Gather with a spirited group of friends each Friday during September to learn more about the historic Mercer Cemetery at Trenton! Break away from your office or home to enjoy live music (Yes, live!) as well as food trucks! Weather will dictate whether the event will take place. All announcements will be posted on the Mercer Cemetery at Trenton’s Facebook page.
Located in downtown Trenton, Mercer Cemetery at Trenton is significant for its connection with local history and its embodiment of 19th century urban cemetery ideals including highly decorative monuments and its use as a greenspace. It has a unique legacy as the first non-secular cemetery in New Jersey. Organized in 1843 from parcels of farmland on the edge of town, the Cemetery was popular for many of Trenton’s important families and business leaders until the end of the century with over 4,000 persons buried within. The cemetery, now being converted into a public park, features a variety of high-style monuments and simple gravestones with motifs and sculptural forms prevalent in the Victorian era including weeping willows, flora, hands, urns, funerary cloth, and masonic symbols.
Participating food trucks include The Latest Dish, Shabazz Fish & Chips, Chic Gourmet Empanadas, and Ice Dreamz Water Ice. Live music is scheduled each week.
Fridays at Mercer Cemetery at Trenton will begin Friday, September 6th and will repeat itself on September 13th, 20th, and 27th. The event will run from 11am to 2pm. This event is free and open to the public.
The Mercer Cemetery at Trenton is located at 42 South Clinton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625.
