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Historic Oakland Cemetery is Atlanta’s oldest public park and the final resting place of many of the city’s most noted citizens. Less than a mile from downtown, its 48 acres are full of treasures – history and gardens, sculpture and architecture, ancient oaks and magnolias. It’s a wedding venue, a green space, an art gallery, a classroom space, and a place to celebrate the city’s rich and fascinating past and its promising future.

Historic Oakland Cemetery is Atlanta’s oldest public park and the final resting place of many of the city’s most noted citizens. Less than a mile from downtown, its 48 acres are full of treasures – history and gardens, sculpture and architecture, ancient oaks and magnolias. 

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Spring Plant Sale

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Save the date and plan to shop a great selection of interesting and hard-to-find plants…

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Run Like Hell 5K

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Join Historic Oakland Foundation for the 17th annual Run Like Hell 5K – now in…

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Illumine 2024

Event, Featured Event

About the Event As the sun sets, the Cemetery is transformed. Through innovative lighting and…

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Spring to Life Family Festival

Join us at Oakland for one of the best Saturdays of the year! On Saturday,…

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The Latest

Visitor Center Construction Update: March 2024

Visitor Center Construction Update: March 2024

HOF Executive Director Richard Harker and Director of Capital Projects Neale Nickels update us on the construction of Oakland Cemetery’s…

5 Reasons to Fall in Love with Oakland

5 Reasons to Fall in Love with Oakland

There are so many reasons to love Oakland Cemetery. Nestled in the heart of Atlanta, Oakland is a community park,…

The Headstone Restoration of Oakland Resident Lizzie Taylor

The Headstone Restoration of Oakland Resident Lizzie Taylor

This year on Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, Historic Oakland Foundation welcomed hundreds of volunteers to join…

Historic Oakland Foundation Announces New Trustees

Historic Oakland Foundation Announces New Trustees

Historic Oakland Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of four directors to its board of trustees beginning January 1,…

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