Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources News

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is partnering withPlay4Life Comics to host a Comic Book & Toy Expo Saturday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Flaherty Park Community Center, 1226 N. White St.

Free and open to everyone, the expo will feature...Read more

10/28/2024

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host its first Diwali Festival on Saturday, Nov. 2. Free and open to everyone, the event is scheduled from noon-3 p.m. at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road.

Diwali is India’s biggest and most...Read more

10/28/2024

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host an online Esports gaming tournament featuring the game "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" on Saturday, Nov. 16. Presented by Ting, Battle in the Forest is open to players ages 10 and older and free to play on all...Read more

10/18/2024

After being closed since late August, Joyner Park Pond is expected to reopen by mid-December.

The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department closed the pond on August 23 due to the presence of red algae bloom. A subsequent investigation revealed that a sewer line leak...Read more

10/17/2024

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is partnering withPlay4Life Comics to host a Comic Book & Toy Expo Saturday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Flaherty Park Community Center, 1226 N. White St.

Free and open to everyone, the expo will feature...Read more

10/16/2024

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host its annual Halloween Boo Bash Saturday, Oct. 19, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in Downtown Wake Forest.

Presented by Capital Chevrolet, the Halloween Boo Bash is a free,...Read more

10/14/2024

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is accepting new and/or clean, gently used coats and jackets through October 26 as part of its annual “Warm Your Hearts with Coats Drive.” Coats of all shapes and sizes are welcome and may be dropped off at one of the...Read more

10/07/2024

The Holding Park Inclusive Playground, 133 W. Owen Ave., will be closed for maintenance Monday, Oct. 7.

Signage and barricades will be posted to inform the public of the closure.

Weather permitting, the playground will reopen Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 7 a.m.

For more...Read more

10/04/2024

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host its annual Halloween Boo Bash Saturday, Oct. 19, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in Downtown Wake Forest.

You read that right. The Boo Bash is coming to downtown!

...Read more

10/04/2024

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host its first Diwali Festival on Saturday, Nov. 2. Free and open to everyone, the event is scheduled from noon-3 p.m. at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road.

Diwali is India’s biggest and most...Read more

10/02/2024

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