Wake Forest, North Carolina

The business directory and magazine for Wake Forest

Businesses in Wake Forest and surrounding towns, the people behind them, and what's happening this weekend. Written and checked by neighbors, updated weekly.

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3,640 businesses listed across 11 categories 35 neighborhoods, each with its own page 64 events on the calendar through December 208 guides and resources, updated on a schedule

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Eat & Drink Best bakeries in Wake Forest: vegan cakes, scratch donuts and more Wake Forest is thin on independent bakeries inside town limits, and the ones it has are hard to check online. Some shop… Oct 19 Eat & Drink Best seafood restaurants in Wake Forest and nearby towns Seafood is a thin category in Wake Forest. Inside town, only three sit-down restaurants put seafood first and show a firm 2026… Oct 14 Things to Do Best things to do in Wake Forest: parks, stages and play Most of what there is to do in Wake Forest is public and close to home. The Town runs E. Carroll Joyner… Oct 9 Things to Do Best things to do in Rolesville: parks to pinball Rolesville sits just southeast of Wake Forest and northeast of Raleigh, close enough that Mill Bridge Nature Park's trails tie into the… Oct 6 Living Here Best personal trainers in Wake Forest Personal training in Wake Forest mostly happens without a storefront. Inspire Fitness Training is the clearest example. Penny, its NASM-certified trainer, builds… Sep 22 Living Here The best roofers in the Raleigh area North Carolina has no roofing license. What a roofer needs is a General Contractor license, and only for contracts over $30,000, which… Sep 18 Seasonal 48 hours in Wake Forest: the complete weekend itinerary Forty-eight hours is exactly the right amount of Wake Forest: enough to hit the downtown blocks, the flagship park, the food scene's… Updated Sept 7, 2026 Seasonal The rainy day guide to Wake Forest: a full indoor playbook by mood and age Carolina weather has two failure modes: the summer afternoon thunderstorm that cancels everything at four, and the gray January Saturday that never… Updated Sept 7, 2026 Resources Best wedding venues in Wake Forest: from Wakefield to Louisburg Wake Forest has few wedding venues inside town, and the strongest choices sit on the rural edge. The Historic Wakefield Barn on… Nov 6 Resources Best pediatricians in Wake Forest: 8 practices to know Six pediatric practices inside Wake Forest have current pages and in-town addresses, spread along Wake Drive, Rogers Road, Capital Boulevard, Siena Drive… Nov 6 News Stay at Home Senior Care becomes Amivie in Wake Forest Stay at Home Senior Care on South Main Street in Wake Forest now operates as Amivie, with a chamber ribbon cutting set for November… Oct 29 News Lime and Lemon Indian Grill soft opens in Rolesville Lime & Lemon Indian Grill & Bar is in soft opening at 110 Bluestone Crossing Road in Rolesville's Cobblestone Village, its fifth Triangle restaurant. Oct 29

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14NOV Rolesville Fall FunFest 11 a.m.-4 p.m. · Redford Place Park 21NOV American Indian Heritage Celebration 11 a.m.-4 p.m., times listed as tentative · N.C. Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road 21NOV N.C. Chinese Lantern Festival Nightly 4:30-10 p.m., through 10 January 2027 · Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway 3DEC Fuquay-Varina Town Tree Lighting 4-8 p.m., lighting at 6 p.m. · Vance Street parking lot, 205 S Main Street

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