Upcoming Events

Join us for this fascinating lecture on early Horseracing Figures of Jefferson County with Dr. Jim Claypool (Northern Kentucky University). Lecture will be held at the Church of the Advent Parish Hall, followed by a short walking tour of the cemetery. Parking will be available behind Louisville Magazine offices.

Veterans from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, and other engagements rest within the walls of Cave Hill Cemetery in private family lots. Explore the cemetery grounds as we recognize military service members buried here, from World War II all the way back to the American Revolutionary War.

Save the Date! Join us for a family-friendly festival celebrating the beauty and benefits of our stunning Level II Accredited Arboretum, and the critters who call it home! Learn something new at one of our partner booths, enjoy music and nature crafts, photo ops, food trucks, and more!

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Cave Hill Cemetery is the final resting place of many people who influenced the development and growth of distilled spirits in the 19th century and beyond. Explore the heritage of the bourbon distilling industry and pay homage to Kentucky distillers - Julius “Pappy” Van Winkle, George Gavin Brown, Dr. William Forrester, and others on this “truly Kentucky” tour.

Enjoy a journey through the older sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill.

In the late 19th and early 20th century there was a group of women living in Louisville who were absolutely fabulous, yet little is known of them. They were pioneers and visionaries in the areas of painting, sculpture, fiction, poetry, music, and journalism. They were the leaders in practically every social advance in Louisville, including reforms in civil rights, suffragism, early childhood education, juvenile delinquency, and education for women. These are their stories.

Join Cave Hill Cemetery’s Lee Payne and the team from Raptor Rehab for an after-hours ‘Owl Prowl’!

This two-part program runs from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm. The evening begins with a presentation from Raptor Rehab at the Episcopal Church of the Advent (901 Baxter Avenue- across from the Broadway entrance of the Cemetery), where you’ll learn about the owls that call Cave Hill home, the role birds of prey play in our ecosystem, and much more! After the presentation, be sure to grab your flashlight, as Lee Payne leads you through the Cemetery in search of owls.

Did you know that Cave Hill Cemetery is Louisville’s only arboretum? With over 600 species of plants and trees, many at the peak of their maturity, the Cemetery is a shining example of horticulture. Come explore the unique landscape with Cave Hill Cemetery Horticulture Manager Sarah Schaffner and Head Arborist Roger Martin as you take a behind the scenes look at what goes into maintaining the landscape.

Explore the hidden meanings of cemetery memorials during our Interpreting Cemetery Symbolism tour. Learn about common iconography and some of the more unique presentations that give you tremendous insight into a person’s life, passions, and general family history.

Join us for a lecture on historic cemetery design led by Dr. Keith Eggener (University of Oregon) and author of the landscape architecture textbook “Cemeteries”. Lecture will be held in the Church of the Advent Parish Hall, followed by a walk in Cave Hill Cemetery. Parking will be available behind Louisville Magazine offices.

Enjoy a journey through the older sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill.

Join Cave Hill Cemetery’s Lee Payne and the team from Raptor Rehab for an after-hours ‘Owl Prowl’!

This two-part program runs from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm. The evening begins with a presentation from Raptor Rehab at the Episcopal Church of the Advent (901 Baxter Avenue- across from the Broadway entrance of the Cemetery), where you’ll learn about the owls that call Cave Hill home, the role birds of prey play in our ecosystem, and much more! After the presentation, be sure to grab your flashlight, as Lee Payne leads you through the Cemetery in search of owls.

Enjoy a journey through the older sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill.

The design of a Victorian rural garden cemetery, like Cave Hill, is dependent on the horticultural vision of a landscape architect working in tandem with a civil engineer to hardscape the cemetery. This duo is charged with laying out the roadways, water features, and sections to optimize the characteristics of the natural setting. English-born civil engineer Benjamin Grove designed over 47 cemeteries in the Ohio Valley. In 1853, he designed Cave Hill Cemetery’s first true marketing piece - a map of the Cemetery surrounded by drawings of monuments and mausoleums of leading families of the time. Join Docent Nonnie Riney and discover whose burial locations were selected and what these monuments and mausoleums look like today.

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In the 1800’s and early 1900’s, Louisville writers won national and international literary acclaim in all genres of writing, from poetry, to journalism, to prose, to young adult literature. Learn about the Author’s Club of Louisville, a group of remarkable women writers who published scores of magazine stories and over 70 books, many of which became national and international best-sellers and were made into successful movies.

Enjoy a journey through the older sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill.