Destination Bedford offers big, bold and unforgettable experiences. You’ll see stunning beauty in the Blue Ridge Mountains and hear stories of bravery that will take your breath away at the National D-Day Memorial.
Trivia Night @ Beale’s
Beale's Brewery 510 Grove Street, Bedford, VA, United StatesLive team trivia on Thursdays in the taproom! Free to play – 1st, 2nd and 3rd place take home Beale's gift certificates!
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Day Camp at Claytor Nature Center
Claytor Nature Center 1844 Woods Road, Bedford, VA, United StatesThe Navigating Nature program will help your child foster a sense of environment awareness and build valuable outdoors skills. Throughout this day-long program, they will teach students how to identify sources of water and build makeshift survival filters, how to build a warm and water-resistant shelter, how to read a compass and make a map,...
Exhibit at the Bower Center
Bower Center for the Arts 309 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, United StatesThis exhibit includes 2-D and 3-D mosaics using various materials by members of BRMA (Blue Ridge Mosaic Artists) . There will also be a few micromosaics and information about the history of micromosaics, a display of a few works in progress that will include different materials and tools used in creating mosaics, and a description...
Archaeology Behind the Scenes Tours
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest 1542 Bateman Bridge Road, Forest, VA, United StatesAn amateur archaeologist, Thomas Jefferson would surely be fascinated by the more than 300,000 artifacts found on the Poplar Forest grounds since 1986. Join Poplar Forest's archaeologists for a 90-minute walking tour focused on the latest archaeological dig sites and discoveries on the plantation, including a rare up-close look at some of the artifacts in...
Bower Center 15th Anniversary Reception
Bower Center for the Arts 309 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, United StatesCome celebrate the opening of the new exhibits and the 15th Anniversary of the Bower Center for the Arts! Refreshments will be available, including a cash bar with beer and wine. You won't want to miss the amazing celebratory gifts, prizes and fun activities. Special Bower Center anniversary t-shirts will be available for purchase. This...
Forest Farmers Market
Forest Farmers Market 15583 Forest Road, Forest, VA, United StatesVirginia Grown Produce, meats, honey, flowers along with breads for locals to enjoy. The market is open the last week in April until the last week in Oct. Please come and enjoy the local food from our area.
Apple Harvest Month
Gross Orchards 6817 Wheats Valley Road, Bedford, VA, United StatesCelebrate Apple Harvest Month at Gross' Orchard! Each weekend there will be different events and fun activities for the whole family! Click here for a full list of what's happening each weekend!
Bedford Farmer’s Market
Bedford Farmers Market Washington and Center Streets, Bedford, VA, United StatesCome enjoy this great farmers market every Friday and second Saturday of the month! You will find fresh produce, veggies, artisan crafts and several more Bedford grown products! Food trucks will also be on site!
Smith Mountain Lake Farmers Market
Vittone Farms 1696 White House Rd., Moneta, VA, United StatesVittone Farms is a happy host to the SML Farmers Market every Saturday morning. Come purchase your local food, produce, arts, and crafts, during your visit to Smith Mountain Lake. The last market for 2021 will be November 20th.