🌳 Meet in the Street and Soul Psychedelique Highlights the Second Week of Six Sundays in Spring

Good morning, W.Y.R. neighbors! Big downtown week ahead: Meet in the Street takes over Wake Forest on Saturday with food, vendors, music, kids stuff, Engine Alley, and a beer garden, while HerbFest comes back for its final weekend just down the road. The Wake Forest Listening Room has Van Meter + Jack the Radio on Friday, Six Sundays rolls into week two with The Soul Psychedelique Orchestra, and Rolesville gets a fresh round of Monday programs at the Community Center. Youngsville families still get their library rhythm this week with ABC Craft & Learn, STEAM Free Play, storytime, and Afternoon Adventures.

In today’s edition of The WYRe:

Let's get to it.

— Dave & Egle

🌳 Meet in the Street 2026 📍 Downtown Wake Forest, South White St. area | Saturday, May 2 | 10 AM to 4 PM | FREE

Wake Forest’s 44th annual Meet in the Street is the week’s heavyweight. Downtown fills up with Foodie Fairway, Dessert Court, Young Entrepreneurs, Small Business Alley, Children’s Village, arts and crafts vendors, live music, and new-this-year extras like Artisan Village, Engine Alley, and a beer garden. Roads around South White, Owen, East Jones, and Brooks will be impacted from early morning into the evening, so park with a plan. Saturday’s forecast is the one thing trying to be difficult, so check before you head out.

🌿 Wake Forest HerbFest 2026, Final Weekend 📍 530 S White St, Wake Forest | Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3 | Fri-Sat 9 AM to 6 PM, Sun 10 AM to 4 PM | FREE

Last call for the 27th annual HerbFest. Organic herbs, veggie starts, perennials, native plants, food trucks, vendors, and the kind of spring plant impulse buys that somehow become your whole Saturday. Friday is probably your cleanest weather window and best bet for calmer browsing. Sunday looks sunnier if you want the closing-day stroll.

Cinco de Mayo weekend

🎸 Van Meter + Jack the Radio 📍 Wake Forest Listening Room at Magnolia Roots, 415 Brooks St | Friday, May 1 | Doors 6:45 PM, show 7:30 PM | $28.25

This is the grown-up music pick of the week. Jennifer Van Meter brings rootsy, road-tested songwriting with a band sound that lives somewhere near Tom Petty and the Pretenders. Raleigh’s Jack the Radio adds swampy Southern rock, blues, Americana, folk, and country. Small room, strong bill, all ages.

🎷 Six Sundays in Spring: The Soul Psychedelique Orchestra 📍 Joyner Park Amphitheater, 701 Harris Rd, Wake Forest | Sunday, May 3 | 5:30 to 7:30 PM | FREE

Week two of Six Sundays brings The Soul Psychedelique Orchestra to Joyner Park. Bring the kids, friends, a picnic and a blanket and settle in for some foot-tapping, finger-snapping good times! You are invited to pack a picnic and enjoy the music. Several food truck vendors will also be onsite during each concert.

Open Play Basketball (35+) | Joyner Park CC | 6:15-7:45 AM

Open Play Pickleball | Joyner Park CC | 8-11:30 AM

Toddler Storytime | Northeast Regional Library | 9:15-9:45 AM

Family Storytime | Northeast Regional Library | 10:15-10:45 AM

Baby Storytime | Northeast Regional Library | 11:15-11:45 AM

STEM Build (Lego) | Joyner Park CC | 12-4 PM

Homeschool Rec (basketball & volleyball) | Joyner Park CC | 12-2:30 PM

Painting Studio with Clina Polloni | The Makery WF | 1-3 PM | $30, semi-private, ages 14+

Incredible Science | NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh | 1:30 PM

Craft It | Northeast Regional Library | 2:30 PM

Youth open play Basketball (17 and under) | Joyner Park CC | 3-5 PM

K-5th Adventures: Author Visit | Wake Forest Community Library | 4:30 PM

K-2nd Adventures | Northeast Regional Library | 4:30 PM

Music Bingo | Burnt Barrel | 6 PM

Meet & Greet Evonne Hopkins | Broadsides and Brews | 6-7:30 PM

Thursday Night Global Reads Book Club | Northeast Regional Library | 6:30-7:30 PM

The Gnome Knows Trivia | Norse Brewing | 6:30-8:30 PM

Not Rocket Science Trivia | Compass Rose Brewery | 7-8:30 PM

Retro Rewind Music Bingo | White Street Brewing | 7-9 PM

Trivia | Local 919 Beer and Wine | 7:30 PM

Karaoke Thursdays | Gatehouse Tavern | 8-11 PM

Open Play Pickleball | Joyner Park CC | 6:15-11:30 AM

Preschool Open Play (1-5yo) | Joyner Park CC | 8 AM-4 PM

Wake Forest HerbFest | 530 S White St, Wake Forest | 9 AM-6 PM | FREE

Bookmobile Sneak Peek Tour | Wake Forest Community Library | 10 AM-12 PM

Drawing Studio with Mary Lou Amy | The Makery WF | 10 AM-12 PM | $30, ages 12+

Pop-In and Play | Wake Forest Community Library | 10-11:30 AM

Storytime & Craft | Joyner Park CC | 10:15 AM

Storytime at the Museum | NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh | 10:30 AM

Open Play Basketball (18+) | Joyner Park CC | 12-2 PM

Rising Makers: Drawing & Painting Studio | The Makery WF | 12:30-2:30 PM | $30, ages 12+

Incredible Science | NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh | 1:30 PM

First Spin | The Makery WF | 3:30-5 PM | Ticketed

Art Putt First Friday | Downtown Raleigh | 5-8 PM

Faith Women Conference, opening session | Faith Baptist Church, 249 Holden Rd, Youngsville | 6:30-9 PM | $125 late registration

Hammered Trivia | Greenway Beer and Wine | 6:30 PM

Mommy & Me: Mushroom Sculptures | The Makery WF | 6:30-8:30 PM | Ticketed

Youth open play Basketball (17 and under) | Joyner Park CC | 6:30-8:45 PM

Van Meter + Jack the Radio | Wake Forest Listening Room, 415 Brooks St | Doors 6:45 PM, show 7:30 PM | $28.25

Youth open play Basketball (17 and under) | Joyner Park CC | 8-11:30 AM

Open Play Pickleball | Joyner Park CC | 8:30 AM-12:30 PM

Wake Forest Farmers Market | 235 S Taylor St, Wake Forest | 8 AM-12 PM

Downtown Rolesville Farmers Market | Cobblestone Village, 108 S Main St | 9 AM-1 PM

Motorcycle Poker Run Benefiting Sowing Seeds | Buds Tavern | 9 AM-2 PM Register

Wake Forest HerbFest | 530 S White St, Wake Forest | 9 AM-6 PM | FREE

Faith Women Conference | Faith Baptist Church, 249 Holden Rd, Youngsville | 9 AM-3:15 PM | $125 late registration

Food Pantry | Faith Baptist Church, 249 Holden Rd, Youngsville | 9-11:15 AM | FREE

Meet in the Street | Downtown Wake Forest | 10 AM-4 PM | FREE

Kids Club | The Makery WF | 10 AM | Ticketed

Family Storytime | Northeast Regional Library | 10:15 AM

ABC Craft & Learn | Youngsville Library | 10:30-11:15 AM

Family Storytime | Wake Forest Community Library | 11 AM

Music, Mommies, and Mimosas | Blackbird Brewery | 11 AM - 12 PM

Cinco de Mayo Celebration | Lonerider Wake Forest | 12 PM

Meet in the Street Beer Garden | Blackbird Brewery, 3608 Rogers Branch Rd, Wake Forest | 12-4 PM | Beer for purchase

Open Play Basketball (17 and younger) | Joyner Park CC | 1-3:30 PM

STEAM Free Play | Youngsville Library | 2-3 PM

ABC Craft & Learn | Wake Forest Community Library | 2:30 PM

Motorcycle Raffle | Buds Tavern | 3:30 PM Tickets available at Bud’s Tavern

Kentucky Derby Watch Party | Zinchouse | 6-8 PM

Wake Forest HerbFest, Final Day | 530 S White St, Wake Forest | 10 AM-4 PM | FREE

Sunday Morning Yoga | Compass Rose Brewery | 11 AM-12 PM | Free, donations appreciated

Pet Networking Event | Lonerider Wake Forest | 1-4 PM

Open Play Basketball (35+) | Joyner Park CC | 1-4:45 PM

Wine Expo in the Garden | Blackbird Brewery | 2-5 PM | FREE entry

Brunch but Better Market | Bird’s Nest at Blackbird Brewery | 2-5 PM

Seasonal Yoga Series | Unwined on White | 4:30-5:45 PM Sign up

Six Sundays in Spring: The Soul Psychedelique Orchestra | Joyner Park Amphitheater, 701 Harris Rd, Wake Forest | 5:30-7:30 PM | FREE

Open Play Pickleball | Joyner Park CC | 6:15-10:15 AM

Preschool Open Play (1-5yo) | Joyner Park CC | 8 AM-4 PM

Baby Storytime | Wake Forest Community Library | 9:30-9:50 AM

Mahjong | Rolesville Community Center | 10-11 AM

Family Storytime | Youngsville Library | 10:30-11 AM

Bilingual Storytime | Wake Forest Community Library | 11:00 AM

B.Y.O. Book | Northeast Regional Library | 11 AM-12:30 PM

Family Storytime | Wake Forest Community Library | 11-11:30 AM

Chair Yoga | Rolesville Community Center | 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Open Play Basketball (18+) | Joyner Park CC | 12-2 PM

Mahjong | Rolesville Community Center | 1-2 PM

A Stitch in Time | Northeast Regional Library | 4:30 PM

Teen Program | Northeast Regional Library | 5:30-6:30 PM

Bingo Night | Artisan Beer & Cheese, Rolesville | 6-7 PM

Youth open play Basketball (17 and under) | Joyner Park CC | 6:30-8:45 PM

Darts | Bud’s Tavern | 7 PM

Hammered Trivia | Blackbird Brewery | 7-9 PM

Trivia | Fortnight Brewing (Wake Forest) | 7-9 PM

Open Play Basketball (35+) | Joyner Park CC | 6:15-7:45 AM

Open Play Pickleball | Joyner Park CC | 8-11:30 AM

Toddler Storytime | Northeast Regional Library | 9:15-9:45 AM

Family Storytime | Northeast Regional Library | 10:15-10:45 AM

Family Storytime | Youngsville Library | 10:30-11:15 AM

Storytime | Page 158 Books | 11 AM

Cinco de Mayo | Lonerider Wake Forest | 12 PM

Wake Forest Stitchers | Wake Forest Community Library | 12-2 PM

STEM Build (Lego) | Joyner Park CC | 12-4 PM

Homeschool Rec (basketball & volleyball) | Joyner Park CC | 12-2:30 PM

Incredible Science | NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh | 1:30 PM

Youth open play Basketball (17 and under) | Joyner Park CC | 3-5 PM

Cinco de Mayo | Blackbird Brewery | 3-10 PM

K-5th Adventures | Wake Forest Community Library | 3:30-4:15 PM

Afternoon Adventures | Youngsville Library | 4-5 PM

3rd-5th Adventures | Northeast Regional Library | 4:30-5:30 PM

Kid’s Night $0.99 | Carolina Ale House | 5 PM

Teen Program | Wake Forest Community Library | 6:30-7:30 PM

Rolesville Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting | Rolesville Town Hall, 502 Southtown Circle | 7 PM | Public meeting

Trivia | Wakefield Tavern | 7-8:30 PM

Trivia & Music Bingo | Artisan Beer & Cheese, Rolesville | 7-9 PM

Music Bingo | Blackbird Brewery | 7-9 PM

Jeopardy Bar League | Compass Rose Brewery | 7-9 PM

White Street Run Club | White Street Brewing | 7-10 PM

Trivia Night | Gatehouse Tavern | 7:30 PM

Trivia Tuesday | Unwined on White | 7:30-9 PM

Karaoke Tuesday with DJ Sobel | Real McCoy’s | 8-11 PM

Open Play Pickleball | Joyner Park CC | 6:15-11:30 AM

Preschool Open Play (1-5yo) | Joyner Park CC | 8 AM-4 PM

Toddler Storytime | Northeast Regional Library | 9:15-9:45 AM

Toddler Storytime | Wake Forest Community Library | 9:30-9:55 AM

Family Storytime | Northeast Regional Library | 10:15-10:45 AM

Bilingual Storytime | Wake Forest Community Library | 11 AM

Family Storytime | Wake Forest Community Library | 11-11:30 AM

Baby Storytime | Northeast Regional Library | 11:15-11:45 AM

Open Play Basketball (18+) | Joyner Park CC | 12-2 PM

Line Dancing Class | Compass Rose Brewery | 3:30-4:30 PM

CHESStlemania | Northeast Regional Library | 4:30 PM

Kids Program | Northeast Regional Library | 4:30-5:15 PM

Run Club | Blackbird Brewery | 6-8 PM

Troop Mahjong | Artisan Beer and Cheese, Rolesville | 6:30-9 PM

Youth open play Basketball (17 and under) | Joyner Park CC | 6:30-8:45 PM

Karaoke | Bud’s Tavern | 7 PM

Music Bingo | Gatehouse Tavern | 7 PM

Music Bingo | Fortnight Brewing (Wake Forest) | 7-9 PM

Karaoke Night | Carolina Ale House | 8 PM-12 AM

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Forecast captured on the Wednesday before this newsletter edition. The weather around here changes fast, so double‑check closer to the day before finalizing plans.

The Canes swept Ottawa out of Round 1, which means this week is less about game dates and more about watching the bracket. As of draft time, Carolina’s official playoff page had not posted a Round 2 schedule or opponent. Good problem to have.

🏒 Round 2 schedule | Hurricanes | Opponent, dates, and broadcast TBD

🏒 Next home playoff game | Lenovo Center, Raleigh | TBD | Tickets and timing pending

Duopoly | Blackbird Brewery | 6-9 PM
Rony Thomas | Broadsides and Brews | 6-7:30 PM 
Live Music | Zinchouse | 6:30-9:30 PM
Shaun Jay - The Magic of Sound | Zinchouse | 7-8 PM
Mike Davis | The Cardinal | 9 PM - 12 AM

Live Music | Zinchouse | 4-10 PM 
The Sums Divide | Burnt Barrel 
Live Music | Carolina Ale House, Wake Forest | 7 PM
Van Meter + Jack The Radio | Wake Forest Listening Room | 7:30 PM
Live Music | Gatehouse Tavern | 7-10 PM
Live Music | Wakefield Tavern | 7-10 PM
Laure Nicole Band | Tonic, Bar, and Social Club | 7:30-10:30 PM
Halfway to Halloween with DJ Ava & D Curry | Broadsides and Brews | 8-11 PM
Radial | The Real McCoy’s | 9 PM - 12 AM
Peridot Sun | The Cardinal | 9 PM - 12 AM

John Ford | Blackbird Brewery | 3-6 PM
Live Music | Zinchouse | 4-10 PM
Live Music | Wakefield Tavern | 7-10 PM
Live Music | Tonic, Bar, and Social Club | 7:30-10:30 PM
Center Stage Saturday | Broadsides and Brews | 7-11 PM
The Amazing Lounge Lizards | The Real McCoy’s | 9 PM - 12 AM 
Table Two | The Cardinal | 9 PM - 12 AM

Chris and Steve | Burnt Barrel
Live Music | Zinchouse | 2-5 PM
Busker Night | Tonic, Bar, and Social Club | 6-9 PM

Karaoke with DJ Sobel | The Real McCoy’s | 8-11 PM

Live Music | Zinchouse | 6:30-9:30 PM
Sing Along with DJ Crash | Buds Tavern | 7 PM
Live Music | Tonic, Bar and Social Club | 7:30-9:30 PM

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