By Kristy Gomez
As we wrap up the year, Oakland is giving thanks for our community and your year-long support. Whether you attend our events like Illumine or Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween tours, participate in our daily history tours, buy house plants at the Spring or Fall Plant Sale, send your kids to Oakland Camp, hold your event in the Visitor Center, shop at the Oakland Store, become an Oakland member, or hang out in the gardens and post pics – you help us to preserve, restore, enhance, and share historic Oakland Cemetery with the public. To learn how you can support the preservation of this Atlanta treasure for generations to come, visit oaklandcemetery.com/support.
Now, mark your calendars: 2026 is an exciting year at Oakland. In addition to expanding our educational programming and restoring more of the Cemetery (including the iconic Main Gate), we will celebrate Historic Oakland Foundation’s 50-year anniversary as an organization – or as we like to call it: our Golden Jubilee. Stay tuned for our plans to celebrate the last fifty years, and our dreams and aspirations for the next fifty. Learn more about supporting Oakland, including the restoration of the Main Gate at the Digging Deeper blog at oaklandcemetery.com.
WINTER 2025-2026 EVENTS & TOUR CALENDAR
For Oakland’s full event calendar and tickets, visit oaklandcemetery.com/events.
December 20 | Tour: Margaret Mitchell & Gone with the Wind, 11:00am-12:15pm: “Gone with the Wind” has been published in 40+ languages and was made into an Oscar-winning epic. This tour visits the gravesites of Margaret Mitchell, her husband John Marsh, Mitchell family members, and several real-life “residents” believed to have inspired her novel’s characters.
December 27 | Love Stories of Oakland, 11:00am-12:45pm: Enjoy a walk through Oakland’s Victorian garden cemetery as we recount the loves of Atlantans of days past. Discover the symbolism of love on monuments throughout the grounds and stories of devotion that extend into the afterlife. Ticket includes a complimentary treat at check in.
February 16-20, 2026 | Winter Break Camp, 9:00am-4:00pm, Monday-Friday; After care daily from 4:00pm-5:30pm: Make plans for your young adventurer (Age 5-11) during Winter break! Oakland offers week-long break camps that provide a unique opportunity to explore art, history, and nature through daily activities that ignite campers’ imaginations and love of learning.
For more information on all Oakland history, memberships, events, and activities, visit oaklandcemetery.com. All proceeds from Historic Oakland Foundation events benefit Historic Oakland Foundation’s preservation and restoration efforts for Oakland Cemetery, where Atlanta’s history comes alive. Thank you for your support!
