Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources News

The September 2025-February 2026 edition of “RecConnect,” the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) fall and winter program guide, is now available online at http://bit.ly/PRCRRecConnect .

Hard copies are available at the...Read more

07/18/2025

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is partnering with Brandon Wright of Play4Life Comics to host the 2025 Wake Forest Comic-Con on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Flaherty Park Community Center, 1226 N. White St.

Free and open to...Read more

07/18/2025

The second annual Wake Forest Diwali Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 1, from noon-3 p.m. at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Diwali is India’s biggest and most cherished festival of the year. Known as the “Festival of Lights,” Diwali symbolizes the victory of light over darkness...Read more

07/17/2025

***UPDATE - Due to the threat of inclement weather, the July 19 Family Movie Night at Joyner Park has been canceled, along with Chief Jefferson's Meet & Greet.

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is hosting a free, monthly outdoor...Read more

07/15/2025

The Wake Forest Police Department will host concurrent “back-to-school events” on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Taylor Street Park, 416 N. Taylor St., and Joyner Park Community Center, 701 Harris Road.

“Too Cool for School” will offer...Read more

07/09/2025

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is accepting team registrations for Adult Fall Softball throughout July. The entry fee is $550 per team.

Teams can register online through Thursday, July 31, via Team Sideline at...Read more

07/08/2025

The Town of Wake Forest will host a free Paper Shredding Event on Monday, July 14, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the accessible parking lot of E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Sponsored by Skylift Garage Doors, the event will offer community members the opportunity to protect themselves from...Read more

07/08/2025

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host a free online Esports gaming tournament featuring the game "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" on Saturday, Aug. 23. Presented by Brightspeed Fiber Internet, Battle in the Forest is open for players ages 10 and older...Read more

07/02/2025

In response to this week’s soaring temperatures and brutal humidity, Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources officials are reminding community members that Holding Park Aquatic Center (HPAC), 133 W. Owen Ave., is open daily and offers a welcome respite from the summer heat...Read more

06/25/2025

Taylor Street Park Sprayground is closed today and is expected to remain closed for the next several days due to an equipment malfunction that caused a water line rupture.

Signage announcing the closure has been posted at the sprayground entrance.

Located adjacent to Taylor...Read more

06/25/2025

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