Hollywood Forever Cemetery Walking Tour
Halloween 2024: The Art Deco Society of Los Angeles presents its 41st Annual Hollywood Forever Cemetery Walking Tour. Hear performers and historians tell intriguing tales of over twenty legendary stars, movie moguls, and pioneers interred at the historic final resting place of Hollywood Greats.
Date & Hours: Sunday, October 13. Three-hour tours commence every 20 minutes between 9am and 11am.
Location: Hollywood Forever Cemetery – 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood.
Tickets: $30 ($35 cash at the door) per person for general admission and $20 ($25 cash at the door) for ADSLA members
Website: artdecola.org/hollywoodforeverwalkingtour
Every October, the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles presents the Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tour (also known as Hollywood Forever Cemetery Walking Tour or Hollywood Forever Cemetery Living History Tour). Though not specifically themed to Halloween, the tour provides an alternative to other seasonal events in Los Angeles: more historical than horrific (there are no monsters or ghosts lurking behind the tombstones), the lengthy stroll offers a fascinating overview of the cemetery’s art deco stylings and its most famous residents: Cecil B. Demille, Marion Davies, Tyrone Power, Rudolph Valentino, Maila Murmi (Vampira), Fay Wray (King Kong), and John Huston, along with the sometimes sordid stories of Hollywood scandal.
Entertaining and informative, the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles’s annual Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tour evokes the Art Deco era of the 20th Century rather than ghosts of the dead. Yet costumed guides delve into dark Hollywood scandals as well, and the living-history aspect raises one or two Hollywood spirits. After some preliminary introduction, the walking portion lasts over two-and-a-half hours. Wear comfortable shoes and a hat. Sunscreen or an umbrella might be advisable, depending on the weather. Bottled water is recommended.
Parking: lot behind the Cathedral Mausoleum in the southeast corner of the cemetery.
Hollywood Forever Cemetery: Other Events
Other events take place at Hollywood Forever Cemetery place year-round, including screenings and Hollywood Forever Cemetery History Tours. Paramount Studios’ night-time Halloween tour Paramount after Dark includes a trek through the cemetery grounds.
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Archive: Read our review of the Art Deco Cemetery Tour and other events at Hollywood Forever below…
