FAQs and Maps

No. The Cemetery closes to visitors at 5:00pm in December. Only SOLSTICE ticket holders may enter after hours (and only at their designated ticket time). SOLSTICE attendees must stay on the designated route and are not permitted to go beyond the event area. For the safety of everyone, guests must follow all instructions and guidance from Event Staff. 

While we are not requiring guests to move through the event in a specific time frame, we anticipate it taking 60-90 minutes for guests to get the full experience of SOLSTICE.

Parking is $10 and available at a satellite lot located at 625 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge. This lot is just a 5-10 minute walk from the front gates (comparable to the walking time of our on-site parking used in previous years). Please note: we are only allowing attendees with accessibility concerns park onsite for this year. Those who have purchased the Elevated Ticket will still park in the satellite lot. We will have a robust parking staff helping to coordinate parking for all guests. When you arrive, an attendant will direct you to available parking. If you need accessible parking, please come to the front gate of the Cemetery (580 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge) and let the attendant know as soon as you arrive so they can direct you to the appropriate space. While there will be lighting on and off site, you may still wish to bring a flashlight to get to and from your car. Please refer to the Parking Map for more details.

Yes, our rideshare zone is located by the Collins Branch Library in the satellite lot located at 625 Mt. Auburn (see the yellow zone on the map). Please make sure to hail a rideshare only from the satellite lot, as our parking staff and police detail will be diverting vehicles from parking on Mount Auburn Street and there will be no vehicle access through the cemetery gates except for people with accessibility concerns.

Yes, parking will cost $10 this year. Parking fees will be collected onsite.

Parking is free for members and included in the price of the Elevated Ticket Experience. if you wish to become a member, please follow this Membership Link

The event route will stay on paved roads, and both Chapels are accessible. The route is just under a mile, which includes the distance from the satellite parking area, and does include a few steep grades. Route modifications can be made, if needed. Please contact us for additional questions or to request accommodations.

Unfortunately, SOLSTICE is not designed to be experienced from a vehicle. For the safety of all guests, no vehicles will be allowed to enter the event area.

Yes! There will be sweet and salty treats and warm drinks available for purchase from Ovenbird Cafe in our Hospitality area located on Lawn Ave by Asa Gray Garden. There will be no public sale of alcohol for this year's event, but there are alcoholic drinks included (2 drink tix) with the purchase of the Elevated Ticket Experience ($85).

Yes, accessible restrooms will be available for guests at Story Chapel and Bigelow Chapel. There will also be porta potties available at the Hospitality area.

Each guest (or couple) will be offered one small unlit candle in a glass votive upon entering Bigelow Chapel. An Event Staff member will light your candle before you place the candle in a designated area of the Chapel. Please note: guests are not permitted to light their own candle, and additional candles may not be purchased or reserved prior to/during the event.

We strongly encourage attendees to dress warmly and wear suitable footwear as SOLSTICE is, primarily, an outdoor event.

Please silence your phones and turn off your flash for this experience. You may take photos and videos of the outdoor artworks. While photos are allowed inside the Chapels, we ask that guests do their best to do so quietly so as not to disturb others.