From seasonal festivals to Halloween excitement, October brings countless reasons to fill the family calendar!
Explore these guides, too: Halloween ∙ Food & Wine Fests ∙ Fall Festivals
- Sep 30-Oct 11, 2026
Fall Carnival
Fair Oaks Mall ∙ Fairfax, VA - Oct 2-4, 2026
Waterford Fair
Waterford, VA - Oct 3, 2026
Douglass Legacy Day
Historic Douglass High School ∙ Leesburg, VA - Oct 3, 2026
Fall Jubilee
Manassas, VA - Oct 3, 2026
Vienna Oktoberfest
Historic Church Street ∙ Vienna, VA - Oct 3, 2026
Fiesta Fairfax
Old Town Square ∙ Fairfax, VA - Oct 3, 2026
Encanto: Movie Sing-Along
Franklin Park Arts Center ∙ Purcellville, VA - Oct 3, 2026
Big Dig Touch-a-Truck
Ashburn, VA - Oct 3, 2026
Festival Latinoamericano
Arlington Mill Comm Ctr ∙ Arlington, VA - Oct 3, 2026
Rosslyn Fall Festival
Arlington, VA - Oct 3-25, 2026
Renaissance Festival
Annapolis, MD - Oct 4, 2026
Tinkerfest
National Children's Museum ∙ Wash, DC - Oct 4, 2026
Oktoberfest Car Show & Event
Sterling, VA - Oct 4, 2026
McLean Artfest
McLean Central Park ∙ McLean, VA - Oct 8-12, 2026
Disney On Ice Presents Spotlight Magic
EagleBank Arena ∙ Fairfax, VA - Oct 9-10, 2026
Kids Halloween Costume Exchange
Herndon, VA ∙ Donate: Sep 21-Oct 8 - Oct 10, 2026
City of Fairfax Fall Festival
Fairfax, VA - Oct 10, 2026
Pueblo Unido Day
Sterling Community Center ∙ Sterling, VA - Oct 10, 2026
City of Fairfax’s Fall Festival
Fairfax, VA - Oct 10-11, 2026
Loudoun Fall Festival
Dulles Town Center ∙ Sterling, VA - Oct 11, 2026
Clifton Day Festival
Clifton, VA - Oct 12, 2026
School Holiday Touch-a-Truck
McLean Community Center ∙ McLean, VA - Oct 12, 2026
Rock Out with Rocknoceros
Frying Pan Farm Park ∙ Herndon, VA - Oct 13, 2026
Elmo’s Got the Moves
Warner Theatre ∙ Wash, DC - Oct 15-18, 2026
Stafford County Fair
Fredericksburg, VA - Oct 16-18, 2026
Fall Harvest Fest & Carnival
Frying Pan Farm Park ∙ Herndon, VA - Oct 17, 2026
Celebrate Purcellville
Purcellville, VA - Oct 17, 2026
Joshua’s Hands Fall Festival
Walnut Creek Farm ∙ Hamilton, VA - Oct 17, 2026
The Big Build
National Building Museum ∙ Wash, DC - Oct 17, 2026
Potomac Music Fall Fest
Workhouse Arts Center ∙ Lorton, VA - Oct 17-18, 2026
Loudoun County Farm Tour
Loudoun County - Oct 18, 2026
Turkish Festival
Wash, DC - Oct 24, 2026
Art Safari
Torpedo Factory Art Center ∙ Alexandria, VA - Oct 24, 2026
Kids’ Day @ Washington Int’l Horse Show
Prince George's Equestrian Center ∙ Upper Marlboro, MD - Oct 24, 2026
Herndon Homecoming Parade
Herndon, VA - Oct 24-25, 2026
Fall Harvest Fest
GW’s Mount Vernon ∙ Mount Vernon, VA - Oct 24-25, 2026
Heritage India Festival
Dulles Town Center Expo & Event Center ∙ Sterling, VA - Oct 27, 2026
Free Entrance Days @ National Parks
Multiple Locations - Oct 30, 2026
Mall-o-Ween @ Dulles Town Center
Sterling, VA - Oct 31, 2026
Fairfax Funky Flea
Fairfax, VA
Disclaimer: Event details are curated from public sources and subject to change. Verify all information via the provided links before attending.
