• Introductory Tour

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

    Purchase Tickets Here! Join us for a guided introductory tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present [...]

    $5
  • Closed to Dogs

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

    Congressional Cemetery is closed to all dogs each Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for family grave site visits as well as during: Funerals  |  Private & community events  |  Federal [...]

  • Summerween Comedy Show

    Congressional Cemetery is hosting the Summerween Comedy Show by the Just Kidding Comedy Collective! Halloween is coming early, and we invite guests to experience an evening of humor in a [...]

    $20
  • Tombs and Tomes Book Club July (In Person)

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

    Acclaimed journalist, podcaster, and crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson tells the chilling true story of a young woman whose scandalous life was rumored to be Nathaniel Hawthorne’s inspiration for The [...]

  • Tombs and Tomes Book Club July (Virtual)

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

    Acclaimed journalist, podcaster, and crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson tells the chilling true story of a young woman whose scandalous life was rumored to be Nathaniel Hawthorne’s inspiration for The [...]

  • Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall

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

    Prison Terminal, the Oscar-nominated documentary, explores the end of life of an incarcerated man cared for by fellow incarcerated men. What is it like to die in prison? With an [...]

  • Introductory Tour

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

    Purchase Tickets Here! Join us for a guided introductory tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present [...]

    $5
  • Closed to Dogs

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

    Congressional Cemetery is closed to all dogs each Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for family grave site visits as well as during: Funerals  |  Private & community events  |  Federal [...]

  • Creative Crypt

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

    Are you working on a creative project? Need motivation, feedback, or just want to meet other creative people? Then join us in Congressional Cemetery's chapel for Creative Crypt! The Creative [...]

  • D.C. Mondays: Historic Congressional Cemetery and America at 250

    Virtual Event

    Our executive director, Mark Hudson, will be presenting at The George Washington University's D.C. Mondays series. He will be discussing how Congressional Cemetery is commemorating the 250th anniversary through programming [...]

  • Introductory Tour

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

    Purchase Tickets Here! Join us for a guided introductory tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present [...]

    $5