Freedom Park Conservancy

05/01/2026

📣 THIS WEEKEND Celebrates Historic !

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“We are celebrating Preservation Month with a special two-part tour series and we’re kicking things off by diving into the soul of Sweet Auburn.

Come take a stroll with us and Sweet Auburn Works down one of the most iconic streets in the world. We will explore the legendary “Chitlin Circuit” venues that once hosted the biggest icons, such as the Royal Peacock and Pal’s Lounge. We will also take some time to admire the vibrant public art that keeps this history alive today. Grab your walking shoes and join us May 2nd.”

🗓️ May 2, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
📍 Auburn Ave Research Library
🔗 Link to register in stories

04/28/2026

Join Us in collaboration with and for Jane’s Walk: Stories of Freedom Park: From Farmland to Activists

🗓️ Sunday, May 3rd
⏰ 3:00pm-4:00pm
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🎟️ FREE
👟 Approximately 1 mile route
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“This Jane’s Walk, taking place in Poncey-Highland, focuses on themes of Environment and History & Culture.

🌳 How does a patch of land become a park for everyone?

Join Amy Durrell for a 90-minute walk through a quiet corner of Freedom Park, tracing the land’s journey from 19th-century farmland to one of Atlanta’s most connected green spaces.

The walk shares stories of the people who lived here and the dedicated community effort that preserved this stretch of intown Atlanta for future generations.

Meet at the Peace Bell pavilion near the flags and circular drive of the Carter Library. Free parking is available at the Carter Center.

Amy Durrell leads history walks throughout Atlanta and is affiliated with Freedom Park, officially designated Atlanta’s Public Art Park in 2017. The park stretches across 130 acres, linking seven historic neighborhoods and serving as a venue for world-class public art installations.

About Jane’s Walk:
Jane’s Walk is an annual global festival honoring the legacy of urbanist, activist, and writer Jane Jacobs with free, citizen-led walking tours through the neighborhoods that lend so much character to our cities.

The festival promotes civic engagement and encourages leaders and participants to share stories about their communities and use walking as a means of connecting with their neighbors.”

04/23/2026

Enjoy Freedom Park 🌳 and the Inman Park Festival 🦋 and Tour of Homes - THIS WEEKEND!

🎨 FESTIVAL
Saturday 4/25 & Sunday 4/26 - Starting at 11am

🏡 TOUR OF HOMES
Friday 4/24 - Sunday 4/26 - 12pm-4pm
🎟️ Available festival.inmanpark.org

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& Tour of Homes takes place in one of Atlanta’s oldest and most scenic neighborhoods. First developed in the late 1800s, Inman Park features an abundance of historic homes and several scenic parks. The Festival began in the early 1970’s as a means to attract attention for revitalization efforts in the community.
Taking place on the last full weekend in April, Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes is Atlanta’s largest all volunteer festival. Organized by the Inman Park Neighborhood Association, the Festival & Tour of Homes has grown to become a full weekend jam packed with events.

Festival offers something for everybody: music, kids activities, a Tour of Homes, a marvelous street parade, an artists’ market, not to mention some of the city’s best people-watching. Come early, stay late, and be our guests at Atlanta’s best street festival.

04/22/2026

Happy EARTH 🌎 DAY from Freedom Park!

🎨 Self Portrait III

122 x 129 x 229 inches
Stainless Steel

Three wide paths lead to the stainless steel globe sculpture which sits upon a circular pad large enough to expose the intricate shadows it cast throughout the day. Viewing benches with spaces for strollers and wheelchair access surround the sculpture. Lighting bollards line the walkway, and in-ground lighting surrounds the sculpture.

The 10-foot-tall sculpture features letters from nine different languages, a reflection of Atlanta’s rich, multicultural history. Plensa’s work does not contain a specific message, but instead uses language as a metaphor. In celebrating the similarities and shared humanity of the world’s seemingly divergent cultures, the artist seeks to connect with his viewers on an intuitive level.

Organized by the Renew Atlanta Infrastructure Bond’s Landmark Public Art initiative, Jaume Plensa’s Self Portrait III is located 📍 at the intersection of North Highland Avenue NE and John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE off the Freedom Park Trail.

04/19/2026

🎨 Check out the newly installed sculpture by in Freedom Park - REBIRTH

📍Located at the head of the connector path.

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“Rebirth, a striking vertical sculpture by internationally recognized Nigerian artist Jonathon Imafidor, has been newly installed at Freedom Park and will be on display for the next year. The work powerfully embodies resilience, transformation, and renewal. Rising upward from fragments that evoke the discarded remnants of urban life, the figure of a man emerges from society’s detritus—symbolizing the human capacity to rebuild, endure, and reclaim dignity in the face of adversity.

The sculpture carries an added layer of meaning through its own history of survival. Both the artist and Rebirth endured the devastating fire at the South River Art Studios, making the work not only a representation of rebirth but a living testament to it. Its towering presence reflects the perseverance of artists and creative communities, standing as a symbol of renewal, strength, and the enduring power of art to rise from loss.”

04/17/2026

News from on the upcoming COMMUNITY MEETING ….

Atlanta, your voice matters!

Be part of the Atlanta Prison Farm Restoration Memorial & Preserve Master Plan by joining the upcoming community meeting. This conversation will help shape how the site is restored, preserved and honored for future generations.

🗓️ Saturday, April 18, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
📍 Rosel Fann Recreation Center
🔗 Learn more at atlantaga.gov/restorationmp

04/15/2026

📣 Come to the RIBBON CUTTING celebrating the design renovations of Findley Plaza in Little 5 Points!

🗓️ FRIDAY, April 17th
⏰ 3:45pm
📍 Findley Plaza - 396 Moreland Ave NE, ATL, 30307

⭐️ Join the Little 5 Points Alliance, the L5P Improvement District, Park Pride, Atlanta Department of Transportation, and Department of Parks & Recreation.

⭐️ Atlanta artist R Land in collaboration with metal artisan, Neil Carver, will also reveal the newly installed L5P focal point sculpture.

⭐️ Mayor Andre Dickens, Councilmember Kelsea Bond, and Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari will be joining this Community Celebration.

04/14/2026

MANY THANKS for hosting this past Saturday’s Tree Care Project and Celebration Event for the John Lewis Flowering Forest 🌿

Special Shoutout to guest speakers:
🌿 Greg Levine, Executive Director, Trees Atlanta
🌿 Justin Cutler, Commissioner,
🌿 Councilmember
🌿 Alice Turner, Manager, Social Impact and The UPS Foundation at

🌟 HUGE Thanks to Sponsor,

🌟 Deepest Gratitude to all the VOLUNTEERS!!

From : The tree that was installed in the Flowering Forest (pictured) is officially the cultivar Magnolia grandiflora ‘Good Trouble’. A twin ‘Good Trouble’ magnolia is also planted in Cook Park near the John Lewis statue.

04/09/2026

Join Us in partnership with for the 🌿 Tree Care Project and Celebration Event for the John Lewis Flowering Forest 🌿

🗓️ Saturday, APRIL 11th
⏰ 9am - 12pm
📍 Old Fourth Ward - Meet in the Field closest to - 540 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Look for the Trees Atlanta trucks! Parking is available at Howard Middle School and on-street.

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Help us care for the young trees in John Lewis Flowering Forest in Freedom Park. This flowering forest was planted over the last 5 years to honor our late Congressman Lewis. The tree species we’ve selected begin to bloom in late winter as a timely celebration of Lewis’s birthday on February 21.

During this project we’ll w**d and refresh the mulch around as many of the over 1,000 recently planted trees as we can in 3 hours! Mulch around the trees protects them from damage by lawnmowers and w**deaters by supressing w**ds and it improves the overall soil health.

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02/20/2026

The Freedom Park Conservancy is thrilled to announce it has been awarded a 2026 Park Pride Grant, , to support the “Find Your Way in Freedom Park” campaign. This transformative initiative will bring new and improved wayfinding signage, maps, and gateway markers to Atlanta’s largest linear park in time for the World Cup!!
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01/30/2026

01/28/2026

Freedom Park Conservancy tasked HBK Creative with developing a park-awareness campaign - one that would call out the things that make Freedom Park unique and worthy of community investment.

Branding for the park had already been established, including the tagline Freedom is Your Park. Expanding on that tagline was the perfect way to bring the park’s story, value, and impact into focus: Freedom is your ____ Park.

🪧Freedom is your LEGACY Park. Years-long civic activism by intown neighbors stopped highways from cutting through historic communities and transformed the scar of highway demolition into Freedom Park’s 130 acres of greenspace.

🎨Freedom is your ART Park. Freedom Park is Atlanta’s designated Art Park, 
with temporary and permanent installations throughout. 

🚲Freedom is your INTOWN GREENWAY Park. Freedom Park is Atlanta’s car-free intown connector and largest linear park. It links more than 7 intown neighborhoods!

✌️Freedom is your NOBEL PEACE Park. From The Carter Center to The King Center, Freedom Park is the only park in the world connecting two Nobel Peace Centers.

HBK developed the colorful, bold visual concept, taking cues from design elements in Freedom Park’s branding package developed by Perkins + Will. It translated beautifully into physical campaign elements that can now be seen throughout the park.

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