Week of Events
Girl Scout Search Scavenger Hunt
Historic Oakland Foundation is partnering with the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta for a self-guided scavenger hunt through Oakland Cemetery! This scavenger hunt, which runs April 22 through December 31, features all-new riddles to solve, residents to find, and challenges to complete. Oakland Cemetery is the final resting place of incredible women who shaped Atlanta…
Join in June! Membership Month
June is Membership Month at Historic Oakland Foundation. Join or renew in June and you could win some terrific prizes! Your membership helps Historic Oakland Foundation preserve, restore, enhance, and share Oakland Cemetery, a treasured Atlanta landmark and important neighborhood greenspace. HOF members receive some great benefits in addition to supporting Oakland: Advance ticket sales…
Juneteenth at Oakland Cemetery
Juneteenth National Independence Day, celebrated on June 19, is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of enslavement in the United States. Celebrate Juneteenth at Oakland Cemetery with two weeks of free programs open and available to the public! Join us for these free programs from June 18 through June 30: We Shall Overcome Walking…
Picnic in the Park
Picnic in the Park
Join us for a morning of free, self-guided family fun at Oakland Cemetery! From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 25, we'll pass out activity bags to participating families at Oakland's main gate! The bags will be packed full of coloring books, art supplies, mini-scavenger hunts, and other fun. One bag per family while…