Celebrating 125 years of Overton Park

Connecting Memphians to nature, community, and culture never gets old.

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Sep 5, 2026

Event Series: Mindfulness

Mindfulness Walk in the Old Forest

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Our Impact

Restoring, Revitalizing, Reimagining Overton Park

Overton Park Conservancy has restored the park’s place at the center of Memphis life—and we’re just getting started. From building a Bike Gate to caring for a priceless old-growth forest, we’re sharing nature and community with more than 1.2 million visitors every year.

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Stories from the Park and Beyond

The butterfly's wings opening up now that she has crawled to a higher perch

NatureZen and Photography

NatureZen: Metamorphosis

Watching swallowtails transform from caterpillars into butterflies.

Six golfers on the golf course

Events

Overheard at the Overton Park 99 – 2026 Edition

Eavesdropping on the golfers who played 99 rounds of golf in a single day at

A group of volunteers with plant removal tools

Volunteers

Invasive Avengers create a healthier forest

Volunteers have been working for a decade to remove harmful plants from the Old Forest.

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Celebrate in the Heart of Memphis

Host your family reunion, birthday party, wedding, or run surrounded by nature and city energy.

Park Champions

Thank you to our community supporters

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Aug 25

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Do butterflies make your heart flutter? Do you thrill at the sound of a cicada chorus? Or have you been afraid of bugs your whole life and are wondering what it might take to change your mind?

Join Fields Falcone and Melissa McMasters of Overton Park Conservancy and Allie Mounce of Pretty Useful Co. for an evening of celebrating all things six-legged. They’ll share how they fell in love with bugs, what they’ve learned by observing them, and how they try to make a healthier world for them. Dr. Malle Carrasco-Harris will also be on hand sharing some of the insects she’s collected and mounted. We’ll also have drinks by Old Dominick and bug-themed snacks.

Tickets are available now at the link in our bio. Proceeds benefit Overton Park Conservancy's work to create and preserve habitat for pollinators and other insects.

Do butterflies make your heart flutter? Do you thrill at the sound of a cicada chorus? Or have you been afraid of bugs your whole life and are wondering what it might take to change your mind?

Join Fields Falcone and Melissa McMasters of Overton Park Conservancy and Allie Mounce of Pretty Useful Co. for an evening of celebrating all things six-legged. They’ll share how they fell in love with bugs, what they’ve learned by observing them, and how they try to make a healthier world for them. Dr. Malle Carrasco-Harris will also be on hand sharing some of the insects she’s collected and mounted. We’ll also have drinks by Old Dominick and bug-themed snacks.

Tickets are available now at the link in our bio. Proceeds benefit Overton Park Conservancy`s work to create and preserve habitat for pollinators and other insects. ...

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Aug 24

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We're grateful to Kiwanis Club of Memphis for supporting recent repairs at Rainbow Lake Playground! Thanks to their generosity, we were able to replace swingset support beams, repair the damaged fence, and replace worn-out caps on the drum set. We appreciate their support in helping to maintain such a well-loved space!

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Aug 21

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Even MORE amazing volunteers to shout out from this week at Overton Park! A crew from AVI SPL joined us yesterday to pick up a truck bed full of litter. Thanks so much for helping to beautify the park, friends!

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Aug 20

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We're so grateful for the ongoing support of Daughters of the American Revolution - River City Chapter! For years, they have come out regularly to beautify Veterans Plaza and the formal gardens, and this week they helped weed the gardens and trim the hedges. We're lucky to have so many amazing volunteers who invest their time in Overton Park!

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Aug 19

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Last chance to sign up for this Saturday's Kids Curiosity Crew at Overton Park! Join us for a morning of exploration, play, and creativity. Registration is open now at the link in our bio.

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Together, we can grow Overton Park

Overton Park Conservancy works with visitors like you to protect the park’s natural beauty, enhance its amenities, and create spaces that bring people together. But there’s more to do—and we need your help to do it.