The Arts

The Wake Forest Human Relations Council sponsors the third annual Good Neighbor Day on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 1-5 p.m. at Wake Forest’s Holding Park, 133 W. Owen Ave. Good Neighbor Day assembles people from all walks of life for a day of food, games, dancing, music, a disc jockey, storytelling, prizes and activities for children and adults. In the event of rain, the event will be held Sunday, Sept. 28. For more information about Good Neighbor Day, call Charles Martin, Human Relations Council co-chair, at 818-1162.

The annual Youngsville Fall Festival is Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Youngsville National Guard Armory. The festival will include a craft show, car show, baking contest, children's activities and food. The children's area will include inflatables and games.Spaces are available for the craft show for $25 inside or $15 outside, and food vendor spaces are available for $75. The car show will have goodie bags and dash plaques for the first 100 entries, and trophies for the top 50 places, as well as best of show trophies. Car show registration is $15 in advance and $20 the day of the show. To request a vendor application, call 556-4026 or e-mail janiscyrus@earthlink.net.

On the second Friday night of each month, the streets of downtown Wake Forest come alive for Art After Hours with food, winetastings, horse-drawn carriage rides, art exhibits and music as businesses stay open until 9 p.m.

Festival Friday, bringing live entertainment to downtown Wake Forest, begins each week with open mic at 6 p.m. Performances are held each Friday through Oct. 17 at Festival Park on South White Street in Wake Forest. In case of rain, the festivities move indoors. Lounge chairs and blankets are encouraged. Proceeds benefit the Graham Johnson Cultural Arts Endowment.