Forest Fest has it all Saturday

Well, probably not pompom cheerleaders. But it does have an artisan’s market in the Renaissance Centre, an extended Wake Forest Farmers Market, vendor and nonprofit booths on Brooks Street and in the Wake Forest Town Hall parking lot, distribution of over 3,000 ginkgo, oak and river birch seedlings for local lawns, a paper-shredding event plus food trucks.
Forest Fest on April 15 is a creation of Wake Forest Downtown and the Town of Wake Forest, and it will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, throughout the downtown area.
Celebrating the heart and history of Wake Forest, Forest Fest will include the Wake Forest Guild of Artists Spring Artisan Market inside the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St.; extended hours by the Wake Forest Farmers Market along South Taylor Street; and a variety of local vendor and non-profit booths with educational activities along Brooks Street and in the Town Hall parking lot. The occasion will also offer various children’s activities along East Owen Avenue and live musical entertainment in Centennial Plaza.
In addition, the Urban Forestry Board (UFB) will again host the popular Arbor Day Tree Seedling Giveaway in the Town Hall parking lot, 301 S. Brooks St. During the seedling giveaway, UFB members, Town staff, and volunteers will distribute over 3,000 ginkgo, oak, and river birch seedlings to residents – while they last. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/WFTreeSeedlingGiveaway.
As a bonus, this year’s Forest Fest will also include an “Earth Day Shredding Event” sponsored by Civic Federal Credit Union. The drive-thru paper shredding event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until the two paper shredding trucks are full) in the parking lot of the Northern Wake Senior Center, 235 E. Holding Ave. For complete details, visit http://bit.ly/WFPaperShreddingEvent.
Food and refreshments will be available for purchase throughout the day at several downtown restaurants. Plus, the following food and dessert trucks will be on site: Wake the Truck Up, Smith’s Smokehouse and Smoothies, and Lumpy’s Ice Cream.
A special thanks to our 2023 Forest Fest sponsors: Bartlett Tree Experts, ISI Elite Training, Renewal by Andersen, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and The College at Southeastern, DAB Auto Sales & Leasing, Wild Birds Unlimited, and Yard Party.
For complete details about Forest Fest, visit https://bit.ly/WFForestFest or email Downtown Development Specialist Camryn Gutierrez at cgutierrez@wakeforestnc.gov.
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