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Big Calendar of Fun › Can’t-Miss October
From annual fall festivals on the farm to pumpkin patches and Halloween fun, October is packed with plenty of family fun!
Plus, you’re invited to explore these guides: Halloween Fun ∙ Oktoberfests ∙ Food & Wine Fests ∙ Fall Fests
- Oct 3, 2025
Festival Latinoamericano
Arlington, VA - Oct 3-5, 2025
Waterford Fair
Waterford, VA - Oct 4, 2025
ParktoberFest
Ellanor C. Lawrence Park ∙ Chantilly, VA - Oct 4, 2025
Big Dig Touch-a-Truck
Van Metre Homes ∙ Ashburn, VA - Oct 4, 2025
The Wiener 500 Dachshund Dash
The Wharf ∙ Wash, DC - Oct 4, 2025
Fall Jubilee
Manassas, VA - Oct 4, 2025
Art on the Avenue
Alexandria, VA - Oct 4, 2025
Rosslyn Fall Festival
Arlington, VA - Oct 4, 2025
Dashain & Tihar Fest ∙ DT Fest
One Loudoun ∙ Ashburn, VA - Oct 4, 2025
KidStuff Fall Giveaway
Douglass Community Center ∙ Leesburg, VA - Oct 4, 2025
Fiesta Fairfax
Old Town Square ∙ Fairfax, VA - Oct 4, 2025
Harvest & Chill Fest
Fair Oaks Mall ∙ Fairfax, VA - Oct 4, 2025
The Wharf’s Oktoberfest
The Wharf ∙ Wash, DC - Oct 4-5, 2025
Free! Museums on Us
Participating Museums - Oct 4-5, 2025
Heritage India Festival
Dulles Expo Center ∙ Chantilly, VA - Oct 4-5, 2025
Celebration of the Arts
Capital One Center ∙ Tysons, VA - Oct 4-19, 2025
Renaissance Festival
Annapolis, MD - Oct 5, 2025
AVFRD Fall Open House
Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue ∙ Ashburn, VA - Oct 5, 2025
Airshow & Fall Motorcycle Day
Flying Circus Aerodrome ∙ Bealeton, VA - Oct 5, 2025
Volkswagen Oktoberfest Car Show
Lindsay Volkswagen of Dulles ∙ Sterling, VA - Oct 6-12, 2025
🎃 Looking for Halloween Events?
Find them all here! - Oct 9-13, 2025
Disney On Ice!
EagleBank Arena ∙ Fairfax, VA - Oct 10-12, 2025
Capital Art & Craft Festival
Dulles Expo Center ∙ Chantilly, VA - Oct 11, 2025
Douglass Legacy Day
Douglass High School ∙ Leesburg, VA - Oct 11, 2025
City of Fairfax Fall Festival
Fairfax, VA - Oct 11, 2025
Pueblo Unido Day
Sterling Community Center ∙ Sterling, VA - Oct 11, 2025
Fall Heritage Festival
Gulf Branch Nature Center ∙ Arlington, VA - Oct 11, 2025
Oktoberfest @ The Boro
The Boro Tysons ∙ Tysons, VA - Oct 11, 2025
Herndon Homecoming Parade
Herndon, VA - Oct 11, 2025
Joshua’s Hands Fall Festival
Walnut Creek Farm ∙ Hamilton, VA - Oct 11-18, 2025
Celebrate Purcellville
Throughout the Town of Purcellville, VA ∙ Purcellville, VA - Oct 12, 2025
Clifton Day Festival
Historic Downtown Clifton ∙ Clifton, VA - Oct 12, 2025
McLean Pet Fest
McLean Community Center ∙ McLean, VA - Oct 13, 2025
Touch-a-Truck
McLean Community Center ∙ McLean, VA - Oct 13-19, 2025
🎃 Looking for Halloween Events?
Find them all here! - Oct 15, 2025
FACE Family Academy: Stay Connected, Get Involved
Virtual ∙ Loudoun County - Oct 16-19, 2025
Droumavalla Harvest Festival & Carnival
Droumavalla Farm ∙ Leesburg, VA - Oct 17, 2025
Big Truck Night @ Farm Harvest Days
Frying Pan Farm Park ∙ Herndon, VA - Oct 17-19, 2025
Fall Harvest Days
Frying Pan Farm Park ∙ Herndon, VA - Oct 18, 2025
BabyCito Birth & Beyond Expo
Vienna Community Center ∙ Vienna, VA - Oct 18, 2025
Free! Build a Play Firehouse
Your Preferred Lowe’s - Oct 18, 2025
Laurie Berkner Band
George Mason University’s Center for the Arts ∙ Fairfax, VA - Oct 18, 2025
Model Train Display + Thomas the Train
Historic Vienna Train Station ∙ Vienna, VA - Oct 18-19, 2025
Fall Harvest Family Days
George Washington’s Mount Vernon ∙ Mount Vernon, VA - Oct 18-19, 2025
Loudoun Fall Farm Tour
Loudoun County - Oct 18-19, 2025
Fall Fest
Workhouse Arts Center ∙ Lorton, VA - Oct 19, 2025
Diwali Festival
Hillsboro, VA - Oct 19, 2025
ChalkFest
Reston Town Square Park ∙ Reston, VA - Oct 19, 2025
Turkish Festival
Pennsylvania Ave. NW ∙ Wash, DC - Oct 20-26, 2025
🎃 Looking for Halloween Events?
Find them all here! - Oct 21, 2025
The Partypooper Show
Osbourn High School ∙ Manassas, VA - Oct 23, 2025
Academic Open House
Chesterbrook Academy Preschool ∙ Various NOVA Locations - Oct 23-31, 2025
Carnival
Dulles Town Center ∙ Sterling, VA - Oct 24, 2025
Smithsonian Sleepover
Museum of Natural History ∙ Wash, DC - Oct 24, 2025
Family October Fest
Patrick Henry Rec Center ∙ Alexandria, VA - Oct 24, 2025
Fall Festival
The Goddard School of Herndon ∙ Herndon, VA - Oct 25, 2025
Diwali Celebration
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation ∙ Bethesda, MD - Oct 25, 2025
Art Safari
Torpedo Factory Art Center ∙ Alexandria, VA - Oct 25, 2025
Fairfax Funky Flea
Fairfax, VA - Oct 25, 2025
Kids’ Day @ Washington Int’l Horse Show
Prince George’s Equestrian Center ∙ Upper Marlboro, MD</li > - Oct 25, 2025
Kids Day: Dueling Piano Show
Bobby McKey’s Dueling Piano Bar ∙ Oxon Hill, MD - Oct 25, 2025
Gentle Giants Fall Fest
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue ∙ Mt. Airy, MD - Oct 25, 2025
Academic Open House
Chesterbrook Academy Preschool ∙ Various NOVA Locations - Oct 25-26, 2025
World Oddities Expo
Dulles Expo Center ∙ Chantilly, VA - Oct 26, 2025
Okinawa Festival
Okinawa Karate & Cultural Center ∙ Chantilly, VA - Oct 26-27, 2025
Last Airshow of the Season
Flying Circus Aerodrome ∙ Bealeton, VA - Oct 27-31, 2025
🎃 Looking for Halloween Events?
Find them all here! - Oct 29, 2025
Fall Festival
Grace Covenant Church ∙ Chantilly, 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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