Community Events

Winter is a great time to get outside! Join the Detroit Bird Alliance and the Historic Elmwood Foundation for a birding walk at the cemetery. This casual walk is perfect for birders of all skill levels, including beginners, and those who just want to enjoy the scenery and learn a little bit about Elmwood's history. The tour begins at 9 a.m. Bring your own binoculars or Detroit Bird Alliance will have some on-hand to borrow. Warming refreshments served in the chapel after the walk. 

To register, visit the Detroit Bird Alliance's Eventbrite. 

Get outside and see some birds! Join the Detroit Bird Alliance and the Historic Elmwood Foundation for a birding field trip at our historic cemetery and arboretum, with a little Elmwood history on the side. This field trip is great for birders of all ages and experience levels. Bring your own binoculars or Detroit Bird Alliance will have some to borrow. Refreshments served in the 1856 chapel following the walk for refreshments. March 14 at 8:30 a.m. — register with the Detroit Bird Alliance. 

Your new favorite Opening Day tradition returns for 2026! To celebrate one of Detroit's greatest-ever baseball players and to send up a prayer for another exciting season of Detroit baseball, we'll gather on Section 2 for coffee and donuts on Opening Day, Friday, April 3, at 9:30 a.m. Stop by Elmwood before you head to the ballpark and pay tribute to "Big" Sam Thompson, one of the most fearsome sluggers of all time and a Baseball Hall of Famer since 1974. (Also to his wife Ida, who was an Opening Day celebrity until her death in 1947.) This casual gathering will last for about an hour or until we run out of coffee. Stay tuned for more details to come early in 2026!