The Green-Wood Cemetery

08/24/2026

Early bird pricing for Nightfall ends Labor Day! 💫 🎟️

On October 22nd and 23rd, Green-Wood opens after dark for two nights of performance, music, spectacle, and unexpected encounters across the Cemetery.

Nightfall changes each year, with new artists, new performances, and new corners of the grounds to discover. Whether you’ve joined us before or have always wondered what happens after the gates close, this is your invitation.

Purchase your tickets by Labor Day to save up to $15 on General Admission and Premium Tickets.

Nightfall is 21+. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and get your tickets.

📸 Photos by Maike Schulz

08/23/2026

What a way to mark 250 years. Thank you to everyone who joined us at Green-Wood today for The Battle of Brooklyn 250: The Meaning of Freedom. ✨🦜

From the morning’s living history, music, storytelling, and hands-on activities to the procession up Battle Hill, it was a remarkable day of gathering, learning, and remembering on the ground where the Battle of Brooklyn was fought.

We’re especially grateful to Brooklyn Borough Historian Asad Dandia (Asad Dandia) for his keynote address, and to Meera Joshi, former NYC Comptroller and Democratic nominee for Congress in NY-10 Brad Lander (Brad Lander), NYC Council Member Alexa Avilés (Alexa Avilés), Assemblymember Robert Carroll (Robert Carroll), and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (Jo Anne Simon) for joining us and sharing remarks at the commemorative ceremony.

Thank you as well to Gina Santare for singing the National Anthem, and to the representatives of the Society of the Cincinnati, Sons of the American Revolution, Children of the American Revolution, and Daughters of the American Revolution who took part in the wreath laying.

And most of all, thank you to the hundreds of New Yorkers who spent this historic morning with us. We were so glad to commemorate this milestone together.

08/23/2026

TODAY! The Battle of Brooklyn 250 is here! ✨🦜

A little morning rain isn’t stopping us. Join us today from 10am–1pm for our biggest Battle of Brooklyn commemoration yet, marking 250 years since the battle on the very ground where it was fought.

Meet Continental soldiers, camp followers, spies, and the Washingtons. Write a secret message, design a regimental flag, play games from the eighteenth century, hear live music and storytelling, explore the many histories of Revolutionary-era New York, and much more.

Then at 12pm, grab a flag and follow the fife and drum to Battle Hill for our commemorative ceremony and wreath laying, featuring a keynote address from Brooklyn Borough Historian Asad Dandia (Asad Dandia).

The weather may have given us a dramatic start, but we’re on and ready to celebrate!

FREE and open to all. Bring your family, bring your friends, and come be part of this once-in-250-years day!

Presented as part of Brooklyn 250. Brooklyn 250 is made possible with funding championed by Assemblymember Robert Carroll (Robert Carroll), Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon (Jo Anne Simon), and State Senator Andrew Gounardes (Senator Andrew Gounardes).

This funding will support Brooklyn250, a borough-wide commemoration led by Green-Wood (The Green-Wood Cemetery), the Old Stone House (Old Stone House of Brooklyn), Brooklyn Public Library’s Center for Brooklyn History (Center for Brooklyn History), Prospect Park Alliance (Prospect Park Alliance), Fort Greene Park Conservancy (Fort Greene Park Conservancy), and Friends of Fort Defiance (Friends Of Fort Defiance).

08/19/2026

If you’re already planning your next visit to Green-Wood, today is a very good time to become a member. 🦜🌳✨

Members save 20% on nearly all programs, receive a voucher for one free regularly priced program ticket, and get early access to new program calendars. Attend a few programs over the course of the year, and your membership can quickly start paying for itself.

And there’s one more reason to join today: members get first access to our fall calendar starting August 24th, a full week before the general public.

Join by midnight tonight, August 19th, to get first access to fall and start saving on the programs you already want to attend.

Click the link in our bio to become a member. 🎟️

08/18/2026

Before it hits the big stage, it’s coming to Green-Wood! The Met Opera’s (The Metropolitan Opera) hotly anticipated production brings George Saunders’ Booker Prize-winning masterpiece ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ to life. Presented with Death of Classical (Death of Classical), you’ll wander through the cemetery at dusk, and enjoy music, dance, and theatrical encounters before a performance featuring stars of the Met and a conversation with composer Missy Mazzoli (Missy Mazzoli), librettist Royce Vavrek (Royce Vavrek) and music journalist Amanda Petrusich (amandapetrusich).

📅 September 25th | 6–9pm
📍 The Green-Wood Cemetery
🎟️ Link in bio to register
🎨 Art: David McConochie

08/17/2026

If Green-Wood is already on your calendar, membership is one of the best ways to make the most of every visit. 🌻🌸🌺

Members save 20% on nearly all Green-Wood programs, receive a voucher for one free ticket to a regularly priced program, and get first access to some of our most popular events. If you’re planning to join us for talks, tours, concerts, or other programs over the next year, those savings can add up quickly. Before long, your membership can pay for itself!

Join by August 19th to save on programs you’ll love, enjoy early access to tickets, and support Green-Wood by becoming a member today! 🎟️🦜

Click the link in our bio to sign up today or to learn more.

📸 Photos by: Maike Schulz, Peter Cooper, and Green-Wood Staff.

08/15/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who’s stopped by our Book Sale today! 📚🩷 We’ve loved seeing so many books find new homes!

We’re open until 7pm today, and we’ll be back tomorrow, August 16th, from 10am–7pm at The Green-House at Green-Wood.

There are still plenty of treasures on the shelves, from books on art, music, and historic cemeteries to titles exploring the lives of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, all at discounted prices while supplies last. 🙂‍↕️

Come by tonight or spend part of your Sunday browsing. We hope to see you!

08/14/2026

Celebrating our 2026 Summer Cemetery Stewards! 🐛🦋🐞

This summer, our SYEP interns got hands-on across Green-Wood: helping with art installations and public programs, digging into our archives, and locating, cleaning, resetting, and restoring 72 historic monuments in Lot 4781. Their research into the people buried there offered a glimpse into the lives of New Yorkers from the 1800s and beyond.

They also worked with our Education and Public Programs team to create calaveras for this year’s Día de Mu***os altar. Today, they shared what they learned and accomplished throughout the summer before ending the afternoon with a calavera (skull) painting workshop.

We’re grateful to the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (NYC Youth & Comm.), which runs SYEP, for making this experience possible.

08/13/2026

08/12/2026

Summer at Green-Wood is best explored at your own pace. ☀️

Head to the link in our bio to explore Green-Wood with one of our free self-guided tours on Bloomberg Connects, browse upcoming programs, and find everything you need to plan your next visit!