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2012 Events

January 1 — New Year's Day
January 14 — Free Docent Tour led by Jane Leroe and Barbara Gibson, 10am, Exploring Mountain View Cemetery
January 16 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 23 — Chinese New Year (Year of the Dragon)
January 28 — Free Docent Tour led by Ron Bachman and Sarah Calhoun, 10am, John Muir Tour

February 11 — Free Docent Tour led by Peg Stone and Ron Bachman, 10am, Exploring Mountain View Cemetery
February 14 — Valentine's Day
February 20 — President's Day
February 25 — Free Docent Tour led by Gaye Lenahan and Sarah Calhoun, 10am, Black History Month Tour.

March 10 — Free Docent Tour led by Carolyn Kemp, 10am, Exploring Mountain View Cemetery
March 17 — St. Patrick's Day
March 23–25 7th Annual Tower Chapel Tulip Exhibition, 10am – 4pm, Walk amidst spectacular floral arrangements created by Bay Area florists, garden clubs, and local college floral design classes.
March 24 — Free Docent Tour led by Michael Colbruno and Jane Leroe, 10am, Women's History Month

April — Tulip Extravaganza Visit the cemetery for a magnificent showing of thousands of Dutch tulips in bloom!
March 31–April 1 Qingming Festival Visit the cemetery in observance of Qingming this weekend and enjoy complimentary refreshments.
April 4 — Qingming / Remembrance of Ancestors Day
April 8 — Easter
April 14 — Free Docent Tour led by Barbara Gibson and Elizabeth McCune, 10am, Exploring Mountain View Cemetery
April 28 — Free Docent Tour led by Chris Pattillo, 10am, The Trees of Mountain View Cemetery

May 12 — Free Docent Tour led by Ron Bachman and Sandy Rauch, 10am, Exploring Mountain View Cemetery
May 13 — Mother's Day
May 28 91st Annual Memorial Day Commemoration, 10am, Presentation of colors, salute to the fallen, and guest speakers
May 28 — Memorial Day Civil War plot tour led by Dennis Evanosky, 11:30am, Dennis, who has also led tours at the Pardee Home and Oakland's Preservation Park, gives a general tour with special emphasis on the Civil War and the role California and Californians played in the conflict.

June 9 — Free Docent Tour led by Joyce Temby, 10am, Exploring Mountain View Cemetery
June 17 — Father's Day
June 23 — Free Docent Tour led by Stafford Buckley, 10am, Piedmont at Mountain View Cemetery

Note: Docents scheduled are subject to change
We will update the calendar with summer, fall, and winter events later in the year.

 
 

Mountain View Cemetery now offers free docent-led tours twice a month.