A Phrase Remains: Poetry Open Mic
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesBuilding 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 favorite original work to recite or share one of literature's classics! Open to all who want to speak, listen, and explore. This is a free [...]
Notes from the Crypt Concert
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin 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 seating. The event will be limited to approximately 50 seats, thus, seating is first-come, first-served, so we recommend arriving early to select your seat. Don’t [...]
Death Cafe
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesAs 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 [...]
Notes from the Crypt Concert
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin 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 seating. The event will be limited to approximately 50 seats, thus, seating is first-come, first-served, so we recommend arriving early to select your seat. Don’t [...]
Death Cafe
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesAs an active burial ground, Historic Congressional Cemetery is well acquainted with death. But just what is a Death Café? Death Café 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. It has no agenda [...]
Notes from the Crypt Concert
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin 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 seating. The event will be limited to approximately 50 seats, thus, seating is first-come, first-served, so we recommend arriving early to select your seat. Don’t [...]
John Philip Sousa Birthday Concert 2022
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesHCC will start the program at 10:30am with a short awards ceremony, followed by a brief lecture by a John Philip Sousa impersonator himself! The Marine Corps band will enter through the 17th Street gate at precisely 11:00am for a 25 minute concert at the grave site, located near the chapel. Rain or shine, free [...]
Inaugural Death Café
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesUPDATE: SOLD OUT. Due to high demand we are unable to register any more participants. Thank you very much for your interest! As an active burial ground, Historic Congressional Cemetery is well acquainted with death. But just what is a Death Café? Death Café is a global movement facilitating thoughts and discussion about the often [...]
APHCC Annual Meeting
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesCongressional Cemetery will host the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery’s Annual Meeting. President Jaclyn Spainhour will present a brief annual report, sharing the highlights of the past year. This annual meeting will take place at 10:00 am and is open to all members. Public is welcome to attend, please contact staff@congressionalcemetery.org for [...]
Notes from the Crypt Concert
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin 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 [...]