The Best LGBTQ+ Pride Murals Across Atlanta: Paint the Town Proud
Looking for the best pride murals in the city of Atlanta? We’ve got you covered.
Looking for the best pride murals in the city of Atlanta? We’ve got you covered.
Atlanta is home to some of the South’s most vibrant Pride murals—a city where art and activism celebrate LGBTQ+ identity, honors queer history, and transforms city streets into open-air galleries. Whether you're visiting for the first time or rediscovering the city you call home, this pride mural guide is your chance to connect with the boldest forms of self-expression Atlanta has to offer.
This Pride Month, Arden’s Garden is highlighting some of our favorite LGBTQ+ inspired murals in Atlanta—each one, works of art that speak in color, history and hope. With 19 locations across Atlanta, don’t be surprised if one of these powerful works of art is just around the corner from your next smoothie stop.
For generations, Atlanta has been a haven for LGBTQ+ individuals throughout the South. It’s where queer joy, safety, and self-expression not only exist, but thrive, raised by community and grounded in the promise of progress. With murals that speak through paint and purpose our goal is simple: to honor the artists behind these Pride murals and ensure their messages stay at the heart of Atlanta’s cultural story.
Fun fact: Atlanta’s first Pride march took place in 1970, making it one of the oldest and largest Pride events in the United States. Read more about Atlanta's queer history here.
Got your juice? Let's take a walk through the city and discover some of the Pride murals Atlanta has to offer.
Stop 1: Sacred Ground in Full Color
Rainbow Crosswalks at 10th & Piedmont
📍Just five minutes from our Piedmont Park location
When it comes to iconic Pride murals in Atlanta, the Rainbow Crosswalks in Midtown are a must-see. Seen in the opening of our blog, these rainbow stripes don’t just guide your steps, they honor the ones we lost. Painted in the wake of the Pulse nightclub tragedy, the Rainbow Crosswalks at 10th and Piedmont are sacred ground. Standing as a living memorial to the lives taken too soon, refusing to be erased, and to Atlanta’s rich LGBTQIA+ history.
Stop 2 : The Lavender Wall That Moves
Red Bull Dance Your Style Mural by ArrrtAddict
📍Right outside our Little Five Points location
Painted by Atlanta-based artist Lisette Correa (aka ArrrtAddict), this mural pays homage to the city’s dance culture, street style, and queer expression and history.
“I wanted it to be really ATL and honor the dancers here in the city,” ArrrtAddict explains. “So I pay homage to that one Ciara video, ‘Oh’, where she’s dancing on the old-school Cadillac, which we call “Donks”. There’s also a girl voguing in the mural. I wanted to honor the ballroom scene, because it doesn’t get recognized enough as a street dance style.”
Voguing, born in Harlem’s ballroom scene of the 1980s, became a form of resistance, a coded language of survival and creativity for Black and brown LGBTQ+ communities. Here, on this lavender wall, it becomes a celebration.
Discover more of her work around the city here.
Stop 3: You Deserve To Be Here
“Please Stay” by Margo Perkins
📍Five minutes from our Little Five Points location
Little Five Points has always been a hub for self-expressions, and “Please Stay” by Margo Perkins blooms like a public love letter. Each symbol in the mural links to real resources supporting LGBTQIA+ rights, mental health awareness, chronic illness advocacy, and intersectional empowerment.
“I hope to create curiosity and an involved learning experience in viewers that may not understand or have not experienced such disabilities or discrimination,” Perkins shares. “Education and growth are needed to change hearts and minds.”
It’s a mural that doesn’t just tell you you’re welcome. It shows you. So, next time you swing by our Little Five Points location take a detour—and remember: you really do deserve to be here.
Explore the mural and its symbols here.
Stop 4: Earth Mama Mural at Dad’s Garage
Pride mural by Avery Harden | photo by Just Toby
📍Dad’s Garage in Old Fourth Ward five minutes from our Little Five Points location
Created in partnership with Atlanta Pride and the Canadian Consulate, this radiant mural by Avery Harden (aka Earth Mama), is rooted in personal narrative and the history of pride in Atlanta.
“To me Pride means living freely. Pride means being able to have a connection with who you are on the inside and living truthfully while supporting those around you.” Harden told Secret Atlanta.
This City Has Something to Say
Pride is more than a parade. More than a month. It’s a movement made visible—etched in brick, poured in paint, and passed between generations. These Atlanta Pride murals don’t just decorate walls, they hold memories. They challenge silence, celebrate truth, and make space for every LGBTQ+ story to be seen. And at Arden’s Garden, we’re proud to be rooted in a city where color speaks, walls remember, and community thrives.
Happy Pride ATL.
We see you. We celebrate you. We’re right here with you.