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🌱 Kids Day at Wendell Museum and 10 more events
Coming up: Walk/Run Meet Up on the Wendell Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Wrestling at Wake Forest at East Wake High School
- Wrestling at Wral Tournament at East Wake High School
- Dance Showcase at East Wake High School
... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Wendellfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Sunny and not as cold, with a high of 48 and low of 27 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 56, low: 30.
- Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 59 and low of 52 degrees.
📸 Around Wendell
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wendell
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★ Featured events ★
- Walk/Run Meet Up
Pace Yourself Run Co. - Wendell, 8 E 3rd St, Wendell
6:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Wrestling at Wake Forest
East Wake High School , 5101 Rolesville Rd , Wendell
5:00 pm - Wrestling at Wral Tournament
East Wake High School , 5101 Rolesville Rd , Wendell
6:00 pm - Dance Showcase
East Wake High School , 5101 Rolesville Rd , Wendell
6:00 pm - Kids Day at Wendell Museum
Wendell Museum , 122 W 2nd St , Wendell
1:30 pm - Carolina Brewing Co. Trivia Night
Carolina Brewing Company , 5 N Main St , Wendell
7:15 pm - Nicholas Vernon
Bearded Bee Brewing Company , 20 E Campen St , Wendell
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Tuesday December 23
Saturday December 27
📣 Wendell Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- PHS: Health Science 1 CTE Exam
Wake Early College of Health and Science , 2901 Holston Lane , Raleigh
11:30 am - Orchestra Holiday Concert
Zebulon Elementary , 700 Proctor St , Zebulon
6:00 pm - The Nutcracker - Performance #1
Powell Elementary , 1130 Marlborough Rd , Raleigh
6:30 pm - Swimming at TAC
East Wake High School , 5101 Rolesville Rd , Wendell
8:00 pm - WTCC Fall Semester Ends
Wake Early College of Health and Science , 2901 Holston Lane , Raleigh
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Need someone to take a 8 month old kitten in for tonight, I can't keep her bc of ppl staying here have allergies and another just really dislikes cats.
She's a calico kitten and she comes with her food litter and litter box, she does good with babies and kids, I don't know about other animals but she… (Nextdoor Deerfield - Wendell) - Fire crews investigate a fire at a Wake Forest home, with two people treated by Wake County EMS, and over 3,000 Wake Electric customers without power due to high winds causing a large tree to fall.
10:47PM on Dec 14: Fire crews investigate a fire at a Wake Forest home, with two people treated by Wake County EMS. (Nextdoor )
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Wendell. Apply here.
- H&R Block posted a job opening for Bookkeeper-Ext in Wendell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wendell here.
🗞 Nearby News
Zebulon
- Wake could put student enrollment caps on these 18 schools in 2026. See the list (newsobserver.com)
Knightdale
- Knightdale Embraces Holiday Season with Joyful Christmas Parade (hoodline.com)
Rolesville
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-- The Patch AM Team
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