2022
WAKE FOREST
14-month Calendar of Events © November 2021-December 2022 presented by the Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina
November 2021 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
TU E S DAY
1 Election Day
WE D NE S DAY
2
3
T H U R S DAY
4
F RIDAY
S AT U RDAY
5
6
12
13
Board of Commissioners Work Session
7
Daylight Saving Time Ends
8
9
10 Veterans Day 11
Town Offices Closed
Wake Forest Cares Holiday Kick-Off Planning Board Meeting
14
15
16
Gobblequest
17
18
19
Board of Commissioners Meeting
21
22
23
24 Thanksgiving 25
Town Offices Closed
26
Town Offices Closed
Police Department’s Annual Turkey Giveaway
28
29
30
20
Drop off turkey donations
Rockin’ the Forest
Band of Oz
27 Small Business Saturday
December 2021 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
1
F RIDAY
2
S AT U RDAY
3 Snowball Dance
for those with special needs
Calls from Santa
5 It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Brunch with Santa
6 Wake Forest Community Christmas Dinner
12
13 Shop With A Cop (Monday–Friday)
19
20
7
8
9
Lighting of Wake Forest
Historic Holiday Festival
10 Celtic Angels Christmas
15
16
11 Celtic Angels Christmas
18
17
A Malpass Family Christmas
Planning Board Meeting
21
4
ARTS Wake Forest presents WF Holiday Artisans Market It’s a Wonderful Wake Forest
Cinema at the Center
Board of Commissioners Work Session
14
Downtown Holiday Open House
22
23 C hristmas Eve 24 C hristmas Day 25
Town Offices Closed
Town Offices Closed
Board of Commissioners Meeting
26
27
Town Offices Closed
28
29
Eve 30 New Year’s 31
Town Offices Closed
January 2022 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
11
New Year’s 1 Day
8 Comedian Kelly Swanson: Who Hijacked my Fairytale?
Board of Commissioners Work Session
9
S AT U RDAY
12
13
14
15
19
20
21
22
28
29
Planning Board Meeting
Luther 16 Martin 17 King, Jr Day
18
Town Offices Closed
Board of Commissioners Meeting
23
24
30
31
25
MLK Celebration
26
27
Register this month for:
February 2022 S UNDAY
Youth Spring Baseball, Softball, T-Ball and Dream League
n
Men’s Spring Recreational Softball League
n
Adult Co-Rec Spring Kickball League
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
MO N DAY
n
TU E S DAY
Summer Camp Registration Begins
WE D NE S DAY
1 Groundhog Day 2
T H U R S DAY
3
F RIDAY
S AT U RDAY
4
5
Board of Commissioners Work Session
6
7
8
9
10
11
Day 13 Valentine’s 14
15
12
Planning Board Meeting
Shades of Gospel
Pastor John P. Kee
Bright Star Theater presents
Jackie Robinson
16
17
18
19
22
23
24
25
26
Board of Commissioners Meeting
20 Presidents’ Day 21 State of the Town Address & Dinner
27
28
March 2022 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
Register this month for: n
Men’s Church Softball League
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
1
2
T H U R S DAY
3
Board of Commissioners Work Session
6
7
8
F RIDAY
4 Wake Forest Film Festival
9
S AT U RDAY
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5 Wake Forest Film Festival
11
12
Loose leaf collection ends
Mother & Son Dance
Planning Board Meeting
13
Daylight Saving Time Begins
14
The Diary of Anne Frank
Forest Moon Theater presents
The Diary of Anne Frank
Day 16 St. Patrick’s 17
18
19
21
22
23
25
26
24 Sons of Mystro
27
Board of Commissioners Meeting
Forest Moon Theater presents
The Diary of Anne Frank
20
15
Forest Moon Theater presents
28
29
30
31
Mother & Daughter Tea
Register this month for:
April 2022 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
n
Girls Volleyball
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
S AT U RDAY
1
2
8
9
Illusionist Joshua Lozoff
3
4 Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
10
11
5
6
7
Easter Egg Hunt
Board of Commissioners Work Session
12
Friday Night on White
SOLE Defined
13
14
Good Friday 15
16
20
21 Earth Day 22
23
Town Offices Closed
Planning Board Meeting
Easter Sunday 17
18 Paper Shredding Event
24 Six Sundays in Spring
25
19 Board of Commissioners Meeting
26
Multicultural Day
27
28 Arbor Day 29
30
May 2022 S UNDAY
n
MAY MONTH OF FITNESS | BUILDING SAFETY MONTH TU E S DAY
2
Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
Mother’s Day 8
9
WE D NE S DAY
3
4
Board of Commissioners Work Session
National Bike to School Day
10
11
T H U R S DAY
5
15
16
Six Sundays in Spring
F RIDAY
6
National Day of Prayer
22
23
12
13
14
Friday Night on White
17
18
19
20
21 Family Movie Night at Joyner Park
24
Six Sundays in Spring
7 Bicycle Safety Fair
Board of Commissioners Meeting
National Public Works Week
S AT U RDAY
Meet in the Street
Planning Board Meeting
Six Sundays in Spring
25
26
27
28
29 Memorial Day 30
Six Sundays in Spring
Adult Church Co-Rec Softball
MO N DAY
1 Six Sundays in Spring
Register this month for
Town Offices Closed
31
June 2022 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
Register this month for:
TU E S DAY
n
Youth Fall Baseball & Softball Leagues
n
Adult Co-Rec Summer Kickball League
n
Swim Lessons
WE D NE S DAY
1
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
2
3
S AT U RDAY
4 National Trails Day
5
6 Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
12
7
8
9
Board of Commissioners Work Session
13 Flag Day 14
10 Friday Night on White
15
16
17
20
21
22
23
Board of Commissioners Meeting
26
27
28
18 Family Movie Night at Joyner Park
Planning Board Meeting
Father’s Day 19
11
24
25
Dance
for those with special needs
29
30
July 2022 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
3 Independence Day 4
Register this month for:
TU E S DAY
n
Men’s Fall Softball League
n
Co-Rec Open Softball League
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
S AT U RDAY
1
2
5
6
7
8
9
13
14
15
16
Town Offices Closed
Fireworks Spectacular
10
Children’s Parade and Art & Games in the Park
11 Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
17
18
Board of Commissioners Work Session
12 Planning Board Meeting
19
Friday Night on White
20
21
22
Board of Commissioners Meeting
24 31
25
26
23
Family Movie Night at Joyner Park Malpass Brothers Concert
27
28
29
30
August 2022 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
1
Registration opens for 2023 facility rentals
Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
7
8
Register this month for: n
Adult Co-Rec Fall Kickball League
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
2
3
T H U R S DAY
4
15
5
Board of Commissioners Work Session
S AT U RDAY
6 Family Movie Night at Joyner Park
9
10
11
12
13
Friday Night on White
Planning Board Meeting
14
F RIDAY
16
17
18
19
20
24
25
26
27
31
Board of Commissioners Meeting
21
22
23
28
29
30
Deadline to nominate a Good Neighbor
September 2022 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
4 Labor Day 5
Town Offices Closed
Wake Forest Unplugged Concert in the Park
18
n
Youth Basketball League
Apply this month for a seat on an advisory board
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
12 Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
19
26
S AT U RDAY
1
2
3
6
7
8
9
10
13
Friday Night on White
14
15
20
21
27
22
29
Good Neighbor Day
23 A Night of Motown
28
17
16 Father & Daughter Dance
Planning Board Meeting
Board of Commissioners Meeting
25
F RIDAY
Board of Commissioners Work Session
Concert in the Park
11
Register this month for:
Deadline to apply for a seat on an advisory board
30
24
National Public Lands Day
Rain Date for
Good Neighbor Day
October 2022 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
S AT U RDAY
1 Wake Forest Dance Festival
2 Public Power Week Fire Prevention Week
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3
Loose leaf collection begins
5
Memorial Flag Raising Ceremony
Wake Forest Home & Garden Show
7
Board of Commissioners Work Session
8
11
Wake Forest Home & Garden Show
12
13
14
19
20
21
15
Planning Board Meeting
17
18 Board of Commissioners Meeting
23
6
National Night Out
9 Columbus Day 10
16
4
24
30 Halloween 31
25
Tip a Cop for Special Olympics
Halloween Boo Bash
26
27
22
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
28
29
November 2022 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
TU E S DAY
1
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
2
3
9
10
F RIDAY
S AT U RDAY
4
5
Veterans Day 11
12
Board of Commissioners Work Session
6
Daylight Saving Time Ends
7 Election Day 8
Town Offices Closed
Gobblequest
Planning Board Meeting
13
14
15
17
16
Board of Commissioners Meeting
20
21
22
18
28
29
Drop off turkey donations
19
Rockin’ the Forest Chairmen of the Board
23 Thanksgiving 24
Town Offices Closed
25
Town Offices Closed
Police Department’s Annual Turkey Giveaway
27
26 Small Business Saturday
30
December 2022 S UNDAY
MO N DAY
TU E S DAY
WE D NE S DAY
T H U R S DAY
F RIDAY
1
2
4
5
6
7
Historic Home Tour
3
Snowball Dance
Downtown Holiday Open House
Lighting of Wake Forest
ARTS Wake Forest presents WF Holiday Artisans Market
for those with special needs
Calls From Santa
S AT U RDAY
8
9
10
Renaissance Centre’s Christmas Jubilee Concert
Renaissance Centre’s Christmas Jubilee Concert
16
17
Brunch with Santa Holiday Musical Theater at the Renaissance Centre
Wake Forest Community Christmas Dinner
11
Board of Commissioners Work Session
12
13 Planning Board Meeting
18
19
20
14
15
Shop With A Cop
21
22
28
29
23 C hristmas Eve 24
Town Offices Closed
Board of Commissioners Meeting
C hristmas Day 25
26
Town Offices Closed
27
Town Offices Closed
s Eve 30 New Year’ 31
Holiday Operations Schedule Town Hall 2021
Board of Commissioners Meetings
Planning Board Meetings
6 p.m. | Town Hall
6 p.m. | Town Hall
2021
2021
2022
2022
Nov. 16 Dec. 21 Jan. 18 Feb. 15 March 15 April 19 May 17 June 21 July 19 Aug. 16 Sept. 20 Oct. 18 Nov. 15 Dec. 20
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.
Nov. 9 Dec. 14 Jan. 11 Feb. 8 March 8 April 12 May 10 June 14 July 12 Aug. 9 Sept. 13 Oct. 11 Nov. 8 Dec. 13
The planning board meeting agenda is posted at wakeforestnc.gov, search “planning board.”
Veterans Day
Nov. 11
closed
Thanksgiving
Nov. 25 Nov. 26
closed closed
Christmas
Dec. 23 Dec. 24 Dec. 27
closed closed closed
Dec. 31
closed
New Year’s Eve 2022 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan. 17
closed
Good Friday
April 15
closed
Memorial Day
May 30
closed
Independence Day
July 4
closed
Labor Day
Sept. 5
closed
Veterans Day
Nov. 11
closed
Thanksgiving
Nov. 24 Nov. 25
closed closed
Christmas
Dec. 23 Dec. 26 Dec. 27
closed closed closed
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Wake Forest Advisory Boards ➤ Board of Adjustment
➤ Planning Board
Meets as needed on the third Thursday of the month, 6 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
➤ Historic
Preservation Commission
Second Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
➤ Human Relations
Council
Four th Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
➤ Parks, Recreation &
Cultural Resources Advisory Board
Four th Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Flaher ty Park Community Center
Second Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
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➤ Public Art
Commission
Four th Thursday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Renaissance Centre Ar ts Annex
➤ PRCR
Happenings
➤
Wake Forest Renaissance Centre – Upcoming Events
Board
➤
Four th Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Wake Forest Town Hall
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➤ Urban Forestry
Board
Four th 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.
For information about advertising and event sponsorship, visit wakeforestnc.gov and search “advertising” or contact Marketing & Business Relations Specialist Anna Bolton at 919-435-9422 or abolton@wakeforestnc.gov.
Notes and Other Special Events 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/ government-calendar.
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