CALENDAR
HALLOWEEN ON THE FARM
Oct. 20 | 4-7 p.m. | $4
SUNDAY 20
SATURDAY 26
Dress up like your favorite
sports player, movie character,
or anything else and look at
some of the world’s creepiest
animals at the National Zoo.

National Zoo, Washington,
D.C., $20-$30. 5:30 p.m.

nationalzoo.si.edu Bring your children and watch
as they compete in a 1-mile
race. MCM is a great way to
get your children active in
their early years. Pentagon
North, Washington, D.C. 9:30
a.m. marinemarathon.com
BOO AT THE ZOO 2019
MONDAY 21
FREE TODDLER
MUSIC & MOTION
Each session offers a variety
of music, dancing and other
movement activities you’re
sure to enjoy. First come,
first served until capacity
is reached. Haymarket
Gainesville Community
Library, Haymarket, Va., 10:30
a.m. pwcgov.org
TUESDAY 22
FREE MCM KIDS RUN
SUNDAY 27
FREE DEL RAY
HALLOWEEN PARADE
All are invited to dress up
and parade down Mount
Vernon and Commonwealth
Avenues and compete for
the best costumes in honor
of Halloween. This will be
the 23rd annual Del Ray
parade. Alexandria, 2 p.m.

visitalexandriava.com TUESDAY 29
FREE PRESCHOOL
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN STORYTIME
DANCE LIVE! 2019
These story times engage
Check out this family-friendly Halloween event hosted this
year at the Old Maryland Farm. Festivities include hayrides,
costume contest, crafts, pumpkins for sale, and more.

Old Maryland Farm, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Kettering, Md.

pgparks.com FRIDAY 18
SATURDAY 19
Every third Friday of the
month, make it a special
night out with your little
Princess(es). Enjoy a fun night
making memories with music,
dancing, snacks, drinks,
games and a special photo-
op area. The Zen Lounge,
Manassas, Va., 6:30 p.m.

$7-$25. Participate in 18th Century
activities like taking a horse-
drawn wagon ride and talking
with George Washington
at the Fall Harvest Family
Days festival. Mount Vernon,
Washington, D.C., $12-$20. 9
a.m. mountvernon.org
DADDY DAUGHTER
DATE NIGHT
10 FALL HARVEST
FAMILY DAYS
Washington FAMILY OCTOBER 2019
So You Think You Can Dance,
the 16-time Emmy Award-
winning FOX TV show, comes
to Merchant Hall for one night.

The dancers will captivate
audiences with genres varying
from lyrical to salsa, hip-hop
to contemporary, and the
latest street moves, in original
choreography seen on Season
16. Hylton Performing Arts
Center, Manassas, Va., 8 p.m.

$45-$100. hyltoncenter.org
FRIDAY 25
MOVIE NIGHT AT
CARLYLE HOUSE
In celebration of Halloween,
watch scary movies at the
Carlyle House in the week
leading up to the holiday.

Voting for which movies will
be played will take place on
Carlyle House’s Facebook
page. Carlyle House,
Alexandria, Va., 7 p.m. $2.

visitalexandriava.com children with short stories,
action rhymes, songs and
finger plays. They focus on
pre-reading skills that all
children need to become good
readers, and they help parents
practice these skills at home.

Chinn Park Regional Library,
Prince William, Va., 10:30 a.m.

pwcgov.org THURSDAY 31
FREE TRICK-OR-
TREATING Join in for some good old
fashioned trickery and treats!
Bring your little ghosts,
goblins, princesses and
action-heroes to one of
Alexandria’s most haunted
dwellings for fun, candy and
more. Carlyle House Historic
Park, Alexandria, Va., 4 p.m.

visitalexandria.com Halloween
Happenings ■



Fall for These 5 D.C.-Area October Festivals
By Deb Greengold
OAKLAND AUTUMN GLORY FESTIVAL: OCT. 9-13
FAIRFAX FALL FESTIVAL: OCT. 12
This festival is a 5-day annual fall event that celebrates the
changing season! Holding a combination of indoor and
outdoor activities ranging from concerts, band performances,
art exhibits, and even a parade. It was voted as one of the
‘Top 50 Small Towns with the Best Fall Foliage’ by Good
Housekeeping and is known to have something for everyone.

Garrett county is welcoming to all to come visit and enjoy
the crisp autumn weather! Deep Creek, MD, various times.

autumglory.com ALL THINGS GO FALL CLASSIC: OCT. 12-13
The 43rd annual Fairfax festival is finally here! Come to this
free event, suitable for all ages and enjoy food, children’s
activities, and arts and crafts. There will also be a late-night
concert in Old Town Square from 5:30pm-8:30 pm. Fairfax,
Va., 5:30 p.m. festivalnet.com
TASTE OF DC: OCT. 26-27
Here in Washington, D.C., All Things Go Fall Classic holds
uprising musicians with exciting vibes like LANY, Betty Who
and Allie X. Having music flying through the air and crippling
crisp fall leaves below your feet you’ll have an overwhelming
feel-good mood for the entirety of the night. Also, make sure
to visit one of the food vendors when you get hungry from
dancing the night away! There will be pizza, empanadas
from local DC chefs, Shake Shack, Insomnia Cookies
and so much more! Union Market, D.C., various times.

allthingsgofallclassic.com Known for being the ‘Largest culinary festival in the
mid-Atlantic’, check out The Taste of DC. It has been bringing
people and food together since 1989, it is a taste bud tingling-
packed weekend with ‘captivating entertainment’. Don’t miss
Restaurant Row which holds over 50 of the region’s best
restaurants and largest beer garden, right here in DC! Audi
Field, Washington, D.C., various times. thetasteofdc.org
BOO AT THE ZOO: OCT. 18-20
Even the animals are getting into the Halloween spirit! The
National Zoo’s annual Boo at the Zoo is an event everyone
can enjoy. There will be trick-or-treating stations for the kids,
animal demonstrations, after-hour access to the diff erent
animal house and this is just to name a few. National Zoo,
Washington, D.C., various times. nationalzoo.si.edu ■
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