Sunday, May 27 at 12pm
The traditional Decoration Day service of the Grand Army Meade Post #1 will be recreated at historic Laurel Hill Cemetery, the site of the first Memorial Day Observance in Philadelphia in 1868. The en…
Thursday, May 31 at 6pm
This springtime twilight tour will reveal some of Laurel Hill’s more peculiar secrets and prove that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. Hear a sampling of incredible—but true—stories of the …
Friday, June 1 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Saturday, June 2 at 10am
Find inner tranquility and balance during a one-hour yoga session in the peaceful backdrop of Laurel Hill Cemetery, overlooking the Schuylkill River. Sessions will be led by experienced yoga instructo…
Saturday, June 2 at 6pm
This summer the Divine Hand Ensemble returns to Laurel Hill for their annual performance atop the crypts. Witness Mano Divina, leader of the Ensemble, harness electricity with his fingertips and draw …
Sunday, June 3 at 1pm
Located far from the cemetery’s stunning South Section or its well-traveled Millionaires’ Row, North Laurel Hill was established in 1836 and undoubtedly holds some of Laurel Hill’s most fascinat…
Friday, June 8 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Friday, June 8 at 8pm
Pack a picnic, gather some friends or a date, and enjoy an evening under the stars. As the sun sets over Laurel Hill’s historic tombs, the grainy joys of the film experience will be brought to life …
Saturday, June 9 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Sunday, June 10 at 1pm
For over 200 years, the term “Philadelphia lawyer” has been an iconic description of an attorney who goes the extra mile, maintains the highest ethical standards and, like Rocky Balboa ste…
Thursday, June 14 at 6pm
What do Laurel Hill Cemetery and one of history’s most infamous serial killers share in common? More than you might think. When one thinks of Philadelphia over the centuries, one might conjure a…
Friday, June 15 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Saturday, June 16 at 1pm
Philadelphia played a central and indelible part in the struggle to end the evil that was slavery, even as the city itself was sharply and fiercely divided on the issue. Many Philadelphians who made i…
Friday, June 22 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Saturday, June 23 at 7pm
To kick off the start of summer Laurel Hill Cemetery’s Young Friends group, The Antemortem Society, is putting some soul in the solstice with a celebration like no other. The Soulstice will take pla…
Friday, June 29 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Saturday, June 30 at 10am
The sandstone sculptural group Old Mortality and His Pony greets daily visitors to Laurel Hill, establishing the cemetery’s place as a unique outdoor sculpture garden. Look beyond this impressive wo…
Friday, July 6 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Saturday, July 7 at 10am
The most bloody and pivotal moment in the history of the American Civil War was the decisive Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1st through the 3rd of 1863, only 120 miles away from the home front…
Saturday, July 7 at 10am
Find inner tranquility and balance during a one-hour yoga session in the peaceful backdrop of Laurel Hill Cemetery, overlooking the Schuylkill River. Sessions will be led by experienced yoga instructo…
Friday, July 13 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Friday, July 13 at 8pm
–Pack a picnic, gather some friends or a date, and enjoy an evening under the stars. As the sun sets over Laurel Hill’s historic tombs, the grainy joys of the film experience will be brought to li…
Saturday, July 14 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Sunday, July 15 at 10am
Within its boundaries Laurel Hill Cemetery contains the remains of thousands of souls, all of whom have their own stories to tell. Perhaps the most poignant of these tales are those of the children lo…
Friday, July 20 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Friday, July 20 & Saturday, July 21 at 7pm
Fairies, lovers, and fools are loose at Laurel Hill Cemetery! When a group of love-mad youths and wannabe actors wander into the forest outside Athens, all (or at least most) think they have a plan. B…
Saturday, July 21 at 10am
Whether we can hear it or not, music hangs in the air at Laurel Hill Cemetery—heavenly intonations of the singers, musicians, lyricists and composers buried within. Visit the gravesites of those who…
Friday, July 27 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Friday, July 27 & Saturday, July 28 at 7pm
Fairies, lovers, and fools are loose at Laurel Hill Cemetery! When a group of love-mad youths and wannabe actors wander into the forest outside Athens, all (or at least most) think they have a plan. B…
Thursday, August 2 at 6m
Whether it be frozen on mountaintops, liquid in the ocean, forming into rivers and streams, flowing through underground piping, bubbling up from deep wells or exiting via faucets and into bathtubs, wa…
Friday, August 3 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Saturday, August 4, 10am-4pm
Mohnton Professional Car Club (MPCC) welcomes owners of any and all hearses, ambulances, flower cars, limousines and other service vehicles to participate in its 10th Annual Service Car and Hearse Sho…
Saturday, August 4 at 10am
Find inner tranquility and balance during a one-hour yoga session in the peaceful backdrop of Laurel Hill Cemetery, overlooking the Schuylkill River. Sessions will be led by experienced yoga instructo…
Friday, August 10 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Friday, August 10 & Saturday, August 11 at 7pm
This summer 7textures will return to Laurel Hill for a fifth year of enchanting fire and aerial performances with the Ghostly Circus. In this theatrical presentation amid the tombs, artists will build…
Saturday, August 11 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Friday, August 17 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Sunday, August 19 at 1pm
Leadership in the American Civil War had a profound effect on individual battles on both sides of the conflict, thus heavily influencing the final outcome of the war. Approximately forty Generals and …
Friday, August 24 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Saturday, August 25 at 10am
Details Forthcoming… The walking tour will take place on Saturday, August 25 at 10:00am. Enter at Laurel Hill Cemetery’s Gatehouse entrance at 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132. Free …
Thursday, August 30 at 10am
Details Forthcoming… The walking tour will take place on Thursday, August 30 at 6:00pm. Enter at Laurel Hill Cemetery’s Gatehouse entrance at 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132. Free p…
Friday, August 31 at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Saturday, September 1st, at 10 am
Find inner tranquility and balance during a one-hour yoga session in the peaceful backdrop of Laurel Hill Cemetery, overlooking the Schuylkill River. Sessions will be led by experienced yoga instructo…
Saturday, September 8th at 10:00 am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? Join Laurel Hill Cemetery for an informative overvie…
Saturday, September 8, 12-5pm
Peruse a curated collection of unusual antiques, assorted oddities, vintage items, artwork and handmade wares at this outdoor market of the macabre. Taking place in the most fitting of venues - a 18…
Sunday, September 9th at 1:00 pm
Laurel Hill has its brave military heroes like George Gordon Meade, its uplifting reformers like Sarah Josepha Hale, and selfless philanthropists like Robert Carson. But what about the less than pure …
Friday, September 14th at 8pm; Saturday, September 15th at 8pm; Friday, September 21 at 8pm; Saturday, September 22 at 8pm
Back from the dead by popular demand, New York-based REV Theatre Company will return to Laurel Hill Cemetery to both thrill and chill audiences amid the tombs. Conceived and created by REV’s Co-Arti…
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Sunday, September 16th, at 1:00 pm
If you drive down any large road—and even many small roads—in Pennsylvania you will inevitably encounter a Pennsylvania historical marker. There are more than 2,000 “blue signs of history”…
Sunday, September 23rd, at 1:00 pm
Laurel Hill cemetery is more than a burial ground – it is a historic landscape and public garden that has provided Philadelphian’s an unmatched horticultural retreat from the city for the last 182…
Friday, September 28th at 10am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? Join Laurel Hill Cemetery for an informative overvie…
