First Friday History Tour

Historic Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join us for our First Friday Tour on Friday, November 1!  This is not a scary tour, but an engaging and educational tour.   Tours are free, but we always appreciate a suggested $5 per person donation towards the preservation of this sacred space.   This will be a monument art and symbolism tour!  Join [...]

Free

Candlelight Ofrenda Night

Historic Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Come to the front field at Oakwood Cemetery and  enjoy your last  chance for the public to see the installations and participate in a Candlelight Ofrenda Night.

Winter is Coming- New Seasonal Hours

Historic Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Starting Monday, November 4th our gates will start locking each day at 5pm.  Opening time is still 8am. Please adjust your visiting time accordingly.  

Oakwood Cemetery’s Harvest Hunt!

Historic Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Everyone loves a good scavenger hunt, right?  Join in the fun! Each November we invite the community on to our grounds (during visiting hours only) to compete in our annual Harvest Hunt! 25 questions- all that relate to Oakwood Cemetery's history and those that rest here. You have the month to complete it, but we [...]

Thanksgiving- Cemetery Office Closed

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the cemetery office is closed on Thursday November 28.  Our grounds are still open 8am - 5pm so come visit!  

Office Closed

Historic Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, our office is closed on Friday November 29.

Deadline to Order Wreaths for Wreaths Across America

Today is the deadline to order wreaths for Wreaths Across America for Oakwood Cemetery. To order wreaths visit here: https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/19204/Overview/?relatedId=0   Join us to place wreaths on Saturday December 14 at 12 noon at our Field of Honor.

Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting Service

Historic Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join us on Sunday Dec 8 at 6:30 pm for the Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting Service.  We will have refreshments, a speaker and a reading of the names of our lost children. This event is open to all who have lost a child, regardless of age of the child or final resting place of [...]

Wreaths Across America

Historic Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Wreaths Across America Service & Wreath Placement

Burning Coal Theatre 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join us for our annual Wreaths Across America ceremony and wreath laying at our Field of Honor on Saturday December 14 at 12 noon. This annual event is a beautiful and patriotic service of remembrance as we honor those that served their country. We host the service at 12 noon, then guests and volunteers place [...]

Office Closed, Christmas Day

Historic Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

So our staff can be home with their families on Christmas, our office is closed on Wednesday, December 25.  Our grounds are open to visitors 8am - 5pm.    

Art of Mourning Jewelry Lecture with Hayden Peters

Historic Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Description Join mourning jewelry expert Hayden Peters (www.artofmourning.com), as he takes you through jewelry history that shaped our modern identity. Mourning fashion, culture and art defined how a person presented themselves in society and this presentation will travel between the 18th and 19th Century to show jewels as they were worn, how they were worn and why [...]

Tribute to Asa Forrest

Historic Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

On Wednesday February 26 join Oakwood Staff as we pause to honor the life and legacy of Oakwood's longest serving Superintendent, Asa Forrest.  February 8 marks the 100th anniversary of Asa's passing. February 26 marks our 151 year in business We will lay a wreath on his grave, speak words of remembrance then come inside [...]

Free

RESCHEDULED Legendary Ladies of Oakwood- Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History

Historic Oakwood Cemetery 701 Oakwood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States

Out of an abundance of caution we are postponing this event.  A new date will be selected soon.   If you have registered already- and cannot attend the new date we will refund your money.   Hang tight on the new date-- we appreciate your patience during this unprecedented time.   We invite you to meet [...]