Searching for Love Scavenger Hunt
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, United StatesCelebrate Valentine’s Day with a family-friendly, love-themed scavenger hunt at historic Oakland Cemetery. Purchase your printable Searching for Love packet below (one per team) by February 18, download, print, and…
Sights, Symbols, and Stories Overview Tour
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, United StatesExplore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the art and architecture that give Oakland…
Atlanta Science Festival: Oakland Cemetery Rocks!
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, United StatesOakland 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…
Run Like Hell 5K
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, United StatesJoin Historic Oakland Foundation for the 16th annual Run Like Hell 5K – now in Spring! This unique evening 5K will take place at Oakland Cemetery on April 8th at…
Spring Plant Sale
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, United StatesReserve your spot and shop a great selection of interesting and hard-to-find plants at Historic Oakland Foundation’s Spring Plant Sale! The sale will take place at Oakland Cemetery’s Magnolia Square…
Illumine 2023
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, United StatesAbout the Event As the sun sets, the Cemetery is transformed. Through innovative lighting displays, art installations by local artists, and live music, Illumine 2023 will shine a light on…
Spring Scramble Scavenger Hunt
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, United StatesGather a group of friends or family for a day of cemetery sleuthing on this self-guided scavenger hunt throughout historic Oakland Cemetery! Through May 31, purchase your printable Spring Scramble…
Behind-the-Stones Preservation Tour
248 Oakland Ave SE 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, United StatesLearn about past and ongoing preservation and restoration efforts at Oakland with a behind-the-stones tour. Join the Behind the Stones tour for an exclusive look at past and ongoing preservation…
Fear and Accusation: The Leo Frank Story
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, United StatesLearn how several Oakland residents were involved in this Atlanta tragedy during this 75-minute guided tour. This tour begins and ends with a murder. In the early hours of April…
Life During the Great War: Oakland and World War I
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDiscover the stories of soldiers, civilians, and home front civilians in the Great War. On April 6, 1917, Congress declared war on Germany and the United States officially entered World…