Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources News
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is partnering with the Northern Wake Senior Center to offer free classes for seniors at the Alston-Massenburg Center (AMC), 416 N. Taylor St.
The PRCR Department is providing the classes with a...Read more
The Wake Forest Police Department and Wake Forest Fire Department are partnering to host a “Public Safety Camp” June 9-10 at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road.
Geared for ages 13-15, the two-day camp will include sessions on basic first aid, CPR, fire extinguisher usage and...Read more
The Wake Forest Technology Advisory Board (TAB) is inviting area middle school and high school students and their families to the 2022 Wake Forest STEM Saturday on Saturday, April 30. Presented by the Wireless Research...Read more
Taylor Street Park Sprayground, 416 N. Taylor St., will open for the 2022 season this Saturday, April 23, at 10 a.m. Free and open to the public, the sprayground will operate according to the following schedule through June 9:
Sundays, 1-8 p.m.
Monday-...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will commemorate “National Physical Fitness Month” in May by offering a 50-Mile Walking Challenge for area residents ages 11 and older.
The concept is simple. The PRCR Department is challenging area residents to...Read more
Wake Forest’s popular Six Sundays in Spring concert series returns to E. Carroll Joyner this Sunday, April 24, at 5:30 p.m. with local favorite Marcus Anderson. Sponsored the Town of Wake Forest and ARTS Wake Forest, the series continues each Sunday through May 29.
Featuring free, live,...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host an online esports gaming tournament featuring "Rocket League" this 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 Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will offer a free outdoor fitness series four nights a week in May at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Free and open to area residents of all ages,...Read more
Weather permitting, Flaherty Dog Park, 1100 N. White St., will be closed for maintenance Tuesday-Wednesday, April 19-20. The closure is necessary to allow crews to install gravel and mulch to areas throughout the park in need of attention.
Signage will be posted to notify the public of...Read more
In May, the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will unveil “Memorial Day Remembrance Walls of Honor” at E. Carroll Joyner Park, Alston-Massenburg Center, and Flaherty Park. In recognition of the service and sacrifice of women and men in uniform, these Walls of...Read more