Congressional Cemetery will host a candle lighting on December 10 as part of The Compassionate Friends 27th Worldwide Candle Lighting. Compassionate Friends is an international organization dedicated to "supporting family after a child has died."
Please join Congressional Cemetery Staff in our partnership with Wreaths Across America to lay wreaths at the gravesites of our resident veterans this Holiday Season! Wreaths Across America is a [...]
Join us as we gather to introduce the newest Message of Hope painting on the cemetery's famous Big Chair. This informal gathering at 2:30pm on May 3 outside the cemetery [...]
Congressional Cemetery will host a candle lighting on December 10 as part of The Compassionate Friends 27th Worldwide Candle Lighting. Compassionate Friends is an international organization dedicated to "supporting family after a child has died."
At Congressional, we remember our veterans. Over 1700 veterans from almost every major American armed conflict are interred in the historic grounds of Congressional Cemetery. And while they are no [...]
Join us for a ceremony and commemoration at Congressional Cemetery honoring the life and service of Major General Alexander Macomb, Commanding General of the United States Army from 1828 to [...]
At Congressional, we remember our veterans. Over 1700 veterans from almost every major American armed conflict are interred in the historic grounds of Congressional Cemetery. And while they are [...]
A special on-site gathering held in loving remembrance of all those laid to rest at Historic Congressional Cemetery in 2025. Guests are welcome to arrive anytime beginning at 1:00 PM [...]
On March 27, Historic Congressional Cemetery invites the public to join us in a remembrance and wreath laying ceremony at the Arsenal Monument, honoring the Irish immigrant women who lost [...]
As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Historic Congressional Cemetery, in partnership with the D.C. Sons of the American Revolution and the National Cemetery [...]
In honor of the 250th anniversary of America's independence, we invite you to join Historic Congressional Cemetery and our partners from the National Cemetery Administration for a special wreath-laying ceremony [...]
At Congressional, we remember our veterans. Over 1700 veterans from almost every major American armed conflict are interred in the historic grounds of Congressional Cemetery. And while they are [...]
