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SUMMARY:Festival of Trees
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 17th Annual Festival of Trees: Small Town Christmas!\nExperience the magic of the season at this beloved\, family-friendly event featuring 40 beautifully decorated trees created by local businesses and organizations. \nVote for your favorites for just $1 per vote. All proceeds benefit local charitable organizations. (Please bring cash for voting.) \nKids will love the holiday scavenger hunt and coloring sheet designed by local artist Terri Foster. \n📍 Location: Bedford Area Welcome Center\n🕘 Hours: Open daily\, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.\n🌟 Extended evening hours: December 5–7 and 12–14\, until 8 p.m.\n📅 Event ends: January 4\, 2026 \nThe Welcome Center will be closed on Thanksgiving Day\, Christmas Eve\, Christmas Day\, and New Year’s Day\, so please plan your visit accordingly. \nFor more information\, call (540) 587-5681.
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LOCATION:Bedford Area Welcome Center\, 816 Burks Hill Road\, Bedford\, VA\, 24523\, United States
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SUMMARY:Train Exhibit at the Bedford Museum
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this Christmas train display featuring landmarks of Bedford and much more! The trains are located on the 3rd floor of the Museum. Admission is $5\, kids are free. A train pass is also available to purchase for only $10 in the Museum gift shop\, which grants unlimited admission through December.  \n 
URL:https://www.destinationbedfordva.com/event/train-exhibit-at-the-bedford-museum-2-2-2/2025-12-19/
LOCATION:Bedford Museum and Genealogical Library\, 201 East Main Street\, Bedford\, VA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bower Center Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Come to the Bower Center for the Arts to view two new exhibits: Through the Lens II\, An Invitational Exhibit and Andrea Wild: Caught In Old Lace Between the Stars & the Earth. \n Gallery admission to view the exhibits is free! \nThe Bower Center is open Tuesday – Saturday\, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and both of these exhibits will be on display until January 24th. 
URL:https://www.destinationbedfordva.com/event/bower-center-exhibit-4-2-2-2/2025-12-19/
LOCATION:Bower Center for the Arts\, 309 North Bridge Street\, Bedford\, VA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Holiday Candlelight Tours
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the advent of the Christmas season in Jeffersonian style at Poplar Forest. Explore the president’s cherished hideaway by candlelight on this hour-long holiday tour. See how early Americans decorated with fresh greens for the holidays as your guide paints intimate portraits of the Jefferson family’s celebration and Christmas at the Quarter Site\, drawn from true stories and anecdotes discovered in Jefferson’s letters and diaries. The tour is followed by refreshments in the Museum Shop. Admission is $30 per person. Reservations are required. \nDec.  5\, 6\, 11\,  12\, 18\, 19 at 5:30 p.m.\, 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. \nClick here for tickets. 
URL:https://www.destinationbedfordva.com/event/holiday-candlelight-tours-4/2025-12-19/
LOCATION:Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest\, 687 Poplar Forest Dr.\, Forest\, VA\, 24551\, United States
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SUMMARY:Live Music @ Apocalypse Ale Works
DESCRIPTION:Come to Apocalypse Ale Works for great beer and live music.  For more information and to see who is playing each week\, click here. Food by Bunker 42 Bar Bites will also be available for purchase! 
URL:https://www.destinationbedfordva.com/event/live-music-apocalypse-ale-works-2-2-2/2025-12-19/
LOCATION:Apocalypse Ale Works\, 1257 Burnbridge Road\, Forest\, VA\, 24551\, United States
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