October Town Happenings

Wednesday - October 1, 2025

• 10:00am - Mom's Group (child care provided) @ Anxious For Nothing

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

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

Thursday - October 2, 2025

• 7:00am - Bibles & Breakfast (open to students while school is in) @ Bedford Baptist Church

• 3:30pm - Turning Point USA (TPUSA) Interest Meeting @ Free State Academy 

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

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

• 7:00pm - Trivia Night w/ Euphoria Entertainment by Jazz @ All American Grill

• 7:00pm - Magic the Gathering Draft Night @ Clerks, Cards and Comics

• 7:00pm - LIVE MUSIC: Bobby Dean @ Clam Diggers Seafood

Friday - October 3, 2025

• 11:00am - Mountain Run Jam w/ LIVE MUSIC & Workshops (sponsored by multiple Town of Bedford businesses) @ Mountain Run Farm in Sedalia

• 5:00pm - Wick’ed After Hours Candle & Shopping Party @ Bell Treasures

• 6:00pm - First Fridays w/ Bedford Co Parks and Rec @ Bedford County Gym

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

• 6:30pm - Women's Tea & Testimony @ Calvary Chapel Bedford

Saturday - October 4, 2025

• 8:00am - Bedford Farmers Market @ Bedford Farmers Market

• 8:00am - Mountain Run Jam w/ LIVE MUSIC & Workshops (sponsored by multiple Town of Bedford businesses) @ Mountain Run Farm in Sedalia

• 10:00am - 2025 Anxious For Nothing’s 5k Color Run w/ DJ Showtime @ Falling Creek Park

• 10:00am - Pruning 101 w/ Master Gardner Phyllis Turner @ Bedford Urban Gardens

• 10:00am - Mini Mites Rec Football Game @ LHS

• 10:15am - Blessing of the Animals @ Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church 

• 10:30am - Herbs: More Than Just a Pretty Face w/ Bedford Area Master Gardeners @ Bedford Library

• 11:00am - Mites Rec Football Game @ LHS

• 11:00am - Mother’s of Veteran Suicide Event @ Bower Center

• 12:15pm - JV Rec Football Game @ LHS

• 2:00pm - Lotsa Lobsters! Bedford Rotary Club Fundraiser @ Bedford Farmers Market

• 3:30pm - Saturday Matinee presents: Superman (2025) @ Bedford Library

• 6:00pm - Open Mic Night w/ Jody Davis @ Clam Diggers Seafood

• 7:00pm - LIVE MUSIC: Phat Boyz at The Pavilion & BBQ Plates (open to public) @ Bedford Moose Lodge

• 7:30pm - LIVE MUSIC: Dock Wizards @ Clam Diggers Seafood

Sunday -  October 5, 2025

• 8:00am - Mountain Run Jam w/ LIVE MUSIC & Workshops (sponsored by multiple Town of Bedford businesses) @ Mountain Run Farm in Sedalia

• 11:00am - Annual Homecoming @ Washington St Baptist Church 

• 12:00pm - Weekly Pokemon League $5 entry (all ages) @ Clerks Cards and Comics

• 6:00pm - October 7 Movie (not recommended for children) @ Calvary Chapel Bedford

Monday, October 6, 2025

• 5:30pm - Hocus Pocus Wreath Craft @ Stitch Witch

• 7:00pm - Revival (Oct 6-9) @ Washington St Baptist Church 

Tuesday - October 7, 2025

• 8:30am - 2025 Business Roundtable: Bedford Co. w/ Robert Hiss @ Bedford Library

• 10:30am - Books 4 Fun (ages 3-5) @ Bedford Library

• 3:00pm - Tinkering Tuesdays: Pumpkin Edition @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - Revival (Oct 6-9) @ Washington St Baptist Church

Wednesday - October 8, 2025

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

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

• 5:30pm - Paint Your Own Pumpkin @ Stitch Witch

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

• 6:30pm - Share Jesus Without Fear - Evangelism Training @ Shiloh’s Place (next to Bedrock’s Outpost)

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

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

• 7:00pm - Revival (Oct 6-9) @ Washington St Baptist Church

Thursday - October 9, 2025

• 7:00am - Bibles & Breakfast (open to students while school is in) @ Bedford Baptist Church

• 11:00am - Senior Social w/ Triad for Aging & Eldercare @ Bedrock Church

• 11:00am - 13th Annual National Juried Exhibition @ Bower Center

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

• 5:00pm - Walk Thru Dinner @ St Johns Episcopal Church

• 5:30pm - Distinguished Speaker Series featuring author Robert M. Edsel @ National D-Day Memorial

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

• 6:30pm - Living with Autism Meet Up @ Free State Academy 

• 7:00pm - Trivia Night w/ Euphoria Entertainment by Jazz @ All American Grill

• 7:00pm - Revival (Oct 6-9) @ Washington St Baptist Church

• 7:00pm - Magic the Gathering Draft Night @ Clerks, Cards and Comics

Friday - October 10, 2025

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

Saturday - October 11, 2025

• 8:00am - Bedford Farmers Market @ Bedford Farmers Market

• 8:30am - 2025 LHS Athletic Hall of Fame Golf Tournament @ Bedford Country Club

• 10:00am - 18th Annual Parker-Wuergler Memorial Harvest Festival & Brunswick Stew with LIVE MUSIC by Jimmie Wilson @ Big Otter Mill

• 10:00am - Touch A Truck w/ Bedford Public Library System & Bedford Co Parks & Rec @ Falling Creek Park 

• 10:00am - Elks National Home Christmas Decoration Repair (volunteers needed) @ Spring Oak Barn (formerly Elks Home)

• 10:00am - Genealogy Classes w/ Noelle Woodcock $25 non members & $20 members @ Bedford Museum

• 10:30am - Book Signing of “The Day Boots Became a Cow” by Bedford’s DW Lawhorne @ Montvale Library

• 11:00am - Big Otter Mill Fall Festival @ Big Otter Mill (Family Event, Free Admission)

• 12:00pm - Opera-tunity for Imagination Cab Family Art Day @ Bower Center

• 12:00pm - VA Artisan's Day w/ Rita Jenkins @ Lady Legacy of Bedford

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

• 1:00pm - Genealogy Classes w/ Noelle Woodcock $25 non members & $20 members @ Bedford Museum

• 2:00pm - Fall Festival @ Calvary Chapel Bedford

• 6:00pm - Big Band of the Blue Ridge Evening of Jazz @ Bower Center

• 7:30pm - LIVE MUSIC: Earth Bound Creatures @ Clam Diggers Seafood

Sunday -  October 12, 2025

• 10:00am - Elks National Home Christmas Decoration Repair (volunteers needed) @ Spring Oak Barn (formerly Elks Home)

• 12:00pm - Weekly Pokemon League $5 entry (all ages) @ Clerks Cards and Comics

• 2:00pm - Meet Me At The Stable: A Nativity Craft Event w/ All Good Things supporting Calvary Chapel in Bedford @ 2001 Kelso Mill Rd in Bedford 

Monday - October 13, 2025 - Columbus Day 🗺️

• Be aware of business closings in observance of Columbus Day!

• Bedford Library CLOSED - Staff Training

• 10:00am - U.S. Navy Birthday @ The National D-Day Memorial (Free Admission for all Veterans and current Members of the U.S. Navy)

• 11:00am - Bedford Christmas Station Assistance Program Screenings @ Bedford Christmas Station

• 5:00pm - Bedford Christmas Station Assistance Program Screenings @ Bedford Christmas Station

Tuesday - October 14, 2025

• 10:30am - Books 4 Fun (ages 3-5) @ Bedford Library

• 3:00pm - Opera on the James presents: The Billy Goats Gruff (all ages) @ Bedford Library

Wednesday - October 15, 2025

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

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

Thursday - October 16, 2025

• 7:00am - Bibles & Breakfast (open to students while school is in) @ Bedford Baptist Church

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

• 5:00pm - Bedford Christmas Station Assistance Program Screenings @ Bedford Christmas Station

• 6:00pm - Teen Art Night (ages 12+) @ Bedford Library

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

• 7:00pm - Trivia Night w/ Euphoria Entertainment by Jazz @ All American Grill

• 7:00pm - Magic the Gathering Draft Night @ Clerks, Cards and Comics

Friday - October 17, 2025

• 11:30am - Paint the Town Pink Fundraiser by Bedford County Sheriffs Office @ Bedford Centertown Square (Corner of Bridge & Main Street) Town Photo at 12:15 (Wear Lots of Pink)

• 2:00pm - Mountain View Vintage Market w/ local town vendors @ Mountain View Farm 

• 5:30pm - LHS Performing Arts Competition One Act Team Preview Performance @ LHS Auditorium 

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

• 7:30pm - LIVE MUSIC: Say No More @ Clam Diggers Seafood 

Saturday - October 18, 2025

• 8:00am - Bedford Farmers Market @ Bedford Farmers Market

• 8:00am - Gross Orchard Apple Harvest Festival @ Gross Orchard

• 9:00am - Walk with a Doc @ Bedford Memorial Hospital 

• 10:00am - “Growing your own Sprouts” w/ Master Gardner Andrea Wild-Gingeleski @ Bedford Urban Gardens

• 10:00am - Mountain View Vintage Market w/ local town vendors @ Mountain View Farm 

• 10:00am - Purpose Trek w/ Counter Culture Solutions @ Thomas Road Outpost Peaks of Otter

• 10:00am - Mini-Firehouse Workshop (registration required) @ Bedford Lowe’s

• 10:00am - Genealogy Classes w/ Noelle Woodcock $25 non members & $20 members @ Bedford Museum

• 1:00pm - Genealogy Classes w/ Noelle Woodcock $25 non members & $20 members @ Bedford Museum

• 4:00pm - LIVE MUSIC: Blue Connection @ Bedford Moose Lodge

• 7:00pm - Martinis & Moonshine: Art of Pairing featuring Chapel Creek Farms Beef and LIVE MUSIC @ Bower Center

• 7:00pm - LIVE MUSIC: Bluegrass Brothers @ Bedford Moose Lodge

• 7:00pm - Nightmare on Turnpike Road @ Bedford YMCA

• 7:30pm - Irish Session @ Clam Digger Seafood

Sunday - October 19, 2025

• 12:00pm - Weekly Pokemon League $5 entry (all ages) @ Clerks Cards and Comics

• 2:30pm - Bedford Christmas Station Assistance Program Screenings @ Bedford Christmas Station

• 3:00pm - Giddy Up & Die Murder Mystery Dinner @ Reba Farm (Tickets Available)

• 5:30pm - Bedrock's Annual Missions Dinner @ Bedrock Church

Monday, October 20, 2025

• 3:00pm - Sip ‘N’ Stitch w/ Stitch Witch @ Fables & Feathers Winery in Goodview

Tuesday - October 21, 2025

• 10:30am - Books 4 Fun (ages 3-5) @ Bedford Library

Wednesday - October 22, 2025

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

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

Thursday - October 23, 2025

• 7:00am - Bibles & Breakfast (open to students while school is in) @ Bedford Baptist Church

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

• 5:00pm - Bedford Christmas Station Assistance Program Screenings @ Bedford Christmas Station

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

• 6:30pm - Living with Autism Meet Up @ Free State Academy 

• 7:00pm - Trivia Night w/ Euphoria Entertainment by Jazz @ All American Grill

• 7:00pm - Magic the Gathering Draft Night @ Clerks, Cards and Comics

Friday - October 24, 2025

• 10:00am - Outdoor Adventure Rendezvous (Camping, Flea Market & More - tickets at https://tinyurl.com/afab98rm) @ 1031 Kayak Rd, Bedford 

• 12:00pm - Love Life Golf Tournament w/ Bedford Pregnancy Center @ Ivy Hill Golf Club

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

Saturday - October 25, 2025

• 8:00am - I Am Woman 5k Walk/Run w/ Centra of Bedford & Centra Foundation @ 1701 Thomson Dr in Lynchburg 

• 8:00am - Bedford Farmers Market @ Bedford Farmers Market

• 9:00am - 3rd Annual Spooktacular Halloween Party on the Farm @ Something Special Farm at 8651 Moneta Rd Bedford

• 10:00am - Spooktacular Adoption Event w/ Bedford Co Animal Shelter @ Falling Creek Park

• 10:00am - Howl-o-Ween Adoption Event w/ Bedford Humane Society @ Moneta Farm in Moneta

• 10:00am - Outdoor Adventure Rendezvous (Camping, Flea Market & More) @ 1031 Kayak Rd, Bedford 

• 10:00am - Genealogy Classes w/ Noelle Woodcock $25 non members & $20 members @ Bedford Museum

• 11:00am - 28th Annual Buzzy Coleman Chili Cook-off w/ LIVE MUSIC by Late Night Stumblers, Holcomb Rock Quartet & Coleman Brothers Band @ Sedalia Center

• 11:00am - Bedford Christmas Station Assistance Program Screenings @ Bedford Christmas Station

• 1:00pm - Genealogy Classes w/ Noelle Woodcock $25 non members & $20 members @ Bedford Museum

• 4:00pm - Halloween Spooktacular @ Falling Creek Park

• 5:00pm - Bedford Urban Garden Together We Thrive in ‘25 - Italian Feast @ Bower Center

• 7:30pm - Haunted Trail @ Something Special Farm at 8651 Moneta Rd in Bedford

• 7:30pm - LIVE MUSIC: Fretwell @ Clam Diggers Seafood

Sunday -  October 26, 2025

• 10:00am - Outdoor Adventure Rendezvous (Camping, Flea Market & More) @ 1031 Kayak Rd, Bedford

• 12:00pm - Weekly Pokemon League $5 entry (all ages) @ Clerks Cards and Comics

• 3:00pm - Trunk or Treat @ Calvary Baptist Church

• 3:00pm - Giddy Up & Die Murder Mystery Dinner @ Reba Farm (Tickets Available)

Tuesday - October 28, 2025

• 10:30am - Books 4 Fun (ages 3-5) @ Bedford Library

• 6:00pm - Homeschooling: Getting Started Q&A Session @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - Wander & Awe @ Location TBA

Wednesday - October 29, 2025

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

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

Thursday - October 30, 2025

• 7:00am - Bibles & Breakfast (open to students while school is in) @ Bedford Baptist Church

• 4:30pm - Halloween BINGO @ Bedford Library

• 5:00pm - Trunk or Treat @ Cardinal Senior Living

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

• 6:00pm - Bower After Hours: Costumes & Karaoke @ The Bower Center

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

• 7:00pm - Trivia Night w/ Euphoria Entertainment by Jazz @ All American Grill

• 7:00pm - Magic the Gathering Draft Night @ Clerks, Cards and Comics

Friday - October 31, 2025 - Happy Halloween 🎃 

• 10:00am - Friday Breakfast Book Club: The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur @ Bedford Library

• 3:00pm - Downtown Bedford Business Trick or Treating (participating businesses will have a pumpkin at front door - trick or treating till 5pm) @ Downtown Bedford

• 4:00pm - Trick or Treat @ Bedford County Nursing Home

• 5:30pm - Hoots in the Hollows Evening Program (adults only) @ Claytor Nature Center