Town of Wake Forest, NC

Town of Wake Forest, NC A charming community with a rich heritage, Wake Forest is home to over 50,000 residents.

This Town of Wake Forest, NC Government page is a moderated online discussion site and one platform the Town uses to communicate with citizens and visitors. While comments posted will not be deleted based on the content generally, the Town reserves the right to block, hide or remove comments and posts that contain the following:

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• Off-topic comments and posts, spam or links to unrelated sites Violations of our Social Media Comment Policy can result in the offending user being banned from use of Town’s social media sites. Comments posted by the public do not reflect the opinions of the Town of Wake Forest, its employees, or elected officials. While the Town of Wake Forest understands that social media is a 24 hour-a-day, seven days-a-week medium, the monitoring capability of Town staff is not. Commenters are discouraged from making requests for emergency services or soliciting immediate responses through social media. Instead, anyone wishing to comment on or ask questions about Town-proposed projects, plans, policies, programs, and initiatives is encouraged to contact the appropriate Town staff member directly via phone or email, visit the Town website and use the online contact us link to submit comments, or attend any of the public hearings or open comment meetings offered by the Town.

Join us tonight, Sunday, Sept. 6, for 2026 Concerts in the Park  and 2026 Wake Forest Unplugged! The Parks, Recreation &...
09/06/2026

Join us tonight, Sunday, Sept. 6, for 2026 Concerts in the Park and 2026 Wake Forest Unplugged!

The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board will provide a variety of organized games and activities from 5-7pm and “ACE Party Band” will headline the concert from 5:30-7:30 pm in the Joyner Park amphitheater. For full details, visit bit.ly/WFConcertsinthePark & bit.ly/WFUnplugged

Safari Eatz, Savor Raleigh, BobasaurTea and Dusty Donuts are scheduled to be on site!

Kick off your Saturday at the Wake Forest Farmers Market! Located behind Wake Forest Town Hall along South Taylor St. fr...
09/04/2026

Kick off your Saturday at the Wake Forest Farmers Market! Located behind Wake Forest Town Hall along South Taylor St. from 8 a.m. – noon.

Come enjoy fresh-off-the-farm produce, pasture-raised meats, eggs, herbs, honey, jams, fresh-cut flowers, delicious baked goods and more.🫜🥔🍠

Check out the market’s family-friendly events by visiting: www.wakeforestmarket.org/upcoming-market-events for details.

Brightspeed fiber installations to continue in Heritage South through mid-September WAKE FOREST, NC – Contractors workin...
09/04/2026

Brightspeed fiber installations to continue in Heritage South through mid-September

WAKE FOREST, NC – Contractors working on behalf of Brightspeed will continue to install high-speed fiber-optic cables along the following streets in the Heritage South neighborhood through mid-September:

• Marshall Farm Street
• Orange Cosmos Avenue
• Willowgrass Lane
• Heritage View Trail
• Wild Meadow Lane
• Heritage Spring Circle
• Golden Poppy Court
• Crimson Clover Avenue
• Prairie Aster Court
• Forgotten Pond Avenue
• Desert Marigold Court
• Rose Angel Circle
• Prairie Smoke Street
• Wood Poppy Street
• Dotted Mint Avenue
• Red Trillium Court
• Little Turtle Way
• Shasta Daisy Drive
• Albino Deer Way

These fiber installations may require lane reductions along portions of these streets. In such instances, signage and flaggers will be in place to manage traffic flow and safely direct motorists through the work areas. Delays may occur, so motorists may wish to avoid these areas and take an alternate route.

The Town of Wake Forest is sharing this information as a courtesy. For more information, email Scott Cornforth at [email protected].

The Town of Wake Forest kicked off it’s second “Empowering Leaders” Leadership Academy on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Led by the...
09/04/2026

The Town of Wake Forest kicked off it’s second “Empowering Leaders” Leadership Academy on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Led by the Organizational Performance team, with collaboration from all departments, the Academy is an eight-month program with three goals: identify, develop, and nurture future leaders throughout the organization, foster a culture of continuous improvement and employee growth, and enhance participants ability to effectively lead teams, projects, and town initiatives.

The 2026-2027 class includes 15 employees representing 10 Town departments. Participants will focus on a variety of activities over the coming months including self-awareness and leadership exercises, communication skills, departmental visits and activities, and team building. Each participant will also be assigned a capstone project to develop innovative solutions to upcoming town initiatives.

James Cira - Wake Forest Power
Lamar Minter - Engineering
Kevin Kirsch - Engineering
Emily Hennessy - Engineering
Grayson Pridgen - PRCR
Zoe Taylor - Center for Active Aging
John Stauffer - Planning
Jonathan Whitley - WF Fire
Emma Linn - Planning
John Preddy - Inspections
Katie Kahut - Renaissance Centre
Erica Shingleton - PRCR
Joseph Whisnant - Facilities
Paige Regna - Planning
Juan Garcia - IT

Attention, Wake Forest Power Customers⚡ Anyone interested in winning FREE ELECTRICITY? Public Power Week is October 4-10...
09/04/2026

Attention, Wake Forest Power Customers⚡ Anyone interested in winning FREE ELECTRICITY? Public Power Week is October 4-10 and Wake Forest Power and the Town of Wake Forest are celebrating by giving away FREE ELECTRICITY to three lucky residential customers!

We have TWO ways to win! Each account can enter once per options below:

1️⃣ Participate in the Public Power Week Trivia Contest. All the answers to the trivia questions can be found on the Town of Wake Forest website. Every customer who answers ALL 10 questions correctly will be entered into a drawing for free electricity.

2️⃣ Donate a minimum of three non-perishable items to our Customer Service counter in the lobby of Town Hall. All donations will go to support the Mini Pantry at Wake Forest’s H.O.P.E. House. Please register your donation on the sign-in sheet provided at the donation box.

There will be two winners for the Trivia Contest and one winner for the donations. Winners will be announced on Friday, Oct. 9 on our social media pages.

The deadline for the trivia contest and/or H.O.P.E House donations is Thursday, Oct. 8, by 4 p.m.

Visit our website at bit.ly/WFPublicPowerWk for more details on how to enter.

You can make a difference in our community by applying for an upcoming vacancy on a Town advisory board! The boards were...
09/04/2026

You can make a difference in our community by applying for an upcoming vacancy on a Town advisory board!

The boards were established to give residents input into what happens in the community and advise the Board of Commissioners (BOC) on matters that affect citizens and their town government.

Applications are being accepted through Wednesday, Sept. 30, for appointments to the following boards and commissions:

• Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)
• Human Relations Council (HRC)
• Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board
• Planning Board
• Public Art Commission (PAC)
• Technology Advisory Board (TAB)

Area high school students (grades 9-12) are also invited to apply to serve as representatives on every board, except the Planning Board.

More information and the online advisory board application is available on the Town website at bit.ly/TOWFAdvBoardApplication.

Anyone without access to a computer is invited to complete the application by using a computer kiosk in the lobby of Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. Hard copies are available upon request by contacting Deputy Town Clerk Ella Dowtin at 919-435-9436 or [email protected].

The Town of Wake Forest is reminding local dog owners to be good neighbors and great pet owners by obeying Wake County’s...
09/04/2026

The Town of Wake Forest is reminding local dog owners to be good neighbors and great pet owners by obeying Wake County’s leash law!

Town officials and staff regularly receive complaints from community members about dogs running at large – particularly at Town parks and along local greenways. Although Wake Forest does not have an ordinance pertaining to dogs, Wake County Animal Control has jurisdiction to enforce animal control laws within the town and its park system.

Wake County Animal Control Ordinance 91.07 (A) states “It shall be unlawful for any owner to permit an animal to be at large.” Section 91.07 (C) further states “It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having possession, charge, custody or control of any dog to take the dog into or allow the dog to enter any public park without being at all times under the restraint of a leash unless said park is designated as a dog park.”

Any owner permitting an animal to be at large shall pay a civil penalty of $100 for the first violation.

Flaherty Dog Park, 1100 N. White St., provides a free place for dog owners to let their pets run free safely and legally without a leash. Approximately two acres in size, the park is open from dawn to dusk and located adjacent to the Flaherty Park baseball and softball fields. For more information about Flaherty Dog Park, visit https://bit.ly/FlahertyDogPark.

To report an animal control problem, including dogs running at large, call Wake County Animal Control at 919-856-6911.

2026 Concerts in the Park and 2026 Wake Forest Unplugged is this weekend on Sunday, Sept. 6!🎺🪁The Parks, Recreation & Cu...
09/04/2026

2026 Concerts in the Park and 2026 Wake Forest Unplugged is this weekend on Sunday, Sept. 6!🎺🪁

The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board will provide a variety of organized games and activities from 5-7pm and “ACE Party Band” will headline the concert from 5:30-7:30 pm in the Joyner Park amphitheater.

Safari Eatz, Savor Raleigh, BobasaurTea and Dusty Donuts are scheduled to be on site!

For full details, visit bit.ly/WFConcertsinthePark & bit.ly/WFUnplugged

09/04/2026

Don’t miss the Community Celebration of the Arts! 🎨🎭

Address

301 Brooks Street
Wake Forest, NC
27587

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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