Smile will be headliner for the second 2017 Friday Night on White this Friday, May 8, and the usual large crowd is expected along South White Street from 6 to 9 p.m.
Food and refreshments will be available for purchase at several downtown restaurants. A variety of food and dessert trucks will also be on site in the parking lot of Fidelity Bank at 231 South White Street and along Owen Avenue.
The remaining concerts on the second Friday from May through September will be Bull City Syndicate on June 12, Big Love on July 14, Love Tribe on Aug. 11, and Crush on Sept. 8.
A variety of food and dessert trucks will also be on site in the parking lot of Fidelity Bank, 231 S. White St., and along Owen Avenue. Food and dessert trucks scheduled to participate on May 12 include Bulkogi, Charlie’s Kabob Grill on Wheels, Cockadoodlemoo, Fully Loaded Fritters, Gonza on Wheels, Kona Ice, Lumpy’s Ice Cream, Oak City Fish & Chips, Sweet Traditions, VFW Chuckwagon, and Virgil’s Jamaica.
Event organizers urge anyone planning to attend Friday Night on White to know the following:
- No outside coolers are permitted during Friday Night on White, but beer, wine, soft drinks, and water will be available for purchase. All attendees wishing to purchase beer and wine will be required to present age identification and wear the provided identifying bracelet.
- Designated drivers will be eligible to receive two complimentary soft drinks or waters during each Friday Night on White concert. To be eligible, you must be at least 21-years-old with a valid driver’s license. Visit the Information Tent located in the vicinity of the Wake Forest Coffee Company, 156 S. White St., for details.
- Beer and wine tokens will be available for purchase at three points of sale tents. The tents will be situated at each end of South White Street and near the intersection of Owen Avenue/Brooks Street.
- Beer and wine tokens may also be purchased anytime during normal business hours inside White Street Brewing Co.
- Beer serving stations are located at the end of Owen Avenue, adjacent to B&W Hardware; at the intersection of Jones Avenue and South White Street; and inside White Street Brewing Co.
- A wine serving station will be provided inside White Street Brewing Co.
- The last call for outside beer and wine is 8:50 p.m.
- Festivities end along South White Street at 9:30 p.m.
Free parking will be available during each Friday Night on White along several side streets and parking lots in downtown Wake Forest and at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Friday Night on White commemorative T-shirts are available for purchase for $10 each. The T-shirts are available in black and lime green in a variety of styles and sizes and can be purchased at the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 Brooks Street, with cash, check or credit card. T-shirts will also be available for purchase with cash or check at the Information Tent during each Friday Night on White concert – while supplies last.
Volunteers are needed to perform a variety of roles during Friday Night on White. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and will receive training and a commemorative T-shirt. Civic groups and community organizations are especially encouraged to participate. For more information or to sign up, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/friday-night-on-white.aspx.
