Events
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host an online esports gaming tournament featuring "Rocket League" on Saturday, April 23. Open to players ages 10 and older, the online tournament is free to play and will be live streamed on Twitch.tv. Registration is...Read more
The Recreation Advisory Board will host a family-friendly 5K/3K walk/run as part of National Trails Day on Saturday, June 4, 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 registration is available at...Read more
UPDATE: This event is sold out!
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host a Mother-Son Dance on Friday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. Mothers and sons, ages 3-12, are invited to celebrate their special bond during an unforgettable evening...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host virtual public meetings at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15, and Thursday, Feb. 17, to solicit input from residents concerning the future of Holding Park, 133 W. Owen Ave. You can join the session of your choice from your...Read more
The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St., will welcome the “Sons of Mystro” on Thursday, March 24, at 7 p.m.
Born in South Florida to a Jamaican father and Barbadian mother, brothers Malcolm and Umoja learned to play violin through South Florida’s public school system and...Read more
Make plans now to attend the 2022 Wake Forest Film Festival on Friday and Saturday, March 4-5, at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St.
Entitled “A Light in the Forest,” the two-day festival will engage film enthusiasts with more than 30 films of all lengths and genres,...Read more
Fewer than 20 tickets remain available for the 2022 State of the Town Address & Dinner. Presented by the Wake Forest Rotary Club, the event will take place Monday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St.
All area residents are invited to attend...Read more
Bright Star Touring Theatre, a national professional touring theatre company based in Asheville, NC, will offer a free performance of “Jackie Robinson” this Saturday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St.
Jackie Robinson’s number “42” has come to...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is partnering with Wake Forest native Ronald “Skip” Parker to host a “Black History Expo” this Sunday, Feb. 13, from 1-4 p.m. at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St.
Free and open to the public, the expo...Read more
The Town of Wake Forest welcomes the return of Friday Night on White this year and is pleased to announce a power-packed band lineup for the 2022 concert series. Bands scheduled to perform include The Magic Pipers (April 8); Sleeping Booty (May 13); The Soul Psychedelique (June 10); Love Tribe (...Read more