Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources News
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 7, 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
Beginning Tuesday, April 1, and continuing throughout the month, the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will accept youth volleyball applications for girls ages 9-16 according to the following schedule:
April 1-7 - Wake Forest...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is partnering with Pickles and Play to host the 2025 Spring Smash Pickleball Tournament Friday-Sunday, May 16-18, at the Flaherty Park Pickleball Courts and Tennis Complex, 1226 N. White St.
Registration is underway at...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will partner with the Shepherd Center to offer the 2025 SPIRIT of Inclusion Expo on Sunday, March 23, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Joyner Park Community Center, 701 Harris Road.
Free and open to everyone, the...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is partnering with Play4Life Comics & Used Books to host a Comic Book & Toy Expo Saturday, March 22, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Flaherty Park Community Center, 1226 N. White St.
Free and open to everyone,...Read more
Taylor Street Park, 416 N. Taylor St., will be closed Monday-Friday, March 17-21, so crews from Southeastern Contracting Group can remove and replace a concrete wall that borders a portion of the park.
Residents who live in the area and motorists traveling in the vicinity of the park are...Read more
The Town of Wake Forest will accept applications from food truck vendors interested in participating in the 2025 Fireworks Spectacular through Friday, April 11. The online application is available at http://bit.ly/WFFireworksSpectacular . The...Read more
The Wake Forest Technology Advisory Board (TAB) is encouraging area elementary, middle, and high school students and their families to mark their calendars for the 2025 Wake Forest STEM Saturday on Saturday, April 12. Presented by the Wireless Research Center, this free family networking event...Read more
Heavy rainfall and runoff from today’s weather event may cause flooding along portions of the Smith Creek and Sanford Creek Greenways.
Your safety is our top priority. Greenway users are urged to use caution and should not attempt to cross flood waters covering any section of the...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host the 2025 Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 5, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road.
Presented by Bumgarner & Martin Orthodontics and Skylift Garage Doors, this free...Read more