Events
The Recreation Advisory Board will host a family-friendly 5K/3K walk/run as part of National Trails Day on Saturday, June 3, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Check-in on the day of the event starts at 7 a.m., and the races begin at 8 a.m. Online registration is available at...Read more
“Happy Dan the Magic Man” will perform his one-of-a-kind magic and comedy show at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts Friday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Everyone laughs louder when Happy Dan the Magic Man is in the house. Happy Dan has traveled the world...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host an online esports gaming tournament featuring "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" Saturday, May 13. Open to players ages 10 and older, the online tournament is free to play and will be live streamed on Twitch.tv....Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is expanding “May Month of Fitness” to include the annual 50-Mile Walking Challenge. Residents (ages 11 and older) who accept the walking challenge commit to walk at least 50 miles in May and use a tracking card to...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will offer a free outdoor fitness series five nights a week in May at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Free and open to residents of all ages,...Read more
Inspections Department to kick off Building, Electrical & Deck Safety Month with free event April 29
May is Building, Electrical, and Deck Safety Month, and the Wake Forest Inspections Department is launching the observance with a “Building, Electrical & Deck Safety Month Kick-Off” Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Town & Country Hardware, 910 Gateway Commons Circle.
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The Town of Wake Forest and several local veterans’ organizations will continue their monthly flag-raising ceremonies on Monday, May 1, at 11 a.m., in Town Hall’s Centennial Plaza, 301 S. Brooks St. The 46 th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony will honor Delmas Hudson who served our...Read more
From May 15-28, the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host a Bass Fishing Tournament for ages 13 and older and a Youth Fishing Tournament for ages 12 and under (non-competitive). Over this two-week period, local anglers can visit any public fishery in Wake or...Read more
The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre is hosting an art exhibit featuring works by students from Forest Pines Drive Elementary, Heritage Elementary, Richland Creek Elementary, Sanford Creek Elementary, Wake Forest iSTEM Magnet Elementary, Wakefield High School, Wake Forest High School, and North...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department and the Wake Forest Pickleball Club will host the Wake Forest “Spring into Summer” Pickleball Tournament for players 12 and older Friday-Sunday, May 12-14, at the Flaherty Park Pickleball Courts, 1126 N. White St.
The...Read more