COMMUNITY EVENTS

Looking to attend events related to death or loss? Whether you’re jonesing for a cemetery tour, searching for a grief circle, or interested in attending an end of life planning workshop, you can find a variety of events, classes, workshops, and gatherings on all facets of death, dying, and grief here.

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Cemetery

Name: Sunday in the Cemetery
Start: 2025-05-04T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-04T17:00:00-04:00
Location: The Green-Wood Cemetery

April 2025
April 21, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Silent Book Club of Death NY

Green-wood cemetery 25th St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Do you like book clubs, but prefer to choose your own book? Want to reflect on your mortality in the company of polite bookworms? Come read and mingle with new, bookish friends at Silent Book Club of Death! Bring whatever book you happen to be reading—related to the themes of death, grief, loss, aging, or mortality—to read in companionable silence, then share about it with your fellow attendees. You can bring your own book, or borrow one from our library. Price: Free, registration required at: https://www.green-wood.com/event/silent-book-club-of-death-3/ There have been over a dozen Silent Book Club of Death chapters and pop […]

Free
May 2025
May 4, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday in the Cemetery

The Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th St., Brooklyn, NY, United States

Sunday in the Cemetery is a day-long exploration of mortality at Green-Wood. We invite you to candidly engage with grief and death through a compassionate, supportive lens. This free, open-house style event brings together leading experts for engaging talks, workshops, and guided tours that illuminate end-of-life care, funeral traditions, and memorial arts. Through personal stories and interactive experiences, discover community through shared human experiences and gain insights into how we can each live well and remember meaningfully.

Free