Bethel Colony News

We're already looking forward to 2025 events in Historic Bethel, Missouri! During the Bethel Colony Market in spring and fall, the Colony Barn and surrounding areas fill up with artisans and vendors, and we'd like to invite you to take part! The 2025 show dates are...

We hope you'll plan to join us on Sunday, December 8th, 2024, for the annual Christmas in Bethel celebration. Free admission. . During the communal years, colonists observed many "fete" days such as Easter, Christmas, New Years, harvest feasts, Independence Day and...

The northeast Missouri region is known for its great hunting, and the Bethel Colony has been offering an annual Big Buck hunt for youth for 20 years, under the guidance of Rodney Carr. This year, the Bethel Colony "Youth Hunt" competition for the 2024 deer season will...

Adult Fiddle Camp in Bethel, Missouri Wednesday, October 9, 2024 – Saturday, October 12, 2024 Bethel, Missouri Adult fiddle camp allows fiddlers age 18 and over to study with master fiddlers to learn new tunes, build a network of fiddler friends, and work on...

Join us in historic downtown Bethel for the Fall Market, September 28-29, 2024. Saturday & Sunday 10am-3pm. Admission $2 adults, children free. Held at 127 N Main St., Bethel, MO 63434 Bethel was founded in 1844 as a communal colony by Wilhelm Keil and his...

Elementary and home school student groups are invited to join us on Friday, September 27, 2024 for Bethel's annual Heritage Days event to "step back in time" and experience life as it was in a previous century. • • • SCHEDULE: Sept. 27, 2024 | 9:00am to 1:30pm (with a...