Forest Fest - Town of Wake Forest, NC | Kids Out and About Research Triangle

Forest Fest - Town of Wake Forest, NC

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!

Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.

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.
  • Musical Entertainment

    • Live Music with Loos Change 10 am-12 pm

    • DJ 12pm-2 pm

  • Blooming In the Forest - Local Floral Arrangement Competition

  • Golf Simulator - Mobile Mulligans Golf
  • Hula Hoop Jam
  • 9 hole mini-golf course

Food Trucks

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

*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Location:

Downtown Wake Forest
S Brooks St,
Wake Forest, NC, 27587
United States

Phone:

919-435-9416
Contact name: 
Tracy Painter
Dates: 
04/26/2025
Time: 
10 am - 2 pm