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DC, NoVA Weekend: Boo at the Zoo, Fall Harvest Family Days
Need something to do this weekend? There are numerous fall festivals, Halloween attractions, the Virginia Wine Festival and more.
In October, there are plenty of haunted attractions and fall festivals on top of regular events in Northern Virginia and DC region. This weekend, there's everything from craft festivals to family Halloween fun.
We've rounded up numerous events going on from Friday, Oct. 18, to Sunday, Oct. 20. Some are free, while others have fees.
The larger events include Boo at the Zoo, Virginia Wine Festival, Fall Harvest Family Days at Mount Vernon, Fredericksburg Fall Home and Craft Festival, Halloween on the Green in Vienna, Reston Home Tour and Stafford County Fair.
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Friday, Oct. 18
- Boo at the Zoo (through Oct. 20)
- Sugarloaf Crafts Festival at Dulles Expo Center (through Oct. 20)
- Fall Carnival/Harvest Days at Frying Pan Farm Park (through Oct. 20)
- New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
- The Rooftop at Union Market
- Bon Iver at The Anthem
- Middleburg Film Festival (through Oct. 20)
- Stafford County Fair (through Oct. 20)
- Vienna Theatre Company presents "One Man, Two Guvnors" (dates through Nov. 3)
- Pat McGee Band with Almost Everything and Kyle Davis at Wolf Trap
- 48th Annual Courtyard Show- Hayfield Theater
- Women Empowerment Conference in Woodbridge
- Foxstock Music Festival in Middleburg
- Halloween Hip Hop/Breaking JAM - Dance Party in Ashburn
- Haunted Trail at Workhouse Arts Center (Oct. 1 to Oct. 31)
- Jack's Pumpkin Glow at Lake Fairfax Park (Oct. 3 to Oct. 27)
- Frightland at Funland of Fredericksburg (select days Sept. 27 to Oct. 26)
- Shocktober in Leesburg (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Oct. 4 to Nov. 2)
- The Death Trail in Dumfries (select days Oct. 18-Nov. 2)
- Fields of Fear at Cox Farms (Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 2)
- Haunted Larianne Woods (select days Oct. 19-31)
- Amazing Farm Fun at Ticonderoga (Sept. 21 to Nov. 3)
- Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival at Great Country Farms: Sept. 30 to Oct. 31
- Corn Maze in the Plains (Sept. 28 to Nov. 3)
- Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park (Sept. 21 to Nov. 5)
- Braehead Farm Fall Festival (Sept. 28 to Oct. 27)
- Belvedere Plantation Fall Harvest Festival (Sept. 21 to Nov. 3)
- Reston Farm Market Fall Fest (Sept. 20 to Nov. 5)
- Cox Farms Fall Festival (Sept. 21-Nov. 5)
- Halloween Selfie Museum at Tysons Corner Center (through Nov. 3)
- Alexandria Ghost & Graveyard Tour (through Oct. 31)
Saturday, Oct. 19
- Reston Home Tour
- Virginia Wine Festival at One Loudoun (through Oct. 20)
- Fall Harvest Family Days at Mount Vernon (through Oct. 20)
- Halloween on the Green in Vienna
- Canine Halloween Cruise on the Potomac
- Bark Ball in DC
- Shucktoberfest in Arlington
- Fredericksburg Fall Home and Craft Festival (through Oct. 20)
- Halloween Bar Crawl at Dupont Circle
- Loudoun Fall Farm Tour (through Oct. 20)
- Springfield Plaza Fall Festival
- Manassas Park Fall Festival
- Holiday in October Craft Bazaar in Centreville
- October Outdoor Market in Alexandria
- Fall Heritage Festival in Arlington
- Runway to the Cure at Reston Town Center
- D.C. United Playoff Party
- Specialty Tour: Death at the City Hotel
- Fall Foliage Hike at Wolf Trap
- Stratford After Dark
- Laissez Fair in Alexandria
- Jesse Cook at Wolf Trap
- Monster Mash at Village at Leesburg
- Doukenie Winery Harvest Festival
- Harvest Celebration at Breaux Vineyards
- Art Safari in Alexandria
- Costume & Candy Crawl in Purcellville
- Craft Fair in Kingstowne
- Race for Every Child
- Truck or Treat in Alexandria
- St. Thomas UMC Fall Bazaar
- Temple Hall Farm Festival & Corn Maize (Sept. 28 to Nov. 5)
- "The Haunting of Hill House" at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
- Katora FXBG presents: Community Carnival
- Fall Festival at Kiddie Academy of Woodbridge
- Walk to End Alzheimer's - Virginia Tri-Counties
- Alexandria Choral Society: The Spheres
Sunday, Oct. 20
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