Sam Heughan fans camp overnight in New Jersey for autograph session
A line of fans spent the night outside a Total Wine & More store in River Edge, New Jersey, to wait for Scottish actor Sam Heughan. He was scheduled to sign bottles and meet fans on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
The store said the event is free. Heughan promotes the whisky brand Sassenach, and fans who attend can take home bottles signed by him, according to the store’s announcement. Reports differ on when the line began: one account says it had formed by 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, about 19 hours before the actor’s scheduled arrival, but that timing was not confirmed by the other sources reviewed.
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Sam Heughan session in River Edge: time, place and phone
- Session and meet-and-greet: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., local time in New Jersey
- Location: Total Wine & More, River Edge Crossings, 1001 Main St., River Edge, NJ
- Admission: free, according to the store
- Information line: 201-968-1777
Fans came from neighboring states to wait in line
Fans travelled from neighboring states to join the line, including Pennsylvania, Maryland and Connecticut. The line stretched around the block before the actor’s arrival at 1 p.m. The store listed a phone number, 201-968-1777, for those who want more information about the session.
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Heughan is best known for playing Jamie Fraser, opposite Caitríona Balfe, who plays Claire Fraser, in Outlander, which airs on Starz. The series has built a large fan base in the United States, and the overnight wait in River Edge reflects how far that base reaches beyond the show’s own events.
Sam Heughan earlier signing in Kentucky drew about 500 people
An earlier Sam Heughan meet-and-greet, linked to the launch of a whisky, drew fans to the Total Wine & More in St. Matthews, Kentucky, who also spent the night in line. A report on that event indicated about 500 people in the queue. That event is separate from the River Edge session, and the number does not refer to New Jersey.
What is not yet known about the River Edge session
It has not been confirmed how many people were in the River Edge line, or whether police or the store imposed crowd control or a limit on wristbands or tickets. The published agenda is the only source for the 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. session, and no account of what happened at the store on Thursday, November 12, 2026, was found in the sources reviewed. Whether Heughan will hold further signings in River Edge or in other stores after that date has not been confirmed.
