Events

POSTPONED to May 10! Join us as we kick of our tour season for our 150th Year! Cemetery Historian Bruce Miller and Cemetery Director Robin Simonton will be giving 2 tours on Friday, May 10 at 6:30 pm. Space is limited. Tours are not scary, but educational.  Registration is required. Tours are for adults only. [...]

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Visit the Theatre website for more information!

Emerging from Darkness: Reconstruction Raleigh Step back in time to post civil war Raleigh, hear about the founding of Oakwood Cemetery, learn about local innovators, politicos, troublemakers and the citizens who built a future in a recovering city. Tour subject matter and theming is designed for adult audiences, the cemetery asks that attendees are over [...]

Oakwood's Great Romances: Life and Death on the Rocks    From Harry and Annie to Richard and Olivia, listen to stories of forbidden courtships, lost love and ill fated romances carved in stone. Tour subject matter and theming is designed for adult audiences, the cemetery asks that attendees are over 16 and able to walk [...]

Railroads: Life and Death on the Rails When the railroad came to Raleigh in 1840 it opened our city to the nation. Coaches filled with artists, businessmen and enough ne'er do wells to fill a coal tender arrived in Raleigh daily. Hear about the impact the railroad had on this great city and the role [...]

Join us on Friday September 6 at 6:30 for our first friday tour!   This is not a spooky tour, but an educational and fun guided visit to our grounds. Tours are free, we accept $5 donations per person.  

Burning Coal Celebrates 150 Years of the Oakwood Cemetery Past favorite Oakwood plays re-mounted for monumental anniversary celebration! RALEIGH, NC – Oakwood Cemetery turns 150 years old this Fall and Burning Coal Theatre will celebrate with a compilation of favorite short plays from the past decade written for the Oakwood Series.  Playwright Ian Finley (past North [...]

Burning Coal Celebrates 150 Years of the Oakwood Cemetery Past favorite Oakwood plays re-mounted for monumental anniversary celebration! RALEIGH, NC – Oakwood Cemetery turns 150 years old this Fall and Burning Coal Theatre will celebrate with a compilation of favorite short plays from the past decade written for the Oakwood Series.  Playwright Ian Finley (past North [...]

Burning Coal Celebrates 150 Years of the Oakwood Cemetery Past favorite Oakwood plays re-mounted for monumental anniversary celebration! RALEIGH, NC – Oakwood Cemetery turns 150 years old this Fall and Burning Coal Theatre will celebrate with a compilation of favorite short plays from the past decade written for the Oakwood Series.  Playwright Ian Finley (past North [...]

Join us for an interesting dive into the history of monument art & symbolism in the historic part of Oakwood Cemetery.  Have you ever wandered through a cemetery and wondered what the symbols meant?  Now is your chance to find out! This walking tour goes over hills and grass... and is not always on the [...]

Join us on October 20 for our 150th Anniversary Celebration! Sunday October 20th 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at The Fairview on Capital Blvd in a garden setting that speaks to the beauty of Oakwood. Fine Food, Spirits, & Hallowed Guests! Short performance by Burning Coal Theatre Individual Tickets: $150 Celebration Patron $250 -- 150th Anniversary Commemoration   Limited [...]

Cemetery gates will be open from 7:00 - 10:00 pm to visit the public art exhibit of the 7 ofrendas.  Feel free to visit and leave a memento to honor a deceased loved one. Ofrendas will be being installed throughout the day on the 25.