The Bel Air Recreation Committee (BARC) is a non-profit Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) organization and is incorporated under Maryland law. The BARC operates approximately 30 recreational and athletic programs for adults and youth in the Bel Air area, and several cultural events such as the Bel Air Festival for the Arts, the Bel Air Community Band, Bel Air Community Chorus and the Wednesday Night Music in the Park. The BARC is an independent organization and is not an agency of the governments of Harford County or the Town of Bel Air. However, the BARC does receive financial and facility support from those government entities.