Week of Events
Searching for Love Scavenger Hunt
Please note: The Cemetery is currently closed to the public as the City of Atlanta continues paving and infrastructure work. Celebrate 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). Then download, print, and follow all-new cryptic clues to solve riddles.…
History, Mystery, and Mayhem
History, Mystery, and Mayhem
This tour has been canceled. Please see our calendar for future tours. Discover stories that defy explanation during this 75-minute guided tour of Oakland Cemetery! With more than 70,000 souls interred in its hallowed grounds, it’s no mystery that Oakland Cemetery has its share of the surreal. Hear the stories that defy explanation, from mysterious murders to…
We Shall Overcome: African American Stories from Civil War to Civil Rights
We Shall Overcome: African American Stories from Civil War to Civil Rights
This 75-minute guided tour explores the lives and accomplishments of outstanding and ordinary African Americans in Atlanta. Join Historic Oakland Foundation as we celebrate Black History Month with a series of FREE tours highlighting Black history at Oakland Cemetery. “We Shall Overcome” became the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, but the…