Halloween Events for Kids & Families in Northern Virginia 2026
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October is packed with extra-sweet fun, so grab your calendar and check out this roundup of Halloween opportunities for 2026!

Nov 1-3: Pumpkin Chunkin’ ∙ Bluemont
Nov 7: Pumpkin IllumiNight ∙ Alexandria

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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
Oct 12: Halloween Origami ∙ Alexandria
Oct 13: Builders’ Club: Haunted House ∙ Arlington
Oct 13: Stories You Can Taste: Pumpkins ∙ Ashburn
Oct 14: Make a Halloween Tote Bag ∙ Leesburg
Oct 15: Kids Club: Creepy Clay Creatures ∙ Arlington
Oct 15: Happy Howl-o-Ween ∙ Arlington
Oct 16: Pumpkin Patch Fairy Homes ∙ Purcellville
Oct 16: Boo-at-the-Zoo ∙ Wash, DC
Oct 17: Not-So-Scary Spider Oobleck ∙ Aldie
Oct 17: Chessie’s Backyard Boo-Gie ∙ Alexandria
Oct 17: Spooky Dry Ice Science ∙ Annandale
Oct 17: Pumpkin Walk ∙ Arlington
Oct 17: Pumpkin Palooza @ Ashburn Rec ∙ Ashburn
Oct 17: Trunk-or-Treat @ the nZone ∙ Chantilly
Oct 17: Family Costume Party ∙ Fairfax
Oct 17: Trunk-or-Treat @ Holy Cross Lutheran ∙ Herndon
Oct 17: Haunted Trail ∙ Leesburg
Oct 17: Halloween Family Fun Day @ RCC Hunters Woods ∙ Reston
Oct 17: Haunted Pond ∙ Springfield
Oct 17: Trunk-or-Treat @ South Run Baptist ∙ Springfield
Oct 17: Trunk-or-Treat: Books & Boos ∙ Springfield
Oct 17: Truck-or-Treat @ Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum ∙ Sterling
Oct 17: Halloween on the Green ∙ Vienna
Oct 17: Boo-at-the-Zoo ∙ Wash, DC
Oct 18: Trunk-or-Treat @ Waterfront Church ∙ Alexandria
Oct 18: Not-So-Scary Halloween Festival ∙ Manassas
Oct 18: Trick-or-Treat @ Clemyjontri ∙ McLean
Oct 18: Boo-at-the-Zoo ∙ Wash, DC
Oct 19: Great Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt ∙ Purcellville
Oct 21: Halloween PJ Storytime @ Central ∙ Arlington
Oct 21: Halloween PJ Storytime @ Westover ∙ Arlington
Oct 21: Little Pumpkin Patch Party ∙ Herndon
Oct 22: Pumpkin Painting ∙ Centreville
Oct 22: Monster Mash ∙ Purcellville
Oct 23: Halloween Splash ∙ Arlington
Part of our Spooky Swims Guide
Oct 23: Trunk-or-Treat @ Early Learning Academy ∙ Ashburn
Oct 23: Halloween on the Farm @ Frying Pan Farm Park ∙ Herndon
Oct 23: Monster Mash Bowling & Putt Putt ∙ Leesburg
Oct 23: Trunk-or-Treat @ the Hilton ∙ McLean
Oct 23: Haunted Mini Golf ∙ Oakton
Oct 23: Halloween House & Trick-or-Treat Trail ∙ Reston
Oct 23: Trail-of-Treats ∙ South Riding
Oct 23: Trunk-or-Treat @ TLE ∙ Sterling
Oct 23: Halloween Spooktacular ∙ Wash, DC
Oct 24: Great Pumpkin Fun Run ∙ Aldie
Oct 24: Old Town Trick-or-Treat ∙ Alexandria
Oct 24: Pumpkin Party on the Hill ∙ Alexandria
Oct 24: Trunk-or-Treat @ Franconia Moose ∙ Alexandria
Oct 24: Halloween PJ Storytime @ Cherrydale ∙ Arlington
Oct 24: Halloween Stories & Mystery ∙ Arlington
Oct 24: Trick-or-Treat Trail ∙ Arlington
Oct 24: Halloween Bark Bash ∙ Ashburn
Oct 24: Halloween Spooktacular ∙ Ashburn
Oct 24: Air & Scare @ Udvar-Hazy ∙ Chantilly
Oct 24: Trail of Terror @ Douglas Park ∙ Arlington
Oct 24: Haunted Trail ∙ Clifton
Oct 24: Ghost Town @ Burke Lake Park ∙ Fairfax Station
Oct 24: Halloween Carnival ∙ Falls Church
Oct 24: Halloween on the Farm @ Frying Pan Farm Park ∙ Herndon
Oct 24: Trick-or-Treat @ Franklin Farm Village Ctr ∙ Herndon
Oct 24: Spooky Explorin’ @ Runnymede Park ∙ Herndon
Oct 24: Monster Mash @ the Village at Leesburg ∙ Leesburg
Oct 24: Trunk-or-Treat @ the Community Ctr ∙ Lovettsville
Oct 24: Halloween in the Park ∙ Lovettsville
Oct 24: Trick-or-Treat @ Haunted Happenings ∙ Manassas
Oct 24: Trunk-or-Treat @ the Community Ctr ∙ Manassas Park
Oct 24: Boo-Kie Cookie Decorating ∙ McLean
Oct 24: Haunted Mini Golf ∙ Oakton
Oct 24: Halloween Hayride ∙ Philomont
Oct 24: Halloween House & Trick-or-Treat Trail ∙ Reston
Oct 24: Boo-at-the-Pool ∙ Reston
Part of our Spooky Swims Guide
Oct 24: Pumpkin Swim ∙ South Riding
Part of our Spooky Swims Guide
Oct 24: Spooktacular Tiny Tot Trot ∙ Springfield
Oct 25: Del Ray Halloween Parade ∙ Alexandria
Part of our Halloween Parade Guide
Oct 25: Trunk-or-Treat & Fall Fest ∙ Alexandria
Oct 25: Pumpkin Patch @ Nature Playce ∙ Annandale
Oct 25: Halloween Stop-In for Stories @ Central ∙ Arlington
Oct 25: Trick-or-Treat Halloween Party ∙ Brambleton
Oct 25: Trick-or-Treat & Storytime @ the Library ∙ Burke
Oct 25: Trunk-or-Treat @ Bunnyman Brewing ∙ Fairfax
Oct 25: Ghost Town @ Burke Lake Park ∙ Fairfax Station
Oct 25: Trunk-or-Treat @ Grace Hill Church ∙ Herndon
Oct 25: Halloween Pokemon Club ∙ Leesburg
Oct 25: Downtown Trick-or-Treating ∙ Leesburg
Oct 25: Trunk-or-Treat @ Immanuel Presbyterian ∙ McLean
Oct 25: Trick-or-Treat Beyond Market Street ∙ Reston
Oct 25: Trunk-or-Treat @ Galilee UMC ∙ Sterling
Oct 25: Trunk-or-Treat @ St. Matthew’s ∙ Sterling
Oct 25: Trunk-or-Treat @ Honor Brewing Co ∙ Sterling
Oct 25: Trunk-or-Treat & Fall Festival @ Unitarian Universalist ∙ Sterling
Oct 25: Trick-or-Treat @ American Girl Store ∙ Tysons
Oct 25: Harbor Halloween ∙ National Harbor, MD
Oct 26: Halloween Tales Together @ Central ∙ Arlington
Oct 26: Halloween Spooktacular @ the Library ∙ Sterling
Oct 27: Halloween Storytime @ Central ∙ Arlington
Oct 27: Halloween PJ Storytime @ Glencarlyn ∙ Arlington
Oct 28: Halloween PJ Storytime @ Central ∙ Arlington
Oct 28: Halloween Storytime @ Courthouse ∙ Arlington
Oct 28: Pumpkin STEAM Storytime @ the Library ∙ Ashburn
Oct 28: Halloween Parade ∙ Leesburg
Part of our Halloween Parade Guide
Oct 28: Halloween Fun @ the Community Ctr ∙ Lovettsville
Oct 28: Trunk-or-Treat @ the Mall ∙ Manassas
Oct 28: Halloween Parade ∙ Vienna
Part of our Halloween Parade Guide
Oct 29: Halloween Storytime @ Glencarlyn ∙ Arlington
Oct 29: Trick-or-Treat @ the Library ∙ Ashburn
Oct 29: Halloween Spooktacular ∙ Brambleton
Oct 29: Autism Trunk-or-Treat @ Attain ABA ∙ Herndon
Oct 29: Haunted Hike & Spooky Campfire ∙ Leesburg
Oct 29: Fall Brunch & Pumpkin Decorating ∙ Leesburg
Oct 30: Pumpkin Decorating ∙ Aldie
Oct 30: Sensory-Friendly Trick-or-Treating @ Segra Field ∙ Leesburg
Oct 30: Family October Fest ∙ Alexandria
Oct 30: Spooky Dry Ice Science ∙ Annandale
Oct 30: Halloween Storytime @ Central ∙ Arlington
Oct 30: Halloween Storytime @ Aurora Hills ∙ Arlington
Oct 30: Halloween Movie: Hocus Pocus ∙ Arlington
Oct 30: Halloween Storytime @ Westover ∙ Arlington
Oct 30: Boo Lab: Not-So-Spooky Science ∙ Ashburn
Oct 30: Hyperween @ Hyper Kidz ∙ Ashburn
Oct 30: Trunk-or-Treat & Fall Party @ Capital Community Church ∙ Ashburn
Oct 30: Trunk-or-Treat @ Primrose School ∙ Chantilly
Oct 30: Spooky Math House @ Russian School of Math ∙ Herndon
Oct 30: Halloween Fun & Candy @ Worldgate Athletic Club ∙ Herndon
Oct 30: Pumpkin Patch Preschool Fun ∙ Leesburg
Oct 30: Trick-or-Treat @ the Animal Shelter ∙ Leesburg
Oct 30: Spooky & Not-So-Scary Halloween ∙ Lovettsville
Oct 30: Halloween in the Park ∙ Purcellville
Oct 30: Trunk-or-Treat @ YMCA ∙ Reston
Oct 30: Trunk-or-Treat @ Sydenstricker UMC ∙ Springfield
Oct 30: Trunk-or-Treat @ Fellowship Baptist Church ∙ Springfield
Oct 30: Mall-o-Ween @ Dulles Town Center ∙ Sterling
Oct 30: Haunted Halls Trick-or-Treat ∙ Sterling
Oct 30: Halloween Bash ∙ Sterling
Oct 30: Halloween Dance Party ∙ Sterling
Oct 30: Spooky Celebration ∙ Sterling
Oct 30: Fear Fest ∙ Sterling
Oct 30: Trick-or-Treat @ American Girl Store ∙ Tysons
Oct 30: Halloween Museum Sleepover ∙ Wash, DC
Oct 31: Floating Pumpkin Patch ∙ Alexandria
Part of our Spooky Swims Guide
Oct 31: Fall-o-Ween @ John Carlyle Square ∙ Alexandria
Oct 31: Halloween Scavenger Hunt @ Central ∙ Arlington
Oct 31: Halloween Storytime @ Aurora Hills ∙ Arlington
Oct 31: Fun with Pumpkins @ Long Branch Nature Ctr ∙ Arlington
Oct 31: Bluey & Bingo’s Halloween Play Day ∙ Bluemont
Oct 31: Trick-or-Treat @ Fair Oaks Mall ∙ Fairfax
Oct 31: Boo-Bash @ Dave & Buster’s ∙ Fairfax
Oct 31: Trick-or-Treat Trail @ Tumbles ∙ Fairfax
Oct 31: Harley Halloween @ Patriot Harley-Davidson ∙ Fairfax
Oct 31: Halloween in the Hollows ∙ Great Falls
Oct 31: Trick-or-Treat @ Great Falls Ctr ∙ Great Falls
Oct 31: Spooktacular Party ∙ Leesburg
Oct 31: Trunk-or-Treat @ Dulles Subaru ∙ Leesburg
Oct 31: Trunk-or-Treat @ the Branch ∙ Leesburg
Oct 31: Spooktacular @ Skate ‘N Fun Zone ∙ Manassas
Oct 31: Kids Halloween Sk8 @ Skate ‘N Fun Zone ∙ Manassas
Oct 31: Trunk-or-Treat & Festival of Frights ∙ McLean
Oct 31: Mosaic Halloween Spooktacular & Trick-or-Treating ∙ Merrifield
Oct 31: Halloween Hijinks ∙ Middleburg
Oct 31: Trick-or-Treat @ GW’s Mount Vernon ∙ Mount Vernon
Oct 31: Halloween Bash ∙ Purcellville
Oct 31: Spooktacular & Trunk-or-Treat @ RCC Hunters Woods ∙ Reston
Oct 31: Boo-Bash @ Dave & Buster’s ∙ Springfield
Oct 31: Spooky Celebration ∙ Sterling
Oct 31: Fear Fest ∙ Sterling
Oct 31: Trick-or-Treat @ American Girl Store ∙ Tysons
Oct 31: Halloween Museum Sleepover ∙ Wash, DC
Oct 31: Trick-or-Treat @ Tudor Place ∙ Wash, DC

Disclaimer: Event details are curated from public sources and subject to change. Verify all information via the provided links before attending.

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