September Events

September is celebration time in Central Virginia!

Join us at Centerfest, Bedford County Fair, Monticello’s Heritage Harvest Festival, presentations, workshops and so much more!

GENERAL EVENTS

Sept 2- Genworth Free Community Day Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond
Sept 6- All Bugs Good and Bad Webinar Series: Ouch! Red Imported Fire Ants in the Landscape
Sept 7- Country Fair & Gathering Sedalia Center, Big Island
Sept 7- Fall Fruit Festival Edible Landscaping, Afton
Sept 11- Autumn Harvest Dried Wreath Workshop Pharsalia, Tyro
Sept 13- Reveling in the Magnificence of Trees Tree Health Care Workshop & ArborMaster Training, Waynesboro
Sept 14- Bees, Trees & Clean Water presented by Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Rockfish Valley Community Center, Afton
Sep 15- Bedford Urban Gardens Work Day downtown Bedford
Sep 15- Peaks of Otter Hike with Mr. Jefferson Sharp Top, Bedford
Sept 17- Flower Arranging with Dahlias and other Fall Flowers Pharsalia, Tyro
Sept 18- Essential Oils Series- Workshop: Elderberry Syrup Hahn Garden, VT Campus, Blacksburg
Sept 20-22 VA Master Naturalist Conference & Volunteer Training Harrisonburg, VA
Sept 21- Bedford Centerfest downtown Bedford
Sept 21- Monticello Heritage Harvest Festival Charlottesville
Sept 22 NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY Everywhere, free admission
Sept 23- Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Chapter Meeting (visitors welcome) Roanoke
Sept 24- Winterizing your Garden Templeton Senior Center, Lynchburg
Sept 26-29 Bedford County Fair Bedford
Sept 27-29 Mountain Run Jam Sedalia, Big Island
Sept 28- Evening Trail Hike Poplar Forest, Forest

BEDFORD COUNTY FARMERS MARKETS

Forest Farmers Market Saturdays

Bedford Community Market Fridays and 1st Saturdays

NEW LONDON CANNERY Tues & Thurs 6am-noon https://www.bedfordcountyva.gov/departments/parks-recreation

VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION State Calendar of Events https://www.ext.vsu.edu/events/

VIRGINIA GARDENS https://www.virginia.org/virginiagardens/