Events Calendar
Lakewood has served as a community gathering place for more than 150 years. We continue this proud tradition by inviting the public to enjoy our beautiful grounds and architectural treasures, and to explore meaningful ways to grieve and remember. All are welcome to attend any of our events. You do not need to be affiliated with Lakewood in any way.
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Events Calendar
Spring Equinox Tea Ceremony and Grief Circle
Explore the meditative and peaceful properties of the historic tradition of tea rituals. This powerful experience will allow time for reflection and contemplation on grief and loss.
Volunteer Training
Become a Lakewood Welcome Team volunteer! Join us for training on Sunday, March 26th from 1-3pm.
Music in the Chapel: Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire
Join us this April as we welcome Schola Cantorum of Eau Claire to perform a selection of mourning and funeral inspired choral arrangements in this powerful space.
Embodying Grief Through Song
Join Sarina Partridge and Anne Murphy in an exploration of song as a way to learn from, and talk about, your grief journey while also connecting with community.
April Death Cafe (Zoom)
Join Lakewood for this free-flowing, community guided discussion on topics related to death, dying, and memorialization in a safe and welcoming virtual environment.
Birding at Lakewood
Join Lakewood for a peaceful Sunday morning stroll to learn more about birding in the cemetery.
Sundays at Lakewood: Arbor Day
Join Lakewood as we honor our roots as a garden cemetery and celebrate trees at our first Sundays at Lakewood event of the year!
May Death Cafe – Walk and Talk
Join Lakewood for this a walk and talk session of our monthly Death Café. Instead of our traditional indoor, seated Death Cafe, we'll get outside to enjoy a group-guided leisurely stroll around Lakewood's historic grounds.
May Trolley Tour
Join Lakewood for a guided trolley tour across our 250 acres of beautiful and historic land.
Music in the Chapel: Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota
Lakewood is honored to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by welcome Thi Vu of Vietnamese Traditional Music of Minnesota.
Lakewood Book Club: Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss
The transition from child to caregiver can be challenging but also beautiful. Join Lakewood for our May book club featuring "Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss" by Margaret Renkl.
Partnered Event – Mother’s Day Brunch (With She Climbs Mountains)
Lakewood is honored to partner with She Climbs Mountains for this beautiful remembrance event for motherless daughters. Join this community at Lakewood on Mother's Day weekend for brunch, conversation, and memorialization activities.
Partnered Event – Girls Rise Up Mother’s Day Gathering (With She Climbs Mountains)
Lakewood is honored to partner with She Climbs Mountains for this beautiful remembrance event for motherless daughters ages 8-18. Join this community at Lakewood on Mother's Day weekend for high tea and memorialization activities.
Sundays at Lakewood: Mother’s Day
Join Lakewood this Mother's Day as we honor and remember those mothers and mother figures who are loved and missed. Pickup a free pink carnation and a ribbon for the Living Memory Tree.
Processing Grief – A Sound Meditation
Join Lakewood for a healing sound meditation in the historic Lakewood Memorial Chapel, hosted by Thomasina and Bob Fisk of Waking Nomad.
Memorial Day
Ceremony | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Celebration and Activities | Noon - 4 p.m.
June Trolley Tour
Join Lakewood for a guided trolley tour across our 250 acres of beautiful and historic land.
Music in the Chapel: Nikki Lemire
Lakewood is honored to welcome local harpist, singer, and songwriter Nikki Lemire to our popular Music in the Chapel series this June.
LGBTQIA+ Death Cafe
Join Lakewood for our monthly Death Café. In honor of pride month, we are hosting a special Death Cafe for members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies.
Sundays at Lakewood: Father’s Day
On this day we honor the fathers and father figures who are loved and missed. Free white roses will be available to anyone while supplies last.
Summer Solstice Tea Ceremony and Grief Circle
Explore the meditative and peaceful properties of the historic tradition of tea rituals. This powerful experience will allow time for reflection and contemplation on grief and loss.
Midsummer Memory Mandalas
Save the date!
August Trolley Tour
Join Lakewood for a guided trolley tour across our 250 acres of beautiful and historic land.
September Trolley Tour
Join Lakewood for a guided trolley tour across our 250 acres of beautiful and historic land.
Lantern Lighting Celebration
Save the date!
October Trolley Tour
Join Lakewood for a guided trolley tour across our 250 acres of beautiful and historic land.
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Call our events line at (612) 540-5165 or email us