NoVA, DC Weekend Events: Panda Farewell, Latino Festival, Fall Fests

VIRGINIA — September turns into October this weekend, and there will be plenty of fall and Halloween fun around Northern Virginia and DC.

There are numerous fall festivals to enjoy, including the Cox Farms Fall Festival, Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park, Corn Maze & Apple Harvest, Temple Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch And Sunflower Fields, Reston Farm Garden Market Fall Fest and Braehead Farm Fall Festival. This weekend, the Mosaic Fall Festival comes to town for two days only.

Get out your lederhosen or dirndl for Oktoberfest celebrations like Fort Belvoir’s Oktoberfest, Oktoberfest: 2 Day Beerfest, Oktoberfest | National Landing, Sweetwater Tavern Octoberfestand Oktoberfest At The Boro.

Another major happening will be the Panda Palooza: A Giant Farewell, the last chance to see the giant pandas at the National Zoo. Other major events happening this weekend are the World Cultural Festival, DC Coffee Festival, Alexandria Art Festival, Virginia Spirits Expo, Manassas Latino Festival, MPAartfest and Fairfax Funky Flea.

Below is a full roundup of local events from Friday, Sept. 29 to Sunday, Oct. 1.

Friday, Sept. 29

• Panda Palooza: A Giant Farewell, Washington, DC (through Oct. 1)
• World Cultural Festival, Washington, DC (through Oct. 1)
• Fort Belvoir’s Oktoberfest, Fort Belvoir (through Oct. 1)
• Oktoberfest: 2 Day Beerfest, Manassas
• Art on the Rocks, Alexandria
• Theatre Week, Washington, DC (through Oct. 8)
• Family Flashlight Farm & Corn Maze Nights, Bluemont (through Sept. 30)
• The Atlantic Festival, Washington, DC
• Family Dance Night, Herndon
• Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular, Tysons
• Oktoberfest At Herndon, Herndon
• Big Screen on the Green, Vienna
• Fall Full Moon Hike, Springfield
• Original Sewing and Quilt Expo, Fredericksburg (through Sept. 30)
• Corn Maze & Apple Harvest, Bluemont (through Sept. 30)
• Farther Afield Art Exhibit at Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria (through Sept. 30)
• Candytopia, Tysons (select dates through Sept. 30)
• Alexandria Colonial Tours Ghost and Graveyard Tours, Alexandria (select dates through Oct. 31)
• Cirque Du Soleil Presents The U.S. Premiere Of "ECHO," Tysons (through Oct. 22)
• Frights At Height, Springfield (select days through Oct. 28)
• Reston Farm Garden Market Fall Fest, Reston (select dates through Oct. 29)
• Braehead Farm Fall Festival, Fredericksburg (select dates through Oct. 29)
• Cox Farms Fall Festival, Centreville (select days through Nov. 7)
• Cox Farms Fields of Fear, Centreville (select days through Nov. 4)
• Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park, Leesburg (through Nov. 7)

Saturday, Sept. 30

• Oktoberfest | National Landing, Arlington
• Mosaic Fall Festival, Merrifield (through Oct. 1)
• DC Coffee Festival, Washington, DC
• Alexandria Art Festival, Alexandria
• Virginia Spirits Expo: Fairfax City, Fairfax
• Annual “Scenes in the City” Plein Air Festival Brings Art to Falls Church, Falls Church
• Oktoberfest & Crafts, Centreville
• Temple Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch And Sunflower Fields, Leesburg (select days through Oct. 31)
• Rosslyn Reads Book Festival, Arlington
• Oktoberfest At The Boro, Tysons
• Brentsville Bluegrass Festival, Bristow
• Fredericksburg Dog Mart, Fredericksburg
• Sweetwater Tavern Octoberfest, Centreville
• Manassas Latino Festival, Manassas
• Fairfax Funky Flea, Fairfax
• Hispanic Heritage Fiesta, Alexandria
• English Tea and Open House at Oatlands, Leesburg
• Tet Trung Thu, Arlington
• The Big Dig of the National Capital Area to Fight Childhood Cancer, Ashburn
• Loudoun Symphony Presents Fanfare, Ashburn
• Oktoberfest - Aslin Alexandria, Alexandria
• Lost Barrel Brewing Oktoberfest, Middleburg
• 16th annual Oktoberfest, Leesburg
• Saint Ann Fall Festival, Arlington
• Dogtoberfest IPA’s, Sours & Whiskey Festival, Tysons
• Northern Alexandria Native Plant Sale, Alexandria
• Strangefest’ 23, Fredericksburg
• Oktoberfest At Settle Down Easy Brewing, Falls Church
• Massive Community Yard Sale, Reston
• Community Fall Festival At The King's Chapel, Clifton
• Reston Association's Community Yard Sale, Reston
• Barcroft Community Yard Sale, Arlington
• Local Author Book Festival, Chantilly
• 5K Walk and Kid's Fun Run, Leesburg
• Children's Consignment Sale, Springfield
• 23rd Annual New Hope UMC Fall Festival, Fredericksburg
• Boots & BBQ, Purcellville
• Sidewalk Sale, Herndon
• Brambleton Fall Yard Sale, Brambleton
• Wild West Storytelling, Ashburn
• Christ Church Children's Consignment Sale, Fairfax Station
• Ghost Doctor's Manassas VA Ghost Hunt, Manassas

Sunday, Oct. 1

• MPAartfest, McLean
• Unstoppable Stories: A Banned Books Festival, Oakton
• Fall Wine & Wreath Workshop, Centreville
• Halloween Pet Costume Contest, Manassas
• 20th Anniversary Harvest Festival, Hillsboro
• Makers Market, Arlington
• The Haunted Wine Tour, Centreville (select days through Nov. 2)
• Ghost Doctors' UFO Tour Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly
• Barbie, Ken, & Miles Morales Host Oktoberfest For Kids, Tysons

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