Forest Farmers Market
2018-09-01 08:00 - 12:00, 2018-09-08 08:00 - 12:00, 2018-09-15 08:00 - 12:00, 2018-09-22 08:00 - 12:00, 2018-09-29 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.

Sedalia Center Country Fair & Gathering
2018-09-01 10:00 - 16:00 | The Sedalia Center, 1108 Sedalia School Road, Big Island, VA, United States
The Sedalia Center Country Fair & Gathering will mark its 26th year on Saturday, September 1, 2018, Labor Day weekend, with its unique gathering together of the skills and pastimes that comprise rural life.
The Fair runs from 10am – 4pm. Admission is $5, and especially relevant to this child-centered event, children 12 years and under are admitted free.

Features include the Southern Virginia Draft Horse Show, presented by the Bedford Equine Association, and sheep herding exhibitions by Gladys, VA master herding dog trainer Roy Johnson. The outdoor pavilion will again stable gentle cows, horses, ponies, sheep, and goats. The Future Farmers of America of Liberty High School will showcase their animals, hosting halter classes and the always popular Poultry Show — lots of beautiful animals and big, fluffy chickens.
Local canners and bakers are invited to bring their home made and preserved products for the food contests, which also include eggs, fresh produce, and flower arrangement categories.

For more information email office@sedaliacenter.org or call 434-299-5080.

Labor Day Celebration 2018
2018-09-01 17:30 - 22:00 | VA
The Moneta Volunteer Fire Department invites you to the LABOR DAY Celebration in Downtown Moneta. Listen to the music of 7 MILE FORD, enjoy great food and drink, an adult beverage garden, activities for the kids.
Gate opens at 5:30; music from 6pm to 10 pm.
No outside food or drinks, No coolers, No Pets, Service pets are allowed.
FREE parking.
Admission is $10 per person – kids 10 and under free.
All proceeds benefit the Moneta Volunteer Fire Department.

Rodeo
2018-09-01 19:00 | VA
Sims Events LLC, in Partnership with Goode Volunteer Rescue Squad, will be hosting a RODEO presented by True Grit Rodeo on Saturday, September 1st @7pm; gates open at 5pm.
Held at Sims Farm located on RT 460W in Forest, Virginia.
Entry is $15/person—Kids 10 & under are FREE.
Concessions available on site | Beer Garden on site (no coolers).
Come out to watch bull riders and barrel racers as well as miniature bull riders (experienced children riding bull).

Guns & Hoses Softball Tournament
2018-09-08 09:00 - 16:00 | Bedford Moose Lodge, 2986 West Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
1st Annual Guns & Hoses Softball Tournament!
Teams comprised of firefighters, medics & law enforcement officers.
Benefit for Children Amputee Camp, Sponsored with Wounded Warrior Amputee Team Members.

Touch A Truck 2018
2018-09-08 10:00 - 15:00 | VA
Touch-A-Truck is one of Lynchburg’s largest family-friendly events which offers children a hands-on opportunity to explore the large trucks and machines they see but never get to touch. Created and put together annually by the Home Builders Association of Central Virginia and its member companies, Touch A Truck allows children (and parents too) to meet the people who build, protect and serve the greater Lynchburg communities. The more than 80 vehicles on display will include construction trucks and tractors, police, fire and rescue emergency response vehicles, tractor trailers, cranes and lift trucks, utility and speciality trucks, Military vehicles and even a car-crushing monster truck. The event also features Monster Truck rides, A large Bounce House play area, local mascots and characters, face painters, food trucks and much, much more.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit Touch A Truck Lynchburg.

Long Strange Night On The Mountain
2018-09-08 19:00 - 22:00 | Peaks of Otter Winery, 2122 Sheep Creek Road, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Come out to Peaks of Otter Winey and enjoy Long Strange Night playing originals, Beatles, Blues and Grateful Dead!

Bedford's Finest Fare
2018-09-09 15:00 - 20:00 | VA
A Street Festival offering the best of Bedford’s foods and breweries, wine, artisan crafts, and live music.
Lots of great food, music, kids’ activities, and fun for the entire family.
“Touch-a-Truck” provided by the Bedford Fire Department.

Tickets $20 (including $10 value for food/beverages) Kids 12 and under free
Limited exclusive VIP Tickets $40 (including $20 value for food/beverages and exclusive shaded area with tables and chairs)
Bedford’s Finest Fare will take place on North Bridge Street between Bower Center for the Arts and St. Johns Church.
Sponsored by Bedford Area Welcome Center and Bower Center for the Arts.

Little Town Players: The Dixie Swim Club
2018-09-14 - 2018-09-23 | Little Town Players, 931 Ashland Avenue, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Check out Little Town Players first show of the 43rd season!
THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB is the hilarious story of five unforgettable, colorful women whose friendship began many years ago on their college swim team and who have a reunion every August to renew friendships and catch up on their lives.
Directed by Kathe Everitt.
Show dates are September 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23
Ticket Information

(Re)setting the Table at Goose Creek Studio
2018-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Goose Creek Studio Gallery, 302 Court Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Over half a dozen local artisans have created new and unique furniture and furnishings for Goose Creek Studio’s September exhibit called (Re)setting the Table. An opening reception with the artists will be held during 2nd Friday, September 14, 5-8 pm. This exhibit features woodwork, pottery, glass, mosaic, and more.
One centerpiece of the exhibit is a unique checkerboard table by woodworker Des Black and glass artist Janet Chalker. Proceeds from the sale of this unique piece with spalted maple and inlaid glass tiles will benefit Bower Center for the Arts.
Goose Creek Studio Gallery and Custom Framing is located at 302 Court Street in Bedford. For more information see www.goosecreekstudio.com or call (540) 586-8482.

National D-Day Memorial Golf Classic
2018-09-16 - 2018-09-17 | Omni Homestead Resort, Hot Springs, VA, United States
The Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, VA will host the Memorial’s 4th annual golf fundraising event at the famous Cascades Course. The Cascades Course is regarded as the finest mountain course in the country, and offers challenging links set against the backdrop of Virginia’s breathtaking Allegheny Mountains. The course is ranked among “America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses” by Golf Digest and it frequently tops the list of best Southern Courses including Golfweek magazine’s #1 Virginia course of 2015.
Those who register can also enjoy a special discounted practice round on Sunday and special overnight accommodations at The Omni Homestead.
Sponsorships are available. Call (540) 586-3329 or visit www.dday.org for more information.

U.S. Air Force 71st Birthday
2018-09-18 10:00 - 17:00 | National D-Day Memorial, 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
In honor of the U.S. Air Force’s birthday, all active duty or veteran Air Force members receive free admission to the National D-Day Memorial.

Guest Artist Helen Hubler at The Electric Company: Art & More
2018-09-21 17:00 - 20:00 | ElectricCoArt, 207 East Depot Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Helen Hubler
Helen has been drawing and painting in oil for over 52 years. She began to do both at the Art Students’ League in NYC in 1963, and has been at it ever since! She’s still growing and still challenged and responding with enthusiasm to what she sees. Her pencil drawings are intricate and delicate. These works are somewhat unlike her paintings. Helen has made pencil drawings of many of the works she’s done in oil.
She has had illustration jobs, including doing the pen and ink drawings for two W.W. Norton books and illustrated a children’s book. She also became a commercial artist at a point in time of her artistic career, learning to design ads and brochures as well as to do paste-ups and mechanicals.
1992 Helen moved to Virginia, and went to work for “The Roanoke Times” and there learned to do graphic design on computer at newspaper.

Lula Wiles ~ Folk Americana Band
2018-09-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Bedford Public Library, 305 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Join the Friends of the Bedford Public Library on Friday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. as they host in concert, Lula Wiles. The concert, held in the Bedford Room of Bedford Central Library is open to the public, with a ticket price of $15.00 per person; collected at the door or purchased in advance through Lynchburg Tickets.
Lula Wiles is a band deeply rooted in traditional folk music, but equally deep is their devotion to modern songcraft. Their songs span from heartbreak-drenched acoustic ballads to honky-tonk swagger to contemporary grit and back again, all anchored by powerful three-part vocal harmonies. Their lyrics are fiercely honest, littered with reinvented folk tropes and evocative images – a rainy field of daisies, a dusty bar lit by Christmas lights, an unmade bed. They deliver love songs that are at once defiant and heartsick, as well as new contributions to the folk ballad canon and timely explorations of what it means to live in America today. Drawing from the deep wells of traditional old-time music, classic country, and contemporary indie-folk-rock songwriting and arranging, Lula Wiles melds diverse influences to create a sound all their own. The three band members deftly swap instruments and frontwoman duties, with Ellie Buckland (vocals/guitar/fiddle), Isa Burke (vocals/guitar/fiddle), and Mali Obomsawin (vocals/bass) each contributing their own singularly expressive vocals, instrumental lines, and songwriting. Onstage, the band gathers tightly around a single microphone for a spirited and emotionally resonant live show.
For more information, call 540-586-8911, or visit: www.friendsofbedfordlibrary.org.

African American Family History Day at Poplar Forest
2018-09-22 10:00 - 15:00 | Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, 687 Poplar Forest Dr., Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Discover your African American roots. Join the Poplar Forest African American Advisory Group for an interactive experience designed to help you explore your family’s African American history. Hear stories about exploring ancestry and learn about research methods, tools, ideas and strategies for tracing the lineage of your enslaved ancestors.
Admission to African American Family History Day is free, however reservations are required as space is limited to 60 participants.

Bedford Centerfest
2018-09-22 10:00 - 18:00 | VA
The 38th Annual Centerfest will be held on Saturday, September 22nd from 10AM to 6PM.

POW/MIA Awareness Ceremony
2018-09-22 11:00 - 12:00 | National D-Day Memorial, 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
In this moving ceremony, the National D-Day Memorial pays special tribute to those who are Missing In Action or who endured a Prisoner of War experience.
Free admission from 10a.m. until noon.

Beale's Oktoberfest
2018-09-22 12:00 - 22:00 | Beale’s Brewery, 510 Grove Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
It’s our favorite time of the year!
Join us for Beale’s 2nd Annual Oktoberfest celebration.
In addition to the release of our Oktoberfest beer, we’ll have German food specials, pretzels galore, and we’ll be all decked out for the occasion! Enter our lederhosen contest – best dressed wins a $50 Beale’s gift card!
Order your limited edition commemorative stein on our website. $20 gets you the stein plus $1 off all liter fills from 9/22 through October.
Firecracker Jam plays from 6-9.

Moonlight Trail Ride
2018-09-22 20:00 - 2018-09-23 00:00 | Reba Farm Inn and Saddle Soar Equitainment, 1099 Reba Farm Lane, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Reba Farm Inn is hosting a Moonlight Trail Ride!
Complimentary refreshments and bonfire following the ride!
$42/person
Call (540) 586-1906 or (540) 583-1906 for more information.

Bedford County Fair
2018-09-27 - 2018-09-30 | The Glenwood Center, 2074 Smith Mountain Lake Parkway, Huddleston, VA, 24104, United States
Join us at the Glenwood Center in Huddelston, VA for a family friendly good time at the Bedford County Fair – September 27 – 30 2018!

Free admission, parking and entertainment at the fair. This year the fair will be four days and feature many more attractions.

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Fair Schedule

Bedford Area Chamber Business Expo
2018-09-27 12:00 - 19:00 | Bedford Area Family YMCA, 1111 Turnpike Road, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Please join the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce for the Annual Bedford Business Expo being held from Noon until 7 pm at the Bedford Area Family YMCA.
The Event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC from Noon to 5 PM and concludes with the Taste of Bedford, a 21+ Networking Event from 5 PM to 7 PM for just $5 admission.
Connect with over 70 area businesses to learn about their products, services, and dedication to the community.

Barrels, Bottles & Casks Fall Tours at Poplar Forest
2018-09-28 17:30 - 2018-09-29 18:30 | Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, 687 Poplar Forest Dr., Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Did you know that many of today’s culinary historians consider Thomas Jefferson to be America’s first foodie? Join Poplar Forest on a guided tour that begins in Mr. Jefferson’s kitchen and progresses through the octagonal villa with stops along the way to sample different beverages and share insights into the types of foods consumed by Jefferson and the enslaved residents of Poplar Forest during the crisp autumn months.
Admission to the Fall Barrels, Bottles & Casks tasting tour is $25 per person; reservations are required.
Tours Available at 5:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Customer Appreciation Day at Chapel Creek Farms
2018-09-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Chapel Creek Farms, 4915 Pike Road, Montvale, VA, 24122
Come out to the Cider Barn and enjoy: hayrides, cider samples, and door prizes.
What a sweet and simple way to start your September Saturday morning.

Taste Of The Trails - Falling Creek Park
2018-09-29 09:00 - 17:00 | Falling Creek Park, 1257 County Farm Road, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Join us for the final Taste of the Trails event!
RIDE, RUN, or just come out for MUSIC and FUN!

Mountain Music & Arts Festival
2018-09-29 12:00 - 18:00 | Peaks of Otter Lodge, 85554 Blue Ridge Parkway, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Relax lakeside with a day of family-friendly live entertainment! Join us beside Abbott Lake for the 2nd Annual Mountain Music & Arts Festival on the beautiful grounds at the Peaks Of Otter Lodge for live performances by Root2 Music, Highlander String Band, Mountain Revelers, and Better Than We Sound. Enjoy art vendors, hands-on crafts, telling Sharp Top’s Story, and learn to play the mountain dulcimer!

Food and beverages will be available for purchase on the lakeside lawn.
Please bring your own seating and/or blankets to enjoy this lakeside lawn festival.
All programs are free with no reservations required.

For more information, contact the Peaks Otter Lodge front desk at 540-586-1081 or the Peaks of Otter Visitor Center at 540-586-4496.

Community Movie Night
2018-09-29 17:00 - 21:30 | Edmund Street Park, 516 Edmund Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Come join us for Community Movie Night as we watch “WOODLAWN”.
Free snacks and popcorn available.
Gourmet Funnel Cake Exp will be there also if you want to purchase funnel cakes!
