Festival of Trees at the Bedford Area Welcome Center is an annual event that takes place around the end of November through the first week of January. “A Storybook Christmas” is the theme for this year. The event will feature trees that are decorated by local businesses and organizations. Visitors are encouraged to come by...

Come see the annual train exhibit! You will see a layout of Bedford including local businesses and public buildings.  $5 admission for adults, kids are free. 

Stop by the Bower Center for the Arts to see the current exhibits! The featured exhibits at this time are: Adam Sensel: Bardo, Bedford and Beyond, See ME!, and Winter Gifts 2021. Gallery admission is free. *Winter Gifts 2021 ends on December 23rd. 

Tour Mr. Jefferson’s cherished hideaway decorated for the holidays on these hour-long tours. Step into Christmas past and experience the villa by candlelight while your guide shares true stories gathered from Jefferson’s letters and diaries, about the ways the Jefferson family and their enslaved workers spent the holidays. Find out what foods they may have...

Come to Downtown Bedford for a beautiful stroll around the town! $5 person, children 4 and under are free. Rides are first come, first serve, reservations are not available.  Staging area is downtown in the public parking lot across from Bridge Street Café on North Bridge Street. Please bring cash for carriage rides.