Community Christmas Dinner

Tickets for the 79th Wake Forest Community Christmas Dinner (WFCCD), celebrating volunteerism and the beginning of the holiday season, are on sale at The Forks Cafeteria, 339 Brooks St., in downtown Wake Forest. 

The dinner is open to everyone and has become an annual holiday tradition in Wake Forest. Always scheduled on the first Monday in December, the 2026 dinner will be on Monday, Dec. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at The Forks. 

Tickets are $25 each and in addition to dinner will include entertainment from the Sleigh Belles, a Raleigh-based professional a cappella trio that blends classic holiday tunes with contemporary favorites. 

The highlight of the evening is the volunteer award recognition of the 2026 Citizen of the Year, Organization of the Year and the Peggy Allen Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Wake Forest Mayor Ben Clapsaddle. The evening will conclude with a holiday sing along.