Upcoming Events

We are proud to be a part of your community. Below is a list of events, activities, and seminars that we are involved in.

October 2023 Events

Graveyard Trunk or Treat!

Oct 21, 2023 12:00 PM to Oct 21, 2023 03:00 PM

Celebrating our 140th year!

 

Graveyard Trunk or Treat is a free, family-friendly Halloween trick-or-treat party hosted by River View Cemetery and featuring some of River View’s most prominent decedents as they hand out treats from the trunks of their themed vehicles. On Saturday, October 21st from 12 to 3pm in the afternoon, the cemetery’s gates will be flung wide for guests to wander the grounds and mingle with historic Portland spirits who have made impressive — and sometimes unusual — contributions to our community. Drivers will decorate and create a scene of a life lived using their vehicles and provide a safe and entertaining way for children to receive Halloween treats as they walk from vehicle to vehicle, collecting candy the way they would during a normal trick-or-treating outing.

 

This is a FREE event for all age groups.

300 S Taylors Ferry Rd., Portland, OR 97219

Call 503-246-4251 for more information

December 2023 Events

Memory Lane

Dec 4, 2023 09:00 AM to Dec 31, 2023 05:00 PM

If you have a loved one interred at River View, the cemetery will host a “memory lane,” a lantern illuminated pathway in the cemetery for River View families to share the stories of their loved ones by sharing copies of a photo of their loved one or their obituary.

 

For more information contact us at 503-246-4251 or email info@riverviewcemetery.org 

Holiday Service of Remembrance

Dec 9, 2023 01:00 PM to Dec 9, 2023 02:00 PM
We recognize that this time of year is difficult with a flood of memories and feeling of loss that comes when a loved one is not with you for the holidays. Each year we are honored to offer the community an event that is dedicated to the memory of those who
have passed. Rev. Chuck Bonneau will be hosting us through the service and providing comforting seasonal thoughts. You are welcome to come to the event, hang an ornament on our holiday trees.

We will be hosting a non-perishable food, clothing and hygiene product drive for Portland Rescue Mission, please feel to bring some items to add to our barrels.

If you are unable to make it in person, we invite you to send your loved one’s name so that we can light a candle in their memory. You may submit your loved one’s name to katie@riverviewcemetery.org, no later than December 1st.

For more information contact us at 503-246-4251 or email info@riverviewcemetery.org

Event address is 300 S. Taylors Ferry Rd., Portland, OR 97219

 

 

Angel of Hope Memorial Service

Dec 10, 2023 07:00 PM to Dec 10, 2023 08:00 PM
This special service will be held to commemorate the lives of all children, loved and lost. The service and indoor candle lighting will be back in person this year in our Adams Chapel on Sunday, December 11th, 2022 at 7PM. We invite you to send your child’s name and photo to be included in the slideshow at the service. You may submit names and photos to katie@riverviewcemetery.org, no later than December 1st. All past submissions remain in the slideshow from previous years. 

You are welcome to come to the event, hang an ornament on our holiday trees.

We will be hosting a non-perishable food, clothing and hygiene product drive for Portland Rescue Mission, please feel to bring some items to add to our barrels.

For more information contact us at 503-246-4251 or email info@riverviewcemetery.org

Event address is 300 S. Taylors Ferry Rd., Portland, OR 97219

 

 

 
 

Wreaths Across America

Dec 16, 2023 11:30 AM to Dec 16, 2023 12:00 PM

December 16, 2023 is National Wreaths Across America Day! Join us for a wreath-laying ceremony at 11:30 am at the Soldier's Circle. Please use the address 300 S. Taylors Ferry Rd. in your navigation system and allow extra time for parking.

You may help the Multnomah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution honor local heroes by sponsoring a wreath to be placed on veterans' graves this December at River View Cemetery. For every two wreaths purchased through the unique link below, three will be placed. Thank you for supporting these veterans!
 
To purchase/sponsor wreaths, visit https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/167884
 

We will be hosting a non-perishable food, clothing and hygiene product drive for Portland Rescue Mission, please feel to bring some items to add to our barrels.

For more information contact us at 503-246-4251 or email info@riverviewcemetery.org

Event address is 300 S. Taylors Ferry Rd., Portland, OR 97219

Group Presentations

River View personnel are available to give group presentations to your civic, service, religious, or social group - FREE.  We have various presentations from informing the public about River View and its history, to answering your questions on the topic of pre-planning your funeral and cemetery arrangements.  Contact us more information.

Group Presentations