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Day of Remembrance

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Join Congressional Cemetery leadership and volunteers at a Day of Remembrance on November 1st on the cemetery’s grounds. Hundreds of flowers, sponsored by Christ Church + Washington Parish and a generous donor, will be offered to visitors to place on the gravestones of friends, neighbors, and notables from 9 am – 5 pm. This event is free and open to the public. Help us remember the wonderful people who built our community.

Cherry Blossom 5k 2024

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

See the Results Here!!! Registration opens on February 12! Start Time: The 5K begins at 9:00 AM inside the cemetery. Registration begins at 7:30 AM in the Chapel. Cost: $35 [...]

Cemetery Speaker Series: The Lincoln Assassination

On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head while watching a play at Ford's Theatre. The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, jumped to the stage floor and [...]

$5

Cemetery Speaker Series: Jewish Americans

Washington, DC has always been a place of diversity. Ever since the city's founding in 1790, thousands of different people have lived, worked, and died alongside each other. And while [...]

$5

Cinematery: Beetlejuice

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

  Cinematery! Cinematery! Cinematery! Say it three times and your favorite outdoor movies series will return. That's right, we have the Tim Burton classic Beetlejuice on deck to kick off [...]

$10

Peterbug’s Juneteenth 5k

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

Join us for the 2nd Annual Peterbug's Juneteenth 5k sponsored by Fulcrum Residential, A Celebration of the DC Historic Landmark Designation and Juneteenth. Every year in June, the corner of [...]

$30

Gentleman’s Gambit: A Prohibition Era Mystery

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

  UPDATE: Gentleman's Gambit tickets are now SOLD OUT. Thank you so much for your support! On January 17, 1920, the United States went dry. The 18th Amendment ushered in [...]

$50

Cinematery: The Sixth Sense

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

  UPDATE: This event has been POSTPONED to the scheduled rain date of July 12! I see dead people...and live people in the cemetery for Cinematery! We are so excited [...]

$10

Cemetery Speaker Series: Women in American Society

The story of Washington, DC is a story of women. Their important roles throughout the district's 234-year history have not always been sufficiently recognized, due to a combination of structural [...]

$5

Cinematery: The Haunted Mansion

Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United States

  At Cinematery, you never know who or what may be lurking behind the nearest tombstone...wait, is that Eddie Murphy?? For this Cinematery screening, we are going all the way [...]

$10

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