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      • Rocky’s 5K
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    • Tarrytown Music Hall Performances
    • Halloween in Sleepy Hollow
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    • Farmers Markets
    • Sleepy Hollow Souvenirs
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    • Sweets
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

I send you herewith a plan of a rural cemetery projected by some of the worthies of Tarrytown, on the woody hills adjacent to the Sleepy Hollow Church. I have no pecuniary interest in it, yet I hope it may succeed, as it will keep that beautiful and umbrageous neighborhood sacred from the anti-poetical and all-leveling axe. Besides, I trust that I shall one day lay my bones there.

-Washington Irving

“Sleepy Hollow has it all; spooky lilting 18th century death’s head tombstones, twisting narrow roads, majestic mausoleums and magnificent statuary, perfectly placed onto a hilly woodland canvas. It’s a cemetery with a capital ‘C’.”

Doug Keister, Stories in Stone

Important: the cemetery's expectations for your visit are at: http://sleepyhollowcemetery.org/visiting/ The cemetery reminds everyone to act as if they are attending the funeral or grave of a beloved relative or friend. Others will be doing exactly that.

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is, as required by state law, a private non-profit institution owned collectively by its lot owners. All operations and services are funded by its lot owners, burial fees, and donations. It receives no public funding.

Grounds close promptly at 4:30 pm, no entry after 4:30 pm.


Founded in 1849, this private cemetery is non-profit and non-sectarian. There are over 45,000 interments in its 90 acres.

Famous burials include Washington Irving, Andrew Carnegie, Walter Chrysler, Samuel Gompers, Elizabeth Arden, Leona Helmsley, Brooke Astor, and William Rockefeller. Walk or drive the grounds on your own or try an afternoon or evening guided tour.

Free legal-sized maps, perfect for a short, self-guided tour to major figures in the cemetery, are available in literature boxes at both entrances to the grounds.

A full-color, 17” x 20” map to more than 50 special features of the cemetery is available for purchase online through Sleepy Hollow Gifts.

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Events

Day and evening tours resume May 2022. See cemetery web site for dates and times.

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540 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591, 914-631-0081. http://sleepyhollowcemetery.org

Hours: Visiting: 8 am to 4:30 pm, daily. Office: 8 am to 4:30 pm, Mon-Fri.

Parking: small lot inside the south gate, adjacent to the Old Dutch Church. Parking is allowed along cemetery roads in areas where your vehicle will not block others. Do not park or drive on grass and graves.

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Covid-19 Update

Office is closed to the public at this time. Cemetery staff are available by phone during business hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm, Mon-Fri.

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History in the Landscape Tour – Lyndhurst

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$15 – $20
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Sunnyside Tours

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Kykuit Tours

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Philipsburg Manor Tours

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$12 – $17
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Small Group Birding at Rockefeller State Park Preserve

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May 26 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Octagon House Tours

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$27 – $29
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May 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Sunset Hike at Rockwood Hall

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A promotional image for Lyndhurst Ramble Tour shows apple trees silhouetted against a sunny lawn.
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History in the Landscape Tour – Lyndhurst

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$15 – $20
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May 27 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm Recurring

Sunnyside Tours

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$12 – $17
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Octagon House Tours

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$27 – $29
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Women’s Work Art Tour – Lyndhurst

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$16 – $30
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Philipsburg Manor Tours

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$12 – $17
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Union Church Tours

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May 28 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am Recurring

History in the Landscape Tour – Lyndhurst

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$15 – $20
10:00 am
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May 28 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm Recurring

Sunnyside Tours

Sunnyside 3 W Sunnyside Lane, Irvington
$12 – $17
The Octagon House in Irvington, NY is open seasonally for tours.
May 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Octagon House Tours

Armour-Stiner Octagon House 45 W Clinton Avenue, Irvington
$27 – $29
A view of the main entranct to Kykuit, the John D. Rockefeller mansion.
May 28 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Kykuit Tours

Philipsburg Manor 381 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow
$18 – $60
May 28 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Women’s Work Art Tour – Lyndhurst

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$16 – $30
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Philipsburg Manor Tours

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$12 – $17
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Union Church Tours

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History in the Landscape Tour – Lyndhurst

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Fresh yellow and green squash at Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow Farmers Market.
May 22 @ 9:30 am - 1:00 pm Recurring

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Sunnyside Tours

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Sunnyside Tours

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$12 – $17
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Octagon House Tours

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May 23 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

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Small Group Birding at Rockefeller State Park Preserve

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Octagon House Tours

The Octagon House in Irvington, NY is open seasonally for tours.
May 26 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Octagon House Tours

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$27 – $29
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Sunset Hike at Rockwood Hall

Sunset over the Tappan Zee Bridge and Hudson River.
May 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Sunset Hike at Rockwood Hall

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May 27 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am Recurring

History in the Landscape Tour – Lyndhurst

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$15 – $20
10:00 am - 3:30 pm Recurring

Sunnyside Tours

Washington Irving's home, Sunnyside, is framed by a clear, blue sky and the white gravel driveway.
May 27 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm Recurring

Sunnyside Tours

A charming, romantic Hudson River landscape. America’s “Founding Father of Literature” created a romantic, picturesque estate nestled along the Hudson riverbank. The enchanted landscape of Washington Irving’s much-loved Sunnyside has …

$12 – $17
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Octagon House Tours

The Octagon House in Irvington, NY is open seasonally for tours.
May 27 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Recurring

Octagon House Tours

The Armour-Stiner Octagon House, a registered National Historic Landmark, will be offering a series of guided tours; “Springtime at The Octagon House: Historic Home and Landscape Tour” April 28 through …

$27 – $29
+ 5 More
8:30 am - 2:00 pm Recurring

TaSH Farmers Market

Fresh produce from Berry Brook Farm at Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow Farmers Market.
May 28 @ 8:30 am - 2:00 pm Recurring

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Hikers walk on a trail in Rockefeller State Park Preserve.
May 28 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Hike with Mike: “Know Your Limits” Part 1

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History in the Landscape Tour – Lyndhurst

A promotional image for Lyndhurst Ramble Tour shows apple trees silhouetted against a sunny lawn.
May 28 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am Recurring

History in the Landscape Tour – Lyndhurst

This outdoor walking tour examines the history of the landscaped Lyndhurst estate throughout three families’ ownership. Visitors are led down from the Lyndhurst Veranda and its marble garden furniture and …

$15 – $20
+ 11 More
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