The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host a singles and doubles cornhole tournament on Friday, July 24, at 6:30 p.m. Open to players ages 18 and older, this inaugural event will be offered rain or shine at Flaherty Park, 1126 N. White St. Both the singles and doubles tournaments offer a two-game guarantee with awards presented to the top two players and teams in each category.
Registration for both tournaments is underway at https://bit.ly/PRCRCornholeTourney. The singles tournament is limited to the first 20 people to register, while the doubles tournament is limited to the first 10 teams to sign up. The cost is $10 per person for the singles tournament and $20 per person for doubles play. No registrations will be accepted on the day of the tournament.
The following local businesses have generously contributed to the July 24 cornhole tourney: B&W Hardware, The Cotton Company, Lemon Tree, Unwined on White, Jersey Mike’s, Southern Suds & Gifts, Wake Forest Awards & Engraving, Sugar Magnolia Café, Shorty’s Famous Hot Dogs and North Carolina General Stores.
Community health and safety is the top priority for the PRCR Department. On the evening of the cornhole tournament, the following precautionary measures will be taken to protect players and spectators:
- All players and spectators will be encouraged to stand at least six feet apart at all times;
- All players and spectators will be encouraged to have no physical contact of any kind, including high-fives, handshakes, face-to-face conversations and more;
- Players will be required to wear masks;
- If participants are showing symptoms of sickness, they will not be allowed to participate;
- Unless the 25-person outdoor rule has been lifted, only one spectator per person will be allowed to attend.
For more information, visit https://bit.ly/PRCRCornholeTourney or contact Recreation Center Supervisor Garrett Bryant at 919-554-6189 or gbryant@wakeforestnc.gov
