The Evergreens Cemetery

Join the AAA for night sky views at The Evergreens Cemetery, located in Brooklyn, NY.

2025 Observing Dates

Spring Starfest: June 20, 2025

• April 4th (rain date April 11th)
• July. 11th (rain date July 18th)
• August 1st (rain date August 29th)
• September 5th (rain date September 26th)
• October 3rd (rain date October 31st)

About The Venue: The Cemetery of the Evergreens is a non-denominational cemetery in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, colloquially called Evergreen Cemetery. It was incorporated in 1849, not long after the passage of New York’s Rural Cemetery Act spurred the development of cemeteries outside Manhattan. For a time, it was the busiest cemetery in New York City. The cemetery borders Brooklyn and Queens and covers 225 acres of rolling hills and gently sloping meadows. It is a national historic landmark that has commanding open area views, free of glare from local lighting, where the majority of the urban night sky can be seen.