Destination Bedford

Festival of Trees
2019-11-26 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-11-27 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-11-28 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-11-29 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-11-30 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-12-01 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-12-02 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-12-03 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Bedford Area Welcome Center, 816 Burks Hill Road, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
The 11th Annual Festival of Trees will be held November 26, 2019 – January 3, 2020. This year’s theme is “Celebrate Love”, and coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the “Virginia is for Lovers” tourism slogan.
The Festival of Trees is free to attend and is family friendly. Visitors are encouraged to vote for their favorite tree(s) for only $1.00/vote and at the conclusion of the event, all proceeds will benefit the charitable organizations designated by the businesses that decorated the trees.
The scavenger hunt will take place again, and on certain nights children can visit with Santa, participate in a craft activity, and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies. The Festival of Trees is free to attend and is family friendly.
Open Seven days a week from 9:00AM until 5:00PM
Extended Hours until 9:00PM – December 6, 13, 14, 15, 20
* The Welcome Center will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

Immigration: Themed Exhibit
2019-11-26 11:00 - 16:00, 2019-11-27 11:00 - 16:00, 2019-11-28 11:00 - 16:00, 2019-11-29 11:00 - 16:00, 2019-11-30 11:00 - 16:00, 2019-12-03 11:00 - 16:00 | VA
Gallery Admission is Always Free
Open Tues-Sat 11am-4pm and every 2nd Friday in Bedford 5-8pm
Nov. 19-Jan 25, 2020
Immigration
Is a movement to a place that is foreign
Movement
Is an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed
Foreign
Is a characteristic of a country or language other than one’s own; or something strange and unfamiliar
“Art drives ideas home in a way that is unmatched by any other medium. We need multidimensional, complex stories about who we are; we need to represent ourselves in our full humanity.” – Felipe Baeza, Visual Artist

Trivia Thursdays
2019-11-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Beale’s Brewery, 510 Grove Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Live team trivia on Thursdays in the taproom!
Free to play – 1st, 2nd and 3rd place take home Beale’s gift certificates!

Train Exhibit
2019-11-29 10:00 - 17:00, 2019-11-30 10:00 - 17:00, 2019-12-02 10:00 - 17:00, 2019-12-03 10:00 - 17:00, 2019-12-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Bedford Museum and Genealogical Library, 201 East Main Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Interactive Thomas the Tank Engine Track
See Bedford on the layout, local businesses and public buildings
“The Polar Express” during the two weeks of Christmas Break
Large Groups: please call for an appointment
$5 admission for adults. kids are free
Closed major holidays and extreme weather
Collecting new and gently loved stuffed animals for the Teddy Bear Bridge for Gleaning for the World

Thanksgiving Weekend at Hickory Hill
2019-11-29 12:00 - 17:00, 2019-11-30 12:00 - 17:00 | Hickory Hill Vineyards and Winery, 1722 Hickory Cove Lane, Moneta, VA, 24121, United States
Enjoy a wine tasting and then sip our Cran-Raz Sangria as you browse our gift shop and find that perfect gift for the wine lover on your list. Hickory Hill Vineyards, 1722 Hickory Cove Ln, Moneta, VA 24121, www.SMLwine.com

Forest Farmers Market
2019-11-30 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.

All Good Things Christmas Market
2019-11-30 09:00 - 15:00 | Mayhew Farm, 2001 Kelso Mill Rd., Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
The first of its kind.. a market where KIDS are the vendors! 100% of everything offered is made and sold by kids! We’re giving our kids the chance to see what it’s like to run their own business, to get off their electronic devices and use their imaginations to create something others will love! Where kids have worked with parents and grandparents to craft the neatest things!
Also, “Kids Helping Kids” is the motto!
This is not only a business learning experience, but it’s one to teach love and compassion to our neighbors. The small vendor fee of $5 plus any other donations given will go to the non-profit organization, “Food For Kids”. “Food For Kids” is a weekend pack-a-sack program that feeds children from several of our area schools. Without these weekend meals, many children would go hungry.
Rain or shine, bring a friend and come out to enjoy what the kids have to offer! There will be food and drinks as well.

Mistletoe Makers Market
2019-11-30 10:00 - 15:00 | VA

Handcrafted Hometown Holiday
2019-11-30 10:00 - 15:00 | Goose Creek Studio Gallery, 302 Court Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Join Goose Creek Studio Gallery and Custom Framing on Small Business Saturday, November 30, 2019, 10:00 am-3:00 pm for Handcrafted Hometown Holiday – an indoor/outdoor market featuring fine art and crafts from over two dozen local artisans. The market will include wood, fine art, pottery, fiber, glass, soap, food, vintage, and much more.

Saturday Evening at the Peaks
2019-11-30 18:30 - 21:30 | Peaks of Otter Lodge, 85554 Blue Ridge Parkway, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Come enjoy great live music by Root 2 Music!
Nancy Reid & David Frank – Fiddle & Guitar – Acoustic Music – Blues, Celtic, Appalachian Old Time, Original Americana.

Museum Store Sunday
2019-12-01 11:00 - 17:00 | Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, 687 Poplar Forest Dr., Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Discover unique gifts for everyone on your list at Poplar Forest’s Museum Shop this holiday season! Join us for a day of wreath making demonstrations, tastings, colonial Christmas crafts for kids, a special display of archaeological artifacts found on the plantation and a book signing by Laura Macaluso, author of Colonial Klaus in Thomas Jefferson’s House and A Guide to Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia. Shop for remarkable stocking stuffers and special gifts, save 20% on all full-price merchandise and help support Poplar Forest in the process.
Discover exclusive and handmade gifts and stocking stuffers you won’t find anywhere else. Choose from our extensive selection of books on Jefferson’s America, t-shirts, scarves and Poplar Forest ornaments, in addition to redware pottery, wooden desk accessories and other unique items handcrafted by local artisans. Taste savory cheese straws, jolly jams and jellies—all Virginia-made—along with Poplar Forest’s own spiced cider mix.
Admission to Poplar Forest is not needed to explore the offerings in the Museum Shop. For more information, please contact the Museum Shop at 434.534.8120.

Sunday Session Concert
2019-12-01 17:00 - 20:00 | Ricky’s Bluegrass Connection
Let’s kick off the Holiday season right! Featuring a new artists for the Dec Sunday Concert like Deliberate Kin from Courtland, Kansas and Catherine The Great! As always, this event is open to the public, and free refreshments are supplied! Show is Dec 1st 5-8pm, and a $5 donation is appreciated!
