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September brings more than back-to-school routines — it ushers in the first hints of fall and a month filled with seasonal festivals and more!
Explore these guides, too: Halloween ∙ Food & Wine Fests ∙ Fall Festivals
- Sept 24-27, 2026
Just Between Friends (JBF) PWC
NOVA Sportsplex ∙ Manassas, VA ∙ Fall - Sept 26-27, 2026
Burke Centre Festival
Burke, VA - Sept 26-27, 2026
Occoquan Fall Arts & Craft Show
Occoquan, VA - Sept 26-27, 2026
Queen City Mischief & Magic ∙ A Harry Potter-Themed Festival
Downtown Staunton ∙ Staunton, VA - Sept 26-27, 2026
Mosaic Fall Festival
Mosaic District ∙ Fairfax, VA - Sept 27, 2026
The Great Zucchini & Abracadabra Alex Live Show
Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse ∙ Arlington, VA - Sept 27, 2026
NatureFest
Runnymede Park ∙ Herndon, VA - Sept 27, 2026
Meet Dog Man
Rust Library ∙ Leesburg, VA - Sept 26, 2026
Two Towns Bike Rodeo
138 Church St NE ∙ Vienna, VA - Sept 26, 2026
Bug Fest
Lake Accotink Park ∙ Springfield, VA - Sept 26, 2026
Family Flashlight Corn Maze & Bonfire Night
Great Country Farms ∙ Bluemont, VA - Sept 26, 2026
Harvest Happenings
McLean, VA - Sept 26, 2026
Leesburg Airshow
Leesburg Executive Airport ∙ Leesburg, VA - Sept 26, 2026
Lovettsville Oktoberfest
Lovettsville, VA - Sept 26, 2026
Tons of Trucks
Chinquapin Park Rec Center ∙ Alexandria, VA - Sept 26, 2026
Children’s Book & Learning Festival
Woodrow Wilson Plaza ∙ Washington, DC - Sept 26, 2026
Clarendon Day
Clarendon Metro Park ∙ Arlington, VA - Sept 26, 2026
85-Family Community Yard Sale
Reston, VA - Sept 26, 2026
PULSE: A Performance for Families
District Wharf ∙ Washington, DC - Sept 26-25, 2026
Worldwide Day of Play
National Children’s Museum ∙ Washington, DC - Sept 18-24, 2026
Rhea Lana Consignment Sale
Fair Oaks Mall ∙ Fairfax, VA ∙ Fall - Sept 23, 2026
Westfields Fall Fest
The Field Parking Lot ∙ Chantilly, VA - Sept 21, 2026
Laugh Out Loud with The Great Zucchini
Frying Pan Farm Park ∙ Herndon, VA - Sept 18-20, 2026
Venardos Circus
Loudoun Station ∙ Ashburn, VA - Sept 18-20, 2026
Play the Bluey Way
Tysons Corner Center ∙ Tysons, VA - Sept 19-20, 2026
Bluemont Fair
Bluemont, VA - Sept 19-20, 2026
Colonial Market & Fair
George Washington’s Mount Vernon ∙ Mount Vernon, VA - Sept 19-20, 2026
Hot Air Balloon Fest & Airshow
Flying Circus Aerodrome ∙ Bealeton, VA - Sept 19-20, 2026
Celebration of the Arts
Capital One Center ∙ Tysons, VA - Sept 19-20, 2026
Monster Truck Wars
Prince William County Fairgrounds ∙ Manassas, VA - Sept 20, 2026
Puzzle-Palooza
Herndon Community Center ∙ Herndon, VA - Sept 19, 2026
Fall Festival
Claude Moore Park ∙ Sterling, VA - Sept 19, 2026
Falls Church Festival
Falls Church, VA - Sept 19, 2026
Celtic Festival
The Village at Shirlington ∙ Arlington, VA - Sept 19, 2026
Family Flashlight Corn Maze & Bonfire Night
Great Country Farms ∙ Bluemont, VA - Sept 19, 2026
National Gymnastics Day Open House
Gym America ∙ Chantilly, VA - Sept 19, 2026
Reston Multicultural Festival
Reston Town Center ∙ Reston, VA - Sept 19, 2026
Alexandria Oktoberfest
John Carlyle Square Park ∙ Alexandria, VA - Sept 19, 2026
KidsStuff Giveaway
Douglass Comm Ctr ∙ Leesburg, VA - Sept 19, 2026
Middleburg Oktoberfest
Middleburg, VA - Sept 19, 2026
VA State Yo-Yo Competition
Dulles Town Center ∙ Sterling, VA - Sept 17, 2026
Free Entrance Days @ National Parks
Multiple Locations - Sept 13, 2026
Falling for Fair Oaks
Fair Oaks Mall ∙ Fairfax, VA - Sept 11-12, 2026
Ashburn Village Fall Fest
Ashburn, VA - Sept 12, 2026
Virginia Native American Festival
Riverbend Park ∙ Great Falls, VA - Sept 12, 2026
Ms. Marta’s Puppet Petting Zoo
Dolley Madison Library ∙ McLean, VA - Sept 12, 2026
Community Parking Lot & Yard Sale
McLean Community Center ∙ McLean, VA - Sept 12, 2026
Sunflower Festival @ Homestead Farm
Winchester, VA - Sept 12, 2026
Little CEOs Fair
Dulles Town Center ∙ Sterling, VA - Sept 12, 2026
Summer’s End Mustang Spectacular & All-Ford Car Show
Village at Leesburg ∙ Leesburg, VA - Sept 7, 2026
Labor Day Car Show
Fairfax, VA - Sept 7, 2026
Kids Fest
Segra Field ∙ Leesburg, VA - Sept 5-6, 2026
Virginia Scottish Games
The Plains, VA - Sept 6, 2026
DC State Fair
Washington, DC - Sept 5, 2026
Otarush Anime Market
Dulles Town Center ∙ Sterling, VA - Sept 5, 2026
Family Fest Loco
Village at Leesburg ∙ Leesburg, VA - Sept 4, 2026
Summer Send-Off 2026
Dave & Buster’s ∙ Fairfax, VA
Disclaimer: Event details are curated from public sources and subject to change. Verify all information via the provided links before attending.
