Events

Please Note

The cemetery is closed to dogs every Saturday from
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

The cemetery is closed to dogs every Saturday from
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Circle of Life Dedication

Please join Congressional Cemetery and the designers of the Circle of Life  for an outdoor dedication ceremony honoring the creation of this signature cemetery fixture. The event coincides with the [...]

Death Doula Days

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

Join us for this week's Death Doula Day at Congressional Cemetery! Office hours from 10am-1pm. TOPIC FOR THIS WEEK: SO YOU WANT TO MEET, OR BECOME, A DEATH DOULA? Death [...]

Notes from the Crypt Concert

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

Join us in our historic 1903 Chapel for an intimate concert featuring a few of D.C.'s best musicians! This chamber music concert is free to attend but there is limited [...]

A Phrase Remains: Poetry Open Mic

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

Building off of our new death positive programming, Congressional Cemetery is excited to offer a space for open dialogues about life, death, and the in-between through poetry. Come with your [...]

Death Doula Days

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

TOPIC FOR THIS WEEK: HUMOR AND DEATH Stop by any time during our open hours 10am-1pm but between 11 and noon we will have a special guest around the table: Kathy [...]

Sunday Stroll Guided Tour

Join us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 65,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their story is [...]

$5

Sunday Stroll Guided Tour

Join us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 65,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their story is [...]

$5

Death Cafe

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

As an active burial ground, Historic Congressional Cemetery is well acquainted with death. But just what is a Death Cafe? Death Cafe is a global movement facilitating thoughts and discussion [...]

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

Congressional Unleashed: Pets Guided Tour

Discover where the bones are buried in a Fido-friendly tour of Congressional Cemetery by one of our expert docents. This variation of our introductory tour highlights a selection of some [...]

$5
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