Charming Southern villages and progressive small cities. Affordable homes in safe neighborhoods. Traditional school and
state-of-the-art health care. A mild four-season climate that affords year round recreation. . . you name it, when it comes to lifestyle,
Wayne County's got the complete package.
And when you're ready for a change of pace, the pristine North Carolina beaches are a short drive in one direction, and
the glittering attractions of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill "Triangle" are in the other. Is it really any wonder so many
national publications rave about the North Carolina lifestyle?
Cultural and Historic
- African American Arts Association
- Arts Council of Wayne County
- Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site
- Center Stage Theatre
- Charles B. Aycock Birthplace Site
- Cherry Hospital Museum
- Cultural Movement African Dance Company
- Dillard/Goldsboro Alumni Cultural Center
- Fremont Heritage Museum
- Goldsboro Civic Ballet
- Historic Willowdale Cemetery
- North Carolina Symphony - Wayne Chapter
- Paramount Theatre
- StageStruck Theatre
- Visiting Artist and Lecture Series
- Wayne County Museum
- Waynesborough Historical Village
Recreation
Golf Courses
- Southern Wayne Country Club (semi-private)
- Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course(semi-private)
- Lane Tree Golf Club (semi-private)
- Walnut Creek County Club (private)
- Sleepy Creek Golf Course (public)
- Three Eagles Golf Course (military)
Annual Festivals and Events
- North Carolina Pickle Festival
- Feast in the East (barbecue celebration)
- Fremont Daffodil Festival
- Center Street Jams (summer outdoor concerts)
- Boo It Downtown Halloween event
- "Wings Over Wayne" air shows
- Taste of Wayne County
- Farm Heritage Days and Christmas Candlelight Tours
- Goldsboro Family YMCA USAT Triathlon
- Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair
- Downtown Holiday Trolley Rides
- Summerfest and Christmas in
- Waynesborough Historical Village
- Goldsboro Pull Fest
- Holiday Historic Home Tour
- Jazz on George
- Lights Up Downtown
Health Care
Hospitals (local):
Hospitals (regional):
- Lenoir Memorial Hospital (Kinston, NC)
- Pitt County Memorial Hospital (Greenville, NC)
- WakeMed (Raleigh, NC)
- Duke Raleigh Hospital (Raleigh, NC)
- Rex Hospital (Raleigh, NC)
- UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill, NC)
- North Carolina Children's Hospital (Chapel Hill, NC)
- Duke University Hospital (Durham, NC)
Other Health Services: