Destination Bedford

The Labyrinth Body, Mind & Spirit Alternative Health Fair
2016-09-24 15:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Labyrinth Spa, 325 West Main Street, Bedford, 24523
Please Join Us for Our Annual Labyrinth Mind, Body & Spirit Alternative Health Fair!!!
September 24, 2016
3:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Times and Listings:
3:00pm to 6:00pm Featuring Local Alternative Health Practitioners, Local Healthy Food Sources, Food Truck provided by The Jacked Rabbit, Spiritual Teachers/Readers/Healers, Free Talks on the Hour and Half Hour.
6:00pm Creating Fire with Bill Howard – Learn Basic Survival Skills
7:00pm Fire & Dumming Circle
Free Admission

Dancing with the Flowers Flower Show
2016-09-24 10:00 - 16:00 | Bedford Welcome Center, 816 Burks Hill Road, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Hosted by the Bedford Council of Garden Clubs.

Forest Farmers Market
2016-09-24 08:00 - 12:00, 2016-09-17 08:00 - 12:00, 2016-09-10 08:00 - 12:00, 2016-09-03 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.

28th Anniversary Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival
2016-09-24 - 2016-09-25 | Crazy Horse Marina, 400 Crazy Horse Drive, Moneta, VA, 24121, United States

National Public Lands Day
2016-09-24 | Peaks of Otter Lodge, 85554 Blue Ridge Parkway, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Celebrating the influence of art in National Parks.

Hike Sharp Top with Thomas Jefferson
2016-09-24 | Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, 687 Poplar Forest Dr., Forest, VA, 24551, United States
More information to follow

Food Truck Fridays
2016-09-23 11:30 - 13:30, 2016-09-16 11:30 - 13:30, 2016-09-09 11:30 - 13:30, 2016-09-02 11:30 - 13:30 | VA
A variety of local and regional Food Trucks at and during the Bedford Farmers Market.

Bedford Farmers Friday Market
2016-09-23 07:30 - 13:30, 2016-09-16 07:30 - 13:30, 2016-09-09 07:30 - 13:30, 2016-09-02 07:30 - 13:30 | Washington and Center Streets, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States

Business Expo ~ Dive In & Explore
2016-09-22 00:00 - 17:00 | Bedford Area Family YMCA, 1111 Turnpike Road, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Join the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce at their Business Expo on September 22, 2016.
Dive In and Explore…come ‘sea’ what local businesses are up to!

Lotsa Lobsters
2016-09-19 08:00 - 2016-10-08 17:00 | Bedford Welcome Center, 816 Burks Hill Road, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Like Lobster? Order your live, fresh Maine Lobsters today and support the Bedford Rotary Club.
Price is $15 per Lobster
Tickets may be purchased from any Rotarian, at Rapid Printing, or at the Bedford Welcome Center.
Lobster Pick-Up Date: Saturday, October 8, 2016 from 2:00pm – 5:00pm @ Bedford Welcome Center
Please bring your own coolers or containers for pick-up.
Questions ~ Call the Lobster Hotline @ 540.871.0142

Air Force Birthday
2016-09-18 10:00 - 17:00 | National D-Day Memorial, 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
In honor of the Air Force’s birthday, all active duty or veteran Air Force members receive free admission to the Memorial.

Bower Concert with Ken and Alli, Bedford’s folk duo
2016-09-17 19:30 - 22:00 | VA
Ken Horne and Allison Johnson will perform at the Bower Center on Saturday September 17th beginning at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $10 in advance bought at lynchburgtickets.com or Bower Center. Tickets at the door are $12. The price of the tickets is kept low because of the Town of Bedford’s Government Challenge Grant and the VCA.
Ken and Alli treat their audiences to a show spanning several centuries and many genres of American folk music. From contemporary Americana to sixteenth-century Childe ballads, from classic blues to country music standards, they offer a variety of musical flavors. Ken Horne and Allison Johnson perform as the vocal duet “Ken and Alli”. Their stage show spans several centuries and many genres of American folk music. From contemporary Americana to sixteenth century Childe ballads, from classic blues to country music standards (and some that ought to be), Ken and Alli offer a variety of musical styles and arrangements that can only be described as delightfully eclectic. Allison’s sparkling lead vocals and intricate harmonies blend perfectly with Ken’s rich baritone. Accompanied by finger style guitar and six string banjo with an occasional harmonica bit thrown in, Ken and Alli create an evening of music that is entertaining, inspirational, and mostly, a whole lot of fun.

POW/MIA Awareness Day
2016-09-17 11:00 - 17:00 | National D-Day Memorial, 3 Overlord Circle, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
A special ceremony and wreath laying will be held in honor of our nation’s POWs and MIAs.
Free admission 10 a.m. until noon.

Layman Family Farms Corn Maze
2016-09-17 - 2016-11-12 | Layman Family Farms, 1815 Mountain View Church Road, Montvale, VA, 24122, United States
Hay rides, pumpkin patch, 9 acre corn maze, gem stone mining, giant slide, cow train, kettle corn, homemade fudge, funnel cakes, country store, fall decorations.
Open Wednesday 6:0opm to 9:00pm
Open Friday 3:00pm to 8:00pm
Open Saturday 10:00am to 6:00pm
Open Sunday 11:00am to 6:00pm
Information and Group Rates call 540-947-2844

Jim Cameron Memorial Walk at Smith Mountain Lake State Park
2016-09-17 | Smith Mountain Lake State Park, 1235 State Park Road, Huddleston, VA, 24104, United States
The annual Jim Cameron Memorial Walk will be held at scenic Smith Mountain Lake State Park for the benefit of Lake Christian Ministries. Jim Cameron, LCM’s Executive Director from 2003-2010, was renowned for his tireless efforts managing day-to-day operations of the Ministry as well as his passionate dedication to helping those in need. All proceeds from the JCMW will be utilized by Lake Christian Ministries to help our neighbors in need in the SML area. Lake Christian Ministries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, located on Old Moneta Road in Moneta. Since 1992, LCM has been providing food, clothing and emergency financial aid to lake-area residents from Bedford, Franklin, and Pittsylvania counties.
For more information about the JCMW or to become involved as a walker, team leader, sponsor, patron, or volunteer , please contact Bart Matthies at (540) 912-9141 or Lynda Imirie at (540) 721-3492. After June, registration and forms should be available online at our website.
Most walkers are with teams from businesses, churches, service clubs, neighborhoods, etc., but there are many individuals also, who gather pledges July-August, then collect the pledges the first two weeks of September, and turn them in to complete preregistration. Others turn in their collected pledges at registration on the day of the walk. The 5K or 10K Walks begin and end at the Smith Mountain Lake State Park beach area.

Diana Jones in Concert
2016-09-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Bedford Public Library, 305 North Bridge Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
Appalachian Roots

Naturalization Ceremony with the Blue Ridge NSDAR
2016-09-16 11:00 - 14:00 | Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, 687 Poplar Forest Dr., Forest, VA, 24551, United States
Join Poplar Forest and the Blue Ridge Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as we welcome 30 new citizens in honor of Constitution Day, which commemorates the day in 1787 that the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document they created. Admission is included with general admission.

Bedford Farmers First Saturdays Market
2016-09-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Washington and Center Streets, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States

Peaks of Otter Visitor Center
2016-09-01 10:00 - 2016-09-30 17:00 | Peaks of Otter Visitor Center, Milepost 86, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
The visitor center offers exhibits about the natural and human historyof the Peaks of Otter, maps and information on Blue Ridge Parkway, Peaks of Otter Junior Ranger Program (free), and an Eastern National Association shop to find gifts, books and memorabilia. Call for more information 540-586-4496

Edrie Bays at TECAC
2016-09-01 - 2016-09-30 | ElectricCoArt, 207 East Depot Street, Bedford, VA, United States
Edrie Bays is the featured member artist for the month of September 2016 at The Electric Company Artists’ Co-op (TECAC). The theme of the exhibit is “To Oz and Back: Exploring Reality.” Edrie will display a variety of works, from watercolor to multi-media.
Work will be displayed – Wednesday thru Saturday 11:00am – 5:00pm.
Reception will be held – September 9th 5:00pm – 8:00pm.

Sculptural Revelations
2016-08-30 - 2016-10-01 | VA
Sculptural Revelations will be exhibited from August 30th through October 1st at the Bower Center and includes works by Bobby Fuller, Patrick Ellis, J. Gail Greer, Robert Mason, Sarah E.K. Muse, Joe Collins, Frederic Crist, Darcy Meeker, Nol Putnam, Millicent Young, Aggie Zed, and Lori Stetson.
