Activities & Events

Five Oaks Club offers many activities – from regular weekly activities, to seasonal opportunities and holiday parties. The following events are available for Five Oaks members and their guests:

Members at the Loft Social

Loft Social – 3rd Thursdays

Get to know your neighbors over appetizers, wine & beer! The Loft Social takes place every 3rd Thursday in the Five Oaks Clubhouse, from 5:30-8:30pm. The Clubhouse provides beer, wine, soda, and light snacks – neighbors often bring snacks and desserts to share as well. Family-friendly, movies provided for kids. No RSVP needed for members & their guests, just show up!

Tuesdays Lunchtime FUN – Select Tuesdays all year long.

Enjoy an afternoon with a variety of activities including:  Pot Lucks, movies, book clubs, field trips, games and more.   Contact Member Mary Ezell for more information at 602-527-7494. The group usually meets at noon.

Poker – Every Tuesday

Every Tuesday night, based on seat availability. For members and their guests. If you are interested in joining, please contact Kevin Staring at (919) 360-9034 to confirm your spots.

Bunco – Last Monday of Every Month

Meeting will be once a month in the main room of the Clubhouse ~ usually it will be the *last* Monday of every month (starting June 25th, 7pm to 9:30pm). However because of a calendar conflict, we will not be able to play the last Monday in May, so May’s game (which will be our first come back game) is scheduled for Monday, May 14th.

RSVP: Ashley Craver at Ashlaka@nc.rr.com or 919-417-6426.

Lunch Bunch – 3rd Saturdays

Get out on the town with other Five Oaks members! The Five Oaks Lunch Bunch typically meets every 3rd Saturday and explores a new

40 Acres brings roots music to Five Oaks

restaurant each month. Members, email Candy Hunt at MyworldLink@msn.com 

Concerts

Five Oaks regularly hosts concerts. Many of our concerts are sponsored and coordinated by Forty Acres, a nonprofit celebration of roots music. Concerts in the past have included Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore, the ROAMies, Zoe & Cloyd, The Honey Dewdrops, and many, many more artists. Check out calendar for upcoming concerts. Concerts are also announced to members via email newsletter. Non-members: please join us for concerts at Five Oaks! Members receive a discount at the door and sometimes free tickets through the newsletter.

Seasonal Activities

Some ladies of the Lunch Bunch!

Scheduled activities at Five Oaks have included:

  • water aerobics
  • summer ice cream socials at the pool
  • yoga
  • Zumba
  • community garage sale
  • pickleball
  • community cleanup
  • live concerts
  • improv events
  • theater events
  • sporting event gatherings

Members: Interested in seeing a new event? Please consider starting it! Hosting community events is free and easy, and FORA will often contribute funds to help make your event happen. Much of our programming has come from our members efforts. Contact the main office for more information.

Seeing Santa at the Five Oaks Holiday Party

Holiday Parties

Holiday parties at Five Oaks typically include:

  • Pool parties for Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day
  • See Santa & decorate the Five Oaks Christmas tree at our holiday party
  • Superbowl Poker Tournament

Other holiday parties, that have varied by year & members’ interest, include: halloween parties, Easter egg hunts, Superbowl Chili Cookoff, Olympics opening ceremony watching, and more.

Start an Event

Five Oaks encourages members to bring forward ideas for events, activities and other functions that would benefit the community as a whole.

Music at Five Oaks

If a member is willing to conceptualize, plan, host and coordinate the clean-up effort for an event that would be open to all members for free, Five Oaks will often waive rental fees and may even offer a small budget to help bolster the event.  Bring us your ideas!