Events

Explore 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 its distinctive character. Oakland is an outdoor museum of Atlanta’s history with over 70,000 residents. Meet the trailblazers, builders, creators, and characters who call Oakland…

People have sought to honor the memory of departed loved ones since ancient times, but the 19th century ushered in a new era of funerary art. Innovative building materials came available and styles changed to reflect the popular architecture of the day, such as Egyptian and Gothic Revival. New money meant bigger and bolder memorials to reflect the social status and power…

Nightfall Chronicles is a sunset tour series featuring some of Oakland's most popular walking tours. Join us September 19 at 6:30 p.m. for Crime Through Time. About the Tour Crimes of passion, embezzlement scandals, premeditated murders, and cons that exposed city-wide corruption – Oakland Cemetery holds the history of crimes that rocked the city of…

Explore 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 its distinctive character. Oakland is an outdoor museum of Atlanta’s history with over 70,000 residents. Meet the trailblazers, builders, creators, and characters who call Oakland…

Celebrate fall temperatures with Oakland Cemetery’s popular guided walking tour, Malts & Vaults: Where Beer Meets History! Oakland Cemetery’s popular guided walking tour, Malts & Vaults: Where Beer Meets History, returns September 21. Grab a group of friends and head to Oakland for this hour-long walking tour of Atlanta’s brewing history. Tours start at the…