Ringing People Together since 2020

We are on a mission to celebrate and restore bells in America.

The National Bell Festival rings in the New Year with community events across the United States and across the world. We also work throughout the year to restore bells and bell towers to their former thundering glory.

Put a ring on it.

Celebrate

Experience bells like never before and ring in the New Year at our annual community festival.

Restore

Keep America ringing by investing in the care and restoration of heritage bells and bell towers.

Cast

Commission new bells and installations to support bell making traditions and innovations.

Record

Research, record, and report on our nation’s bell ringing and bell making heritage.

FEATURED BELLS

The bell of freedom cannot be unrung.

Plans for the Emancipation Bells take shape in Washington, D.C.

Woman paints the USAF insignia star on a plane wing

Remember the ladies.

A grand new bell is commissioned for the U.S. Semiquincentennial.

What the bell?

Jessica Silverman Presents Davina Semo’s “A Serious Celebration”

In a solo show of new sculptures, turning on the hanging bronze bells that have been part of her oeuvre since 2017, artist Davina Semo gives us a colorful,…

After 120 Years, Dominican House of Studies Gets a Bell

On a windswept and snow-laden recent Sunday morning, the friars of the Priory of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies gathered in the…

A Bell Comes to the White House

It’s not every day that one receives an invitation to a private tour of the White House. It’s even rarer for one to find occasion to send the dulcet tones…

A Tour of Blessings

Throughout December 2024 and early January 2025, the newly-cast Solidarity Bell visited Ukrainian congregations in the D.C. metropolitan area on a tour of…

FEATURED COLLECTION

Countdown to #BellFest

Get ready for the 2025 National Bell Festival.

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Make it ring.

We are an all-volunteer team. Join us in our mission by making a contribution today. 100% of every donation goes directly to programs and projects that keep bells ringing.

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