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

Presidential Connections Tour

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

Historic Congressional Cemetery is a microcosm of American and DC history. And little is synonymous with both quite like the White House. Dozens of individuals memorialized at the cemetery are [...]

$5

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

Capitol Hill Muster at Congressional Cemetery

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

Join Historic Congressional Cemetery at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27th for a Capitol Hill Muster! This FREE event will include fife and drum live performances by groups such as: [...]

Death Cafe at Congressional Cemetery

Death Cafe at Congressional Cemetery

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

We welcome you to join us at one of our monthly Death Cafes at Historic Congressional Cemetery. As an active burial ground, Historic Congressional Cemetery is well acquainted with death, [...]

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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