Exhibit at Goose Creek Studio
2022-06-28 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-29 10:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-30 10:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Goose Creek Studio Gallery, 302 Court Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Goose Creek Studio presents LGBTQIA2S+. Nine local and visionary artists have been brought together for an exhibition that seeks to be authentic to rural America’s history, pride, and activism…as well embody the quirky, eccentric, and esoteric side of small-town life. The show runs through June 30.

WWII Exhibit
2022-06-28 11:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-29 11:00 - 18:00, 2022-06-30 11:00 - 18:00, 2022-07-01 11:00 - 18:00, 2022-07-02 11:00 - 18:00, 2022-07-03 12:00 - 17:00, 2022-07-05 11:00 - 18:00, 2022-07-06 11:00 - 18:00 and 2 more dates | ElectricCoArt, 207 East Depot Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Come see this awesome exhibit by Ken Smith who is an illustrator, painter, graphic designer and college professor, among other things.
Ken has been a professor of Graphic Design at Radford University since 2008, and is an avid history buff, designer, illustrator, reenactor, living historian, and a proud native of the great state of Tennessee.
Formerly he was Design Director/Vice President at Whittle Communications, where he designed and developed magazines, books, posters and various other media properties. Ken was co-founder and Creative Director of Media South, a design and marketing firm specializing in editorial media and corporate branding.
Gallery admission is free.

Apocalypse Trivia Night
2022-06-29 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-07-06 19:30 - 20:30 | Apocalypse Ale Works, 1257 Burnbridge Road, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Every week there will be a wide range of categories to enjoy while also drinking your favorite beer or seltzer water!

Forest Farmers Market
2022-07-02 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-09 08:00 - 12:00 | Forest Farmers Market, 15583 Forest Road, Forest, VA, 24523, United States
Virginia 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.

Forest Farmer's Market
2022-07-02 08:00 - 12:00 | Forest Library Grounds, 15583 Old Forest Road, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
The Forest Farmer’s Market is held each Saturday morning behind the Forest Public Library. The Market features farmers and artisans selling a variety of items including plants, meats, produce, soaps, lotions, coffee, baked goods and more!

Bedford Christmas Station Fundraising Sale
2022-07-02 09:00 - 13:00 | Bedford Community Christmas Station, 510 Blue Ridge Avenue, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Shop new clothing and shoes, designer handbags, new and used toys, gently used clothing and shoes, vintage furniture, household items, and garden goods and decor at the Bedford Christmas Station.
100% of funds raised through these sales of the wonderful merchandise that is donated is used to purchase new clothing, toys, teen, senior citizen & disabled adult gifts, household & personal care items and food that the Christmas Station purchases for their Christmas Selection eXpress clients to select from in December!

Saturday Story Time
2022-07-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Bedford Public Library, 305 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Saturday Story Time @ Bedford Central Library
Join us on the 1st Saturday of every month at 11:00 AM (unless the library is closed) for a new program filled with fun stories, songs, crafts and more! For children ages 0-5.

Fireworks and Live Music
2022-07-02 18:00 - 21:45 | Parkway Marina, 16918 Smith Mountain Lake Parkway, Huddleston, VA, 24101, United States
The Smith Mountain Lake Fireworks and Fundraiser for Saunders Volunteer Fire Co. at Parkway Marina will be on Saturday, July 2. Gates open at 5 p.m. and live music by the Tate Tuck Band starts at 6 p.m. Fireworks at dusk viewable by land or water. $10 at the gate to benefit the Saunders Volunteer Fire Company.

Country Music Night
2022-07-02 19:00 - 23:00 | New London Ruritan, 12411 East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Come enjoy great live music and dance to your favorite county music classics. $10 adults, $5 children. $5 meals & $1 snacks available.

Milepost Music Series
2022-07-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Peaks of Otter Lodge, 85554 Blue Ridge Parkway, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Milepost Music brings the the Blue Ridge Music Center to locations along the Parkway.

Peaks of Otter concerts are held the first Sunday of the month, June through September. Concerts are held outdoors in the area between the restaurant and the lodge, near the banks of Abbott Lake with an incredible view of Sharptop Mountain. In case of rain the concert may be moved to the event room at the restaurant.
Visitors can stay the night at historic Peaks of Otter Lodge, eat in the restaurant, take a stroll around Abbott Lake, or hike a trail. There is also a campground at Peaks of Otter.
This is a great event for the whole family ! Click here to see which band is playing each month.

Before The Works Independence Day Festival
2022-07-03 17:00 - 22:00 | Liberty Lake Park, 939 Burks Hill Road, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Come celebrate Independence Day at Liberty Lake Park in Bedford Virginia. This event will consist of
-Live Music
-Food & Dessert Trucks
-Vendors
-Fireworks
-Kids Zone (Completely FREE)
Multiple Bounce Houses, 65 Foot obstacle course, Bungee Trampoline, Petting Zoo, Face Painting, Balloon Artist, Touch-A-Truck, & More Kid Activities.
-Adult Zone
Beer Garden, Mechanical Bull

Please bring blankets & lawn chairs
Admission $10 Adults/ Children FREE

Independence Day Celebration
2022-07-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, 687 Poplar Forest Dr., Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Celebrate the 246th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with some good old-fashioned family fun at Thomas Jefferson’s Bedford County retreat. Enjoy colonial-style entertainment, demonstrations by colonial artisans and craftspeople, archaeological displays, old-fashioned children’s activities, pony rides, a reading of the Declaration of Independence and more! Grounds admission to Independence Day festivities is $10 for adults; children 15 and under are free. Guided tours of the octagonal villa are available for an additional fee day-of only.
Click here for tickets.

Bower Center Paper Exhibition
2022-07-06 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-07-07 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-07-08 11:00 - 15:00 | Bower Center for the Arts, 309 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, United States
The National Juried Paper Art Exhibition is a new national juried exhibit that is discipline specific in that the artwork has been created with paper, another media on paper, or mixed in with paper. Visit the Bower Center by August 20 to view this exhibit. Gallery admission is always free. You can also view the exhibit online HERE. https://www.bowercenter.org/2022/07/05/national-juried-paper-art-exhibition/

Gross’ Orchard Peach Month
2022-07-07 08:00 - 18:00, 2022-07-08 08:00 - 18:00 | Gross Orchards, 6817 Wheats Valley Road, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
It’s Peach Month! Celebrate all month long at Gross’ Orchard which is open to the public 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily except Sunday. On Saturdays in July there will be special activities such as wagon rides, live music, and more. U-Select or U-Pick! There is also a country store on site with jellies, jams, produce, fried pies, and more.
