Since its founding nearly two centuries ago, Green-Wood Cemetery has served as both a final resting place for deceased New Yorkers and a park-like sanctuary for living New Yorkers. That history continues this fall, when the Brooklyn cemetery offers a wide range of programs, from performances in its catacombs to trolley tours to powerful discussions about grief.
Nightfall, a two-day spectacular of immersive experiences after dark, is a fan favorite and returns in October. Other standout events include the Gay Gothic Trolley Tour and Spirited Stroll, a pre-Halloween walking tour with Stories from Murder, mayhem and fascinating curiosities. Here’s the full list.
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Art and culture programs
ManꞮŊ (Morning//Mourning), an opera in the catacombs
Thursday, September 12th, Friday, September 13th and Saturday, September 14th
Take a seat in in the catacombs of Green-Wood to listen Singer and composer Gelsey Bell. She presents a specially adapted interpretation of the critically acclaimed opera that traces the weeks, months, years and millennia that Follow the disappearance of humanity from the earth.
Open doors
Sunday, September 22
Immerse yourself in the hidden Stories on a self-guided tour through the historic grounds. Discover secrets hidden in 19th-century mausoleums, including stunning stained glass windows and intricate architectural details.
Curiosities in the catacombs
Wednesday, October 2nd and Thursday, October 3rd
Start the Halloween month with aArtist Margaret Leng Tan, the transforms Green-Wood’s catacombs into a musical-theatrical cabinet of wonders.
Nightfall: Time flies
Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18
This popular Green Wood event offers unparalleled, immersive experiences that inspire visitors to walk the illuminated, winding paths of the cemetery and experience a A variety of entertainers – including Musicians, performance artists and Storyteller– which will surely inspire and amaze you.
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead): Family Day
Friday, November 1st
Discover the rich history and traditions of this annual tradition connected to the holiday through family-friendly crafts, performances, music, Activities and food.
Trolley tours
Board Green-Wood’s signature streetcar and explore the cemetery’s history and architecture. Themed tours this season contain:
- The other side of Green Wood To Saturday, September 28Find out the fascinating stories behind the monuments along the south side of Green Wood.
- Gay Gothic: Love, Loss and the Afterlife To Saturday, October 5Under the direction of Close Friends Collective to celebrate LGBTQ History Month, this tour explores what Death and remembrance for queer people across Green Wood’s 186-year history.
- Crimes and disasters To Saturday, October 5. Expect stories from Murder, shipwrecks, plane crashes and on this tour.
- Fateful journeys To Saturday, October 12. Immerse yourself in unfortunate journeys immortalized in Green-Wood, from the seas to the streets to the skies.
- Stranger than fiction To Saturday, October 19Embark on a Journey into the extraordinary, discovering enigmatic characters like “Brooklyn “Enigma” Mollie Fancher and the spiritualist Anna Leah Fox Underhill.
- Feminism and Fortune Telling: Women of the Lower East Side To Saturday, Oct. 26. Immerse yourself in the complicated and peculiar life of humor Writer Mortimer Thomson and the working-class fortune tellers in the New Yorker Lower East Side, which he called “witches.”
- Window of Wonders: Stained Glass in Green-Wood To Saturday, November 2. Let yourself be impressed by the exquisite selection of stained glass windows in the mausoleums of Green Wood, which showcase the artistry of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries.
- Losers of the presidential election: The men who almost led America to the top To Saturday, Nov. 2Just in time for election season, Green-Wood offers a fascinating historical perspective on past election campaigns, Focus on the candidates who didn’t make it.
- Hidden Gems of Green-Wood To Saturday, November 30. TueDiscover some of the cemetery’s lesser-known stories and locations.
- And the weekly Discover Green-Wood Trolley tour that takes visitors through the The cemetery’s most remarkable sites will also be shown on Saturday afternoons this season.
Hikes
If you prefer to explore the sights on foot, these walking tours offer fascinating experiences for all ages. Here are some highlights:
- Get out of here! To Saturday, September 14 And Bugging Out!: Walk for children on Sunday, September 15. Learn more about the fascinating habits of insects and spiders spotted in Green-Wood.
- Get to know your green neighbours To Sunday, September 29 And Get to know your green Neighbours: Walk for children To Sunday, October 13offer wonderful insights into the flora of the cemetery.
- Grand Designs: Architecture in Green-Wood To Sunday, October 6th. Explore Monuments and mausoleums of leading architects and artists of the 19th and early twentieth century.
- Secrets in Stone To Sunday, October 13The tour brings the symbols to light and other cryptic depictions in Green-Wood’s centuries-old monuments.
- Large trees made of green wood To Sunday, October 20 And Sunday, Nov. 10These tours show the diverse colors of the autumn leaves around the Cemetery.
- Temperamental walk To Saturday, October 26 And Sunday, October 27. The Perennial favorite, Green-Woods showcases beautiful fall foliage and stories of Murder, chaos and captivating curiosities.
- Hike after Turkey Day To Friday, November 29an opportunity for Exploring the day after Thanksgiving.
- Watching birds in peace on several Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdaysearly Morning explorations for both amateur and experienced birdwatchers.
- Outside business hours Tours on Friday And Saturday evenings. These tours offer an exclusive Check out the cemetery (and catacombs) after the gates are closed to the public.
Information about death
Green-Woods free education programs on death promote an honest discussion about unpleasant but universal theme: death itself.
- Notes on Reverence: Viewing the Lights of the 9/11 Memorial To Wednesday, September 11. Meet at Green-Wood to view the memorial lights over Lower Manhattan and remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
- Mourning and weaving: Climate Week edition To Monday, September 23. To this The special Green-Wood event will focus on the role of craftsmanship in Sustainability.
- Death Cafe: Climate Week Edition To Wednesday, September 25. Ddiscusses ecological grief and climate anxiety.
- Death Cafes To Monday, October 7, Wednesday, November 27, And Tuesday, December 17 offer an opportunity Discuss fears, hopes and questions about death.
- Mourning & Weaving To Thursday, October 24th, Wednesday, November 13th, And Tuesday, December 10Come together for an evening of crafting and contemplation.
