DC, NoVA Weekend Events: Museum Opening, Portside In Old Town

As Halloween gets closer, so does the number of events going on around Northern Virginia and DC. Between fall festivals, Halloween haunts and foodie events, there's a wide variety of things to do.

We've rounded up numerous events going on in your communities from Friday, Oct. 12 to Sunday, Oct. 14. Some are free. Some have a fee.

Some of the larger attractions you'll find include: National Law Enforcement Museum Opening, Portside in Old Town Festival, Tall Ship Godspeed Tours, Fall on the Farm, H Street Festival, Merrifield Fall Festival and Taste of Annandale.

Post your own local events on the Patch. Here's how to sign up.

Friday, Oct. 12

• Portside in Old Town Festival (through Oct. 14)
• Tall Ship Godspeed Tours in Alexandria (through Oct. 14)
• Female Stranger Beer Dinner with Port City Brewing Co
• Fall on the Farm - Carnival and Farm Harvest Day at Frying Pan Park (through Oct. 14)
• Fall for the Book (through Oct. 13)
• Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival at Great Country Farms (through Oct. 31)
• The Glow at Lake Fairfax (through Oct. 28)
• Viking Ship at The Wharf DC (through Oct. 15)
• Del Ray Artisans "Symmetry – Balance in an Asymmetrical World" Exhibit Opening
• Alexandria Ghosts & Graveyard Tour (daily in October)
• Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival (through Oct. 14)
• 'Beginnings & Endings' of Artisan Pottery for Starters & Sweets (through Oct. 28)
• The Late Shift: Folklore at Torpedo Factory Art Center

Saturday, Oct. 13

• National Law Enforcement Museum Opening
• Merrifield Fall Festival
• Fairfax Fall Festival
• H Street Festival
• Snallygaster DC
• Cage the Elephant at Entertainment & Sports Arena
• Taste of Annandale
• Halloween On The Green in Vienna
• Virginia Wine Festival at Gateway Park in Arlington (through Oct. 14)
• Annual Art Safari at Torpedo Factory Art Center
• Reston Home Tour
• Manassas Park Fall Festival
• Fall Festival at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church in Burke
• Cox Farms Fall Festival (open daily through Nov. 6)
• Leesburg Pumpkin Village (open daily through Nov. 6)
• Temple Hall Farm Fall Festival & Corn Maize (open weekends through Nov. 6)
• Cox Farms Fields of Fear (weekends through Nov. 2)
• Gravesteen at Fort Belvoir (dates in October)
• The Haunted Hill in Spotsylvania (dates in October)
• Haunted Nightmares in Winchester (dates in October)
• Madhunter's Madhouse in Lorton (dates in October)
• Shocktober in Leesburg (weekends through Nov. 4)
• Woofie’s Halloween Pooch Costume Party
• Fall Festival at Parkridge Center in Manassas
• Rockwood to Host Patio Bash & Pig Roast in Gainesville
• Improv Comedy Spooktacular - The Auxiliary
• The War of 1812 in Alexandria - A Walking Tour
• Fall Bazaar in Reston
• Rocklands Real BBQ Fundraiser | Salvation Army
• Little Run Elementary "Get Up And Go" Pajama 5k
• The Later Late Show at Jammin' Java
• Ayr Hill Garden Club Bulb Sale
• Fall Festival at Reston Fall Market
• Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Open House
• Model Railroad Open House in Vienna
• "A Tuna Christmas" presented by the McLean Community Players (through Oct. 14)

Sunday, Oct. 14

• Anniversary of the Female Stranger's Death
• Ghosts of Alexandria Tour (various dates in October)
• Have You Seen Me? 5K
• Blagden Alley Open Air Market
• Walk to Bust Cancer in Fort Hunt
• Gluten-Free Halloween Party
• Sixth Annual Sprout 5k/1k in Ashburn
• Braehead Farms Fall Festival (weekends through Oct. 28)
• Community Flea Market Sundays in Stafford

Image via R. Kennedy/Visit Alexandria