Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources News
The Town of Wake Forest will close a section of the northernmost portion of the Joyner Park Community Center parking lot, 701 Harris Road, Monday-Wednesday, June 26-28. The closure is necessary to accommodate the three-day Public Safety Camp at Joyner Park.
Cones and barriers will be in...Read more
On Monday, June 26, at 7 a.m. crews will begin preparing for the construction of the Holding Park Inclusive Playground, 133 W. Owen Ave., by assembling equipment and supplies onsite. The effort will require the closure of 11 parking spaces along West Owen Avenue for the foreseeable future....Read more
Fireworks, food trucks, live entertainment, children’s activities, and more await you at Wake Forest’s 2023 Independence Day Celebration. Presented by Capital Chevrolet, this year’s celebration marks the 50 th anniversary of our community’s most popular summertime event promising two days’ worth...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is accepting applications for Youth Fall Baseball, Softball, and T-Ball for boys ages 4-16 and girls ages 4-15. Online registration is available at http://bit.ly/...Read more

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host the second in a series of Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park this Saturday, June 17, at 8:30 p.m. The featured film will be “Encanto.”
In addition, the following food and dessert trucks will be onsite...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is accepting applications for Youth Fall Baseball, Softball, and T-Ball for boys ages 4-16 and girls ages 4-15 according to the following schedule:
June 1-14 - Wake Forest residents only...Read more
The Recreation Advisory Board will host a family-friendly 5K/3K walk/run as part of National Trails Day this Saturday, June 3, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Check-in on the day of the event starts at 7 a.m., and the races begin at 8 a.m.
Online registration is available at...Read more
Due to the threat of inclement weather, Saturday’s Family Movie Night at Joyner Park, originally scheduled to take place outside in the amphitheater, will move inside the Joyner Park Community Center (JPCC) gymnasium, 701 Harris Road.
The event is free and open to the public. Saturday’s...Read more
In June, the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will accept applications for Youth Fall Baseball, Softball, and T-Ball for boys ages 4-16 and girls ages 4-15 according to the following schedule:
June 1-14 - Wake Forest residents only...Read more
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host the first in a series of Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park this Saturday, May 27, at 8:30 p.m. The featured film will be “Lady and the Tramp.”
In addition, the following food and dessert trucks will...Read more