10/04/2026
Come out and see Gi Gi the Vietnam Jeep and learn a little about our Vietnam Veteran Hero’s!!
This Saturday!!!
🚒🚜 TOUCH-A-TRUCK IS COMING! 🚓🚍
Get ready for an afternoon of BIG trucks, cool vehicles, hands-on fun, food, and more! The Bedford Public Library System is excited to host another Touch-a-Truck event next Saturday!
📅 Saturday, October 10
⏰ 2:00–5:00 PM
📍 Forest Presbyterian Church
1226 Two Church Ln, Forest, VA 24551
Kids (and kids at heart!) can get up close to an amazing variety of vehicles from around the community, explore them, and even climb inside some of them. 🚒👮♂️🚍
And there's plenty more to enjoy!
🎡 Visit the BPLS table for a spin on our prize wheel, a fun Take-&-Make craft, and a chance to win children's books about fascinating vehicles! Be sure to stop by and pick up your raffle ticket.
🍦🌭 Food trucks will be on site with treats and concessions available for purchase.
🎨 Additional activities will be offered by participating community organizations, including crafts, a bouncy house, karaoke, fire safety activities, and more!
🚛 VEHICLES ATTENDING
- Bakers Towing — Tow Truck
- Bedford County Public Schools — School Bus
- Bedford Sheriff’s Department — MRAP & Patrol Car
- Bedford Water — Vactor Truck
- Centra — Ambulance
- Custom Truck
- Drag Race Car — 1978 Chevrolet Camaro (Thanks to Cody Dudley!)
- Earth Right — Truck “Soley”
- Echoes in Motion: The Green Jungle Brotherhood — Military Jeep
- Forest Fire Department — Fire Engine & Tower Ladder
- Finly Corporation — Concrete Truck
- Graves Mill Mobile Storage — Mobile Storage Truck
- Lynchburg Police Department — Police Car
- Polaris RZR XP S 1000 — Two vehicles (Thanks to Samantha Cox!)
- Premier ConPave — Asphalt Paver & Pickup Truck
- VDOT — Motor Grader
- Virginia State Police — Patrol Car
🍦 FOOD TRUCKS
🍨 CraveABLEs — Ice Cream
🌭 Hot Diggity Dogs
🥪 Upper Crust Pizza
🤝 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
- BPLS — Book raffle, prize wheel & Take-&-Make craft
- Bedford County Public Schools
- CASA
- Forest Presbyterian Church — Bouncy house, Blessing of the Animals, karaoke & crafts for the kids
- Friends of Smith Mountain Lake State Park
- Lynchburg Humane Society
- State Farm — Fire Safety
- World Help
🅿️ EVENT PARKING
Parking will be available at:
Forest Library
15583 Forest Rd, Forest
Forest Baptist Church
1313 Two Church Ln
1181 Two Church Ln
🎟️ No registration is required! However, you can register on our events calendar to receive an email reminder.
Bring the family and join us for an afternoon of big vehicles, big fun, and big community spirit! We can't wait to see you there! 🚒🚓🚜🚍
