Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources News
The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will accept online registrations for 2024 Swim Lessons beginning Saturday, June 1, at 8 a.m. The cost is $40 for Wake Forest residents who reside within the town limits and $80 for non-Wake Forest residents. To help ensure the best...Read more
The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Advisory Board will host a family-friendly 5K/3K walk/run as part of National Trails Day on Saturday, June 1, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Check-in on the day of the event starts at 7 a.m., and the race begins at 8 a.m. Online...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department has implemented a weather safety system at several parks that warns when lightning and other potentially dangerous weather conditions are imminent.
Unlike other systems that rely on weather predictions, the...Read more
The Holding Park Inclusive Playground, 133 W. Owen Ave., will be closed for maintenance Friday, May 24, from 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
Signage and barricades will be posted to inform the public of the closure.
Weather permitting, the playground will reopen Friday at 2 p.m.
For more...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host a free, monthly outdoor movie series from May through August at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park will feature a variety of family-friendly film favorites and genres,...Read more
Holding Park Aquatic Center (HPAC), 133 W. Owen Ave., will open for the season Saturday, May 25, at 9 a.m.
Daily admission fees for Wake Forest residents are $1 for children ages 2 and under; $4 for children ages 3-13; $5 for patrons ages 13-59; and $4 for ages 60 and over. Daily...Read more
The Wake Forest community is invited to attend the official unveiling of the new Wegmans Outdoor Fitness Court at Flaherty Park, 1100 N. White St., on Monday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m.
The unveiling ceremony will feature brief remarks by Mayor Vivian Jones, Wegmans Manager Patrick McGuinness...Read more
On Friday, May 3, at 7 a.m., Monster Tree Service, a contractor working on behalf of the Town of Wake Forest, will close a portion of the E. Carroll Joyner Park greenway between the pond and the Joyner Park Community Center. The closure is necessary to allow a crane to remove a large pine tree...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is partnering with Pickles and Play to host the 2024 Wake Forest Spring Smash Pickleball Tournament Friday-Sunday, May 3-5, at the Flaherty Park Pickleball Courts and Tennis Complex,...Read more
From June 3-16, the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host a Bass Fishing Tournament for ages 13 and older and a non-competitive Youth Fishing Tournament for ages 12 and under. Over this two-week period, local anglers can visit any public fishery in Wake or...Read more