Fall Colors Celebration at Lakewood Cemetery

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Enjoy Stunning Fall Colors in the Heart of Minneapolis
at Lakewood Cemetery

Sunday October 10, 2021

WHAT:              
Fall Colors Celebration at Lakewood Cemetery

Celebrate the
beauty of autumn at Lakewood’s Fall Colors Celebration! Enjoy live music in the Garden Mausoleum
courtyard (near the reflecting pool) amidst rows of scarlet-colored Autumn
Blaze maple trees. Visitors can sip cider while they take a self-guided tour of our grounds or try a scavenger hunt activity for
things like wildlife, cemetery symbols, artistic monuments and other
interesting aspects of the grounds. They can also learn about metal casting and
create their own Lakewood
inspired metal sculpture, and enjoy free guided walking tours of the grounds
with someone from Lakewood’s team.

This event is free and open to all! No
registration is required.

Activities:         FREE
from 12-4pm

• Enjoy free cookies and apple cider as you stroll through
  Lakewood's grounds and admire the beautiful changing tree canopy

   

• Enjoy acoustic music sets from local musicians in the Garden Mausoleum courtyard (near the reflecting pool). Musicians include: Big Hay Zeus, Alicia Thao, and the
  Twins of Franklin

• Learn more about metal casting - an
  important part of creating many of the monuments you see around our
  grounds - with a hands-on project with Pedal to the Metal (A travelling foundry) and create
  your own Lakewood themed metal cast in honor of our 150th Anniversary.
• Explore the grounds using our self-guided walking tour brochure (PDF) or grab a cemetery-inspired
  scavenger hunt at our Information tent to learn about the beauty of
  Lakewood - from our trees to our monuments.
• Walk through the historic Lakewood Memorial Chapel (tour brochures available)
• Take a guided walking tour with Lakewood
  staff
• Tie a ribbon to
  the Living Memory Tree to honor someone you’ve
  loved and lost

The Lakewood Memorial Chapel

While you’re enjoying the tree canopy, take a moment to stop by the
chapel, which will be open to guests during this event. This stunning chapel is
one of our city’s most beloved architectural treasures. Because of its
incredible beauty and historical significance, it is a popular place for end-of-life
ceremonies, weddings, concerts, tours and other celebrations of beauty, art and
remembrance. Dedicated in 1910, the Chapel was modeled after the Hagia Sophia
in Istanbul by prominent Minneapolis architect Harry Wild Jones. Its 10-million
piece mosaic interior, created by New York designer Charles Lamb, features a
40-foot high dome ringed with stained glass windows and 12 mosaic angels.

Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places, the Chapel is one of the finest examples
of Byzantine mosaic architecture in the country. Learn more about the Lakewood Memorial Chapel.

WHEN:            
Sunday, October 10, 2021

                         
Noon – 4 p.m.

WHERE:          
Lakewood Cemetery

3600 Hennepin Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55408