DC, NoVA Weekend Events: Haunted Trail And Wine, Birthday Pawty

WASHINGTON, DC — Heading into the final weekend before Halloween, several spooky events are planned across Northern Virginia and DC. There's also fun runs as well as theater and music events, and a haunted wine tour.

We've rounded up local events happening Friday, Oct. 22 through Sunday, Oct. 24. This weekend includes haunted attractions like the terrifying walk-through experience at the Workhouse in Lorton.

There's also Loudoun Museum's Hauntings event where staff and volunteers takes attendees on a downtown walking tour, telling stories about the historic homes and their inhabitants from the past, some highly ghostly in nature.

Other events are the Ghost 5K and Scarecrow Sprint Fun Run in Ashburn, Haunted Wine Tours in Centreville, Halloween Creepy Craft Fair in Alexandria, Passionately Pets' Birthday Pawty in Del Ray, pumpkin carving in Potomac Overlook Regional Park in Arlington and more.

When heading out this weekend, be aware of mask policies. DC is requiring anyone 2 and older to wear a mask in indoor public places. Virginia is recommending, but not requiring, masks in indoor public places.

Friday, Oct. 22

• Smithsonian 175th Film Fest: Hirshhorn History, Washington, DC
• Silent Film Screening "The Phantom of the Opera" (1925) and Organ Concert, Alexandria
• Spooktacular Party, Leesburg
• Mrs. Lucketts Haunted Playground, Lucketts
• Loudoun Museum's Hauntings, Leesburg (Oct. 22-24)
• Pumpkin Carving - Potomac Overlook Regional Park, Arlington
• ARTfactory: Sweeney Todd - De Laski Performing Arts, Fairfax
• Pat McGee Band At The Barns At Wolf Trap, Vienna (Oct. 22-23)
• Shocktober, Leesburg (through Oct. 31)
• Fall for the Book Festival, virtual (through Oct. 31)
• Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park (through Nov. 2)
• Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival, Bluemont (through Oct. 31)
• Cox Farms Fall Festival, Centreville (through Nov. 7)
• Fields of Fear at Cox Farms, Centreville (select days through Nov. 6)
• Workhouse Haunt: The Collection, Lorton (through Nov. 6)
• Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch - Yankey Farms, Nokesville (through Oct. 31)
• Wayside Farm Fun, Berryville (select days through Nov. 7)
• Haunted Wine Tours, Centreville (through Nov. 18)
• Fredericksburg Theatre Ensemble Presents: Nevermore, Fredericksburg (through Oct. 24)
• Fall Fest, Hosted By Harmony At Falls Run, Fredericksburg

Saturday, Oct. 23

• Red Bull Dance Your Style At Howard Theater, Washington, DC
• Holiday Craft Bazaar at Saint Andrew Lutheran Church, Centreville
• Halloween Creepy Craft Fair, Alexandria
• Family Movie: Hocus Pocus, Leesburg
• Spooktacular Party, Leesburg
• Trunk or Treat at St. Matthew's, Ashburn
• Ghost 5K and Scarecrow Sprint Fun Run, Ashburn
• Manassas Symphony Orchestra: Back to the Classics, Fairfax
• Bar C Ranch Petting Zoo - Chinn Park Regional Library, Woodbridge
• Reston Farm Garden Market Fall Fest, Reston (weekends in October)
• Braehead Farm Fall Festival Weekends, Fredericksburg (weekends in October)
• Whitehall Farm Fall Fun Days, Fairfax (weekends in October)
• Workhouse Haunt: The Collection - A Terrifying Walkthrough Experience, Lorton (through Nov. 6)
• Workhouse Community Market: Harvest Fest, Lorton (Saturdays in October)
• Old Town Oyster Week, Alexandria (through Oct. 24)
• Rock the Park DC: Free Outdoor Music Series, Washington, DC (Oct. 23, 30)

Sunday, Oct. 24

• Ainsley's Angels 6th Annual Hopyard's Spirit of Inclusion 5K, King George
• Fall Fest featuring Spookely the Square Pumpkin, Reston Farms Garden Market
• Passionately Pets' 14th Birthday Pawty, Del Ray
• Family Fall Festival, Alexandria
• Superhero 5K & Fun Run, Leesburg
• Wu Han and Friends | Chamber Music at The Barns At Wolf Trap, Vienna
• Lucky Dog Adoption Event at PetSmart On Route 50, Falls Church
• Rooftop Productions Presents “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," Manassas

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