Daffodil Days
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, AtlantaEach February and March, thousands of daffodil blooms create a cheery scene at Oakland. More than 70 varieties of daffodils make their appearance throughout Oakland’s grounds in the first months…
Atlanta Science Festival: Oakland Cemetery Rocks!
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, AtlantaOakland Cemetery Rocks! Join cemetery preservationists for a free, family-friendly, hands-on geology workshop and cemetery scavenger hunt. Learn how to identify several stone types, see how the preservation of monuments…
Black Magnolias
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, AtlantaThis guided walking tour explores the history, lives, and labors of Atlanta’s African American women. Historically, many African American women worked as maids, child nurses, cooks, and laundresses—all while managing…
Atlanta Science Festival: Spring Tree Walk
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, AtlantaDid you know that Oakland Cemetery is home to more than 1,600 trees, from majestic oaks and mighty magnolias to demure crape myrtles and dogwoods? Oakland’s trees feed and shelter…