UPCOMING EVENTS for 2024
Annual Geranium Giveaway
Where: Cemetery Courtesy Office, 1709 E. Mt. Hope Ave. , Lansing, MI
When: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Giveaway of geraniums at the Cemetery Courtesy Office to be planted on graves in Mt. Hope, Evergreen, and North cemeteries.
Memorial Day Wreath Presentation
Where: Little Arlington inside Evergreen Cemetery, 2600 E. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing, MI
When: Saturday, May 25, 2024
Time: 12:00pm
Wreath presentation Memorial Day weekend at Little Arlington within Evergreen Cemetery.
150th Anniversary of Mt. Hope Cemetery Birthday Party/Picnic
Where: Fratcher Memorial Garden inside Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1800 E. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing MI
When: Sunday, June 9, 2024
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Join us as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mt. Hope Cemetery! Birthday cake, premade sandwiches, and chips will be served.
Clearing the Boys Training School Site Markers
Where: Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1800 E. Mt. Hope Av., Lansing, MI
When: Sunday, July 14, 2024
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Come help us clear and clean the 61 markers at the Boys Training School site in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Service of Remembrance
Where: Fratcher Memorial Garden inside Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1800 E. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing MI
When: Sunday, August 25, 2024
Time: 3:00pm
A special ceremony honoring the memory of loved ones interred in our city owned cemeteries of Mt. Hope, Evergreen, and North during 2023 and 2024.
Annual Fall Walking Tour
Where: Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1800 E. Mt. Hope Av., Lansing, MI
When: Sunday, September 29, 2024
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
This year's walking tour theme is "Scattered Souls". To continue our celebration of the 150th anniversary of Mt. Hope Cemetery, we will be highlighting the graves of people that were originally buried in Oak Park Cemetery that were then transferred to Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Race to Restore 5K run/walk
Where: Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1800 E. Mt. Hope Av., Lansing, MI
When: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Time: 10:00am
Join us for our largest fundraiser of the year! The money raised from this event goes back into the three cemeteries to support our restoration projects, events, and the volunteer staffed Cemetery Courtesy Office.
Register for this race at https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Lansing/RacetoRestore