Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources News

Weather permitting, Wake Forest tree crews will close a portion of the Sanford Creek Greenway in the vicinity of Sanford Creek Avenue and Rose Angel Circle Monday, Aug. 28, from 7:30-10:30 a.m.

The temporary closure is necessary to allow crews to remove a tree damaged during a recent...Read more

08/25/2023

The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department and the Neuse River Hawks Conservationists (NRHC) are partnering to commemorate the “Year of the Trail” by hosting a “Tree Trail Trek” Saturday, Sept. 23, from 8 a.m.-Noon at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road.

The event will...Read more

08/23/2023

The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board will host “Art in the Park: Paint with a Hero” Saturday, Aug. 26, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Designed for children and adults of all skill levels, the painting classes will be offered according to the...Read more

08/21/2023

The Wake Forest Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the person or persons responsible for damaging eight benches and an information board along Smith Creek Greenway in the vicinity of Heritage High School, 1150 Forestville Road.

Sometime late Monday evening or...Read more

08/15/2023

The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board will host “Art in the Park: Paint with a Hero” Saturday, Aug. 26, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road.

Designed for people of all skill levels, the painting classes will be offered according to the...Read more

08/08/2023

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is accepting team registrations for Adult Co-Rec Fall Kickball throughout August at https://bit.ly/PRCRKickball .

The entry fee is $225 per team, and the league is limited to...Read more

08/07/2023

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department and the Wake Forest Pickleball Club will host the Wake Forest 3rd Annual Fall Classic Pickleball Tournament Friday-Sunday, Oct. 6-8, at the Flaherty Park Tennis Complex, 1226 N. White St.

The entry fee is $45 per...Read more

08/03/2023

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will begin accepting 2024 facility rental reservations online Monday, Aug. 7, according to the following rental procedure:

Call the facility you wish to rent to confirm availability.

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08/01/2023

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host the fourth and final event in this year’s series of Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park Saturday, Aug. 5, at 8:30 p.m. The featured film will be “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

Free and open to the public,...Read more

08/01/2023

The E. Carroll Joyner Park playground, situated behind the Joyner Park Community Center, will be closed Thursday, Aug. 3. The temporary closure is necessary to allow crews to repair sidewalk in the vicinity of the playground and community center.

Signage and barricades will be posted to...Read more

08/01/2023

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