For kids (& kids-at-heart!), what’s not to love about Halloween? It’s got candy, crafts, costumes, and more…

GUIDES

Trick-or-Treat: 25+ Places

Little ghosts and goblins are in for a treat — a trick-or-treat...

Daily Trick-or-Treating Fun, Events, & More!

A calendar packed with sweet treats and spooky surprises...

Corn Maze Fun: Get Lost & Found!

These mazes deliver twists, turns, and plenty of excitement...

Halloween Fun ∙ City Search

Gather the whole boo crew for these special events filled with costumes, candy, and more...

Halloween Parades

Costumes, candy, and hometown spirit take to the streets...

Theme Park Frights & Fun

Our most beloved amusement parks can't escape getting into the Halloween spirit each year...

Haunted Halloween

The fearless and brave are invited to these spooky nighttime gatherings...

Pool Parties & Spooky Swims

Take a dip into the Halloween spirit with floating pumpkins and spooky splashes...

EVEN MORE FUN

Fields of Fear @ Cox Farms

More than 20 acres of fright await...

Pumpkin IllumiNight

One last chance to enjoy some pumpkin magic...

Free Halloween Costume Swap

Score a "new-to-you" Halloween costume for free...

SEASONAL FESTS

Fall and Halloween-themed fun at farms, orchards, zoos, and more…

Sep 12-Nov 7, 2026
Fall Harvest Fest @ Belvedere Plantation
Fredericksburg, VA
Sep 12-Nov 8, 2026
Maryland Corn Maze
Gambrills, MD
Sep 12-Nov 8, 2026
Fall Festival @ Montpelier Farms
Upper Marlboro, MD
Sep 19-Nov 8, 2026
Fall Fest @ Cox Farms
Centreville, VA
Sep 19-Nov 8, 2026
Pumpkin Village @ Leesburg Animal Park
Leesburg, VA

THESE HALLOWEEN EVENTS HAVE PASSED

Oct 3-Nov 4, 2026
Hanson Halloween Hunt
Hal & Berni Hanson Park ∙ Aldie, VA
Nov 1-3, 2026
Pumpkin Chunkin’
Great Country Farms ∙ Bluemont, VA
Oct 21-Nov 1, 2026
Upton Hill Halloween
Upton Hill Park ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 1-31, 2026
Brick-or-Treat LEGO Fun
LEGO Discovery Center ∙ Springfield, VA
Oct 30-31, 2026
Halloween Museum Sleepover
American History Museum ∙ Wash, DC
Oct 30-31, 2026
Fear Fest
Sterling Comm Ctr ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 30-31, 2026
Trick-or-Treat @ American Girl Store
Tysons, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Halloween Scavenger Hunt @ Central
Central Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Halloween-Themed Storytime @ Aurora Hills
Aurora Hills Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Trick-or-Treat Trail
Tumbles ∙ Fairfax, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Halloween in the Hollows
Riverbend Park ∙ Great Falls, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Boo-Bash @ Dave & Buster’s
Springfield, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Boo-Bash @ Dave & Buster’s
Fairfax, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Halloween Bash
Purcellville Library ∙ Purcellville, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Halloween Hijinks
Middleburg Library ∙ Middleburg, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Festival of Frights & Trunk-or-Treat
The Old Firehouse ∙ McLean, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Halloween Spooktacular @ Mosaic District
Merrifield, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Trick-or-Treating @ Fair Oaks Mall
Fairfax, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Halloween Spooktacular
Skate ‘N Fun Zone ∙ Manassas, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Kids Halloween Sk8
Skate ‘N Fun Zone ∙ Manassas, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Trick-or-Treat @ Tudor Place
Wash, DC
Oct 31, 2026
Floating Pumpkin Patch
Chinquapin Rec Ctr ∙ Alexandria, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Spooktacular Party
Douglass Comm Ctr ∙ Leesburg, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Bluey & Bingo’s Halloween Play Day
Bluemont Comm Ctr ∙ Bluemont, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Fun with Pumpkins
Long Branch Nature Ctr ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Fall-o-Ween
John Carlyle Square Park ∙ Alexandria, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
The Branch ∙ Leesburg, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Trick-or-Treating @ Great Falls Center
Great Falls, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat @ Dulles Subaru
Leesburg, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Trick-or-Treating @ GW’s Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, VA
Oct 31, 2026
Occoquan Costume Parade & Contest
Occoquan, VA
Sep 19-Oct 31, 2026
Pumpkin Harvest Fest @ Great Country Farms
Bluemont, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Halloween-Themed Movie: Hocus Pocus
Aurora Hills Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Halloween-Themed Family Storytime @ Central
Central Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Halloween-Themed Storytime @ Westover
Westover Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Halloween-Themed Intergenerational Storytime
Aurora Hills Senior Center ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Mall-o-Ween @ Dulles Town Center
Sterling, VA
Oct 30, 2026
YMCA Trunk-or-Treat
YMCA ∙ Reston, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Hyperween @ Hyper Kidz
Hyper Kidz ∙ Ashburn, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Spooky Dry Ice Science
Hidden Oaks Nature Ctr ∙ Annandale, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Halloween Dance Party
Cascades Library ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Spooky & Not-So-Scary Halloween
Lovettsville Library ∙ Lovettsville, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Family October Fest
Patrick Henry Rec Center ∙ Alexandria, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Boo-Fest
Charles Houston Rec Center ∙ Alexandria, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Trick-or-Treat @ the LoCo Animal Shelter
Leesburg, VA
Oct 30, 2026
The Boo Lab — A Not-So-Spooky Science Event
Play Street Museum ∙ Ashburn, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Haunted Halls Trick-or-Treat
AllTech Services ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Spooky Math House
Russian School of Math ∙ Herndon, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat @ Primrose
Chantilly, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Halloween Bash
Karter School ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 30, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
Sydenstricker UMC ∙ Springfield, VA
Oct 29, 2026
Halloween-Themed Family Storytime @ Glencarlyn
Glencarlyn Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 29, 2026
Halloween Spooktacular
Brambleton Library ∙ Brambleton, VA
Oct 29, 2026
Trick-or-Treat @ the Library
Ashburn, VA
Oct 29, 2026
Fall Brunch & Pumpkin Decorating
The Leaf ∙ Leesburg, VA
Oct 29, 2026
Day of the Dead Celebration
District Wharf ∙ Wash, DC
Oct 28, 2026
Halloween-Themed PJ Storytime @ Central
Central Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 28, 2026
Halloween-Themed Storytime @ Courthouse
Courthouse Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 28, 2026
Vienna Halloween Parade
Vienna, VA
Oct 28, 2026
Historic Leesburg Halloween Parade
Leesburg, VA
Oct 28, 2026
Halloween-Themed STEAM Storytime: Pumpkins
Ashburn Library ∙ Ashburn, VA
Oct 28, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat @ Manassas Mall
Manassas, VA
Oct 27, 2026
Halloween-Themed Family Storytime @ Central
Central Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 27, 2026
Halloween-Themed PJ Storytime @ Glencarlyn
Glencarlyn Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 26, 2026
Halloween Tales Together @ Central
Central Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 26, 2026
Halloween Spooktacular
Sterling Library ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 24-25, 2026
Ghost Town
Burke Lake Park ∙ Fairfax Station, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Halloween-Themed Stop-In for Stories @ Central
Central Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Del Ray Halloween Parade
Alexandria, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trick-or-Treating in Historic Leesburg
Leesburg, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Pumpkin Patch @ Nature Playce
Hidden Oaks Nature Center ∙ Annandale, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trick-or-Treat (+Storytime) @ the Library
Burke, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Halloween-Themed Pokemon Club
Rust Library ∙ Leesburg, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trick-or-Treat @ American Girl Store
Tysons, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat @ Immanuel Presbyterian
McLean, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trick-or-Treat Beyond Market Street
Reston Town Center ∙ Reston, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trick-or-Treat @ the Town Center
Brambleton, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
Grace Hill Church ∙ Herndon, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat & Fall Fest
Del Ray UMC ∙ Alexandria, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
Bunnyman Brewing ∙ Fairfax, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
Galilee UMC ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
St. Matthew's ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat & Fall Festival
Unitarian Universalist ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
Honor Brewing Co ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 25, 2026
Harbor Halloween
National Harbor, MD
Oct 23-24, 2026
Halloween on the Farm
Frying Pan Farm Park ∙ Herndon, VA
Oct 23-24, 2026
Halloween House & Trick-or-Treat Trail
Walker Nature Ctr ∙ Reston, VA
Oct 23-24, 2026
Haunted Mini Golf
Oak Marr Rec Center ∙ Oakton, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Halloween-Themed PJ Storytime @ Cherrydale
Cherrydale Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Halloween-Themed Stories & Mystery
Shirlington Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Halloween Carnival
Cherry Hill Park ∙ Falls Church, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat @ the Community Ctr
Manassas Park, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Monster Mash
Village at Leesburg ∙ Leesburg, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Boo at the Pool
RCC Hunters Woods ∙ Reston, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Air & Scare
Udvar-Hazy Ctr | Air & Space Museum ∙ Chantilly, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Pumpkin Party on the Hill
Historic Huntley ∙ Alexandria, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Spooktacular Tiny Tot Trot
South Run Rec Ctr ∙ Springfield, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Trick-or-Treat @ Haunted Happenings
Manassas, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat @ the Community Ctr
Lovettsville, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Pumpkin Swim
Dulles South Rec Ctr ∙ South Riding, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Halloween Hayride
Philomont Comm Ctr ∙ Philomont, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Great Pumpkin Fun Run
Hal & Berni Hanson Park ∙ Aldie, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Halloween in the Park
Lovettsville Comm Park ∙ Lovettsville, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Old Town Trick-or-Treat
Alexandria, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Halloween Bark Bash
One Loudoun ∙ Ashburn, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Boo-Kie Cookie Decorating
Heartland Design & Remodeling ∙ McLean, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Trick-or-Treat Trail
Village at Shirlington ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Trick-or-Treat
Franklin Farm Village Ctr ∙ Herndon, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Halloween Spooktacular
Sports Pavilion ∙ Ashburn, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat @ Franconia Moose
Alexandria, VA
Oct 24, 2026
Pumpkin Pluckin’
PWCS Aquatics Ctr ∙ Manassas, VA
Oct 23, 2026
Trail-of-Treats
Dulles South Rec Ctr ∙ South Riding, VA
Oct 23, 2026
Halloween Spooktacular
National Children’s Museum ∙ Wash, DC
Oct 23, 2026
Halloween Splash
Long Bridge Aquatics Ctr ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 23, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
Hilton ∙ Tysons, VA
Oct 23, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
The Learning Experience ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 23, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
VA Early Learning ∙ Ashburn, VA
Oct 22, 2026
Pumpkin Painting
Centreville Library ∙ Centreville, VA
Oct 21, 2026
Halloween-Themed PJ Storytime @ Westover
Westover Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 21, 2026
Halloween-Themed PJ Storytime @ Central
Central Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 21, 2026
Little Pumpkin Patch Party
Herndon Comm Ctr ∙ Herndon, VA
Oct 16-18, 2026
Boo-at-the-Zoo
National Zoo ∙ Wash, DC
Oct 18, 2026
Trick-or-Treating @ Clemyjontri
McLean, VA
Oct 18, 2026
Not-So-Scary Halloween Festival @ the Mall
Manassas, VA
Oct 18, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
Potomac Yard ∙ Alexandria, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Halloween on the Green
Vienna, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Truck-or-Treat
Heritage Farm Museum ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Pumpkin Walk
Lubber Run Comm Ctr ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Chessie’s Backyard Boo-gie
Franconia Rec Ctr ∙ Alexandria, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Haunted Pond
Hidden Pond Nature Ctr ∙ Springfield, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Spooky Dry Ice Science
Hidden Oaks Nature Ctr ∙ Annandale, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat & Fall Fun
nZone ∙ Chantilly, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Haunted Trail
Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve ∙ Leesburg, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Pumpkin Palooza
Ashburn Rec & Comm Ctr ∙ Ashburn, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Family Costume Party
Children's Science Center Lab ∙ Fairfax, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
Holy Cross ∙ Herndon VA
Oct 17, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat
South Run Baptist ∙ Springfield, VA
Oct 17, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat: Books & Boos
Legacy Martial Arts ∙ Springfield, VA
Oct 16, 2026
Pumpkin Patch Fairy Homes
Franklin Park ∙ Purcellville, VA
Oct 15, 2026
Kids Club: Creepy Clay Creatures
Courthouse Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 15, 2026
Happy Howl-o-Ween
Animal Welfare League ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 14, 2026
Make a Halloween Tote Bag
Rust Library ∙ Leesburg, VA
Oct 13, 2026
Builders’ Club: Haunted House Edition
Columbia Pike Library ∙ Arlington, VA
Oct 13, 2026
Stories You Can Taste: Pumpkins
Ashburn Library ∙ Ashburn, VA
Oct 12, 2026
Halloween-Themed Crafts: Origami
John Marshall Library ∙ Alexandria, VA
Oct 11, 2026
Little Pumpkin Paint & Play
Play Street Museum ∙ Ashburn, VA
Oct 10, 2026
Halloween-Themed Storytime with Musical Guest
City of Fairfax Library ∙ Fairfax, VA
Oct 10, 2026
Spooky Slime Lab
John Marshall Library ∙ Alexandria, VA
Oct 10, 2026
Halloween-Themed Saturday Stories
Herndon Fortnightly Library ∙ Herndon, VA
Oct 10, 2026
Spook & Swim
Claude Moore Rec Ctr ∙ Sterling, VA
Oct 10, 2026
Trick-or-Treat
Bull Run Plaza ∙ Manassas, VA
Oct 10, 2026
Trick-or-Treat @ the Farm
Farm Brewery @ Broad Run ∙ Haymarket, VA
Oct 10, 2026
Sensory-Friendly Trunk-or-Treat
Sparks Learning Ctr ∙ Fairfax, VA
Oct 10, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat @ Little Leaves
Reston, VA
Oct 10, 2026
Trunk-or-Treat with the Humane Society
Sterling, VA
Oct 9-10, 2026
Kids Halloween Costume Exchange
Herndon, VA ∙ Donate: Sep 21-Oct 8
Oct 7, 2026
Spectacular Spooky Craft
Chantilly Library ∙ Chantilly, VA
Oct 3-4, 2026
Haunted Lab
Children's Science Center Lab ∙ Fairfax, VA
Oct 3, 2026
Halloween Crafting: Spider in a Web
Kingstowne Library ∙ Alexandria, VA

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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