Please join us for the 44th Annual Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes: Saturday, December 12th and Sunday, December 13th, 2025! The Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes is a festive evening excursion through houses decorated for the holidays in our historic neighborhood. Held each year during the second weekend of December, funds raised benefit St. Paul United Methodist Church, the Grant Park Cooperative Preschool, and the Grant Park Parents Network.
Find more information here!
Ticket are on sale now!
$30 Tickets in Advance
$35 Tickets Day of Tour
Tour Oakland Cemetery & Candlelight Tour of Homes with VIP Ticket
The Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes has once again partnered with the Historic Oakland Foundation to offer the Historic Walking Tour of Oakland Cemetery and Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes VIP Ticket.
You must have pre-purchased a VIP Experience in advance to attend the one-hour holiday tour of Historic Oakland Cemetery on Saturday, December 12, 2025, at 4:00 PM.
If you pre-purchased our VIP Experience, you should have already received an email with details.
Please meet Ticket Co-Chair, Jeff McCord, at the Oakland Visitor Center & Museum Store no later than 3:45 PM to check in and receive your Candlelight Tour of Homes Tour Books.
Visitor Center & Museum Store
374 MLK Jr Dr SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
After the Oakland Tour, grab a meal or snack at one of our sponsors, such as Agave, Big Softie, Grant Park Mark, Little Tart, Mediterranea, or Six Feet Under—most are within walking distance of Oakland.
If not, you can stop by the Artists Market and Bake Sale at St. Paul United Methodist to shop and treat yourself to a sweet treat. If you crave something more substantial, order a gyro from The Mad Greek Food Truck and eat it upstairs in the Fellowshop Hall.
The Candlelight Tour of Homes starts at 6:00 PM on Saturday. If you don’t finish the tour on Saturday, see the remaining houses on Sunday beginning at 5:00 PM.
VIP Tickets go on sale for $40 each on Friday, November 8th, through midnight Friday, December 13th, via this website only.
Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to house-sit, help with St. Paul hospitality, and for a variety of other tasks.
As a thank you, volunteers get a FREE Candlelight Tour ticket (a $30 value), and parent volunteers can reserve a coveted slot for their child to see Santa at the Winter Wonderland on Saturday, December 14th (priceless). Santa slots are limited and fill up fast, so don’t wait to volunteer if you want to snag a spot for your child!
Candlelight Tour Shirts
Help us publicize the Tour by purchasing a Candlelight Tour Shirt. Note that the shirt has been designed so it can be worn in years to come. Shirts are available in short sleeve, long sleeve, hoodie, and crewneck sweatshirt in adult sizes and youth short sleeve tee.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
In addition to the Candlelight Tour of Homes, we also offer other holiday events before and during the tour. Read below for more details …
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Oakland Cemetery Walking Tour (VIP Ticket Required)
4–5 p.m.
Winter Wonderland
St. Paul United Methodist Church (UMC)
4–5:30 p.m.
Artists’ Market and Bake Sale
St. Paul United Methodist Church (UMC)
4–9 p.m.
Tour of Homes
St. Paul United Methodist Church (UMC), Sanctuary
6–10 p.m.
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
Candlelight Concert
St. Paul United Methodist Church (UMC), Sanctuar
3–4 p.m.
Artists Market & Bake Sale
St. Paul United Methodist Church (UMC), Sanctuary
4–8 p.m.
The Mad Greek
Food Truck
4–8 p.m.
Tour of Homes
St. Paul United Methodist Church (UMC), Sanctuary
5–9 p.m.