October Town Happenings

Thursday - October 1, 2026

• 10:00am - Visit Johnson Farm @ Johnson Farm

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 6:30pm - Chess Club (kids & teens) @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - Trivia @ Beales

Friday - October 2 , 2026

• 7:00am - FCA’s Bibles & Breakfast (8-12 grade youth - ever Fri AM when school’s in session) @ Redeemed Baptist Church (947 Lyle St)

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 5:30pm - Spooky Stained Glass Workshop ($65/person 18+) @ Bower Center for the Arts

• 6:00pm - First Fridays - LIVE MUSIC: Thunder Ridge Band w/ Bedford Co Parks & Rec @ Falling Creek Park

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

Saturday - October 3 , 2026

• 8:00am - GFWC Bedford Woman's Club Yard Sale @ 109 Angus Terrace (Bedford)

• 9:00am - Patchwork Pumpkins Craft Event $30 w/ All Good Things @ 2001 Kelso Mill Rd

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 10:00am - Anxious For Nothing’s 5K Color Run/Walk @ Falling Creek Park

• 10:00am - Worm Social Workout @ Sharp Top CrossFit

• 12:00pm - October Skies Family Camp Out @ Claytor Nature Center

• 3:30pm - Saturday Matinee presents: The Devil Wears Prada 2 @ Bedford Library

• 4:00pm - Bedford Bike Bash (Community bike ride & celebration w/ first responders) w/ Bedford Co Parks & Rec @ Falling Creek Park 

• 4:00pm - Family Board Game Night (pizza & drinks provided, bring a snack & games - optional) @ Bedrock Bedford - The Outpost

• 5:00pm - Adopt a Soldier Event for Company A w/ Lady Legacy of Bedford & Teisha Ingraham @ Bedford Boys Tribute Center

• 5:00pm - Bedford Bike Bash Food & Games w/ Bedford Co Parks & Rec @ Bedford Co Rec Field

• 7:00pm - Bedford Bike Bash Movie Night w/ Bedford Co Parks & Rec @ Bedford Co Rec Field

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

Sunday - October 4 , 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 2:00pm - Flower Arranging with Little Otter Flower Farm @ Sedalia Center (ticketed event)

• 2:30pm - Clerks’ Pokeweek Expanded format @ Clerks, Cards & Comics

• 5:00pm - Annual Blessing of the Animals w/ Bedford Humane Society @ St. John's Episcopal Church

Monday - October 5 , 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

Tuesday - October 6 , 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

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

• 3:00pm - Tinkering Tuesdays: The Great Pumpkin Roll Challenge (ages 3-10) @ Bedford Library

• 5:00pm - National Night Out Event (pie contest, kid activities, chili cook off & more) w/ Bedford Police Dept @ Bedford Farmer's Market

Wednesday - October 7 , 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

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

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

• 2:00pm - Bedford Moms Walking Club @ Falling Creek Park

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

• 7:00pm - Music Bingo @ Beales

Thursday - October 8, 2026

• After Sunset - Draconid Meteor Shower on Abbott Lake (free parking for the show - timing is not exact for when meteor shower will begin) @ Peaks of Otter Lodge

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 5:00pm - Adventures with Dungeons & Dragons: Wolves of Welton Adventure Continues (Ages: teens) @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - Chess Club (kids & teens) @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - LHS Minutemen Music Presents: BAND-A-RAMA Fundraising Concert @ LHS Auditorium

• 7:00pm - Trivia @ Beales

Friday - October 9 , 2026

• 7:00am - FCA’s Bibles & Breakfast (8-12 grade youth - ever Fri AM when school’s in session) @ Redeemed Baptist Church (947 Lyle St)

• 9:00am - VA Coop Ext Presents: Fermentation Workshop $25 @ Bedford Ext Office (1257 County Farm Rd)

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 10:00am - Beale’s Treasure Festival w/ Bedford Co Parks & Rec, Destination Bedford & Beale's @ Falling Creek Park

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

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

Saturday - October 10 , 2026

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

• 10:00am - Big Otter Mill Harvest Festival @ Big Otter Mill

• 10:00am - Beginner Genealogy Class @ Bedford Museum

• 10:00am - Dusty Pistol Course - Patrol Response Hostage Rescue (pre registration required) @ Location TBA

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 12:00pm - CAB Kids @ The Bower Center

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

• 1:00pm - Beginner Genealogy Class @ Bedford Museum

• 2:00pm - Check It Out: Beaded Jewelry! Teen Edition (Ages: teens) @ Bedford Library

• 6:00pm - LIVE MUSIC: Big Band of the Blue Ridge @ Bower Center for the Arts

• 6:30pm - LHS Performing Arts presents: Stand Alone Dinner Theatre (tickets required) @ The Traveller

Sunday - October 11 , 2026

• 10:00am - Dusty Pistol Course - Patrol Response Hostage Rescue (pre registration required) @ Location TBA

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

Monday - October 12 , 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

Tuesday - October 13 , 2026

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

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

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

Wednesday - October 14 , 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

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

• 11:00am - Senior Social w/ BARC Aging and Eldercare @ Blue Ridge Community Church (Bedford)

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

• 5:30pm - Homecoming Parade (follows similar Christmas parade route) @ Town of Bedford

• 6:30pm - Homecoming Powder Puff Football Game @ Liberty High School

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

• 7:00pm - Music Bingo @ Beales

Thursday - October 15, 2026

• 8:30am - Coffee on the Porch w/ special guest: Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club @ Claytor Nature Center 

• 10:00am - Bedford Moms Walking Club @ Falling Creek Park

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 6:00pm - Teen Art Night: Bedazzled Books (Ages: teens) @ Bedford Library

• 6:30pm - Chess Club (kids & teens) @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - Trivia @ Beales

Friday - October 16 , 2026

• 7:00am - FCA’s Bibles & Breakfast (8-12 grade youth - ever Fri AM when school’s in session) @ Redeemed Baptist Church (947 Lyle St)

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 2:00pm - Mountain View Vintage Market @ 1064 Precious Memories Lane, Bedford

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

Saturday - October 17, 2026

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

• 8:00am - The First Pickle Classic - Pickleball Tournament w/ Bedford Co Parks & Rec @ Mariners Landing

• 9:00am - Fall for Healthy Living Community Market @ Bedford Farmers Market

• 9:00am - Community Shred Day @ Carter Bank (Forest Rd. Bedford) w/ Community Pet Coalition & Bedford County Animal Shelter

• 9:00am - Bedford Alzheimer’s Walk @ Main Street United Methodist Church

• 10:00am - DIY workshop Firefighting Plane @ Bedford Lowe’s 

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 10:00am - Mountain View Vintage Market @ 1064 Precious Memories Lane, Bedford

• 11:00am - Grand Reopening @ Woods Goods & Mercantile 

• 2:00pm - Bedford Fright Night Film Festival @ Bedford International Film Festival 

• 4:00pm - HOCO Picture Open House (till 6pm) @ Historic Avenel

• 6:00pm - Claytors Homecoming @ Claytor Nature Center

• 7:00pm - Art of Pairing: Bower at the Bayou @ Bower Center for the Arts

• 7:00pm - LHS Homecoming Dance @ Liberty High School

Sunday - October 18, 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

Monday - October 19, 2026

• BCPS SCHOOLS CLOSED

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

Tuesday - October 20, 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

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

Wednesday - October 21, 2026

• After Sunset - Orionid Meteor Shower on Abbott Lake (free parking for the show - timing is not exact for when meteor shower will begin but expecting 20-25 meteors/hour) @ Peaks of Otter Lodge

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

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

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

• 2:00pm - Bedford Moms Walking Club @ Falling Creek Park

• 5:30pm - Walk with a Doc @ Centra's Bedford Memorial Hospital

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

• 7:00pm - Music Bingo @ Beales

• 7:00pm - Town Hall Meeting @ Bedford Library

Thursday - October 22, 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 6:30pm - Chess Club (kids & teens) @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - Trivia @ Beales

Friday - October 23, 2026

• 7:00am - FCA’s Bibles & Breakfast (8-12 grade youth - ever Fri AM when school’s in session) @ Redeemed Baptist Church (947 Lyle St)

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

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

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

Saturday - October 24, 2026

• 9:00am - Craft Fair @ Free State Academy

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

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 11:00am - Buzzy Coleman Chili Cookoff @ Sedalia Center (ticketed event)

• 11:00am - Mill Mountain Theatre Presents: Curious George: The Golden Meatball @ Bedford Library

• 1:00pm - Beale's Fall Fest - Makers Market @ Beale's

• 2:00pm - Fall Festival @ Mount Olivet Baptist Church

• 3:00pm - Beale's Fall Fest - LIVE MUSIC: Kristen Hazler @ Beale's

• 4:00pm - Halloween Spooktacular w/ Bedford Co Parks & Rec @ Falling Creek Park

• 4:00pm - Festival Carriage Scene Photo Fundraiser at Spooktacular $15 @ Falling Creek Park

• 4:00pm - Pumpkin Carving Contest ($10/person or $15/group of 2 - includes pumpkin & tools) @ Peaks of Otter Lodge (lawn)

• 5:00pm - Bedford Urban Gardens 2026 Annual Fundraiser “Deep Roots: Our Garden Heritage” @ Bower Center for the Arts

Sunday - October 25, 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 2:30pm - Clerks’ October League Challenge @ Clerks, Cards & Comics

Monday - October 26, 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

Tuesday - October 27, 2026

• 7:30am - Free Mammography Screenings (restrictions apply) @ Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

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

• 6:30pm - Wander & Awe Foraging (final 2026 clinic) @ Location TBA

Wednesday - October 28, 2026

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

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

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

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

• 7:00pm - Music Bingo @ Beales

Thursday - October 29, 2026

• BCPS SCHOOLS CLOSED

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 3:00pm - Susie G. Gibson Science & Technology Center Open House @ SGGSTC (600 Edmond St.)

• 6:30pm - Chess Club (kids & teens) @ Bedford Library

• 7:00pm - Trivia @ Beales

Friday - October 30, 2026

• 7:00am - FCA’s Bibles & Breakfast (8-12 grade youth - ever Fri AM when school’s in session) @ Redeemed Baptist Church (947 Lyle St)

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial

• 10:00am - Friday Breakfast Book Club: A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J Gaines @ Bedford Library

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

Saturday - October 31, 2026 - Halloween 🎃

• Happy Howl-o-ween @ Fables & Feathers Winery w/ Friends of Bedford County Animal Shelter

• 10:00am - Omaha Beach Traveling Exhibit @  The National D-Day Memorial