Twenty-one Washington DC fall festivals with verified dates and prices: the H Street Festival, Fiesta DC, Snallygaster, the DC State Fair and Adams Morgan Day, plus where to drive for a pumpkin patch.
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.
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.
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.
A 21+ mad-scientist cocktail experience is coming to Puttery in Penn Quarter for select nights from September 24 through October 31, 2026.
The first-ever Banana Bowl lands at Nationals Park on Saturday, October 10, 2026, with a 7 p.m. first pitch, all six Banana Ball teams and a rain-or-shine policy. The official ticket lottery closes August 23.
