• Brookhaven is home to Briarwood Park, an 18-acre park that includes a recreation center with a gym, basketball court and meeting room, as well as a swimming pool with splash pad, playground, tennis courts, picnic tables and walking trails.
  • The 135-acre Murphy Candler Park, Brookhaven's largest park, offers multi-use athletic fields, a swimming pool, playground and picnic areas, and a lake for fishing (the lake is stocked with largemouth bass, bluegill, and channel catfish, among others).
  • The city each fall hosts the Brookhaven Chili Cook-off and the Brookhaven Arts Festival. In the spring and summer, the Brookhaven Farmers Market at Brookhaven Baptist Church offers locally grown food and other local products.
  • Brookhaven's residents enjoy shopping at Town Brookhaven, which offers dozens of restaurants, shops and services, including hair salons, a fitness center and a movie theater.
  • Brookhaven is a great place to visit for evening cocktails, exceptional dining, recreation, and cultural immersion.
  • Town Brookhaven is a pedestrian-friendly village in the heart of Brookhaven, it offers everything from dining, shopping, salons, gyms, and a movie theater. It has over 900 residential apartments, but it’s also a popular location for locals and visitors in the area.
  • Oglethorpe’s art museum has three major galleries that offer three year round exhibits and smaller installations throughout the year.
  • Brookhaven park is a great place to hang out with the family and four-legged friends. There are large lawns, a dog park, a playground, grill pavilions, a sports complex, and paved trails that circumvent the area.
  • Silver Lake remains a local treasure to the surrounding Brookhaven neighborhoods. Hidden away from the Atlanta crowds, Silver Lake is maintained by volunteers and membership fees.
  • Brookhaven’s Farmers Market is not just a place to do a little grocery shopping, but also a place to absorb the local ambiance of Brookhaven each Saturday morning.
  • The Peachtree Creek Greenway is a multi-use paved trail some 4 meters wide that stretches for almost 12.5 miles The path connects the Atlanta Belt Line trail in the south with Doraville at its northern end, crossing through Brookhaven along the way.
  • On Wednesday evenings from May-October, get delicious food at Food Truck Roundup at Blackburn Park.
  • The animal-friendly town hosts Doggy Dip Day at Murphey Candler Park’s Pool every September.
  • Brookhaven’s premier event is the Cherry Blossom Festival, held every March, which features music, art vendors, food and a kidzone.
  • It was the first community in Georgia designed around a golf course in 1910. Don’t be surprised to see filmmakers using the gorgeous houses of historic Brookhaven in their movies.