Forest Fest in Wake Forest April 26 - Triangle on the Cheap

Head to Wake Forest for Forest Fest on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This free family event in Downtown Wake Forest focuses on celebrating the heart and history of Wake Forest. The event will feature entertainment, the Wake Forest Farmers Market, a tree seedling giveaway, educational opportunities, children’s activities, vendors, food options and much more!

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
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 day with a half marathon, 3 mile run, or 1 mile run before visiting Forest Fest
Wake Forest Farmers Market – Extended hours 8 am-2 pm

Food Trucks

Soulbachi
Tasty Turkey Q
Little Halos
Lumpy’s

Vendors

B&W Hardware Community Partners
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

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When

April 26, 2025 @ 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Cost

FREE

What

Forest Fest

Where

Wake Forest Renaissance Center

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Wake Forest Renaissance Center

405 S. Brooks St
Wake Forest, NC

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Entertainment & Activities

Food Trucks

Vendors

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However, sometimes things change without notice, and it’s also possible that we can make a mistake.

Please verify all deals and events with the venue or organizer before you go.

More Earth Day and Arbor Day activities in the Triangle

Wake Forest Renaissance Center

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