Visit the Bethlehem Village
It's almost time! We are excited to bring the village back to life for this Christmas season.
The days and hours for the 2023 season will be:
Friday, December 15, 6 - 9 p.m.
Saturday, December 16, 5 - 9 p.m.
Sunday, December 17, 5 - 9 p.m.
Announcements concerning the 2023 Bethlehem Village can be found here and on our Facebook page found HERE.
A Tradition for More Than Two Decades
Nestled deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains just a stone’s throw from the intersection of the Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway a wonderful event is being carried out. Some call it “the greatest story ever told,” some call it “a Christmas miracle,” but for the several hundred workers who will work together to share this annual event each year at Hebron Baptist Church in Afton, Virginia, it’s not so much what it is called, but how they are called to take part in this true Christmas story. Over 3,200 visitors walked through the gates of Bethlehem in 2019 and enjoyed the sites, sounds, smells, and wonders of Bethlehem.
The Village of Bethlehem, a full-fledged modern day reprisal of the first century village of Bethlehem complete with reenactment of Christ’s birth, singing angels, roman guards, an olive press, working looms, carpenter’s, blacksmith's, weapons and scribe shops, and yes…even live camels and wise men come to life. Look for a working forge and bakery, visit with the shopkeepers, and interact with the Roman Soldiers!
Much more than just a “living nativity,” The Village of Bethlehem is a real village – a compilation and culmination of work carried out by various members of community churches in and near the Rockfish Valley and the Charlottesville/Albemarle County area.
