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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 our story and many of them lived noteworthy and extraordinary lives. Come and learn from one of our expert docents who will share the stories […]
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June Cinematery: Alice in Wonderland
June Cinematery: Alice in Wonderland
Kick off the Summer of Surreal with Burton’s modern re-imagining, and sequel, to Lewis Carrol’s all time classic fable. Featuring Burton regulars Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham-Carter as the Red Queen, this version of Alice in Wonderland delighted and dazzled audiences with it’s surrealist visuals and twisted take on the environs […]
4 events,
Hero Dog Memorial 5k
Hero Dog Memorial 5k
Puppy raisers and volunteers for Hero Dogs, Inc. are excited to present the 3rd Annual Hero Dogs 5K9, including an IN-PERSON option this year hosted at Congressional Cemetery in Washington DC. This year we are also offering registration for your furry 4-legged friends - Add-on Registration for Pups is $10 and includes a Hero Dogs […]
Death Doula Days
Death Doula Days
No one likes to talk about dying, right? We do!
Bring your curiosity, your courage, and a sense of humor as we sit around the table at the gatehouse (almost) every Saturday in 2023 to explore our worries and wonderment about mortality. Join our new death doula in residence for a weekly series of conversations and workshops about the end of life. Guests will include those who sit with the dying, care for our bodies, and help those we will leave behind. We will work on projects like organizing our digital lives, documenting our wishes, and telling our life stories. We will play games, do projects, hear musicians, meet artists, and hear from scholars who explore the end of life in their work. Our goal is to explore a 'death positive' way to think about our mortality. You never know who you’ll meet around the table, but each person who enters the room is a gift to the event. Cake and tea provided. Donations to our host, Historic Congressional Cemetery, are warmly encouraged.
By facing our fear of death we aim to best enjoy every breath.
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 our story and many of them lived noteworthy and extraordinary lives. Come and learn from one of our expert docents who will share the stories […]
1 event,
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 our story and many of them lived noteworthy and extraordinary lives. Come and learn from one of our expert docents who will share the stories […]
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Pride Run 5k
Pride Run 5k
Please join the DC Front Runners Pride Run Foundation at their 11th annual Pride Run 5K at the Historical Congressional Cemetery on Friday, June 9, 2023. Registration is $55 and includes a commemorative t-shirt, medal, after party with a live DJ, drag performances, and beer/hard seltzer provided by DC Brau. Come join over 1,200 runners […]
4 events,
Death Doula Days
Death Doula Days
No one likes to talk about dying, right? We do!
Bring your curiosity, your courage, and a sense of humor as we sit around the table at the gatehouse (almost) every Saturday in 2023 to explore our worries and wonderment about mortality. Join our new death doula in residence for a weekly series of conversations and workshops about the end of life. Guests will include those who sit with the dying, care for our bodies, and help those we will leave behind. We will work on projects like organizing our digital lives, documenting our wishes, and telling our life stories. We will play games, do projects, hear musicians, meet artists, and hear from scholars who explore the end of life in their work. Our goal is to explore a 'death positive' way to think about our mortality. You never know who you’ll meet around the table, but each person who enters the room is a gift to the event. Cake and tea provided. Donations to our host, Historic Congressional Cemetery, are warmly encouraged.
By facing our fear of death we aim to best enjoy every breath.
Pride LGBTQ+ Tour
Pride LGBTQ+ Tour
Join docent Jeffrey Rollins for an LGBTQ+ tour of Historic Congressional Cemetery. HCC is one of the only known cemeteries in the world with a dedicated LGBTQ+ section. Find out who is buried here, including many of the founders of the modern Gay rights movement, and learn about DC’s role in the history of the LGBTQ rights […]
Plot Twist: Yoga in the Cemetery
Plot Twist: Yoga in the Cemetery
Join the teachers of St. Mark's Yoga Center for Plot Twist: Yoga at the Cemetery. This Vinyasa yoga class will be accessible to yogis of all levels! We will move through postures, coordinated with and guided by deliberate breath. The Vinyasa practice is a moving meditation that helps create strength, freedom and fluidity in the body […]
1 event,
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 our story and many of them lived noteworthy and extraordinary lives. Come and learn from one of our expert docents who will share the stories […]
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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 about the often taboo subject of death, It’s a intimate informal gathering to discuss death while eating cake and drinking tea. There is no agenda […]
3 events,
Peterbug Day 5k
Peterbug Day 5k
Join us for the Inaugural Peterbug Day 5k sponsored by the Fulcrum Foundation: A Celebration of the DC Historic Landmark Designation and Juneteenth. Every year in June, the corner of E Street & Peterbug Matthews Way SE comes alive to celebrate the contribution of John "Peterbug" Matthews and the remembrance of Juneteenth. This year, we […]
Death Doula Days
Death Doula Days
No one likes to talk about dying, right? We do!
Bring your curiosity, your courage, and a sense of humor as we sit around the table at the gatehouse (almost) every Saturday in 2023 to explore our worries and wonderment about mortality. Join our new death doula in residence for a weekly series of conversations and workshops about the end of life. Guests will include those who sit with the dying, care for our bodies, and help those we will leave behind. We will work on projects like organizing our digital lives, documenting our wishes, and telling our life stories. We will play games, do projects, hear musicians, meet artists, and hear from scholars who explore the end of life in their work. Our goal is to explore a 'death positive' way to think about our mortality. You never know who you’ll meet around the table, but each person who enters the room is a gift to the event. Cake and tea provided. Donations to our host, Historic Congressional Cemetery, are warmly encouraged.
By facing our fear of death we aim to best enjoy every breath.
African Americans at Congressional Cemetery: Guided Docent Tour
African Americans at Congressional Cemetery: Guided Docent Tour
African Americans, across history, have left their mark on the United States and this story of tragedy, endurance, and triumph are echoed in the graves of many individuals who are interred at Congressional Cemetery. From the formerly enslaved, to philosophers, to DC's Mayor for Life, come and join one of our expert docents for an […]
1 event,
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 our story and many of them lived noteworthy and extraordinary lives. Come and learn from one of our expert docents who will share the stories […]
3 events,
Death Doula Days
Death Doula Days
No one likes to talk about dying, right? We do!
Bring your curiosity, your courage, and a sense of humor as we sit around the table at the gatehouse (almost) every Saturday in 2023 to explore our worries and wonderment about mortality. Join our new death doula in residence for a weekly series of conversations and workshops about the end of life. Guests will include those who sit with the dying, care for our bodies, and help those we will leave behind. We will work on projects like organizing our digital lives, documenting our wishes, and telling our life stories. We will play games, do projects, hear musicians, meet artists, and hear from scholars who explore the end of life in their work. Our goal is to explore a 'death positive' way to think about our mortality. You never know who you’ll meet around the table, but each person who enters the room is a gift to the event. Cake and tea provided. Donations to our host, Historic Congressional Cemetery, are warmly encouraged.
By facing our fear of death we aim to best enjoy every breath.
Cemetery Speaker Series: Alain LeRoy Locke
Cemetery Speaker Series: Alain LeRoy Locke
Congressional Cemetery is the final resting place of Alain LeRoy Locke, the first African American Rhodes Scholar. A philosopher, writer, and educator, Locke's work helped define the contours of the Harlem Renaissance, helping spread African American intellectual thought across the United States in the early 20th century. In particular, Locke's The New Negro: An Interpretation (1925) […]
Plot Twist: Yoga in the Cemetery
Plot Twist: Yoga in the Cemetery
Join the teachers of St. Mark's Yoga Center for Plot Twist: Yoga at the Cemetery. This Vinyasa yoga class will be accessible to yogis of all levels! We will move through postures, coordinated with and guided by deliberate breath. The Vinyasa practice is a moving meditation that helps create strength, freedom and fluidity in the body […]
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Lincoln Assassination Tour
Lincoln Assassination Tour
Back by popular demand! This is your chance to experience our one of a kind Lincoln Assassination Tour if you missed the Cemetery Speaker Series earlier this year. You may purchase tickets here! On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head while watching a play at Ford's Theatre. The assassin, John […]
2 events,
Plot Twist: Yoga in the Cemetery
Plot Twist: Yoga in the Cemetery
Join the teachers of St. Mark's Yoga Center for Plot Twist: Yoga at the Cemetery. This Vinyasa yoga class will be accessible to yogis of all levels! We will move through postures, coordinated with and guided by deliberate breath. The Vinyasa practice is a moving meditation that helps create strength, freedom and fluidity in the body […]
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 our story and many of them lived noteworthy and extraordinary lives. Come and learn from one of our expert docents who will share the stories […]
