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.
Flavor Hive opens its first Washington DC location at 3287 M Street NW in Georgetown at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 27.
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.
Plan fall 2026 around verified Lebanese, Egyptian, Armenian, Melkite and Mediterranean church festivals across DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland.
