around us every day. Sometimes they’re
helpful, and sometimes, they make
a mess of things. But, there is always
something new and exciting to learn
about these wonderful creatures. Ages
3-10. 6692 Cedar Ln., Columbia, MD.

SATURDAY 13
FREE The Great Pumpkin Race
and Fall Festival
SUNDAY 7
Teddy Bear Farm Visit
Oct. 6-7 | 10 a.m | $39-$69
10 a.m. | $7.50. Folk singer, Tony
McGuffin, has been the host of the
Teddy Bear Farm Visit for 27 years!
Activities include a Teddy Bear
Contest, Enchanted Express Train
ride, pony rides, Pine Tree Maze
and a hayride to the pumpkin patch.

There will also be food vendors and
local cider! Clark’s Elioak Farm, 10500
Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City, MD.

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WEDNESDAY 10
Crybaby Matinee
Noon | $12.50. Crybaby Matinee is
a movie for YOU in a baby friendly
environment. Enter a judge-free
zone where babies can be babies and
you can enjoy the latest film in the
company of other parents who “get
it.” We provide a comfortable theater
environment for you and your little
one so you can enjoy a movie without
worrying about unexpected tantrums
or feedings in the dark. Children under
age 5 get in free! Angelika Pop-Up
at Union Market, 550 Penn St., N.E.,
Washington, D.C.

THURSDAY 11
Green Meadows Petting Farm
10 a.m. | $14. The goal at Green
Meadows Petting Farm is to educate
children of all ages about farm
animals while providing a day of fun
for everyone. Come out to the farm
and get up close with approximately
200 farm animals, as well as the
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opportunity to milk a cow and feed
sheep and goats for free. Also enjoy
slides, duck races and more! A
pumpkin is also included with each
paid admission in October. Green
Meadows Farm, 10102 Fingerboard Rd.,
Ijamsville, MD.

FRIDAY 12
Parent Night Out
6 p.m. | $45. Need a night away? Do
your children love Zava Zone? Leave
them with us for a safe, fun-filled evening
of play while you paint the town red.

Drop off your adventurers for a few
hours of Zava Zone madness! They will
enjoy 1 ½ hours of supervised play,
followed by dinner, a movie and then
more play! Ages 5-14. Zava Zone, 45685
Oakbrook Ct. Ste. 110, Sterling, VA.

11 a.m. Come and enjoy a great fall
day with music, food and games
for the whole family! Start planning
your strategy now to build the fastest
themed pumpkin racer —bonus points
if you dress to match! Parking on site
is limited, so consider parking at the
Montgomery Village Foundation and
utilize our free shuttle! North Creek
Community Center, 20125 Arrowhead
Rd., Montgomery Village, MD.

MONDAY 15
FREE Lego Club
5 p.m. Do your kids like Legos? Then
have them come to the library to build
their own creations! Legos will be
provided, but all materials must stay
at the library. So bring a camera to
capture your adventures. Grades K-5.

Central Community Library, 8601 Mathis
Ave., Manassas, VA.

WEDNESDAY 17
Grandparent’s Day at the Farm!
10 a.m. | $0-$14 (Free admission for
grandparents). Green Meadows Farm
has a special each Wednesday just
for grandparents! Every grandparent
gets one free admission to the farm
with one paid general admission.

Price of admission includes a farm
animal petting zoo, a wagon ride, cow
milking, a pig race and free sheep and
goat feed. Green Meadows Farm, 10102
Fingerboard Rd., Ijamsville, MD.

THURSDAY 18
FREE Reading to Dogs
4 p.m. Practice reading aloud while
you make a new friend by reading to



a therapy dog at the library. Reading
to dogs helps young readers improve
their skills in a relaxed, friendly
environment. Bring your own book or
read one of ours. For readers in grades
K-5. Chinn Park Regional Library,
13065 Chinn Park Dr., Woodbridge, VA.

FRIDAY 19
Butler Montessori Campus, 15951
Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD.

FRIDAY 26
Ghostly Tales
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | $8-$14
FREE Stafford County
Agricultural Fair
Trick-or-Treating at
Mount Vernon
5 p.m. Come join the fun at the
Stafford County Fair! Take a ride on
the monster truck, see the 4H 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 Juniors, 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 18th-century
activities at Mount Vernon’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 18th-century
demonstrations and greet General
Washington. George Washington’s
Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon
Memorial Hwy., Mount Vernon, VA.

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. Prizes 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. Join storytellers from
Alexandria’s Footsteps to the Past
on the front lawn of Carlyle House
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 join 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, mazes and more!
Clark’s Elioak Farm,10500 Clarksville
Pike, Ellicott City, MD.

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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 50 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!
Join Butler Montessori’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, enjoy a not-at-all-spooky
Halloween story time, then take a
promenade around the library to collect
some fun treats that are just 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 House
on All Hallows Eve for good old-
fashioned trickery and treats! Bring
your little ghosts, goblins, princesses
and action heroes to one of Alexandria’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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