Taylor Street Park Sprayground at 416 North Taylor Street will open for the 2022 season this Saturday, April 23, at 10 a.m. Free and open to the public, the sprayground will operate according to the following schedule through June 9: Sundays, 1-8 p.m. Monday-Friday, 4-8 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Please Note: The sprayground will be open Memorial Day (Monday, May 30) from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. The facility will extend its hours beginning June 10. To view the full schedule for the 2022 season, visit https://bit.ly/TaylorStParkSprayground. The Taylor Street Park Sprayground is a dynamic, zero-depth aquatic play area designed to provide endless hours of fun for the entire family. The sprayground combines the sensations of different water movements – flowing, misting, and jetting – with several diverse features for an unequaled aquatic play adventure. For more information about the Taylor Street Park Sprayground, contact Athletics & Aquatics Superintendent Edward Austin at 919-435-9562

The Wake Forest Police Department and Burger King are joining forces in April to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics North Carolina. As part of the “Your Way for Inclusion” campaign, Wake Forest Police officers will be onsite at both Wake Forest Burger King locations on April 22 selling Special Olympics North Carolina Torch Run T-shirts and collecting donations to support the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. The officers will be at 12301 Capital Boulevard and at 923 Gateway Commons Circle are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The officers compete against other police departments in the state each year to see who can raise the most money. They raised $1,321 two Fridays ago. “Our goal is to make it in the top ten this year,” Officer Robert Wilkinson, the department’s D.A.R.E. and Community Outreach Officer, said. “We were number 12 in the state last year.  We had

It’s too late to pre-order your plates The Wake Forest Fire Department will host its annual “Drive-By Fish Fry” on Friday, April 22, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. – or until all the fish plates are sold. The drive-thru event will be offered along Elm Avenue in front of Fire Station #1at 420 Elm Avenue. A map of the drive-thru system will be provided in the coming days. Fish plates will include generous portions of fried flounder, boiled potatoes, coleslaw, and hush puppies. No beverages will be provided. Plates are $11 each when purchased with a credit or debit card. Only available while supplies last, fish plates may be purchased on the day of the event with cash for $10 each. Online orders will be accepted through Wednesday, April 13, at https://bit.ly/WFFDFishFry. Please note: Due to a limited number of meals, ordering ahead is strongly encouraged. Fish fry proceeds will benefit the

The Town of Wake Forest and Wake Forest Downtown, Inc. are inviting area residents to Forest Fest on Saturday, April 23. Celebrating the heart and history of Wake Forest, this free family-friendly event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – rain or shine – along East Owen Avenue, in Centennial Plaza, and in the Town Hall parking lot. The town has already decorated downtown South White Street and other Renaissance-area streets with green and white banners for Tree City. Offering something for everyone, Forest Fest will include the Wake Forest Guild of Artists Spring Art Market, extended hours by the Wake Forest Farmers Market, and Historic Downtown Walking Tours offered by the Wake Forest Historical Museum. The occasion will also feature live entertainment and educational programming under the tent in Centennial Plaza and a game area for people of all ages to compete and have fun. As a bonus, the

Wake Forest’s popular Six Sundays in Spring concert series returns to E. Carroll Joyner this Sunday, April 24, at 5:30 p.m. with local favorite Marcus Anderson. Sponsored by the Town of Wake Forest and ARTS Wake Forest, the series continues each Sunday through May 29. Featuring free, live, outdoor entertainment, Six Sundays in Spring offers residents an opportunity to enjoy a variety of local and regional performers and an enriching cultural experience. The concerts will be offered rain or shine from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Joyner Park Amphitheater, 701 Harris Road. In addition to Marcus Anderson, other acts scheduled to perform this year include Big Bang Boom on May 1, Orquesta GarDel on May 8, Blue Cactus on May 15, Liquid Pleasure on May 22, and North Tower Band on May 29. A variety of food and dessert trucks will be on site for each Six Sundays in Spring concert. Concert