Events

What's on in Wake Forest

Town festivals, live music, markets, kids' stuff and the recurring meetups and support groups that don't usually make a calendar. Free events are marked.

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October 2026

Tuesday 27OCT

5:30-7 p.m. SEO, Design and Branding in the Age of AI The Loading Dock Beryl, 3915 Beryl Rd. · Business

Saturday 31OCT

6–8 p.m. recommended Halloween Trick-or-Treating Neighborhoods townwide · Kids Free 10 a.m.-4 p.m. HollyFest Jefferson L. Sugg Farm Park at Bass Lake · Festival Free

November 2026

Sunday 1NOV

Check with the organiser TUTA Diwali Celebration Jefferson L. Sugg Farm Park · Culture

Thursday 5NOV

Nov 5-7, 13-14 and 20-21, evenings Moonlight in the Garden JC Raulston Arboretum · Arts

Saturday 7NOV

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fall Arts Fair Fred Fletcher Park · Arts Free 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Taste of China Festival Downtown Cary Park, 321 S Academy Street · Food & Drink Free

Saturday 14NOV

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Rolesville Fall FunFest Redford Place Park · Kids Free

Saturday 21NOV

11 a.m.-4 p.m., times listed as tentative American Indian Heritage Celebration N.C. Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road · Culture Free Nightly 4:30-10 p.m., through 10 January 2027 N.C. Chinese Lantern Festival Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway · Arts

December 2026

Thursday 3DEC

4-8 p.m., lighting at 6 p.m. Fuquay-Varina Town Tree Lighting Vance Street parking lot, 205 S Main Street · Holiday Free

Friday 4DEC

6 p.m. Lighting of Wake Forest Town Hall lawn · Family · Downtown · Free Free

Saturday 5DEC

9 a.m.-8 p.m., lighting at 6 p.m. Cary Tree Lighting Celebration Downtown Cary Park, 327 S Academy Street · Holiday Free

Sunday 13DEC

2 p.m. Wake Forest Christmas Parade South White Street · Family · Downtown · Free Free