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First Light Wake Forest - Schedule of Events

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First Light Wake Forest is scheduled for December 31, 2008. Please note that the schedule of events listed below is subject to change. For more information, call (919) 761-3021.

Click here to download a high resolution PDF of this schedule.

TIME

EVENT

2:00 pm

South White Street/East Owen Avenue closed to traffic

6:00 pm

Bill Smith's Magic of Music Karaoke Begins at Municipal Parking Lot
     Gazebo
Wake Forest Spacewalk Inflatables Open
Climbing Wall Opens
DJ / Contests - MainStage

6:15-6:45 pm

Will McBride Group Performs on Main Stage (Set 1)

6:45 pm

DJ / Contests - MainStage

7:15-8:00 pm

Will McBride Group Performs on Main Stage (Set 2)

8:00 pm

DJ / Contests - MainStage

8:20 pm

All Inflatables, Climbing Wall, and Karaoke close for 15 minutes

8:30 pm

First Countdown for Kids – NO FIREWORKS
Auld Lang Syne

9:00 pm

Opening Ceremony
Presentation of Colors by the NC National Guard
Lori Eitel Performs the National Anthem
Invocation – Jimmy Allen, Heritage Baptist Church
Introduction of Dignitaries
Introduction of Kara Louise, Centennial Celebration Events Coordinator
Welcome by Mayor Vivian Jones

9:30-10:45 pm

Voltage Brothers Perform on Main Stage (Set 1)

10:45 pm

DJ / Contests - MainStage

11:00 pm

Noisemaker Check

11:15 pm-12:25 am

Voltage Brothers Perform on Main Stage (Set 2)

11:30 pm

Karaoke Closes

11:40 pm

Inflatables Close

11:45 pm

Climbing Wall Closes

11:57 pm

Voltage Brothers Finish Song
Mayor Vivian Jones Introduced to Begin Countdown

11:59 pm

Countdown Begins

12:00 am

10-Second Countdown
Go Pyro Fireworks Begin

12:25 am

Voltage Brothers Perform Final Song

12:30 am

First Light Wake Forest Officially Ends

3:00 am

South White Street & East Owen Avenue Re-Open to Traffic

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Kara Louise
(919) 761-3021


CENTENNIAL QUICK LINKS
2009 Centennial Celebration 
Scheduled Events
First Light Wake Forest
Sponsors 
Celebration Committee
Engraved Brick Pavers

Wake Forest History
Centennial Sponsor Brochure


NEWS
Wake Electric & Wake
Forest Power to
Sponsor Inaugural
First Light Wake Forest

July 29, 2008


RESOURCES
Presentation to
Downtown Business
Owners
 (PDF)
October 1, 2008


 

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