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Join us along Festival Street (Owen Avenue) and Brooks Street (including Centennial Plaza and Town Hall Parking Lot) in downtown Wake Forest on Saturday, April 26, for the 4th Annual Forest Fest! Presented by Wake Forest Downtown, Inc. in partnership with the Town of Wake Forest, the Wake Forest Historical Museum, the Wake Forest Farmers Market and the Wake Forest Historic 13.1. This fun-filled event will feature entertainment, the Wake Forest Farmers Market, a tree seedling giveaway, educational opportunities, children's activities, vendors, food options, and much more!
This family friendly event celebrates the outdoors and the heart of Wake Forest!
Entertainment & Activities:
- Arbor Day Tree Seedling Giveaway - Town staff and volunteers will distribute 2,700 oak, river birch, and redbud seedlings - while they last.
- Free Paper Shredding & Electronics Recycling Event - The Town of Wake Forest will host a Paper Shredding & Electronics Recycling Event on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Northern Wake Senior Center, 235 E. Holding Ave.
- Blooming In the Forest - Local Floral Arrangement Competition
- Golf Simulator - Mobile Mulligans Golf
- Hula Hoop Jam
- Scrap Exchange
- 9 hole mini-golf course
- Kerr Family YMCA - Activities for children
- The Wake Forest Historic 13.1 - Take in the sights and sounds of our beautiful community and start your daywith a half marathon, 3 mile run, or 1 mile run before visiting Forest Fest
- Wake Forest Farmers Market - Extended hours 8 am-2 pm
Musical Entertainment:
- Live Music with Loos Change 10 am-12 pm
- DJ 12pm-2 pm
Food Trucks:
- Soulbachi
- Tasty Turkey Q
- Little Halos
- Lumpy's
Vendors:
- B&W Hardware
- Bottles by the Beach
- Capital Backflow LLC
- Carolina Kudzu Crazy
- Cultivations: Botanically Inspired Crafts
- Delectable Clay Designs
- Free Spirited Artistry
- GG's Creation Station
- Gramps BBQ
- Happy Garden Helpers
- Learning with Harmony
- Little Oak Collective
- NC Country Roads Honey
- Old North Hat Co.
- The Good Naturals
- The Leafy Lounge
- Wake Forest Cornhole
Nonprofits:
- Duke Dermatology Research
- F3NE Wake
- Joyner-Harris Forest Conservation
- Neuse River Hawks Conservationists
- Northeast Community Coalition
- NC Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission
- Schoolhouse of Wonder
- Travis Manion Foundation- Raleigh Chapter
- Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry
- Wake Forest Garden Club
- Wake Forest Historical Museum
- Wake Forest Lion's Club
- Wake Forest Pride
- Wake Forest Rotary Club
- Wake Forest Woman's Club
- Wakefield United Methodist Church
Others:
- Heritage High School FFA
- Wake County Community Library
- US Army Corps of Engineers
Thank you to our Sponsors for helping support Forest Fest!
Platinum = Town of Wake Forest, NC
Gold= Brightspeed Fiber Internet, Johnson Hyundai of Wake Forest, Professional Touch Paint, Renewal by Anderson, Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce
Silver = Cameron and Furman CPAs, Edward Jones - Greg Daniels, Fidelity Bank and Right by You Mortgage, Hounds Town, MK Creative Arts Studio, Nothing Bundt Cakes of Wake Forest, Piedmont Federal Bank, Radeas Labs, REMAX Hometown of Downtown Wake Forest, and Warren, Shackleford and Thomas Attorneys
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Historic Downtown Wake Forest, 530 S White St, Wake Forest, NC 27587-2921, United States,Wake Forest, North Carolina
