Get Involved with Historic Oakland Foundation’s 50th Anniversary
50th Anniversary Yard Signs
Join us in celebrating a milestone year for Historic Oakland Foundation! When you make a dedicated donation of $50, you’ll receive a limited edition 50th Anniversary yard sign!
Let friends, family, and neighbors know you’re proud to support Oakland. Every yard sign purchase is a direct contribution to our mission to preserve, restore, enhance, and share Oakland Cemetery.
Pick-Up Information:
Yard signs can be picked up at the Oakland Visitor Center during weekday business hours (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) or at any of our Finally Friday events.
Thank you for helping us mark 50 years of impact and preservation!
Join us in celebrating a milestone year for Historic Oakland Foundation! When you make a dedicated donation of $50, you’ll receive a limited edition 50th Anniversary yard sign!
Let friends, family, and neighbors know you’re proud to support Oakland. Every yard sign purchase is a direct contribution to our mission to preserve, restore, enhance, and share Oakland Cemetery.
Pick-Up Information:
Yard signs can be picked up at the Oakland Visitor Center during weekday business hours (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) or at any of our Finally Friday events.
Thank you for helping us mark 50 years of impact and preservation!
2026 marks a major milestone for Historic Oakland Foundation—our 50th Anniversary!
For five decades, we’ve worked tirelessly to preserve, restore, enhance, and share Oakland —a revered cemetery and vibrant park honoring Atlanta’s past and celebrating its future.
From our humble beginnings in 1976 to raising more than $50 million and transforming 48 acres of once-neglected land into a nationally recognized historic site, our journey has transformed Oakland into a beloved treasure that is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
As we celebrate this extraordinary legacy, we’re looking ahead to the next fifty years and inviting you to join us along the way.
Celebrate Oakland’s 50th Anniversary through a year-long series of events, including our once-in-a-lifetime Golden Jubilee Picnic. Join us in honoring our past, celebrating our present, and envisioning our future together.
50th Anniversary Fund
In honor of our 50th Anniversary, we’re launching a transformative campaign to raise $1 million in support of Oakland’s future.
This fund will accelerate vital preservation projects, protect Oakland’s historic gardens, and ensure the Cemetery’s continued care for decades to come.
Together, we will ensure that Oakland remains a place where stories live, history is honored, and community thrives.
Protecting History
Preservation projects that include Original Six Acres, The Oakland Gate, Potter’s Field and Metal Works
Beautifying Oakland
Gardens projects that include landscaping upgrades, benches and the Greenhouse
Ensuring the Future
Sustainability projects that include Solar Panels, Electric Vehicles & Equipment and Critical Repair Funds
Because of you, we can honor the past, inspire the future, and celebrate 50 years of Historic Oakland Foundation.
Golden Jubilee Picnic
You’re invited to our Golden Jubilee Picnic on September 24th, 2026!
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime evening, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Historic Oakland Foundation. We’re bringing together friends, supporters, and community members to celebrate, preserve, and share the stories of Oakland Cemetery with a toast from each decade!
Tables and chairs await you on the grounds, but guests are asked to get creative and bring their own table decor. Design a theme based on your traditions; whether you’re inspired by architecture, Southern gardens, or Victorian Gothic — we want to celebrate with you and share in the love for all things Oakland.
In true picnic fashion, you’ll bring your own food and beverages (non-alcoholic drinks, beer, and wine permitted), or select from one of our featured vendors, who will prepare a ready-to-enjoy picnic pack for your table.
The evening includes entertainment, dancing, and a live band featuring all the hits from the ’70s to today—so come ready to celebrate in style, whatever decade or theme you choose.
The night is still young! Our celebration continues at the After Party in the Oakland Visitor Center Overlook, a stunning new space made possible by your generosity.
50 Years of Service
We’re kicking off our 50th Anniversary celebration the week of June 1, 2026, with Five Days of Service—a special week dedicated to giving back to the place that has given us so much.
Throughout the week, volunteers and community members will roll up their sleeves and work side by side on projects that keep Oakland beautiful and thriving.
From clean-up efforts and gardening projects to preservation work, there will be meaningful ways for everyone to get involved.
Registration is closed.
