a therapy dog at the library. Reading
to dogs helps young readers improve
their skills in a relax ed, friendly
environment. Bring your own book or
read one of ours. For readers in grades
K-
. Chinn Park Regional Library,
13065 Chinn Park Dr., Woodbridge, VA.

FRIDAY 19
FREE Stafford County
Agricultural Fair
5 p.m. Come
oin the fun at the
Stafford County Fair! Take a ride on
the monster truck, see the
animals, watch the Miss Stafford Pageant, listen
to great music on stage and much
more! Enjoy a ton of carnival treats and
good eats from local vendors. Stafford
County Fairgrounds, 2135 Mountain
View Rd., Stafford, VA.

SATURDAY 20
FREE Princess Tea Read-Along
with the Girl Scouts
11 a.m. The Girl Scouts invite you to
tea! Come listen to stories read by Girl
Scout uniors, learn a little about Daisy
Scouts and finish with a craft and tea.

Dale City Neighborhood Library,
4249 Dale Blvd, Dale City, VA
SUNDAY 21
Fall Harvest Family Days
9 a.m. | $12-$20. Celebrate the
autumn season with
th- century
activities at
ount
ernon’ s Pioneer
Farm. Take a horse-drawn wagon
ride and play colonial games on the
bowling green before heading to the
Pioneer Farm to observe
th- century
demonstrations and greet General
Washington. George Washington’s
Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon
Memorial Hwy., Mount Vernon, VA.

Butler Montessori Campus, 15951
Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD.

FRIDAY 26
Ghostly Tales
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | $8-$14
Trick-or-Treating at
Mount Vernon
Trick-or-treat at Mount Vernon!
Participate in a special scavenger
hunt, take a wagon ride on the
12-acre field and create a boo-tiful
Halloween craft in this unforgettable
evening. Watch wool carding and
spinning, historic chocolate- making
demonstrations in the historic
area and participate in a children’ s
costume parade. Priz es will be
awarded for the best George and
Martha Washington costumes!
George Washington’s Mount Vernon,
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy.,
Mount Vernon, VA.

7 p.m. | $5.

oin storytellers from
Alex andria’ s Footsteps to the Past
on the front lawn of Carlyle
ouse for a fun evening of ghostly tales of
Alexandria’s past! Carlyle House
121 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA.

SUNDAY 28
Halloween Costume Parades
10 a.m. | $7.50. Let your kids
oin in
on the Clark’s Elioak Farm costume
parade! After the parade, take a ride on
the Enchanted Express Train and enjoy
other afternoon activities like pony
rides, train rides, ma es and more!
Clark’s Elioak Farm,10500 Clarksville
Pike, Ellicott City, MD.

WEDNESDAY 31
TUESDAY 23
FREE MONA Preschool Fair
7 p.m. Picking a preschool is hard,
so let the MONA Preschool Fair help!
Come out to the annual preschool fair
to meet representatives and parents
from over
local preschools. Columbia
Baptist’s Child Development Center, Falls
Church, VA, 103 W. Columbia St., Falls
Church, VA.

THURSDAY 25
FREE Farm & Forest Explorers
10 a.m. Calling all young explorers!
oin Butler
ontessori’ s Farm
Forest Explorers program and experience
farm life and nature through fun,
hands- on activities like harvesting
carrots to collecting chicken eggs.

FREE Halloween Story Time and
Costume Parade
10:30 a.m. No trick, just treats! Wear
your costume, enj oy a not- at- all- spooky
alloween story time, then take a
promenade around the library to collect
some fun treats that are
ust right for
kids. Bull Run Regional Library, 8051
Ashton Ave., Manassas, VA.

FREE Carlyle House Trick or
Treat 5 p.m. Come out to the Carlyle
ouse on All Hallows Eve for good old-
fashioned trickery and treats! Bring
your little ghosts, goblins, princesses
and action heroes to one of Alex andria’ s
most haunted dwellings for a fun
evening of free trick- or- treating, games
and crafts. Carlyle House, 121 N. Fairfax
St., Alexandria, VA.

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