75 per person, and includes dinner, drinks, and of course, the show! Limited tickets available due to space constraints, so choose your night below and reserve your spot!


All proceeds support the nonprofit Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum.


Dress: Festive 1920s and Mardi Gras-themed threads are encouraged! Our staff and volunteers will be in costume, and masks and beads will be available at check-in. (But if you'd rather come as you are, that's swell too!)

Mystery at the Museum 2026

Mystery at the Museum Dinner

Saturday, April 18, 2026

7:00 PM

10:00 PM

to

It’s a Murder Mystery – but not just ANY murder mystery! Join the Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum on April 17 & 18 for our fourth annual fundraiser, the immersive mystery where you become part of the show!


This year, the old hotel will roll back in time and transform into the Louisiana Governor's Mansion in the 1920s, where you are one of a small number of lucky guests at the Governor's exclusive Mardi Gras Fete! Flapper fashion is the bee's knees, New Orleans Jazz is on the record players, and those delightful cocktails you're enjoying aren't exactly legal. Murder isn't legal either - but that won't stop a devious killer hiding among the celebrants. Not every mask is just a festive party accessory - some people are masking far more. Soon someone lies dead, a killer is on the loose, and a violent storm has cut off phone lines and flooded local roads - so even if you can hide the hooch, law enforcement ​isn't on hand. Can you and your fellow guests unmask the killer yourselves, before they strike again?


Admission for this fundraiser is $75 per person, and includes dinner, drinks, and of course, the show! Limited tickets available due to space constraints, so choose your night below and reserve your spot!


All proceeds support the nonprofit Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum.


Dress: Festive 1920s and Mardi Gras-themed threads are encouraged! Our staff and volunteers will be in costume, and masks and beads will be available at check-in. (But if you'd rather come as you are, that's swell too!)

Mystery at the Museum 2026

Colonial Brewing: An Immersive Experience

Sunday, May 3, 2026

9:00 AM

5:00 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

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

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. 

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732-381-0441

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1632 St. Georges Ave, Rahway NJ 07065

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