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Flaherty Park Community Center to host Wake Forest Comic-Con August 23
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... -
Tickets for Renaissance Centre’s 2025-26 Main Stage Performances go on sale to the public August 26, Patrons & Friends can purchase tickets earlier
The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St., is about to begin selling tickets for its 2025-26 Main Stage Performance Series. Scheduled performances include: Tamer Elnoury: Making Radical... -
PRCR Department accepting 2025 Diwali food truck, vendor & nonprofit applications through September 1
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... -
Good Neighbor Day returns to Joyner Park September 20, volunteers needed
Good Neighbor Day (GND) returns to E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, Saturday, Sept. 20, from 1-4 p.m. Hosted by the Human Relations Council (HRC), GND is an annual celebration that assembles... -
Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park continue Saturday with “Mufasa: The Lion King”
***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 &... -
2025 Road Resurfacing Project continues, concrete work, milling & paving set to begin
Earlier this year, the Town of Wake Forest initiated a major road rehabilitation and resurfacing project targeting over 60 local streets and roadways. The 2025 Road Resurfacing Project consists of... -
Traffic Alert – Star Road
From Tuesday-Friday, July 15-18, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day, Gaines and Co., a contractor working at the future Wake Forest Exchange, will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a... -
“Meet & Greet” with new Police Chief Julius Jefferson to be offered as part of Saturday’s Family Movie Night at Joyner Park
***UPDATE - Due to the threat of inclement weather, Chief Jefferson's Meet & Greet has been canceled and rescheduled as part of the August 2 Family Movie Night at Joyner Park. Newly appointed Wake... -
Meet Thomasina Colbert, Director of the Wake Forest Center for Active Aging
The Town of Wake Forest is pleased to welcome Thomasina Colbert as the new Director of the Wake Forest Center for Active Aging (WFCAA). As Director, Thomasina is responsible for setting the strategic... -
Wake Forest to begin accepting 2026 Community Special Event Applications July 15
Special events are a key contributor to Wake Forest’s exceptional quality of life. In addition to dozens of Town-organized annual events, such as Friday Night on White, Fireworks Spectacular, Good... -
Wake Forest earns 2025 National Main Street Accreditation
Wake Forest is one of 45 North Carolina Main Street Communities and one of 821 nationwide designated as a 2025 Accredited Main Street America™ program for meeting rigorous performance standards. Each... -
WF Police to host “Too Cool for School” back-to-school events August 20
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...
