Centreville Day, Taste Of Ethiopia, Home & Garden Tour​: DC, NoVA Weekend Events

WASHINGTON, DC — Heading into the third weekend of October, there's a mix of spooky Halloween events and fall-themed happenings around Northern Virginia and DC.

We've rounded up local events happening Friday, Oct. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 17. This weekend includes haunted attractions like Shocktober, Workhouse Haunt: The Collection and Fields of Fear at Cox Farms. Other events are Centreville Day, Haymarket Day, Capital Art and Craft Festivals, Stafford Fair, Taste of Ethiopia, Falls Church Home & Garden Tour 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. 15

• Capital Art and Craft Festivals, Chantilly (through Oct. 17)
• Shocktober, Leesburg (through Oct. 31)
• Stafford Fair, Fredericksburg (through Oct. 17)
• US FreedomWalk, Arlington (through Oct. 17)
• 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)
• SO Pops: Marvel Studios’ Black Panther in Concert at Kennedy Center, Washington, DC (through Oct. 16)
• Rodney Crowell at Wolf Trap, Vienna (through Oct. 16)
• Trevor Noah: Back To Abnormal at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
• Blue Oyster Cult at Tally Ho Theater, Leesburg
• Maple Avenue Drive-In Movie, Vienna
• Black Cats and Ghost Tails, Alexandria (through Oct. 16)

Saturday, Oct. 16

• Centreville Day, Centreville
• Haymarket Day, Haymarket
• Frying Pan Farm Park's 60th Anniversary Day, Herndon
• Fredericksburg Fall Home and Craft Festival, Fredericksburg (through Oct. 17)
• Family Wildlife Festival - Friends of the Rappahannock, Fredericksburg
• Vienna Fall Pop-Up Market, Vienna (through Oct. 17)
• Art Safari at Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria
• Raven's Night at The Birchmere, Alexandria
• Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Washington, DC
• Reston Farm Garden Market Fall Fest, Reston (weekends in October)
• Fall Artisan & Artist Market, Sterling
• Braehead Farm Fall Festival Weekends, Fredericksburg (weekends in October)
• Whitehall Farm Fall Fun Days, Fairfax (weekends in October)
• 2021 PetOberfest at Stonebridge, Woodbridge
• Luke Brindley: Jammin Java 20th Anniversary Bash, Vienna
• Oktoberfest Celebration at VA Hops + Harvest, Herndon
• Jason Aldean: BACK IN THE SADDLE Tour 2021 at Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow
• Fall Festival at Davis Ford Crossing, Manassas
• Book It for Books 5K, Arlington
• Herndon Homecoming Parade, Herndon
• Raptors of Virginia at Huntley Meadows, Hybla Valley
• Workhouse Community Market: Harvest Fest, Lorton (Saturdays in October)
• Flea Market Bazaar, Fort Hunt
• Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Manassas
• Old Town Oyster Week, Alexandria (through Oct. 24)
• Howl-O-Ween Dog Party, Reston
• Rock the Park DC: Free Outdoor Music Series, Washington, DC (Oct. 16, 23, 30)
• Taco, Beer, Tequila Festival, National Harbor, Maryland (Through Oct. 17)
• Eat Local Read Local Book Sale and Festival, Potomac Falls

Sunday, Oct. 17

• Falls Church Home & Garden Tour, Falls Church
• Taste of Ethiopia, Alexandria
• Todd Rundgren – The Individualist, A True Star at Capital Turnaround, Washington, DC
• Crafts -N- Drafts Fall Fest, Manassas
• Bachtoberfest, McLean
• Colorful Fest Block Party & Fair, Washington, DC
• George Washington's Alexandria Tour, Alexandria
• Hail to the Trail - Purcellville Green Expo, Purcellville
• Friends Of Reston Fall 5K, Reston