July Town Happenings

Wednesday - July 1, 2026

• All Day - Hiking is Better - Claytor Hiking Challenge @ Claytor Nature Center

• 9:00am - BACC’s SMART Networking: Canva Basics @ Bedford Area Welcome Center

• 11:00am - Mindful Me with the 4H @ Bedford Library

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 1:00pm - Scales & Tales: A Reptile Meet and Learn Adventure w/ the Larsen Family @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - BSM LIVE (6th-12th Grades) @ The Outpost

• 6:45pm - Teen Bible Study @ Calvary Baptist Church

• 6:45pm - AWANA Clubs @ Calvary Baptist Church

• 7:00pm - Music Bingo @ Beale’s

Thursday - July 2, 2026

• 10:45am - 12:30pm -  Free Wagon Rides @ Gross Orchard

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 5:00pm - Adventures w/ Dungeons & Dragons (ages 10+) @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - Chess Club (all ages) @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - Trivia Night @ Beale’s

Friday - July 3, 2026

• Be aware of business closings for the holiday weekend!

• First Fridays Free Fitness & Fundraising @ Sharp Top Crossfit (various times check facebook for details)

• 10:00am - Go Fish Fridays @ Peaks of Otter

• 12:00pm - Young at Heart Senior Lunch @ New Beginnings PH Church

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 3:00pm - Historic Avenel Celebrates 250 (Free Family Event) @ Historic Avenel

• 5:00pm - DJ Showtime Presents: Before the Works Independence Day Festival 2026 @ Liberty Lake Park

• 6:30pm - Prayer & Pizza @ Anxious for Nothing

• 7:00pm - Bedford International Film Fest Presents: Movie Trivia Night @ Beale’s

• 9:30pm - Fireworks (viewable from LLP) @ D-Day Memorial

Saturday - July 4, 2026 - Independence Day 🎆

• Be aware of business closings for the holiday weekend!

• 8:00am - Bedford Farmers Market w/ LIVE MUSIC @ Bedford Farmers Market

• 10:00am - 2026 Liberty MTB Classic @ Falling Creek Park

• 11:00am - 8th Annual Bedford International Film Fest Presents: Film Screenings @ Bower Center for the Arts

• 12:00pm - 250th Anniversary Celebration @ The Meadery at Graham Ordinary

• 7:00pm - A Salute to America @ Bedford Presbyterian Church

Sunday - July 5, 2026

• 12:00pm - Independence Day Celebration (after church service) @ Bedford Baptist Church

• 7:00pm - A Salute to America @ Bedford Presbyterian Church

Tuesday - July 7, 2026

• Open Hours - Thrifty Tuesdays for Seniors 65 & Older - Save 10% on purchases at Gross Orchard

• 8:30am- Bedford Adventure Camp @ The Peaks Retreat & Adventure Center (Registration required)

• 10:30am - Books 4 Fun (Ages: preschool) @ Bedford Library

• 3:00pm - Tinkering Tuesdays: Oceans Edition (ages 3-10) @ Bedford Library

Wednesday - July 8, 2026

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 1:00pm - Mindful Me w/ the 4H @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - BSM LIVE (6th-12th Grades) @ The Outpost

• 6:45pm - Teen Bible Study @ Calvary Baptist Church

• 6:45pm - AWANA Clubs @ Calvary Baptist Church

• 7:00pm - Music Bingo @ Beales

Thursday - July 9, 2026

• 10:45am - 12:30pm -  Free Wagon Rides @ Gross Orchard

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 5:00pm - Adventures w/ Dungeons & Dragons (ages 10+) @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - Chess Club (all ages) @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - BACC Mix & Mingle at the Ballpark (Chamber Members)  @ Hill City Howlers (Bank of James Stadium)

• 7:00pm - Trivia @ Beale’s

Friday - July 10, 2026

• 10:00am - Mobile Pet Health Clinic @ Bedford Co Animal Shelter

• 5:00pm - Breaking Bread Youth Pantry @ Anxious for Nothing

• 6:30pm - Prayer & Pizza @ Anxious for Nothing
  

Saturday - July 11, 2026

• TBD - Intermediate Pistol Course w/ Counter Culture Solutions

• 8:00am - Bedford Farmers Market w/ LIVE MUSIC @ Bedford Farmers Market

• 10:00am - Pet First AID Class @ Bedford Humane Society (Must reserve a spot)

• 11:00am - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 12:00pm - Friends Board Game Cafe @ Bedford Library

• 1:00pm - Dinosaur Escape Room @ Bedford Library

• 1:00pm - Mixed Media Tapestry Weaving ($55/person) @ Bower Center for the Arts

• 2:15pm - Dinosaur Escape Room @ Bedford Library

• 3:30pm - Dinosaur Escape Room @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - A Night in Wonderland- A Very Merry UnBirthday Party @ Bower Center for the Arts

Sunday - July 12, 2026

• 12:45pm - Clerks PITCH BLACK Pokemon Prerelease 

Tuesday - July 14, 2026

• Open Hours - Thrifty Tuesdays for Seniors 65 & Older - Save 10% on purchases at Gross Orchard

• 8:30am- Bedford Adventure Camp @ The Peaks Retreat & Adventure Center (Registration required)

• 9:00am - National Rarities Event @ Arthur's Jewelry 

• 9:00am - Trail Tuesday w/ Cloverlea Foundation @ Belk Observatory (Claytor Nature Center)

• 10:30am - Books 4 Fun (Ages: preschool) @ Bedford Library

• 5:30pm- Colowork Mug Cozy @ Stitch Witch 

Wednesday - July 15, 2026

• 9:00am - 29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild Show @ Bedford Library

• 9:00am - National Rarities Event @ Arthur's Jewelry 

• 10:30am - Rock-A-Bye Reader (up to 23mos) @ Bedford Library

• 11:15am - Toddler Time (ages 2-3) @ Bedford Library

• 12:00pm - BACC Ribbon Cutting: Bedford YMCA’s Teaching Kitchen @ Bedford Area Family YMCA

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 1:00pm - The Fossil Files presented by The Science Museum of Western VA @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - BSM LIVE (6th-12th Grades) @ The Outpost

• 6:45pm - Teen Bible Study @ Calvary Baptist Church

• 6:45pm - AWANA Clubs @ Calvary Baptist Church

• 7:00pm - Music Bingo @ Beale’s

Thursday - July 16, 2026

• 8:30am - Coffee on the Porch with Virginia Vernal Pools @ Claytor Nature Center

• 9:00am - 29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild Show @ Bedford Library

• 9:00am - National Rarities Event @ Arthur's Jewelry 

• 10:45am - 12:30pm -  Free Wagon Rides @ Gross Orchard

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 5:00pm - Adventures w/ Dungeons & Dragons (ages 10+) @ Bedford Library

• 5:00pm - Walk Thru Dinner (free) @ St. John's Episcopal Church

• 6:00pm - Teen Art Night: Fabric Collage “Quilt Square” (ages 12+) @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - Chess Club (all ages) @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - Trivia @ Beale’s

Friday - July 17, 2026

• 9:00am - 29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild Show @ Bedford Library

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 4:30pm - Book Signing: Animals of Claytor Nature Center w/ Author, Ben Shrader @ Claytor Nature Center

• 6:30pm - Living Water Night (Prayer & Pizza special event) @ Anxious for Nothing

• 7:30 pm- Noises Off @ Little Town Players (ticketed event)

Saturday - July 18, 2026

• 8:00am - Bedford Farmers Market w/ LIVE MUSIC @ Bedford Farmers Market

• 9:30am - Father & Son Float w/ Bedrock Community Church (register here) @ Twin River Outfitters in Buchannan

• 10:00am - 29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild Show @ Bedford Library

• 11:00am - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 12:00pm - Christmas in July Poker Run w/ BCSO, Benjamin's Restaurant and Bedrock Thunder @ Forest FD

• 12:00pm - Custom Doormat Fellowship ($25/mat - sign up by July 15 at church desk) @ Bedford Baptist Church

• 12:00pm - Nature Writing Workshop w/ Chelsea Harlan @ Sedalia Center

• 1:00pm - Genealogical Society Summer Speaker Series w/ Cloverlea Foundation @ Bedford Museum

• 6:00pm - LIVE MUSIC: Virginia Hollow @ Bowers Center for the Arts (ticketed event)

• 6:00pm - Wellness in Nature - July Rain Barrel Workshop w/ Cloverlea Foundation @ Claytor Nature Center

• 7:30pm- Noises Off @ Little Town Players (ticketed event)

Sunday - July 19, 2026

• 12:00pm - Elks Home Christmas Project Work Days @ The Barn at Spring Oak (Elks Home)

• 2:00pm- Noises Off @ Little Town Players (ticketed event)

• 7:00pm - Audition Alert: Wait Until Dark (show dates are September 11-13 & 18-20) @ Little Town Players

Monday - July 20, 2026

• 9:00am - 29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild Show @ Bedford Library

• 3:00pm Sip ‘n’ Stitch w/ Stitch Witch of Bedford @ Fables and Feathers WInery 

Tuesday - July 21, 2026

• Open Hours - Thrifty Tuesdays for Seniors 65 & Older - Save 10% on purchases at Gross Orchard

• 8:30am - Bedford Adventure Camp @ The Peaks Retreat & Adventure Center (Registration required)

• 9:00am - 29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild Show @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - Audition Alert: Wait Until Dark (show dates are September 11-13 & 18-20) @ Little Town Players

Wednesday - July 22, 2026

• 9:00am - 29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild Show @ Bedford Library

• 10:30am - Rock-A-Bye Reader (up to 23mos) @ Bedford Library

• 11:15am - Toddler Time (ages 2-3) @ Bedford Library

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 6:30pm - BSM LIVE (6th-12th Grades) @ The Outpost

• 6:45pm - Teen Bible Study @ Calvary Baptist Church

• 6:45pm - AWANA Clubs @ Calvary Baptist Church

• 7:00pm - Music Bingo @ Beale’s

Thursday - July 23, 2026

• 9:00am - 29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild Show @ Bedford Library

• 10:00am - BACC’s S.M.A.R.T. Networking: AI Made Practical @ Bedford Area Welcome Center

• 10:45am - 12:30pm -  Free Wagon Rides @ Gross Orchard

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 5:00pm - Adventures w/ Dungeons & Dragons (ages 10+) @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - Chess Club (all ages) @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - Trivia @ Beale’s

Friday - July 24, 2026

• 9:00am - 29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild Show @ Bedford Library

• 9:30am - Save the Splash - Water Cycle & Water Conservation (ages 4-5) till 10:30am @ Claytor Nature Center

• 11:00am - Save the Splash - Water Cycle & Water Conservation (ages 6-8) till 12pm @ Claytor Nature Center

• 12:30pm - Save the Splash - Water Cycle & Water Conservation (ages 9-12) till 2:30pm @ Claytor Nature Center

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 5:00pm - Breaking Bread Youth Pantry @ Anxious for Nothing

• 6:30pm - Prayer & Pizza @ Anxious for Nothing

• 7:30pm- Noises Off @ Little Town Players (ticketed event)

Saturday - July 25, 2026

• TBD - Youth Survival Course w/ Counter Cultures Solution

• 8:00am - Bedford Farmers Market w/ LIVE MUSIC @ Bedford Farmers Market

• 9:00am - Annual Peach Festival @ Gross Orchard

• 9:00am - Pancake Breakfast & Car Wash Fundraiser @ Free State Academy

• 10:00am - 29th Annual Peaks & Pieces Quilt Guild Show @ Bedford Library

• 10:00am - MrBeast Swarm Jet workshop @ Lowe’s of Bedford (registration required)

• 11:00am - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 12:00pm - Campus Cleanup Day @ Free State Academy

• 12:00pm - BACC Ribbon Cutting @ Peaks of Otter Artisans Gallery (6817 Wheats Valley Rd)

• 4:00pm - LIVE MUSIC: Sophie Taylor @ Beale’s

• 4:00pm - Bark in the Park w/ Bedford Co Parks & Rec benefitting Friends of Bedford Co Animal Shelter @ Falling Creek Park

• 5:00pm - LHS Football Alumni Reunion - open to all years of LHS Football Alumni (food, cash bar, items for sale, etc.) @ Bedford Moose Lodge

• 7:30pm- Noises Off @ Little Town Players (ticketed event)

Sunday - July 26, 2026

• 12:00pm - Elks Home Christmas Project Work Days @ The Barn at Spring Oak (Elks Home)

• 2:00pm - Noises Off @ Little Town Players (ticketed event)

• 2:00pm - LIVE MUSIC: Milepost Music w/ Indian Run Stringband @ Peaks of Otter Lodge

• 4:00pm - Sunflowers & Sunsets (Kinusaiga craft) & floating hours - no charge for visiting, registration required for craft @ All Good Things (2001 Kelso Mill Rd. in Bedford)

Tuesday - July 28, 2026

• Open Hours - Thrifty Tuesdays for Seniors 65 & Older - Save 10% on purchases at Gross Orchard

• 7:30am - Free Mammography Screenings (must meet guidelines) @ Centra’s Bedford Memorial Hospital 

• 8:30am- Bedford Adventure Camp @ The Peaks Retreat & Adventure Center (Registration required)

• 6:30pm - Wander & Awe Foraging Clinic @ Falling Creek Park

Wednesday - July 29, 2026

• 10:30am - Rock-A-Bye Reader (up to 23mos) @ Bedford Library

• 11:15am - Toddler Time (ages 2-3) @ Bedford Library

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 6:30pm - BSM LIVE (6th-12th Grades) @ The Outpost

• 6:45pm - Teen Bible Study @ Calvary Baptist Church

• 6:45pm - AWANA Clubs @ Calvary Baptist Church

• 7:00pm - Music Bingo @ Beale’s

Thursday - July 30, 2026

• 10:45am - 12:30pm -  Free Wagon Rides @ Gross Orchard

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 6:00pm - Backpack Packing Party @ Anxious for Nothing

• 5:00pm - Adventures w/ Dungeons & Dragons (ages 10+) @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - Chess Club (all ages) @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - Trivia @ Beale’s

Friday - July 31, 2026

• 10:00am - Friday Breakfast Book Club: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton @ Bedford Library

• 1:00pm - The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz @ The Bower Center

• 6:30pm - Prayer & Pizza @ Anxious for Nothing

• 6:30pm - Wander & Awe Foraging Clinic @ Falling Creek Park