Join us in celebrating the oral tradition of story telling. We will have four speakers, sharing stories on loss, love, grief and redemption. There will be snacks, warm Mexican ponche,  and live puppets. As it has been tradition we end in a funeral style parade around the Mausoleum. To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/el-dia-de-los-santos-tickets-76047649567?fbclid=IwAR1tUjHfxYBmLU-A8pvzYLAfxlmZCbo9FBJPNjK5faffPmpdjg7YTqs71pQ

The Day of the Dead 5k runs through our grounds on Saturday October 26.  The race starts downtown at 10am and enters our gates shortly after.  Our roads will be closed from 9am til 12 noon.     www.dayofthedead5k.com    

BY POPULAR DEMAND... THE OAKWOOD LANTERN WALK HAS RETURNED OCTOBER 26TH 2019- 6 PM TO 10 PM THE ANNUAL OAKWOOD LANTERN WALK IS A FAMILY-ORIENTED PROGRAM OF INTERESTING HISTORICAL VIGNETTES OF LIFE (AND DEATH) DURING THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES . You will follow a lantern-carrying guide (in period attire) down the luminary-lined path among [...]

Artist altars will be open for a Candlelight Ofrenda Night where people can come see the installations and leave offerings at the altar if they feel moved to do so.

As part of the City of Raleigh's WalkRaleigh Program, join Cemetery Director Robin Simonton on a walk around Oakwood Cemetery. Tour is free, but registration through the City is required. To register, visit here.

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 [...]

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.

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

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]