10
Fall Festivals
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS
Father’ s endeavors with wine. A variety of food, including
fruit and cheese boxes, baguettes, gourmet sandwiches and
sweets will be available on site from the
ount
ernon Inn
Restaurant. 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Mount Vernon,
VA; m ountvernon.org.

2. Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival at
Great Country Farms
Oct. 1-31 | 9 a.m-6 p.m | $8-$12
F rom pumpkin and apple picking out on the farm to late
Saturday afternoons spent sipping on seasonal wines
and brews with idyllic autumnal views, there’ s
ust so
much to enj oy and ex plore in the fall. So what’ s at the top
of our must- do list? Fall festivals! Check out
of our local
favorites below.

1. Mount Vernon’s Fall Wine Festival
and Sunset Tour
Oct. 5-7 | 6-9 p.m. | $38-$48
Celebrate the history of wine in
irginia with wine tastings
on the lawn and an ex clusive mansion and cellar tour.

uring the tour, find out where George Washington stored his wine
and learn about the successes and failures of our Founding
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washingtonFAMILY.com Create the ultimate fall family experience at Great
Country Farms! Take your little ones out on a wagon
ride to the pumpkin patch to pick out their favorite
pumpkins, visit with barn animals, watch an ex citing
pig race and zi p through an ex citing corn maze.

our kids will love feeding the farm’ s pumpkin munchin’
dinosaur and taking pictures with the “Pu mpkin Princess.”
on’ t go home without trying some of the tasty festival
treats, like hand- dipped pumpkin ice cream! 18780 F oggy
otto Rd., l e o t, VA reatco try ar .co .

3. Oktoberfest at Schifferstadt
Oct. 20-21 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Adults: $3
Kids (12 and under): Free Admission
Celebrate fall on the grounds of a picturesque, historic
German farmhouse. This traditional festival features juried
arts, crafts, cultural activities, German sausage, beer, strudel,
an oompah band and colonial history demonstrators.

Sc iffer tadt Arc itect ral M e ,
Ro e o t A e.,
rederick, MD i it rederick.or .




4. Cox Farms Fall Festival
8. Flavors of Fall Festival
Sept. 22-Oct. 31 |10 a.m-6 p.m | $10-$20
Oct. 6 | Noon-11 p.m. | Free Admission
The Cox Farms Fall Festival is one of the most beloved and
largest fall festivals in the
! With over
ac res of fun,
the festival includes five giant slides, hayrides, rope swings,
apples and cider, food and tons of entertainment. Let your
kids roam around the Imaginature Trail, hang out in the
Kiddie one, walk through the Tractor Museum or go on
a cornfield adventure at the CORNundrum! For the older
kids (and kids at heart) who like a good scare, check out
the nighttime Fields of Fear attraction. 15621 Braddock Rd.,
Centreville, VA; c oxfarms.com.

Sample all of Reston’s favorite autumn menus at the annual
Flavors of Fall Festival! Enjoy fall beers, live music and
dancing, a cornhole tournament and many other family-
friendly activities. Friends, family, children and pets are all
welcome! Market St., Re to , VA, re to a or .co .

Oct. 13 | 1:30-7 p.m. | $40-$60
Snallygaster makes its triumphant return to D.C. for its
seventh year of craft beer appreciation and celebration.

Attendees can expect an assortment of over 350 small
batch brews available for tasting, while enjoying some live
music and good eats from local food trucks. Proceeds from
Snallygaster help fund Arcadia, a nonprofit organi ation
dedicated to creating a more equitable and sustainable local
food system in the D.C. area. 6th Street
Pennsylvania Ave.

N.W., Washington, D.C.; s nallygasterdc.com.

6. Fairfax Fall Festival
Oct. 13 |10 a.m.-8:30 p.m.| Free Admission
For more than 40 years, the Fairfax Fall Festival has provided
locals with a lively celebration of community talent and
a fun-filled carnival with all the rides and delicious eats
you’d expect. Guests can enjoy more than 400 arts and
crafts displays, three stages of live music performances,
an assortment of food vendors and plenty of activities for
younger attendees.

ld
own Fairfax, 3999
niversity Dr.,
Fairfax, VA; f xva.com.

Oct. 14 |Noon-5 p.m. | Free Admission
Experience the true glory of fall at the 27th annual
Oktoberfest at the Kentlands.

Enjoy hearty German food, visit with artists and crafters
and stop by the authentic Beer Garden for tastings from
local microbreweries and Maryland wineries. Family-
friendly activities include pumpkin carving and apple cider
pressing, horse-drawn wagon rides, face painting and five
stages of entertainment.

entlands Market Sq uare, 821 Center
Point Way, Gaithersburg, MD; gaithersburgmed.gov.

10. Taste of DC
Oct. 5-6 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m
Bringing food and family together since 1989, Taste of DC is
the Mid-Atlantic’s premier culinary cultural festival! Come
out for a deliciously packed weekend of good eats from 65+
area restaurants. Hang out in the largest Beer Garden in
D.C., enjoy three stages of live entertainment and find some
treasures from local vendors in the artisan market.

he Festival Grounds of RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St., S.E.,
D.C; t hetasteofdc.org.

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5. Snallygaster
9. Oktoberfest at the Kentlands
7. The Pumpkin Festival at Butler’s Orchard
Oct. 6-8, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | $12
With Butler’s Orchard’s extensive list of festival activities,
your kids will never want to leave! Explore the straw ma e,
ride the giant slides, jump in the hayloft, visit barnyard
buddies, hop in the in atable farm train, ride the pumpkin
coach, drive pedal tractors and more! Keep your energy
levels up with tons of food options including hamburgers,
hot dogs, pork sandwiches, caramel apples and apple cider
donuts. 22222 Davis Mill Rd., Germantown, MD;
butlersorchard.com. washingtonFAMILY.com
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