Everything apples! Explore and choose from 20 varieties, with
pick-your-own apples available. Relax on the main porch
while tasting apple cobbler and apple cider slushees, and let
the kids roam and have fun on the cow train and playground.

A variety of food will be available, and the whole family can
enjoy wagon rides around the farm scheduled throughout the
day. Be sure not to miss out on the live music from 1-3 p.m.!
9. Oktoberfest at the Kentlands:
Free admission, $$ (for food and drinks), Oct. 11, Noon-5 p.m.

Kentlands Village Green, Gaithersburg, MD
This annual, family-friendly Oktoberfest includes Bavarian
music, horse-drawn wagon rides, dancing, food, crafts, pony
rides, moonbounces, pumpkin decorating, face painting and
more! Adults can spend some time at the traditional Beer
Garden and Wine Terrace. And with this year’s new layout,
there will be additional main stages for a variety of musical
performances as well as a new Business Expo area.

10. Cox Farms:
$$, Sept. 26- Nov. 3, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (10 a.m.-5 p.m. in November)
Last admission is one hour before closing.

15621 Braddock Road, Centreville, VA
Come on out to one of the largest fall festivals in Virginia!
This year, Cox Farms is entertaining visitors with five giant
slides, hayrides, rope swings, farm animals and their babies,
CORNundrum® cornfield adventure, straw tunnels, farm
chores, a kiddie zone, a goat village, apples and cider, food,
entertainment and over 90 acres of fun! With tons of activities
to choose from, you can easily stay all day. And as an added
bonus, with paid admission, you get to take home a small
patch pumpkin!
11. PetOberfest
Free, Oct. 17, Noon-4 p.m.

Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA
Celebrate the fall season with your pet at PetOberfest! All
are welcome to attend and enjoy free family and pet-friendly
activities, including a pet parade, pet contests, pet-friendly
exhibitors, a fashion show, children’s entertainment, store
discounts, prizes, and much more! To benefit the Prince
William SPCA, the Pet Photo Booth will be taking donations
— so you can enjoy adorable, Instagram-worthy snaps of your
pet while also helping out a local animal shelter.

12. Temple Hall Farm Maize & Fall Festival:
$$, Now Through October, Daytime Hours: Friday, 4-6 p.m., Saturday,
10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Nighttime Hours: Friday and
Saturday, 6-10 p.m.

Temple Hall Farm Regional Park, 15855 Limestone School Rd.,
Leesburg,VA
Adventure out to Leesburg, VA, for one of Loudoun County’s
favorite fall festivals! Want to launch a pumpkin 100 yards
through the air? Then they’ve got the perfect toy for you:
Pumpkin Blasters. Meanwhile, see how high you can jump
on the massive jumping pillows. These huge air-filled
bubbles will send you and your family bouncing into the
air, producing unlimited fun for everyone. Try your hand
at their Paintball Shooting Gallery, watch some pig races,
and of course, challenge yourself to their infamous maize!
The festival also includes a pick-your-own pumpkin patch,
hayrides and plenty of food.

13. Germantown Pumpkin Festival:
$$, Oct. 3-4
22200 Davis Mill Rd., Germantown, MD
Pumpkins galore! At the Germantown Pumpkin Festival, you
can take a hayride to the pumpkin patch, jump in the hayloft,
swoosh down the giant slides, visit barnyard buddies, create
wonderful crafts, play the rubber ducky derby, and explore
their straw maze. While you take in the beautiful fall foliage,
you and the kids can munch on delicious hand-dipped
caramel apples and listen to live music!
14. Taste of D.C.:
$$, Oct. 10-11, Noon-7 p.m.

Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Between 9th St. and 14th St.,
Washington, D.C.

Taste of D.C. is a premier food festival featuring tastings
from more than 70 of D.C.’s best restaurants, food trucks,
caterers and purveyors, a beer garden with more than 50
local, national and international brews, and a wine walk
with more than 100 wines. In addition, the event hosts a
Farm-to-Fork Zone, a Family Zone with interactive games
and entertainment, and demonstrations from local chefs
cooking up their favorite recipes. Live entertainment will
be performed on the main stage with local and national
headlining acts, as well as the Annual Ben’s Chili Bowl’s
World Chili Eating Championship.

15. Pumpkin Trolleyfest:
$, Oct. 19, 12:30-3:50 p.m.

National Capital Trolley Museum, 1313 Bonifant Rd.,
Silver Spring, MD
Forget driving, take a trolley! At Pumpkin Trolleyfest, the
National Capital Trolley Museum is featuring trolley trips
to Pinson’s Pumpkin Market from 12:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.

Children can collect pumpkin tokens to “purchase” and
decorate a small pumpkin at the Pumpkin Market in the
Museums Car Barn.

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