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

  • Private Funeral Service

    To provide privacy for the family, the cemetery will be closed to all dogs and visitors for the duration of our funeral proceedings. Thank You, HCC

  • Skeleton Key Trivia

    Duffy's Cap Hill East 1901 C Street SE Suite B, Washington, DC, United States

    What is the largest cemetery in the United States? Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb? Dig up some of your boneyard buddies and put on your thinking caps — Historic Congressional [...]

    Free
  • Private Funeral Service

    To provide privacy for the family, the cemetery will be closed to all dogs and visitors for the duration of our funeral proceedings. Thank You, HCC

  • Cinematery: Monsters, Inc. (Rescheduled)

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

    Cinematery is back at Historic Congressional Cemetery, bringing classic monster related films to romp through the grounds with Mausoleums and Monsters! Kick off summer on Friday, May 23rd with the [...]

    $10
  • 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 [...]

  • Pride Pet Portraits

    Join us in partnership with @JustWalk for a PridePet Portrait event, perfect for pups and their people! This event takes place during the Gays and Graves Festival on Saturday, June [...]

    $30
  • From the Garden: ‘Dem Bones Workshop

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

    Do your joints ache? Is your spine rounding? Are you worried about your bones becoming weaker as you age? Do you have trouble keeping your tendons and ligaments in working [...]

    Free
  • Private Funeral Service

    To provide privacy for the family, the cemetery will be closed to all dogs and visitors for the duration of our funeral proceedings. Thank You, HCC

  • Nurses of War Tour, with Melanie La Force

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

    Find out the true stories of the women who served as nurses in war - their yearning to help, to change life, to improve the situation of their sons, fathers, [...]

    $10
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