October is packed with extra-sweet fun, so grab your calendar and check out this roundup of Halloween opportunities for 2026!
OCTOBER 12
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- Halloween Origami ∙ Alexandria
OCTOBER 13
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- Builders’ Club: Haunted House ∙ Arlington
- Stories You Can Taste: Pumpkins ∙ Ashburn
OCTOBER 14
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- Make a Halloween Tote Bag ∙ Leesburg
OCTOBER 15
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- Kids Club: Creepy Clay Creatures ∙ Arlington
- Happy Howl-o-Ween ∙ Arlington
OCTOBER 16
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- Pumpkin Patch Fairy Homes ∙ Purcellville
- Boo-at-the-Zoo ∙ Wash, DC
OCTOBER 17
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- Not-So-Scary Spider Oobleck ∙ Aldie
- Chessie’s Backyard Boo-Gie ∙ Alexandria
- Spooky Dry Ice Science ∙ Annandale
- Pumpkin Walk ∙ Arlington
- Pumpkin Palooza @ Ashburn Rec ∙ Ashburn
- Trunk-or-Treat @ the nZone ∙ Chantilly
- Family Costume Party ∙ Fairfax
- Trunk-or-Treat @ Holy Cross Lutheran ∙ Herndon
- Haunted Trail ∙ Leesburg
- Haunted Pond ∙ Springfield
- Trunk-or-Treat @ South Run Baptist ∙ Springfield
- Trunk-or-Treat: Books & Boos ∙ Springfield
- Truck-or-Treat @ Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum ∙ Sterling
- Halloween on the Green ∙ Vienna
- Boo-at-the-Zoo ∙ Wash, DC
OCTOBER 18
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- Trunk-or-Treat @ Waterfront Church ∙ Alexandria
- Not-So-Scary Halloween Festival ∙ Manassas
- Trick-or-Treat @ Clemyjontri ∙ McLean
- Boo-at-the-Zoo ∙ Wash, DC
OCTOBER 19
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- Great Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt ∙ Purcellville
OCTOBER 21
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- Halloween PJ Storytime @ Central ∙ Arlington
- Halloween PJ Storytime @ Westover ∙ Arlington
- Little Pumpkin Patch Party ∙ Herndon
OCTOBER 22
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- Pumpkin Painting ∙ Centreville
- Monster Mash ∙ Purcellville
OCTOBER 23
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- Halloween Splash ∙ Arlington
Part of our Spooky Swims Guide - Trunk-or-Treat @ Early Learning Academy ∙ Ashburn
- Halloween on the Farm @ Frying Pan Farm Park ∙ Herndon
- Monster Mash Bowling & Putt Putt ∙ Leesburg
- Trunk-or-Treat @ Hilton McLean ∙ McLean
- Haunted Mini Golf ∙ Oakton
- Halloween House & Trick-or-Treat Trail ∙ Reston
- Trail-of-Treats ∙ South Riding
- Trunk-or-Treat @ TLE ∙ Sterling
- Halloween Spooktacular ∙ Wash, DC
OCTOBER 24
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- Great Pumpkin Fun Run ∙ Aldie
- Pumpkin Party on the Hill ∙ Alexandria
- Halloween PJ Storytime @ Cherrydale ∙ Arlington
- Halloween Stories & Mystery ∙ Arlington
- Trick-or-Treat Trail ∙ Arlington
- Halloween Bark Bash ∙ Ashburn
- Halloween Spooktacular ∙ Ashburn
- Air & Scare @ Udvar-Hazy ∙ Chantilly
- Haunted Trail ∙ Clifton
- Ghost Town @ Burke Lake Park ∙ Fairfax Station
- Halloween Carnival ∙ Falls Church
- Halloween on the Farm @ Frying Pan Farm Park ∙ Herndon
- Trick-or-Treat @ Franklin Farm Village Ctr ∙ Herndon
- Monster Mash ∙ Leesburg
- Trunk-or-Treat @ Lovettsville Comm Ctr ∙ Lovettsville
- Halloween in the Park ∙ Lovettsville
- Trunk-or-Treat @ Manassas Park Comm Ctr ∙ Manassas Park
- Boo-Kie Cookie Decorating ∙ McLean
- Haunted Mini Golf ∙ Oakton
- Halloween Hayride ∙ Philomont
- Halloween House & Trick-or-Treat Trail ∙ Reston
- Boo-at-the-Pool ∙ Reston
Part of our Spooky Swims Guide - Pumpkin Swim ∙ South Riding
Part of our Spooky Swims Guide - Spooktacular Tiny Tot Trot ∙ Springfield
OCTOBER 25
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- Del Ray Halloween Parade ∙ Alexandria
Part of our Halloween Parade Guide - Trunk-or-Treat & Fall Fest ∙ Alexandria
- Pumpkin Patch @ Nature Playce ∙ Annandale
- Halloween Stop-In for Stories @ Central ∙ Arlington
- Trick-or-Treat Halloween Party ∙ Brambleton
- Trick-or-Treat & Storytime ∙ Burke
- Trunk-or-Treat @ Bunnyman Brewing ∙ Fairfax
- Ghost Town @ Burke Lake Park ∙ Fairfax Station
- Trunk-or-Treat @ Grace Hill Church ∙ Herndon
- Halloween Pokemon Club ∙ Leesburg
- Trick-or-Treat Beyond Market Street ∙ Reston
- Trunk-or-Treat @ Galilee UMC ∙ Sterling
- Trunk-or-Treat @ St. Matthew’s ∙ Sterling
- Trunk-or-Treat @ Honor Brewing Co ∙ Sterling
- Harbor Halloween ∙ National Harbor, MD
OCTOBER 26
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- Halloween Tales Together @ Central ∙ Arlington
- Halloween Spooktacular ∙ Sterling
OCTOBER 27
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- Halloween Storytime @ Central ∙ Arlington
- Halloween PJ Storytime @ Glencarlyn ∙ Arlington
OCTOBER 28
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- Halloween PJ Storytime @ Central ∙ Arlington
- Halloween Storytime @ Courthouse ∙ Arlington
- STEAM Storytime: Pumpkins ∙ Ashburn
- Halloween Parade ∙ Leesburg
Part of our Halloween Parade Guide - Halloween Fun ∙ Lovettsville
- Trunk-or-Treat @ Manassas Mall ∙ Manassas
- Halloween Parade ∙ Vienna
Part of our Halloween Parade Guide
OCTOBER 29
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- Halloween Storytime @ Glencarlyn ∙ Arlington
- Trick-or-Treat @ Ashburn Library ∙ Ashburn
- Halloween Spooktacular ∙ Brambleton
- Haunted Hike & Spooky Campfire ∙ Leesburg
OCTOBER 30
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- Pumpkin Decorating ∙ Aldie
- Family October Fest ∙ Alexandria
- Spooky Dry Ice Science ∙ Annandale
- Halloween Storytime @ Central ∙ Arlington
- Halloween Storytime @ Aurora Hills ∙ Arlington
- Halloween Movie: Hocus Pocus ∙ Arlington
- Halloween Storytime @ Westover ∙ Arlington
- Boo Lab: Not-So-Spooky Science ∙ Ashburn
- Trunk-or-Treat @ Primrose School ∙ Chantilly
- Pumpkin Patch Preschool Fun ∙ Leesburg
- Spooky & Not-So-Scary Halloween ∙ Lovettsville
- Halloween in the Park ∙ Purcellville
- Trunk-or-Treat @ YMCA ∙ Reston
- Trunk-or-Treat @ Sydenstricker UMC ∙ Springfield
- Mall-o-Ween @ Dulles Town Center ∙ Sterling
- Haunted Halls Trick-or-Treat ∙ Sterling
- Halloween Bash ∙ Sterling
- Halloween Dance Party ∙ Sterling
- Spooky Celebration ∙ Sterling
- Fear Fest ∙ Sterling
- Trick-or-Treat @ American Girl Store ∙ Tysons
- Halloween Museum Sleepover ∙ Wash, DC
OCTOBER 31
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- Floating Pumpkin Patch ∙ Alexandria
Part of our Spooky Swims Guide - Halloween Scavenger Hunt @ Central ∙ Arlington
- Halloween Storytime @ Aurora Hills ∙ Arlington
- Bluey & Bingo’s Halloween Play Day ∙ Bluemont
- Trick-or-Treat @ Fair Oaks Mall ∙ Fairfax
- Boo-Bash @ Dave & Buster’s ∙ Fairfax
- Halloween in the Hollows ∙ Great Falls
- Spooktacular Party ∙ Leesburg
- Trunk-or-Treat & Festival of Frights ∙ McLean
- Halloween Spooktacular ∙ Merrifield
- Halloween Hijinks ∙ Middleburg
- Trick-or-Treat @ GW’s Mount Vernon ∙ Mount Vernon
- Halloween Bash ∙ Purcellville
- Boo-Bash @ Dave & Buster’s ∙ Springfield
- Spooky Celebration ∙ Sterling
- Fear Fest ∙ Sterling
- Trick-or-Treat @ American Girl Store ∙ Tysons
- Halloween Museum Sleepover ∙ Wash, DC
- Trick-or-Treat @ Tudor Place ∙ Wash, DC
NOVEMBER 1
- Pumpkin Chunkin’ ∙ Bluemont
NOVEMBER 2
- Pumpkin Chunkin’ ∙ Bluemont
NOVEMBER 3
- Pumpkin Chunkin’ ∙ Bluemont
NOVEMBER 7
- Pumpkin IllumiNight ∙ Alexandria
THESE EVENTS HAVE PASSED
- Oct 3: Spider in a Web Craft ∙ Alexandria
- Oct 3: Haunted Lab ∙ Fairfax
- Oct 4: Haunted Lab ∙ Fairfax
- Oct 7: Spectacular Spooky Craft ∙ Chantilly
- Oct 9: Kids Halloween Costume Exchange ∙ Herndon
- Oct 10: Spooky Slime Lab ∙ Alexandria
- Oct 10: Halloween Storytime with Musical Guest ∙ Fairfax
- Oct 10: Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat ∙ Fairfax
- Oct 10: Trick-or-Treat @ the Farm ∙ Haymarket
- Oct 10: Kids Halloween Costume Exchange ∙ Herndon
- Oct 10: Halloween Saturday Stories ∙ Herndon
- Oct 10: Trick-or-Treat @ Bull Run Plaza ∙ Manassas
- Oct 10: Trunk-or-Treat @ Little Leaves ∙ Reston
- Oct 10: Spook & Swim ∙ Sterling
Part of our Spooky Swims Guide - Oct 10: Trunk-or-Treat with the Humane Society ∙ Sterling
- Oct 11: Little Pumpkin Paint & Play @ Play Street Museum ∙ Ashburn
Disclaimer: Event details are curated from public sources and subject to change. Verify all information via the provided links before attending.
