The Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy runs a variety of public and private events throughout the year. Public Tours, both walking and trolly, are scheduled during the Spring, Summer and Fall. Public Events are held either in-person or online. Private Tours can be booked upon request. Be sure to subscribe to our mailing list to learn what’s coming up.
Tours & Events
Zoom Talk — Memories of Memorialization
The Presbrey-Leland Collection at the Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy
December 2, 2025, 7:00 pm
Join us for a Zoom talk featuring Maddy Heller, Archivist at the Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy, and Jesse Ludington, Development Associate at the Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy.
This talk will give attendees a closer look at the Presbrey-Leland Memorials archival collection at Woodlawn. In 2011, the Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy acquired 101 file drawers containing archival records from Presbrey-Leland Memorials, a well-known New York based monument maker. Out of Presbrey-Leland’s many clients, Woodlawn was one of the most prominent, accounting for thousands of monuments. In 2025, Woodlawn hired an archivist, Maddy Heller, to complete the processing of the Presbrey-Leland collection, and to begin digitization efforts. Upon further examination of the collection, it became clear that while the vast majority of the collection pertained to monumentation at Woodlawn, Woodlawn was also in possession of hundreds of records relating to cemeteries and institutions across the tri-state area and beyond. This discovery launched a unique project combining archival processing, digitization, and outreach. Using these previously underutilized records, the team at Woodlawn has brought the stories within these archives to light, fostered new partnerships, and aided in preserving the memories of communities across the country.
To register, please click here.
Zoom Talk – Woodlawn’s Bridge To Crafts Careers Program
A Pathway to Careers in the Trades
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – 7:00 PM
Join us for a free virtual information session of Woodlawn’s Bridge to Crafts Careers Programs in masonry, landscaping, and bronze restoration. We are currently accepting applications for our 2026 internships.
To Register for the Zoom, please click here.
Free Concert – Happy Holidays with Jennifer Jade Ledesna and Friends
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 2:00 PM, Woolworth Chapel.
Join us in welcoming the Bronx Arts Ensemble for a special holiday concert at Woodlawn. The ensemble will perform all of your holiday favorites. Our musicians for the afternoon are: Jennifer Jade Ledesna, Vocals, Evelyn Petcher, Violin 1, Artie Dibble, Violin 2, Michael Cantu, Cello, Sunjay Jayaram, Viola and Gary Fisher, Piano.
This event is free. Please reserve your tickets here.
The Woodlawn Suite – CD Now Available.
The sounds of Madam C. J. Walker strutting down the street, Dorothy Parker raising a glass, and Cicely Tyson whispering to Miles Davis are all part of The Woodlawn Suite, Victor Goines’ 13 movement work celebrating the lives of New Yorkers now at rest within the historic Woodlawn Cemetery. Commissioned by the Woodlawn Conservancy to create a modern memorial, the saxophonist and composer created these biographical sketches that link listeners to the lives of those who impacted our culture. Join Victor and his ensemble of creative musicians to be part of the premier of The Woodlawn Suite. A long-time member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and former director of the Jazz Studies Program at Northwestern University, Goines serves as President and CEO of Jazz St. Louis.
To purchase the CD – please click here.