Destination Bedford

Forest Farmers Market
2022-09-03 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-08-27 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-08-20 08:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Exhibit at the Bower Center
2022-09-02 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-09-01 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-08-31 11:00 - 15:00 | Bower Center for the Arts, 305 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
The Bower Center for the Arts is currently showcasing two new art exhibits. The first is 2020 National Juried Exhibition Best in Show Winner Donald Sunshine as he returns to the Bower Center to display his journey through art in this retrospective exhibition. The other exhibit is 2021 National Juried Exhibition Best in Show Winner Sarah Bolduc as she takes a journey through her Attraction for Abstraction. Both of these exhibits will be on display through November 12. Gallery admission is free.

Poppy Peace Garden Display
2022-09-02 10:00 - 17:00 | National D-Day Memorial, 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, United States
This September marks the official 77th anniversary of the end of World War II. To pay remembrance, the Memorial will place thousands of red poppies alongside the sculpture, Le Monument Aux Morts as a visual tribute to the men and women who gave their all to preserve the freedoms we enjoy today.
The poppies will be on display September 2-11, 2022.
To learn more about this program or to purchase a poppy, please visit https://www.dday.org/poppy-garden/.

Apocalypse Trivia Night
2022-08-31 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-08-24 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-08-17 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!

Live Music & Food Truck at Fables & Feathers Winery
2022-08-28 14:00 - 17:00, 2022-08-26 16:30 - 20:00, 2022-08-20 14:00 - 18:00, 2022-08-19 16:30 - 20:00 | Fables & Feathers Winery, 2117 Bruno Dr., Goodview, VA, 24095
Come to Fables and Feathers Winery and enjoy delicious food and great music! Click here to see which food truck and musician will be at the winery!

Comedy Night at Bower Center
2022-08-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Bower Center for the Arts, 309 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Come enjoy this first ever Comedy Night at the Bower Center! Roanoke-based Comedian, L.A Preston & Company will be on stage making you laugh! The show will be for adults 18 and up, with a cash bar available for beverages and snacks. Click here for more information and tickets!

Music in the Park
2022-08-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Smith Mountain Lake State Park, 1235 State Park Road, Huddleston, VA, United States
RAY JUDD’S MUSIC IN THE PARK

FRIENDS OF SMITH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK are sponsoring 2022 Summer Bluegrass Music Series on the 4th Saturday in May, June, July and August.

Take a warm Smith Mountain Lake Saturday night, add a scenic waterfront setting and toe-tapping music at SML State Park to enjoy a casual outdoor evening of classic bluegrass and country music with friends and family. The performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. at the park’s beach pavilion. This summer the bands to perform are:

May 28 – Two Young Two Old
June 25 – The Wildfire Band
July 23 – The Country Boys
August 27 – The Hardtimes Band

The performing bands will be accompanied by the Old Dominion Cloggers dance group with a combination of freestyle flat-footin and clogging steps to “Old Time or Bluegrass” style music.

The cost is $7.00 per person. There is no parking fee. Children 12 and under get in for free.
Folding chairs are suggested. Soft drinks, food, snacks and ice cream are available.

For more information contact the park at 540-297-6066

Location:
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE PARK
1235 State Park Road
Huddleston VA 24104

http://www.smlspfriends.com/

Country Music Night
2022-08-27 19:00 - 23:00, 2022-08-20 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.

Cruise In
2022-08-27 10:00 - 15:00 | Bedford Moose Lodge, 2986 West Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
The Bedford Moose Lodge is welcoming any and all vehicles! Cars, trucks, motorcycles, and tractors will be on site as well as food prizes and music! No entry fee, donations accepted. Proceeds will go to the National D-Day Memorial.

Bedford Christmas Station Fundraising Sale
2022-08-27 09:00 - 13:00, 2022-08-20 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!

Forest Farmer's Market
2022-08-27 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-08-20 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!

Live Music at Clam Diggers
2022-08-26 19:30 - 22:00 | Clam Diggers Pub and Eatery, 109 South Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Come to Clam Diggers in Downtown Bedford for great food, drinks and live music by Virginia Hollow!

Battle of the Bands & Cruise In
2022-08-20 17:00 - 21:00 | Liberty Lake Park, 939 Burks Hill Road, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
This will be the 4th Annual Bedford Battle of the Bands and Cruise In!!! 4 Bands will be competing for a Cash prize! Bring your chairs, blankets, and dancing shoes and get ready to hear some great live music, get food from local food vendors including: Ferguson Family Provisions, Dirty Water Dogs, and Watts Poppin’ & Chillin’, LLC. Also, enjoy Beer & Wine from Beale’s and Fables & Feathers Winery! Don’t forget to check out all of the amazing vehicles that will be showcased in the upper parking lot at Liberty Lake Park for the Cruise In!

FREE ADMISSION!

Open Skate/Game of Skate and Scoot
2022-08-20 12:00 - 15:00 | Blue Ridge Community Church, Bedford Campus, 594 Blue Ridge Ave, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Come Skate with us Free 12-3 All ages.
Game of Skate and Scoot starts at 1pm ($5.00 to enter game of skate/scoot)

Bower Center Paper Exhibition
2022-08-20 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-08-19 11:00 - 15:00, 2022-08-18 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/

Movies in the Park
2022-08-19 19:00 - 22:00 | Falling Creek Park, 1257 County Farm Road, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Join Bedford County Parks and Recreation at Falling Creek Park for Movies in the Park. Movie will be “The Bad Guys”. Movie will begin at dark with pre show activities from Parks and Recreation and the Bedford Public Library beginning at 7:00 p.m. Kona Ice of Lynchburg will also be onsite before the movie.
