Concord residents can walk among the graves of Thoreau, Emerson and Hawthorne on guided tours through Sleepy Hollow Cemetery on Oct. 25 and Oct. 30.

The Concord Museum is running its "Sleepy Hollow-een Walking Tour" on both dates, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., according to the museum's event listing. A museum guide will lead participants along a 1-mile route through the historic cemetery, sharing stories about the lives and deaths of past Concordians passed down through generations.

The tour goes rain or shine. The museum notes the terrain is muddy and uneven.

Tickets cost $15 for museum members and $25 for non-members. Both prices include same-day admission to the Concord Museum at 53 Cambridge Turnpike.

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery sits on Bedford Street, a block east of Monument Square and within walking distance of Concord Center. It is Concord's only active public cemetery, according to Visit Concord. The grounds were consecrated on Sept. 29, 1855, with Ralph Waldo Emerson delivering the opening address. Landscape architects Cleveland and Copeland designed the cemetery, which was inspired by the 19th-century Garden Cemetery Movement.

Author's Ridge, a hillside section of the cemetery, draws visitors from around the world. The graves of Louisa May Alcott, Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel Hawthorne all sit close together there.

Visitors often leave pencils at Thoreau's headstone.

The cemetery also holds the Melvin Memorial, sculpted by Daniel Chester French. The monument honors three Melvin brothers who died serving in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Residents can contact Nina Montejano at the Concord Museum for more information or to register. Details are also listed on Discover Concord MA.

Upcoming community events:

  • Oct. 25, 4–5:30 p.m.: Sleepy Hollow-een Walking Tour, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike)
  • Oct. 30, 4–5:30 p.m.: Sleepy Hollow-een Walking Tour, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike)