Events

Plein Air Drawing and Painting Meetup Join Program Coordinator and Artist Brianna McCormick the first Thursday of every month rain or shine to draw in Plein Air at Oakwood Cemetery. This meetup is free and designed for artists of all ages and skill levels. We will meet at the office at 9am and walk together [...]

Join us for our First Friday Tours!   Sign up and join us at 6:30 to go on a guided tour of Historic Oakwood Cemetery.  The sun will begin to lower– and Oakwood comes alive with it’s history! Suggested donation: $10 per person Registration required. Please wear closed toed walking shoes and bring a bottle of [...]

Oakwood Cemetery is truly a cemetery full of life, we maintain an active arboretum, critical urban wildlife habitat, as well as curated habitats for migratory and endangered species. Join Oakwood Cemetery the second Thursday of the month for a morning of citizen science. The cemetery uses iNaturalist, a free app available on all platforms to [...]

Read in Peace Book Club at Historic Oakwood A club for the living to discuss the dead   Oakwood Read in Peace book club meets on the third Thursday of each month. Join us at 9am in the cemetery office to discuss our most recent book, bring your coffee and a curious mind. This group [...]

Every fall, Burning Coal Theatre presents a series of short plays from Raleigh and Triangle playwrights as outdoor theatre.  These performances are fundraisers for Burning Coal Theatre.  Tickets are available through Burning Coal Theatre: https://burningcoal.org/oakwood-and-history-plays/  

Every fall, Burning Coal Theatre presents a series of short plays from Raleigh and Triangle playwrights as outdoor theatre.  These performances are fundraisers for Burning Coal Theatre.    Tickets are available through Burning Coal Theatre: https://burningcoal.org/oakwood-and-history-plays/