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Apr 25

Apr 25, 2025

Illumine: Experience Oakland After Dark

Apr 25, 2025

Experience Oakland Cemetery after dark at illumine, a unique arts event featuring colorful lighting, exhibits by Atlanta’s top artists, live music, and more.

Apr 25, 2025

Apr 26

Apr 26, 2025

Illumine: Experience Oakland After Dark

Apr 26, 2025

Apr 27

Apr 27, 2025

Illumine: Experience Oakland After Dark

Apr 27, 2025

Experience Oakland Cemetery after dark at illumine, a unique arts event featuring colorful lighting, exhibits by Atlanta’s top artists, live music, and more.

Apr 27, 2025

Oct 16

Oct 16, 2025 – Oct 26, 2025

Capturing the Spirit of Oakland

Oct 16, 2025 – Oct 26, 2025

Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween tours bring to life the stories of some of the cemetery’s notable and notorious residents and allow visitors to experience Oakland Cemetery after dark.

Tickets go on sale for Members on July 1 and on sale to the public July 15.

Oct 16, 2025 – Oct 26, 2025

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An Afrocentric History of Gravestones, Epitaphs, and Symbols at Oakland and South-View Cemeteries

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An Afrocentric History of Gravestones, Epitaphs, and Symbols at Oakland and South-View Cemeteries

Saturday, May 17, 2025
10:30 AM 12:30 PM
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Historian and author Dr. D L Henderson explores the gravestones, epitaphs, and symbols in Oakland’s historically Black burial ground and South-View’s oldest historic section.

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