Afterlife examines how we remember our dead. This tour runs 45 minutes. Tickets are $10. Click the Square link below to reserve your tickets.
Co-produced with the National Constitution Center. George Nelson was born in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire in 1736 -- but unlike his namesake and countryman, George Washington, Nelson did not become an illustrious […]
Christ Church worships each Sunday at 10 a.m. in the church and on the Livestream. Details are regularly updated in the weekly parish email. If you would like to be […]
A holiday to honor and celebrate the seven signers buried here - special tours and history hunt offered all day. 12PM: Welcome and wreath laying ceremony at the grave of […]
History in 50 minutes. Seven actors share a small platform to recreate the entire American fight for independence using only their bodies, voices, and the audience’s imagination. “The American Revolution” […]
Free concert and history talk, featuring works of Corelli, Mozart, Saint-Georges (a Black Guadeloupean composer and contemporary of Mozart), and Scottish folk music, performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.
Included with admission. This month we highlight the ways we celebrate Independence Day. Chats typically run 20-30 minutes.
Join us one block away from the site of Philadelphia's original 18th-century farmers market on High (now Market) Street -- the market that gave Market Street its name. The market is […]
$10
Afterlife examines how we remember our dead.
This tour runs 45 minutes. Tickets are $10.
Included with admission. This month we highlight the streets and cities named after people buried in the Burial Ground. Chats typically run 20-30 minutes.
A history of the notable and revolutionary physicians buried within our historic two acres -- featuring stories of Yellow Fever and medical inventions, and a tour of the graves of […]
On Saturday, August 13, Christ Church Neighborhood House (CCNH) will present our inaugural short play competition at the Neighborhood House Theater. We asked 4 Philadelphia-based playwrights to submit short works […]
A history of the notable and revolutionary physicians buried within our historic two acres -- featuring stories of Yellow Fever and medical inventions, and a tour of the graves of […]
Experience the Museum of the American Revolution's newest first-person theatrical performance at Historic Christ Church! Meet James Forten explores Forten’s life as a free Black Philadelphian, Revolutionary War privateer, and […]
In 1793, 5,000 Philadelphians perished from Yellow Fever. Join our educators as the Burial Ground's headstones retell the stories of the heroes and victims of that fateful year. This tour […]