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few beyond. Temporary     bonsai styling and Japanese
       sculptures are installed each   kokedama (moss ball)
       spring. The walk typically   making. Plants make people
       begins in Hunter Street    happy. And everyone
       Park and ends near the    deserves a place that feels
       Highway 55 intersection on    like that, states Julie Taylor
       Salem Street.             Davidson, founder.
                                    Apex Parks, Recreation
                    Scan the QR   & Cultural Services oversees
                  code to view
                                 the town’s parks and
                  the Sculpture
                                 community center venues.
                  Walk Map.                                      Pleasant Park Enchanted Forest Playground
                                 Follow @ApexParks
                                 for updates on programs
       Culturally Yours
                                 and classes, and park         You are minutes from     •   Festa Italiana – Taste,
          The Halle Cultural
                                 improvements.              Jordan Lake State Recreation   dance, and watch
       Arts Center downtown is   •   Pleasant Park Expansion:   Area. Find paddleboard, kayak   cooking demos and live
       a restored 1912 town hall   A favorite for its 35-foot   and boat rentals. Swim at   entertainment infused in
       offering community theater   Emerald City slide, now
                                                            designated beaches and camp   Italian heritage. (Sep)
       performances, year-round    the park is outfitted with a
                                                            under the trees. Look up and   •   Explore S’more – Celebrate
       visual art exhibitions in two   new baseball and softball
                                                            around! Jordan Lake is also   Take a Child Outside Week
       galleries, performing arts   complex, stadium seating,
                                                            one of the largest summertime   with Apex Parks & Rec and
       classes, and free indoor and   and fieldhouse.
                                                            homes for bald eagles.       enjoy games, roasting s’mores,
       outdoor movies and concerts.   •   Watch the development of
                                                               The Wake County portion of   mural painting, and a mariachi
          Glass Garden Studio      a pump track and mountain                             band! (Oct)
                                                            the American Tobacco Trail is a
       is a working studio offering   bike skill training track at the
                                                            6.5-mile recreational rail-trail in
       hands-on, culturally        north end of Hunter Street
                                                            the western part of the county.
       immersive classes like      Park – opens summer 2027.
                                                            Its full length is 22+ miles and
                                                            runs along an abandoned
                                                            railroad bed originally built
                                                            for the American Tobacco
                                                            Company in the 1970s.
                                                                                            Apex Chamber Networking
                                                                                            at Cloer - She Means Biz
                                                            Hallmark
                                                            Christmas Town
                                                                                        Dozens more festivals &
                                                               Did you know that Apex
                                                                                        community events!
                                                            transforms into a winter
                                                            wonderland in December?
                                                            Apex’s streets and homes are            Scan the QR code
                                                                                                  to view Festivals &
                                                            decorated and holiday festivals
                                                                                                  Community Events.
                                                            enchant locals and draw in
                                                            neighbors. In addition to the
                                                            joys and twinkling lights of the   GoApex Route 1
                                                            holiday season, Apex rocks it all      GoApex Route 1 is a fare-
                                                            year long with cultural events   free city bus service providing
                                                            and festivals, including:   hourly trips to more than 10
                                                            •   PeakFest – Make your way    stops across Apex. It operates
                                                              to the region’s largest arts    in 30-minute loops from 6 am-7
                                                              and crafts fest with live    pm and hourly 7 pm-10 pm. New
                                                              music, food trucks and kid   hourly service on Sundays is 7
                                                              zone. (May)               am-9 pm. (919) 485-RIDE (7433)
                                                            •   Juneteenth in the Peak – Rise
                                                              up for the Hoops Tournament           Scan the QR
                                                              and live music, fun, and            code to download
                                                                                                  the GoApex
                                                              foods along with Juneteenth
                                                                                                  Route 1 app.
                                                              storytelling. (Jun)

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