Events

Due to popular demand, the Northern Community Food Security Team (NCFST) and Ripe for Revival have agreed to bring their mobile grocery store to Wake Forest on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 3-5 p.m. Offering fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy from local and regional farmers...Read more

01/04/2024

You’re invited to join Mayor Vivian Jones for the 2024 State of the Town Address & Dinner on Monday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m. Presented by the Wake Forest Rotary Club, the event will take place at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St.

During her remarks, Mayor Jones will...Read more

01/02/2024

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St., will host the 2024 Wake Forest Film Festival on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2. Tickets to the two-day event are $20 and can be purchased online at https://bit.ly/WFRenCenTix , in person at the RC Box...Read more

12/20/2023

Several local churches and community organizations will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a free, public celebration on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at Friendship Chapel Baptist Church, 237 Friendship Chapel Road.

The evening’s theme will center...Read more

12/12/2023

The Wake Forest community is invited to the official unveiling of the new interpretive panels at Taylor Street Park, 416 N. Taylor St., during a special dedication ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 4 p.m.

For nearly 160 years, the land where Taylor Street Park and the Alston-Massenburg...Read more

12/06/2023

The holiday season is upon us, and the NCFST’s mobile grocery store is returning to Wake Forest just in time to make your holiday meal shopping easy. Offering fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy from local and regional farmers on a pay-what-you-can scale, the...Read more

12/05/2023

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre is highlighting the artist's quest to find the light in every work of art while bringing light to the viewer with a new exhibit in the Renaissance Centre Arts Annex entitled “Chasing the Light.”

You do not have light unless you have darkness, so the...Read more

12/01/2023

Embrace the holiday season and experience downtown Wake Forest’s unique array of shops and restaurants during the Downtown Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Presented by Wake Forest Downtown, Inc. (WFD), the Downtown Holiday Open House will feature special...Read more

11/28/2023

The 2023 Wake Forest Cares Holiday Donation Drive is underway. Each year, the initiative raises money for several programs addressing specific needs in our community, including hunger, home lighting and heating, youth health and fitness, and providing joy and hope during the holiday...Read more

11/22/2023

You’re invited to experience the wonder and magic of the holiday season during the annual Lighting of Wake Forest on Friday, Dec. 1. Presented by Wake Forest Downtown, Inc. (WFD), the event is scheduled from 5-8 p.m. in Centennial Plaza, 301 S. Brooks St., and along East Owen Avenue.

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11/22/2023

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