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Luray Yurt Sleeps 16 With a Private Pond, Sauna, and Movie Theater
About two hours from Washington DC, this Virginia getaway has six king bedrooms, a hot tub, and enough room for a whole group to stay together.
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Best Fall Festivals in Northern Virginia 2026: Dates, Tickets and What to Know
Seventy-two Northern Virginia fall festivals with verified dates, times and prices: Cox Farms, Vienna Oktoberfest, the 50th City of Fairfax Fall Festival, the Waterford Fair, ten Oktoberfests and every pumpkin patch worth the drive.
Things to Do in Northern Virginia This Month: October 2026
October in Northern Virginia starts with street festivals in Vienna, Del Ray and Manassas, then moves into pumpkin patches, farm tours and Halloween. Here are the dates, ticket details and arrival notes to help you pick a plan.
Things to Do in Washington DC This Month: October 2026
October in Washington DC brings coffee tastings at Union Market, a free Oktoberfest at The Wharf, art after dark and a Turkish street festival. Late in the month, an Asian food festival takes over Tingey Plaza. Here is what to book, what is free and when to go.
Habibi House Cafe Opens in Falls Church With a Grand Opening Aug. 29
Habibi House Cafe opened this week on Washington Drive in Falls Church and throws its grand opening Saturday, August 29, with free drinks for the first 100 people and 25% off drinks all day.
Flavor Hive Opens Its First DC Location in Georgetown Aug. 27
Flavor Hive opens its first Washington DC location at 3287 M Street NW in Georgetown at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 27.
Frankenstein’s Mad Scientist Cocktail Lab Is Coming to DC for Halloween 2026
A 21+ mad-scientist cocktail experience is coming to Puttery in Penn Quarter for select nights from September 24 through October 31, 2026.
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