CENTER OF WAKE FOREST
What’s on this week
in Wake Forest.
Camps, parents night out, parties, charter lotteries, and the local stories worth your inbox — sorted by what fits your kids.
Camps & programs
Countyline Equestrian Center
Full-service equestrian facility offering horseback riding lessons, summer camps, boarding, and a free-to-join show team.
YMCA Camp Cheerio
Classic mountain camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains, about 2.5 hours from Wake Forest. Traditional camp experience.
Runner's Camp - Wake Forest
Week-long kids track and field camp teaching 7 events. Combines fitness, fun, and faith.
Carolina Theater Company
Theater company offering acting musical theater and performance summer camps.
Birthday party venues
Granite Falls Swim & Athletic Club
Northern Wake County's premier swim and athletic club, located in Rolesville. Granite Falls offers year-round programming for families including swim lessons, youth swim teams, summer and track-out camps, fitness classes, and personal training. The facility features indoor and outdoor pools, a full gym, and dedicated youth activity areas. Their Parents Night Out program runs the 2nd Friday of every month with swimming, movies, games, crafts, and dinner included. Camp programs serve ages 4–11 with full-day and half-day options, and optional swim lesson add-ons.
Embrace Kids Club
Multi-activity indoor play and enrichment center offering camps classes and drop-in play.
Young's Gym-Kids in Motion
Gymnastics facility offering camps classes birthday parties and parent's night out events.
House of Sports
Large indoor sports complex offering multi-sport camps leagues and birthday parties.
Parents Night Out & evening events
House of Sports
Large indoor sports complex offering multi-sport camps leagues and birthday parties.
The Tumble Gym
Gymnastics and tumbling facility offering summer camps, day camps, birthday parties, and Parents Night Out events for children of all skill levels.
Triangle Rock Club
Morrisville & Raleigh
Premier rock climbing facility offering summer camps for grades 1-8. Camps include climbing instruction, games, confidence building, and adventure.
Granite Falls Swim & Athletic Club
Northern Wake County's premier swim and athletic club, located in Rolesville. Granite Falls offers year-round programming for families including swim lessons, youth swim teams, summer and track-out camps, fitness classes, and personal training. The facility features indoor and outdoor pools, a full gym, and dedicated youth activity areas. Their Parents Night Out program runs the 2nd Friday of every month with swimming, movies, games, crafts, and dinner included. Camp programs serve ages 4–11 with full-day and half-day options, and optional swim lesson add-ons.
Wake Forest Ninja Academy
Ninja warrior gym offering obstacle course training camps and birthday parties.
Reporting from the school pickup line
Drop-In Child Care in Wake Forest & Rolesville: Where to Send Your Kid for a Few Hours
The sitter cancelled, camp is out, or you just need three hours. Here are the drop-in child care and hourly play spots in Wake Forest, Rolesville, and North Raleigh — ages, hours, rates, and how much notice each one needs.
Read storyCamps You Can Book By the Day
Vacation week? Kid on the fence about a camp? These Wake Forest–area camps let you register for a single day — or two, or three — instead of a full week.
Fall Sports Signups Closing Now
Rolesville fall sports registration closes Friday, July 10. Here's what's still open for fall across Wake Forest, Rolesville, and Youngsville — and what fills up first.