Events

Join the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and Beechwood Cemetery on May 16th at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM for a free tour in honour of War Graves Week. Come learn about the servicemembers who died in the World Wars commemorated in the National Military Cemetery and throughout Beechwood Cemetery grounds. War Graves Week invites…

Join us on Tuesday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Beechwood National Memorial Centre for an evening that invites thoughtful conversation about one of life’s most universal experiences: grief. Part of Beechwood’s Death Dialogues series, this event is designed to build loss literacy, helping individuals and communities better understand death, dying, and bereavement. These gatherings…

Join us for the 153st Anniversary Ceremony of Founding the NWMP and RCMP. RCMP Veterans' Association, Ottawa Division and Beechwood Cemetery invites you to an annual commemoration held at the RCMP National Memorial Cemetery at Beechwood held on May 23 2025. The sequence of the day: Reveille at 6:00 AM Vigil from 6:00 AM until…

Sign up here! The eastern half of Beechwood Cemetery is rich with cultural and military history. Participants will visit some of the cemetery’s largest community sections and walk among the headstones of military, RCMP, Ottawa Police, and CSIS veterans. This tour offers visitors the opportunity to learn about the unique features of Beechwood and the…

My History of Lesbian Activism An evening of lived history, courage, and community leadership Date: May 26, 2026 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Sacred Space, Beechwood Cemetery Join us for a powerful and thought-provoking evening with Marie Robertson, one of Canada’s most influential voices in the history of LGBTQ+ advocacy. With more than five decades of…

Sign up here! Walking through the western half of Beechwood Cemetery is like walking through the history of early Canada. This tour visits some of the cemetery’s oldest sections, beautiful gardens, and the Mausoleum. Tour attendees will be able to connect familiar Ottawa street names to prominent individuals and families who helped build the city.…

The Veterans National Memorial Remembrance Ceremony is an event that brings together Veterans and Canadian Armed Forces motorcycle enthusiasts and supporters to remember and commemorate Canada’s Fallen Veterans. Veterans and Canadian Armed Forces motorcycle riders arrive at the National Military Cemetery at Beechwood in their groups. When: Sunday, June 7, 2026 The sequence of the…

On Sunday, June 7 at 3 pm, the Ottawa community will come together to experience The Butterfly Memorial Event, by BFO-Ottawa, to remember our loved ones. All too often, people are left to grieve alone. At BFO-Ottawa, we believe in coming together as a community to support one another. The event begins with a remembrance…