Friends of the North Burial Ground and Randall Park

05/14/2026

World Goth Day is May 22nd! 🥀

May 22, 7:00 PM, at the Rochambeau Gate

Our favorite Goth-enthusiast docent Chris is bring back his World Goth Day tour. Celebrate with Chris and special guest Joshua Rex who will perform a dramatic recitation of Poe's The Raven, and will be selling and signing copies of his book Haunted Victorian America Ghost Stories!

Directly after the tour, visit Like No Udder with your new goth crew fir a free small ice cream cone-just a two minute walk from NBG!

The tour departs from the Rochambeau Gate. Use the free parking on North Main Street.

05/14/2026

Greg Gerrit introduces us to NBG wildlife! 🦆🐸

May 23, 9 AM, Meet at Ridgeside Lake

Take a walk with naturalist, activist, and friend of NBG, Greg Gerrit! Learn about the flora and fauna that make NBG so special.

You can park inside the cemetery near the lake, but the pedestrian entrances on Collyer Street, Cemetery Street, and Marble Steps gate will all be open and are a short walk from the lake.

04/30/2026

Spring is here, and so are NBG and moon hikes! Meet at the Rochambeau Gate at 8:30 PM, and use the free parking on North Main Street. Dress for the weather, and wear sturdy shoes.

The moon is a fickle friend this time of year, so we'll keep everyone posted on weather changes to the program, but (knock on wood) the weather looks great!

04/30/2026

Are you looking for a fun activity for a Wednesday afternoon? Join Lydia from the Friends of NBG for a headstone cleaning workshop. Learn all about the approved process for cleaning headstones and enjoy a lunch-time break outside at NBG.

We'll provide all the supplies and instructions! You're welcome to park inside the cemetery, but we'll still gather at the Rochambeau Gate, so feel free to use that free parking on North Main Street!

04/30/2026

Events coming up at North Burial Ground!

10/30/2025

Just some snips from the Mausoleum Hill Sessions!

10/30/2025

Start your spooky evening learning about North Burial Ground! 🎃

Before you go off into the night for your trick-or-treating, haunting, or creeping join NBG docent Lydia on Halloween for a special tour of NBG. There’s no better place to get into the Halloween spirit than at NBG amongst the gravestones, with your fellow cemetery enthusiasts and no better guide than Lydia. She’ll have free zines with a scavenger hunt, that you can use at NBG or any other local cemetery!

Meet at the Rochambeau Gate at 4:30, and start your Halloween off with NBG!

10/27/2025

The ninth annual Ghost Tour, held this past Saturday night, was a huge success. Over 150 people attended, on four separate tours. They visited Sarah Helen Whitman in her seance tent and saw her receiving mental dictation from Edgar Allan Poe. They then went on to visit a number of graves in the cemetery and hear the stories of some of the amazing men and women who are buried there.

Here are a few photos from the evening. (Photo credits to Levi Lionel Leland and Joshua Rex.) If you have a photo you’d like to share, please do so in the comments.

10/06/2025

10/06/2025

Something new at NBG!

10/02/2025

More details! Please notice that reservations are required. Visit link below to make your reservation.

https://www.providenceri.gov/parks/nbg-tickets/?fbclid=IwRlRTSANKw4NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHr1kQdbwMW7kAA4Mh9e4s0OKNl2Iauk7cpys_aIfYpbAb5YrHgCYxs69Hpu4_aem_KUunhWO3JDj1ZZvFJ0NDqw

As twilight falls, professional actors portray some of Providence’s most fascinating residents whose lives reflect moments of transformation and upheaval.

At the center of the evening is Sarah Helen Whitman, writer, critic, and spiritualist once engaged to Edgar Allan Poe. Whitman worked tirelessly to preserve Poe’s legacy and, in life, was known for hosting séances in her Providence home. On this special evening, Whitman will invite guests into her séance tent to share stories of spirits and her fascinating past.

The Ghost Tour is one of Providence’s most beloved Halloween traditions, offering history, theater, and a touch of the supernatural.

Admission is free, but reservations are required. You can find the reservations on our website, and the link is in our linktree in our bio,