| Wake Forest Independence Day Celebration
Set for July 3-4 Fireworks, games, live entertainment and more await you at Wake Forest's 2015 Fourth of July Celebration. Now in its 42nd year, this community extravaganza is Wake Forest's most eagerly-anticipated summer-time event serving up two days worth of fun and excitement for the entire family. The festivities get underway with the Fireworks Spectacular on Friday, July 3, at Wake Forest High School's Trentini Stadium, 420 W. Stadium Dr. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and admission is $5 per person. Children age six and under are admitted free.
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Advance tickets to the Fireworks Spectacular are on sale at the following area locations:
- Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce, 305 S. White St.
- Wake Forest Weekly, 229 E. Owen Ave.
- Aloha Tan, 12223 Hampton Way Dr.
- All About Hair & Nails, 12223 Hampton Way Dr.
- Town & Country Hardware at Gateway Commons, 910 Gateway Commons Circle
- NC General Stores, 150 S. White St.
- For Old Times Sake Antiques, 223 S. White St.
As a special offer, buy four tickets in advance and get your fifth ticket free. Jupiter Jones will headline this year's celebration. Other highlights will include performances by the Friendship Chapel Choir and local band Apples & Airplanes and an unforgettable 20-minute fireworks display.  Concessions, including hamburgers, hot dogs, popcorn, Chick-fil-A sandwiches and snow cones will be available for purchase at the Fireworks Spectacular. Picnic baskets and/or coolers are allowed but will be inspected before being permitted inside the stadium. Alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited on the Wake Forest High School campus. Handicap parking (by identification only) and regular parking are available on the school campus. Families may tailgate in the parking lot, but everyone that enters the school campus must be a paying spectator. The Town of Wake Forest has designed a helpful map that highlights useful points of interest in the area of the Fireworks Spectacular, including parking, restrooms, concessions and more.
Children's Parade The revelry continues on Saturday, July 4, with the Children's Parade along North Main Street. Area youngsters are invited to hop on their bicycles and be a part of their very own "walking parade." The lineup begins at 10 a.m. at the intersection of North Main Street and West Juniper Avenue, near the Wake Forest College Birthplace. The procession will get underway at 10:30 a.m. Participation in the Children's Parade is free, but bicyclists are encouraged to wear their helmets.
Art & Games in the Park The festivities will conclude at R.H. Forrest Field, 123 W. Owen Ave., with Art & Games in the Park. Starting at 11 a.m., children of all ages can create a variety of colorful arts and crafts projects and join in a slew of games and activities that include a watermelon seed spitting contest, sack races and tug-of-war - just to name a few. The Children's Parade and Art & Games in the Park are free and open to the public. Weather Updates Wake Forest's two-day Independence Day Celebration is coordinated and produced by the Wake Forest Fourth of July Planning Committee - a non-profit, all-volunteer organization. The Town of Wake Forest partners with the planning committee to support and promote the two-day celebration on its website, Government Access Channel and through social media. In the event inclement weather forces changes to the July 3-4 schedule of events, the Town of Wake Forest will provide updates via the town's app, Facebook page, Twitter account, and website.
Town of Wake Forest App
Android and iPhone users can have a handy pocket guide to this year's Fourth of July Celebration in the palm of their hands by downloading the Town of Wake Forest app and using the app's "July 4" function. Designed to provide smart phone users with useful information about all of this year's Fourth of July festivities, the function offers instant access to the Fireworks Spectacular, the Children's Parade, Art & Games in the Park and more. IPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android users can download the town's free app by searching for "Town of Wake Forest" on iTunes, in the iPhone app store, or in Google Play or by scanning the appropriate QR code provided at www.wakeforestnc.gov/app.aspx. For more information about the 2015 Wake Forest Fourth of July Celebration, visit the town's website.
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