# Event Details - **Event Name**: Descendents' Day @ the Nashville City Cemetery - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for a day of rememberance, fellowship, and celebration!About this EventFirst opened in 1822, the Nashville City Cemetery is the city's oldest public burial ground. Within its 27 acres in the heart of Nashville, over 20,000 people have been laid to rest. Descendents' Day recognizes and honors their lives and legacies. Typically celebrated on the last Sunday on June, Descendents Days have provided this opportunity across the United States for decades; we hope you will join ours on Sunday, June 28, 2026.The event will kick off with a brief presentation at 12:00 PM that celebrates America's 250th anniversary and feature optional activities to follow. We will begin to wind down around 4:00 PM, so feel free to drop in as you're available and interested. This is a free event, but donations are appreciated. Securing a ticket helps us understand and prepare appropriately.Purchase goodies from the t-shirt bar, enjoy lunch and snacks from the La Revolución Taco truck, and participate in a tombstone cleaning! We will have representatives from Metro Archives sharing materials dating back to the city and the cemetery's earliest days, as well as a virtual mapping demonstration from Kapala that shows how we leverage today's technology to share some of those same stories.Whether you're related to someone buried in the Nashville City Cemetery or just curious to learn more, consider yourself welcome and encouraged to attend. Please reach out to nashcitycemassoc@gmail.com with any questions, concerns, or challenges.The Nashville City Cemetery is a Metro Nashville Public Park managed in partnership with the Metro Historical Commission with support from the Nashville City Cemetery Association. The cemetery is open every day from dawn to dusk, dog-friendly, handicap accessible, and features free parking. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nashville/descendents-day-the-nashville-city-cemetery/100001989963643827 - **Event Categories**: dog, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-06-28T17:00:00Z - Duration: 4 hours - Location: Nashville City Cemetery - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Nashville - **state**: TN - **country**: United States - **location**: Nashville City Cemetery - **lat**: 36.147111 - **long**: -86.76991700000002 - **full address**: Nashville City Cemetery, 1001 4th Ave S, Nashville, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Descendents' Day @ the Nashville City Cemetery - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/82d38685e127ae69df6dde833a5c293db76df4eb5bae26d3d86ed6d65d95affb-rimg-w1200-h1679-dc506f50-gmir.jpg?v=1779662764 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Descendents' Day @ the Nashville City Cemetery being held? - **A:** Descendents' Day @ the Nashville City Cemetery takes place on Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Nashville City Cemetery, 1001 4th Ave S, Nashville, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Descendents' Day @ the Nashville City Cemetery? - **A:** Descendents' Day @ the Nashville City Cemetery is organized by Nashville City Cemetery Association Inc. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Descendents' Day @ the Nashville City Cemetery", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/82d38685e127ae69df6dde833a5c293db76df4eb5bae26d3d86ed6d65d95affb-rimg-w1200-h1679-dc506f50-gmir.jpg?v=1779662764", "startDate": "2026-06-28", "endDate": "2026-06-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/nashville/descendents-day-the-nashville-city-cemetery/100001989963643827", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Nashville City Cemetery", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1001 4th Ave S", "postalCode": "37203", "addressLocality": "Nashville", "addressRegion": "TN", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "36.147111", "longitude": "-86.76991700000002" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for a day of rememberance, fellowship, and celebration!", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-08", "availabilityEnds": "2026-06-28", "validFrom": "2026-09-08", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/nashville/descendents-day-the-nashville-city-cemetery/100001989963643827" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-08", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-08", "url": "https://allevents.in/nashville/descendents-day-the-nashville-city-cemetery/100001989963643827", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-08", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-08", "url": "https://allevents.in/nashville/descendents-day-the-nashville-city-cemetery/100001989963643827", "price": 0, "name": "Donation: Support Cemetery Preservation" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Nashville City Cemetery Association Inc", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/nashville-city-cemetery-association-inc/22751770", "description": "Opened in 1822, the City Cemetery is the oldest continuously operated public cemetery in Nashville. The Nashville City Cemetery in an outstanding outdoor museum focusing on the history of Middle Tennessee.In response to the disrepair, vandalism, and neglect over many decades, former Mayor Bill Purcell and the Metro Council approved the Mayor's Capital Budget request for a project to restore the City Cemetery. The Restoration, including conserved tombstones and monuments as well as new street signs, lighting, paved walkways & roadways and interpretive signage is overseen by the Nashville City Cemetery Assocaition Inc.  The annual living history tour is a fundraiser to continue the efforts begun under the project and continuing today.The Nashville City Cemetery Association, Inc. is a membership organization that works to protect, preserve, restore and raise public awareness of the Nashville City Cemetery in collaboration with the Historical Commission of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee.  It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation." } ] } ] ```