Special Events — Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Join us Columbus Day Weekend for:

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s classic tale of man and monster comes to life! Think you know the story? Think again. Come enjoy this Gothic tale of hubris, vengeance, and poetic justice adapted from Shelley’s original text and celebrate the monster within! Date & Time: Sunday, October 13, 2019 from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe, who lived his last few years in a cottage 20 miles from Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, rises from the dead for an evening of mystery and macabre. Poe himself will regale you with favorites from his own stories and poems. Date & Times: Columbus Day Monday, October 14th from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. and also 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Beyond the Legend
Washington Irving wrote a fair number of haunting ghost stories besides his famous short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. Local storyteller David Neilsen brings some of these gripping tales to life in front of your eyes! What better place to enjoy them than in the memorial chapel named after the great author himself? Dates & Time: Thursdays, October 17th and 24th from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Spooky Stories from Six Feet Under
Halloween fun for the younger ones! Enjoy four spine-tingling cemetery tales of ghoulish ghosts, spooky specters, and fiendish fools. The family that screams together, stays together! Dates: Sundays, October 20th and 27th from 5:00 – 6:30 pm.

100% of all ticket sales go directly to the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Historic Fund that helps preserve the monuments and memorials on the grounds. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Thank you so much for your support!