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A Phrase Remains: Poetry Open Mic
A Phrase Remains: Poetry Open Mic
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 [...]
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Death Doula Days
Death Doula Days
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 [...]
Only at Congressional Guided Tour
Only at Congressional 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 [...]
8 events,
Sunday Stroll Guided Tour
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 [...]
8 events,
Only at Congressional Guided Tour
Only at Congressional 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 [...]
8 events,
Sunday Stroll Guided Tour
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 [...]
8 events,
Death Cafe
Death Cafe
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 [...]
8 events,
Cemetery Speaker Series: The Lincoln Assassination
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 [...]
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Congressional Unleashed: Pets Guided Tour
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 [...]
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America 250! Plaque Dedication Ceremony
America 250! Plaque Dedication Ceremony
Please join Congressional Cemetery and the District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution for a dedication ceremony celebrating the installation of a new historic "America 250!" marker at the [...]
9 events,
Only at Congressional Guided Tour
Only at Congressional 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 [...]
Notes From the Crypt: Earth Day Concert
Notes From the Crypt: Earth Day Concert
Join us in our historic 1903 Chapel for a special Earth Day themed concert featuring a few of D.C.'s best musicians! This chamber music concert is free to attend but [...]
8 events,
Sunday Stroll Guided Tour
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 [...]
8 events,
Only at Congressional Guided Tour
Only at Congressional 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 [...]
8 events,
Sunday Stroll Guided Tour
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 [...]
9 events,
Only at Congressional Guided Tour
Only at Congressional 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 [...]
Notes from the Crypt Concert
Notes from the Crypt Concert
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 [...]
