Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources News
***UPDATE – Raleigh Water crews located the source of the leak and confirmed it was the result of a backed-up sewer line caused by kitchen grease.
Mitigation efforts in and around the Joyner Park Pond are expected to continue for the next several days.
The pond and the...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host a “Dive-In Movie” Saturday, Aug. 24, at Holding Park Aquatic Center, 133 W. Owen Ave. Kung Fu Panda 4 will be the featured movie projected on a large blow-up screen on the pool deck. Gates open at 8 p.m. and...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host an online Esports gaming tournament featuring the game "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" on Saturday, Aug. 24. Presented by Ting, the Battle in the Forest is open to players ages 10 and older and free to play on...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is in the process of updating its five-year Master Plan. Community input is the cornerstone of that process, also known as Play It Forward Wake Forest .
On Wednesday...Read more
Spend a couple Sunday evenings in September with family and friends at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, while enjoying some foot-tapping, finger-snapping good times during the 2024 Concerts in the Park. “Throwback Collaboration Band” will headline the first concert on Sunday, Sept. 1,...Read more
The September 2024-February 2025 edition of “RecConnect,” the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) fall and winter program guide, is now available online at http://bit.ly/PRCRRecConnect .
Hard copies are available at the...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is hosting a free, monthly outdoor movie series through August at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park feature a variety of family-friendly film favorites and genres, including...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is in the process of updating its five-year Master Plan. Community input is the cornerstone of that process, also known as Play It Forward Wake Forest .
On Monday,...Read more
The Malpass Brothers will perform two shows at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre (RC), 405 S. Brooks St., on Saturday, July 27. The 2 p.m. show is sold out, but a few tickets remain available for the 7:30 p.m. concert.
Reserved seats range in price from $20-$30 plus tax. Tickets can be...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is partnering with Pickles and Play to host the 2024 Wake Forest Fall “Dinktoberfest” Pickleball Tournament Friday-Sunday, Oct. 4-6, at the Flaherty Park Pickleball Courts and Tennis Complex, 1226 N. White St.
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