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HollowmereCemetery · Est. 1847

Tours · September 15, 2026

Lantern tours are back for four October nights

Booking is open for Lights Among the Stones, with a new family walk on October 31.

Canberra Candle Festival 2016

Lights Among the Stones returns on October 23, 24, 30 and 31. Each tour visits eight graves by lantern light, with stories researched by our volunteer historians from the register, old newspapers and family letters.

This year we have added a shorter Family Lantern Walk on October 31 for children six and up, ending with hot cider at the Lodge.

We want to be clear: these are not ghost tours. Every story is true, and every person on the route is treated with the respect we would want for our own families. Several descendants have joined past tours to hear their ancestors' stories told.

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