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About

Starlight Memorial Park is a two-acre community gathering space in Tempe, Arizona, featuring the historic Casa Chavez, Starlight Shop + Refillery, Atomic Apricot Ranch, Homecoming Memorials, and curated gardens that preserve local history and legacy.

Mission

As an organization, our goals focus on adaptive reuse efforts to preserve local legacies and create a better shared future. At Starlight Memorial Park, we hope to create a community gathering space in a place of history, a place of celebration in times of joy and grief, and a vibrant place of mutual aid where creativity and innovation can thrive.

Gathering Space

Our beautiful historic space is a place for gathering. Whether looking to host a funeral, a wedding, or a workshop, our stunning grounds and historic buildings can provide a beautiful setting for your event.

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Community Events

More than a gathering space, Starlight Gardens supports community events as well as private celebrations. Seasonal celebrations, classes and workshops, trivia nights, stargazing nights, arts and cultural events, and a lot more.

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Take Your Place in History

We offer a more affordable and environmental final placement option for cremated remains in our unique columbarium as well as space for funerals or celebrations of life. One of our central tenets is providing dignified, community-centered deathcare.

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Throughout Life + Beyond

Starlight Memorial Park is a place for gathering in times of celebration and times of grief. Our dedicated team can help with deathcare planning whether choosing onsite cremation memorialization or considering an alternate final placement option. End-of-life planning is more than just funeral planning and we provide a community resource center to help individuals make informed decisions.

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Living History + Archive

At Starlight Gardens, we offer a variety of ways to build lasting legacies for both the living and those departed. Whether you want to record a message for loved ones or an interview for archive, individual histories are just as important as our shared history.

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