8. Octoberfest Reston
• Oct. 8, noon-11 p.m. and Oct. 9,
noon-8 p.m.; Free admission
• Reston Town Center,
11900 Market Street, Reston, VA
Northern Virginia’s largest outdoor
fall festival featuring seasonal beer
and wine, German fare from 17 area
restaurants, a family carnival, live
entertainment, a chili cook off and the
Great Pumpkin 5K race. Live music
will include traditional German tunes
as well as favorites from a variety of
local musicians.
9. Oktoberfest at the Kentlands
• Oct. 9, noon to 5 p.m.; Free admission
• Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Rd.
Gaithersburg, MD
Enjoy all things fall at the 25th annual
Oktoberfest at the Kentlands in
Gaithersburg. There’ll be pumpkin
carving and apple cider pressing
demonstrations, horse-drawn wagon
rides, face painting and five stages of
entertainment, including the ever-
popular Alte Kameraden German
Band and Alt-Washingtonia Bavarian
Dancers. Enjoy German food, visit
with artists and crafters, and stop
by our tasting areas featuring local
microbreweries and Maryland wines.
Admission and shuttle service from
Orchard Ridge Drive are free.
10. Westminster Fall Festival
& Flea Market
• Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Free admission
• Westminster School, 3819 Gallows Rd.
Annandale, VA
This family-fun event features
dozens of vendors offering antiques,
collectibles and gently used must-have
items, plus delicious food and drink
options. Community representatives
will be on hand with a fire truck,
ambulance and police cruiser. Kids
will love the moonbounce castle,
fortune teller, balloon artist, face
painting, pumpkin decorating and fall-
themed (supervised) movies.
11. VA StrEats Trucktoberfest
• Oct. 15., noon-9 p.m.
visit trucktoberfest.vastreats.com
for ticket info
• Pfitzner Stadium, 7 County Complex Ct.
Woodbridge, VA
This Northern Virginia Oktoberfest
event is just as big on food as it is
on beer. Given the recent boom of
local breweries around the DMV,
this festival pairs the best food truck
offerings with the best breweries from
around the world.
12. Oktoberfest at Schifferstadt
• Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Oct. 16,
noon-5p.m.; Free admission
• Schifferstadt Architectural Museum
1110 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD
Held in a Colonial-era German home,
this event offers great food, lively
music, historic demonstrators and
hand-made products from various art
and craft vendors.
13. Fall Harvest Family Days
• Oct. 22-23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Visit mountvernon.org for ticket info
• George Washington’s Mount Vernon
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy.
Mount Vernon, VA
Celebrates the autumn season with
Fall Harvest Family Days! The entire
family can enjoys autumn activities
including wagon rides, wheat treading
in the 16-sided barn, 18th-century
dancing demonstrations, a straw
bale maze, farrier (blacksmithing)
demonstrations, corn husk dolls
demonstrations and early-American
games and music.
14. Germantown Family Fall Festival
• Oct. 26, noon-4 p.m.; Free admission
• Safeway Parking Lot, 19718 Germantown
Rd., Germantown, MD
Bring the whole family for a day filled
with exciting children’s activities,
entertainment and fall-themed fun.
Dress in your best Halloween costume
for a chance to win gift certificates to
the Town Center merchants. Families
can choose between pumpkin painting,
face painting, spin art or jumping in
one of our moon bounces. Admission
is free, but light snacks will be for sale.
15. Cox Farms Fall Festival
• Through Oct. 31
visit coxfarms.com for ticket info
• 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, VA
This annual celebration has something
for everyone: giant slides, swings,
hayrides, apples and cider, farm
animals and a pumpkin patch. For the
older kids (and kids at heart) who like
a good scare, check out their nighttime
Fields of Fear attraction.
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