Green-Wood

Death Café
2019-11-12 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-11-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-12-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-01-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-02-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-03-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-04-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-05-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) and 3 more dates | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
The Death Café is inspired by the centuries-old European salon (or café), an informal gathering to discuss philosophical, political or scientific ideas. In 2011, British entrepreneur Jon Underwood brought this concept to discussions of the most universal topic of all: death. Underwood’s intention was to provide an opportunity to “increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their lives.” Today, there are over 4,400 Death Cafes in 26 countries around the world.
Green-Wood is proud to host monthly gatherings of the Death Café here in our beautiful, modern chapel. Amy Cunningham, death educator and creator of the Brooklyn-based blog TheInspiredFuneral.com, invites participants to share their thoughts and feelings on death. It’s an opportunity for safe and open exchanges, without an agenda. Tea and light snacks are provided.
“A place for people to discuss our inevitable fate.” – Gothamist
“It’s a reversal for American culture, which for a long time has shied away from these conversations.” – Village Voice
“[E]ncouraging people to talk about death more freely and naturally.” – Haaretz
Free to attend, RSVP recommended. Please register using the Eventbrite box below.
This program takes place in our Modern Chapel just to the right after passing through the Gothic Arches at the main entrance. All events will take place rain or shine. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here for free registration.

5 x 10 @ The Catacombs
2020-03-14 18:30 - 21:30, 2020-03-21 18:30 - 21:30, 2020-03-28 18:30 - 21:30
5 x 10 @ The Catacombs, is a program founded by artist Mckendree Key and hosted by different artists focusing on various topics. This special edition of 5 x 10 will present three intimate gatherings in the Catacombs of Green-Wood, bringing strangers together in an artist-led discussion about death, dying, and the hereafter. Food and drinks will be served.

For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.

Presented as part of Death Becomes Her an exhibition on view at BRIC, and co-curated by Green-Wood.

$60/$55 members

Spiritualists & Suffragettes
2020-04-04 11:00 - 13:00
Discover the connection between nineteenth-century Spiritualism and the Women’s Rights Movement in New York’s foremost Victorian-era cemetery, Green-Wood. With a focus on the evolution and legacy of Spiritualism, this trolley tour explores the era’s obsession with communing with the dead and explores how this spiritual curiosity operated hand in hand with the push for women’s equality. This tour is led by Andrea Janes, owner and founder of Boroughs of the Dead.

$25 / $20 for members

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility aids on the trolley, arrangements must be made in advance. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley, however attendees may stay seated in the trolley if they wish. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

Location: Check-in takes place at the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street. Look for signage.

Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Green-Wood members can buy tickets to all public programs before the general public. Please enter the member password below. Tickets to this event for nonmembers will go on sale shortly. Click here to become a member and buy tickets now.

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Click the “Enter Promotional Code” link under the date in the ticket box to enter your ID number and apply your discount.

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Eternal Menagerie
2020-04-18 11:00 - 13:00
Discover Green-Wood’s furry and feathered permanent residents! As religious motifs or cryptic symbols, animals are prominently featured on many of the Cemetery’s grand Victorian monuments and mausoleums. Learn their significance and visit the graves of the few animals that are buried alongside their owners at Green-Wood, including such pets as Little Dace, Trilby, and Rex; and a horse that served in the Union Army cavalry.

$25 / $20 for members

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility aids on the trolley, arrangements must be made in advance. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley, however attendees may stay seated in the trolley if they wish. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

Location: Check-in takes place at the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street. Look for signage.

Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Green-Wood members can click the Eventbrite button here and enter the member password to buy tickets to programs before the general public. Tickets to this event for nonmembers will go on sale shortly. Click here to become a member and buy tickets now.

Memorial Day Concert
2020-05-25 14:30 - 17:00
It’s a New York City favorite, now in its twenty-second year! Bring a blanket and enjoy this free early summer performance. The concert honoring veterans features The New York City Symphonic Band at Third Street, led by music director Paul Corn, and is hosted by guest conductor Brian P. Worsdale. You’ll enjoy the musical works of Green-Wood’s permanent residents Fred Ebb, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Leonard Bernstein, and others.

The concert is free, but RSVPs are recommended. We encourage you to make an optional donation with your reservation to help Green-Wood continue to offer these events free of charge.

Location: The Gothic Arch, near the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street.

Discover Green-Wood: Battle Hill to Basquiat
2020-08-19 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-08-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-08-26 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-08-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-09-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-09-12 14:00 - 16:00 and 1 more date
Join our expert tour guides to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and most popular permanent residents. If you have never been to the Cemetery, this is your opportunity to discover its 478 acres of art, history, and nature! You will tread where George Washington and his troops fought in the Battle of Brooklyn, hear the heartbreaking tale of the Roosevelt family, visit the grave of one of America’s greatest artists, and much more.

Please note: This trolley tour will involve briefly walking on uneven terrain and climbing steps. Comfortable footwear is suggested.Location: Check-in takes place in the meadow at the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street. Look for signage.Seating is limited. Trolley tours routinely sell out. We strongly suggest that you reserve tickets in advance to ensure a spot for your preferred day!

$25 / $20 for members

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility aids on the trolley, arrangements must be made in advance. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley, however attendees may stay seated in the trolley if they wish. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Not a Member?

Click here for all of our membership levels and information.

Already a Member?

Click the “Enter Promotional Code” link under the date in the ticket box to enter your ID number and apply your discount.

Questions?

Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

Battle of Brooklyn
2020-08-30 11:00 - 14:00
It’s a New York City favorite, now in its twenty-second year! Bring a blanket and enjoy this free early summer performance. The concert honoring veterans features The New York City Symphonic Band at Third Street, led by music director Paul Corn, and is hosted by guest conductor Brian P. Worsdale. You’ll enjoy the musical works of Green-Wood’s permanent residents Fred Ebb, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Leonard Bernstein, and others.

The Battle of Brooklyn, fought in 1776 on land that is now a part of Green-Wood, was the first battle of the American Revolution to occur after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Green-Wood hosts a series of programs in commemoration of those who served to defend the young republic. See parades, cannon fire, horses, and re-enactments. This is a great event for kids and families.

10–11 am – TROLLEY TOUR: Join author Barnet Schecter and Green-Wood historian Jeff Richman for a tour of Green-Wood’s Revolutionary War-related sites. This is a separate, ticketed tour, not included in general registration for the commemoration events. Please click here for tickets.

11 am – LIFE ON THE BATTLEFIELD: Meet soldiers (along with their horses!) and famous colonial Americans. Historical reenactors will demonstrate revolutionary weapons and tactics.

12:30 pm – BATTLE OF BROOKLYN PARADE: Grab a Revolutionary regiment flag, wave it high, and march to Battle Hill with the Regimental Band of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

1:15 pm – COMMEMORATION CEREMONY: Honor the spirit and heroes of the Battle of Brooklyn at this commemoration on Battle Hill, overlooking New York Harbor.

These events are free, excluding the trolley tour, but please register online so that we can gauge response. We encourage you to consider making an optional donation with your reservation to ensure our ability to continue to offer these events free of charge.

Please note: Attendees must stand within the designated viewing areas when the cannons are being fired. The loud noises can cause permanent damage to the ears or even hearing loss.

Location: The Meadow, located near the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street.

Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Stone by Stone: Preserving Green-Wood’s Treasures
2020-09-09 18:00 - 19:00
Since 2016, Neela Wickremesinghe, The Robert A. and Elizabeth Rohn Jeffe Director of Restoration and Preservation at Green-Wood, and two assistants have restored hundreds of mausoleums and monuments in the Cemetery. Join Neela and Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman, for a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to preserve and safeguard these invaluable treasures, and how marble, brownstone, limestone, zinc, and granite each present their own set of unique challenges for restoration.

This conversation is part of our series of virtual programs about the history of Green-Wood and its permanent residents, Zooming in on History.

$9/$4 for members. A Zoom link will be in your confirmation email upon registration.

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A Night at Niblo’s Garden
2020-09-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-09-12 19:00 - 21:00
This popular event is back in 2020! Enjoy a Victorian extravaganza put on by our good friends at Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. Begin the evening with a picnic (bring your own) around beautiful Crescent Water before being dazzled by nineteenth-century showmanship: fire eaters, musicians, contortionists, performers on floats, and much more—all under the starry summer sky. The evening celebrates Green-Wood permanent resident William Niblo, whose pleasure garden (built in 1834) in New York City was one of the largest and most elaborate theaters of its time. Author Benjamin Feldman reprises his role as Mr. Niblo himself on this special evening.

How can A Night at Niblo’s Garden get any better? With the special VIP experience of course! Arrive an hour before the main show (at 6pm) to enjoy:

Exclusive private performances by Bindlestiff CirkusA tour of William Niblo’s famed mausoleum by Mr. Niblo (as played by Ben Feldman)Complimentary refreshments throughout the entire eveningAccess to prime seating before the general public arrives!

Picnics are welcome, but no coolers or outside alcohol are permitted. Water, wine, and beer will be available for purchase.

Location: This event takes place in the middle of the Cemetery. Walking maps are provided at check-in and trolley service is available. Check-in takes place at the Main Entrance at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street. There is no on-site parking available.

Regular Admission: $45 / $40 for members

VIP Experience: $80 / $75 for members

Click here for our inclement weather policy.
