WAKE FOREST WAKE
14-month Calendar of Events © November 2023–December 2024
presented by the Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina
2024
November 2023 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30
your smoke detector batteries. Police Department’s Annual Turkey Giveaway
Offices Closed Thanksgiving
Offices Closed
of Commissioners Meeting 25
Election Day
of Commissioners
Session Small Business Saturday 2 Planning Board Meeting Gobblequest
Forest Cares Holiday Kick-Off
Anderson 10th
America Recycles Day Shredding Event
Change your clocks. Change
Town
Town
Board
Drop off turkey donations
Board
Work
Wake
Marcus
Anniversary Gala
Plaid Friday
SAF ETY Veterans Day
y e ar a nniv e r s yra 202 3
Lock your vehicle and never leave items such as a purse, wallet, laptop, or firearm in an unattended vehicle.
Town Offices Closed
SAF ETY 6 17 25 31
Planning Board Meeting Shop With A Cop
Winter
Angels Christmas
Celtic Angels Christmas Celtic Angels Christmas Last day of Hanukkah Snowball Dance
December 2023 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 22 23 24 26 30 Downtown Holiday Open House
Christmas Day
14
Celtic
21 Town Offices Closed Lighting of Wake Forest 27 28 29
Calls from Santa Christmas Eve New Year’s Eve Town Offices Closed Town Offices Closed Hanukkah begins at sundown Kwanzaa Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Wake Forest Community Christmas Dinner
Board of Commissioners Work Session Breakfast with Santa Milk & Cookies with Santa
Board of
Commissioners Meeting
Plug only one heat-producing appliance (such as a coffee maker, space heater, or microwave) into a wall outlet at a time.
for individuals with disabilities First day of
January 2024 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 New Year’s Day Martin Luther King, Jr Day 1 2 3 4 31 Board of Commissioners Meeting Board of Commissioners Work Session Planning Board Meeting 22 Town Offices Closed Mesmerizing Magic with Jason Hudy Only use lithium batteries designed for the device you want to charge. Don’t overcharge lithium batteries. SAF ETY MLK Celebration Board of Commissioners Board Retreat Town Offices Closed
Register this month for:
n Youth Spring Baseball, Softball, T-Ball and Dream League*
n Men’s Spring Softball League
n Adult Spring Kickball League
n Inge 3v3 Basketball (Spring)
n Summer Camp*
If you see something suspicious, call the police. Your information may help prevent a crime.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29
Valentine’s Day
27 State of the Town Address & Dinner Presidents’ Day 28 Board of Commissioners Meeting Planning Board Meeting Jackie
10 14 19
Work
BLACK HISTORY MONTH Mardi Gras
February 2024
Robinson: A Game Apart
Groundhog Day Board of Commissioners
Session
SAF ETY
Lunar New Year
Never give out personal information such as your social security number, credit card or bank account number to anyone you do not know who contacts you.
March
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Board of Commissioners Meeting Change your clocks. Change your smoke detector batteries.
2024
30 St. Patrick’s Day 29
Work
Forest Film Festival Planning Board Meeting
begins at sundown Ramadan begins at sundown
Register this month for: n Men’s Church Softball League Loose leaf collection ends
Board of Commissioners
Session Wake Forest Film Festival Wake
Mother-Son Dance Purim
SAF ETY 31
Day
Easter Sunday
Friday Holi begins at sundown Town Offices Closed First day of Spring
CommUNITY
Easter Egg Hunt
Good
April 2024 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 1 2 Six Sundays in Spring Register this month for: n Girls Volleyball* 5 Earth Day Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony Board of Commissioners Meeting 27 Board of Commissioners Work Session 21 30 12 19 Planning Board Meeting Arbor Day Forest Fest Shredding Event STEM Saturday Taylor Street Sprayground Opens Eid-al-Fitr begins at sundown Store firearms safely and in a manner where they cannot be accessed by children. SAF ETY Tax Day Friday Night on White Mother-Daughter Tea The Drifters Fire Department Fish Fry
Register this month for:
n Adult Church Co-Rec Softball
Cinco de Mayo
PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK
Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK
Six Sundays in Spring
Town Offices Closed
Board of Commissioners Work Session Family Movie Night at Joyner Park Holding Park Aquatic Center Opens
Planning Board Meeting
May 2024 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Spring
Six Sundays in
Six Sundays in Spring Six Sundays in Spring Friday Night on White
Memorial
Day
30
MAY MONTH OF FITNESS | BUILDING SAFETY MONTH Mother’s Day
Board of Commissioners Meeting 31
Meet in the Street
SAF ETY
Move the grill away from siding, decking, and other things that can catch fire.
August 2024
SAF ETY
Register this month for:
n Adult Fall Kickball League
n Inge 3v3 Basketball (Fall)
n 2025 Facility Rentals*
Family Movie Night at Joyner Park
Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
Friday Night on White
Planning Board Meeting
29
Deadline to nominate a Good Neighbor
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
30
Board of Commissioners Meeting 31
Board of Commissioners Work Session
If you have children in the home with access to a cell phone or computer, be mindful of who they are communicating with and what websites they are accessing.
Register this month for:
n Youth Basketball League*
Apply this month for a seat on an advisory board
Taylor Street Sprayground & Holding Aquatic Center Close for the Season Senior Expo!
Flag
Concert in the Park Friday Night on White Good Neighbor Day
Planning Board Meeting
Board of Commissioners Meeting
Father-Daughter Dance
If you have a video surveillance system, make sure it is working properly and review it regularly for suspicious behavior. If you see something suspicous, call the police.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3
September 2024
Memorial
Raising Ceremony Labor Day Town Offices Closed
a seat on an advisory board
Board of Commissioners Work Session Concert in the Park Wake Forest Unplugged Deadline to apply for
Patriot Day
SAF ETY
First day of Fall
To keep your home safe for trick-or-treaters, remove anything a child could trip over such as garden hoses, toys, bikes, and lawn decorations.
October
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 1 Halloween Boo Bash Halloween Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony National Night Out Columbus Day Loose leaf collection begins 30 Board of Commissioners Meeting Board of Commissioners Work Session 7 PUBLIC POWER WEEK FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Celebration of the Arts Planning Board Meeting
2024
SAF ETY Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown Yom Kippur begins at sundown
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 28 Change your clocks. Change your smoke detector batteries. 21 November 2024 Town Offices Closed Thanksgiving Town Offices Closed 26 27 Election Day Board of Commissioners Meeting Planning Board Meeting Board of Commissioners Work Session 29 30 Small Business Saturday Wake Forest Cares Holiday Kick-Off Gobblequest Tip a Cop for Special Olympcis Veterans Day America Recycles Day Shredding Event Plaid Friday Diwali Keep anything that can burn at least three feet from any heat sources like fireplaces, wood stoves, radiators, and space heaters. SAF ETY Town Offices Closed
December 2024 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 1 Calls From Santa New Year’s Eve Downtown Holiday Open House Historic Home Tour Wake Forest Community Christmas Dinner 29 Board of Commissioners Meeting Board of Commissioners Work Session 2 3 4 5 14 30 Town Offices Closed Lighting of Wake Forest Planning Board Meeting Snowball Dance for individuals with disabilities Breakfast with Santa Milk & Cookies with Santa Christmas Day Christmas Eve Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Kwanzaa Check holiday lights each year for frayed wires or excessive wear. SAF ETY Shop With A Cop Hanukkah begins at sundown Town Offices Closed Town Offices Closed First day ofWinter
Holiday Operations Schedule
Town Hall
Board of Commissioners
Meetings
6 p.m. | Town Hall
2023
Planning Board Meetings
6 p.m. | Town Hall 2023
2023
Veterans Day Nov. 10 closed
Thanksgiving Nov. 23 Nov. 24 closed closed
Christmas Dec. 25
Dec. 26 Dec. 27
closed closed closed
Nov. 21
Dec. 19
2024
Nov. 14
Dec. 12 2024
2024
New Year’s Day Jan. 1 closed
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Jan. 16
Feb. 20
March 19
April 16
May 21
June 18
July 16
Aug. 20
Sept. 17
Oct. 15
Nov. 19
Dec. 17
The meeting agenda is posted at wakeforestnc. gov , search “board of commissioners.”
Work Sessions: The board of commissioners’ monthly work session is held at town hall on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. During municipal elections, the work session is held on Thursday following the election.
Jan. 9
Feb. 13
March 12
April 9
May 14
June 11
July 9
Aug. 13
Sept. 10
Oct. 8
Nov. 12
Dec. 10
The planning board meeting agenda is posted at wakeforestnc.gov , search “planning board.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan. 15 closed
Good Friday Mar. 29 closed
Memorial Day May 27 closed
Independence Day July 4 closed
Labor Day Sept. 2 closed
Veterans Day Nov. 11 closed
Thanksgiving Nov. 23 Nov. 24 closed closed
Christmas Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26
closed closed closed
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Wake Forest Advisory Boards
➤ Board of Adjustment
Meets as needed on the third Thursday of the month, 6 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
➤ Historic Preservation Commission
Fourth Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
➤ Human Relations Council
Fourth Thursday of each month, 6 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
➤ Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board
Fourth Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
➤ Planning Board
Second Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
➤ Public Art Commission
Fourth Thursday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Renaissance Centre Arts Annex
➤ Technology Advisory Board
Fourth Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
➤ Urban Forestry Board
Fourth Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
For updates to the meeting schedule, please check the Government Calendar on the Town of Wake Forest’s website at wakeforestnc.gov/government-calendar
The Town of Wake Forest encourages residents to apply for one of the advisory boards. By serving on a board, you will have a direct impact on the quality of life in Wake Forest.
Applications are accepted throughout the month of September. To apply for a seat, fill out the online application at wakeforestnc.gov/advisory-boards .
LEARN ABOUT THE ADVISORY BOARDS
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Information in this calendar was accurate at the time of printing. For up to date information, visit the Town of Wake Forest’s online calendar at wakeforestnc.gov/meetings-events . The online Government Calendar shows meetings, whereas the Meetings & Events page shows all Town meetings and events.
* Youth athletic league registration is open until the end of the month or until the age group is full. Summer camp registration begins on Feb. 1 and remains open until full. Swim lesson registration begins in June and remains open until sessions are full. Facility rental registration for 2025 begins on Aug. 1, 2024, and remains open until full.
OUR VISION
Wake Forest’s vibrant, diverse, and welcoming community fosters its distinct character, thriving economy and high quality of life.
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