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

  • Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up

    Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up

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

    Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up Get ready for a unique experience this February at the Historic Congressional Cemetery! This pop-up project will be in the chapel, open most days [...]

  • Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up

    Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up

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

    Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up Get ready for a unique experience this February at the Historic Congressional Cemetery! This pop-up project will be in the chapel, open most days [...]

  • Master Plan Community Meeting

    Christ Church Washington Parish 620 G Street SE, Washington, DC, United States

      Historic Congressional Cemetery needs your feedback about its future! Join us for a community meeting at Christ Church Washington Parish on Thursday, February 27th from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 [...]

    Free
  • 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 [...]

  • Death Cafe at Congressional Cemetery

    Death Cafe at Congressional Cemetery

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

    Death Cafe is a global movement to encourage discussion about the often-taboo subject of death. These are intimate informal gatherings where we discuss death while eating cake and drinking tea to remind us of comfort and sweetness even in difficult times.

  • 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 [...]

  • Tombs and Tomes Book Club March (In Person)

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

    Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud. In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed [...]

  • Tombs and Tomes Book Club March (Virtual)

    Zoom DC, United States

    Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud. In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed [...]

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