Congressional Cemetery

Notes from the Crypt Concert

Join us for our Notes from the Crypt concert! This chamber music concert is free but a reservation is required. The event will be limited to the first 40 reservations; thus, seating is first-come, first-served, so we recommend arriving early to select your seating. Don’t miss one of DC’s best kept secrets, with professional musicians [...]

2022-02-28T16:10:18-05:00February 28th, 2022|

Day of the Dog Festival (postponed to 2022)

Congressional Cemetery is hosting its annual Day of the Dog festival to celebrate everything we love about dogs. We’ll have activities for both people and their pups, including contests, games, demonstrations and much more. Local pet vendors and services will also be present, as well as pet adoption agencies and shelters with dogs and cats [...]

2021-01-19T11:25:55-05:00November 17th, 2020|

Dinner & a Movie: “O”

Cinematery will look a little different this year. We still want people to enjoy the Cemetery at night, but we want to make sure we do it safely! Tickets will be limited to 100 people. Join us for an evening under the stars! So pack your chairs or blanket and plan to join us for an [...]

2020-09-22T14:46:56-04:00June 3rd, 2020|

CANCELLED: Cemetery Spirits & Stories: LGBT Icons

Join us for an evening of wine, spirits, and stories in the cemetery that J. Edgar Hoover, Madam Mary Anne Hall, and Marion Berry all call their eternal home. As the sun begins its descent, we will sip wine in the very vault where Dolley Madison had once lain. Afterward, attendees will take a rarely-given [...]

2020-03-16T15:11:01-04:00February 18th, 2020|

CANCELLED: HCC Family Reunion

HCC will host its second annual Family Reunion for descendants of those buried at the cemetery as well as current site owners. HCC staff invites attendees to bring documents and records to augment the cemetery’s family files. Archivist Dayle Dooley will pull historic records and site information for perusal and share about the records at [...]

2020-03-25T14:33:27-04:00February 13th, 2020|
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