# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Get to know your dead neighbours at Halifax's Old Burying Ground!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 10:00 am (-03:00)
- **Event Description**: Get to know your dead neighbours at Halifax's Old Burying Ground! 

The Old Burying Ground at Barrington & Spring Garden was established in 1749, as a common burial place outside of the palisade walls of the new town of Halifax. It is the final resting place of more than 10,000 people. It closed to burials in 1844. The OBG is a National Historic Site, the first burying ground to receive this designation. 

This walk, presented by the Old Burying Ground Foundation, will cover the OBG's history and use, some of the artwork and stories of its gravestones, and future plans for the site.

Walk Lead: Craig Ferguson & Louisa Ferguson

Starting location: Meet at the Barrington Street gate of the Old Burying Ground - near the corner of Spring Garden Road.

End location: Meet at the Barrington Street gate of the Old Burying Ground - near the corner of Spring Garden Road.

Duration: 1 hour

Notes: People with accessibility issues should know that the terrain in the Old Burying Ground is uneven.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/halifax/get-to-know-your-dead-neighbours-at-halifaxs-old-burying-ground/200029984171804
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Halifax
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 1541 Barrington St, Halifax, NS B3K 5T9
- **lat**: 44.64504
- **long**: -63.57279
- **full address**: 1541 Barrington St, Halifax, NS B3K 5T9, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Get to know your dead neighbours at Halifax's Old Burying Ground! being held?
  - **A:** Get to know your dead neighbours at Halifax's Old Burying Ground! takes place on Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 10:00 am at 1541 Barrington St, Halifax, NS B3K 5T9, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Get to know your dead neighbours at Halifax's Old Burying Ground!?
  - **A:** Get to know your dead neighbours at Halifax's Old Burying Ground! is organized by Jane's Walk * Halifax.

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