Festivals & fairs for kids in the DC area this week

1 PM – 6 PM·Butler's Orchard, 22222 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Butler's Orchard hosts a pumpkin festival with hayrides, jump pads, corn maze, farm animals, slides, pedal tractors and live music, pumpkins $0.79 per pound, all ages.

4 PM – 6 PM·Northeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

PumpkinPalooza at Alethia Tanner Park offers delicious food, free pumpkins from NoMa BID, and live costumed characters, for all ages.

10 AM·Ronald Reagan Building & ITC Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20004

Fall Festival on Woodrow Wilson Plaza (Ronald Reagan Building) — pumpkin decorating, hay bale maze, face painting, balloon twisting, stilt walkers, live DJ music, complimentary cider, all ages, free.

4 PM – 8 PM·Upton Hill Regional Park, Arlington, VA

Mini Golf course and Climb UPton transformed into haunted Halloween attractions at Upton Hill Regional Park — all ages.

4:30 PM – 7 PM·Bethesda Row, 7262 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda

Trick‑or‑Treat stroll through Bethesda Row provides treats from 25+ shops, a glow stick, meet‑and‑greet with Buzz, Woody and Jessie, balloon‑twist art, tote for first 50.

1 PM – 6 PM·Butler's Orchard, 22222 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Butler's Orchard hosts a pumpkin festival with hayrides, jump pads, corn maze, farm animals, slides, pedal tractors and live music, pumpkins $0.79 per pound, all ages.

10 AM – 6 PM·Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA 20120

Cox Farms offers giant slides, hayrides through Imaginature Trail, a corn maze, farm animals, apple cider and pick‑your‑own pumpkins, all ages.

5:30 PM·Richardson Park, 4701 31st Pl, Mount Rainier, MD Thomas S Stone Elementary School Parking Lot, Mount Rainier

A Halloween parade moves from Richardson Park to Thomas Stone Elementary parking lot, followed by trunk‑or‑treat, arts and crafts, and light refreshments.

1 PM – 6 PM·Butler's Orchard, 22222 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Butler's Orchard hosts a pumpkin festival with hayrides, jump pads, corn maze, farm animals, slides, pedal tractors and live music, pumpkins $0.79 per pound, all ages.

10 AM – 6 PM·Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA 20120

Cox Farms offers giant slides, hayrides through Imaginature Trail, a corn maze, farm animals, apple cider and pick‑your‑own pumpkins, all ages.

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM·Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St. · Alexandria

Boo-Fest at Charles Houston Recreation Center features a costume parade, carnival games, moon bounce, arts and crafts, and spooky stories, all ages.

4 PM – 9 PM·Upton Hill Regional Park, Arlington, VA

Mini Golf course and Climb UPton transformed into haunted Halloween attractions at Upton Hill Regional Park — all ages.

6 PM – 9 PM·Pohick Bay Regional Park, Lorton, VA

Haunted mini golf and a terrifying trail wind through Pohick Bay Regional Park, offering spooky family‑friendly attractions and festive surprises.

5 PM – 8 PM·Old Firehouse Center, 1440 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean, VA 22101

Live music, games, food, contests and candy fill the Old Firehouse Center for a Halloween costume celebration, free admission, for all ages.

9 AM – 6 PM·Butler's Orchard, 22222 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Butler's Orchard hosts a pumpkin festival with hayrides, jump pads, corn maze, farm animals, slides, pedal tractors and live music, pumpkins $0.79 per pound, all ages.

10 AM – 6 PM·Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA 20120

Cox Farms offers giant slides, hayrides through Imaginature Trail, a corn maze, farm animals, apple cider and pick‑your‑own pumpkins, all ages.

1 PM·Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Halloween fun at Glen Echo Park features Trick‑or‑Treat bag decorating, crafts, a fall photo‑op, costume contest, studio Trick‑or‑Treating, music by the Washington Conservatory of Music, and free admission.

12 PM – 7 PM·Cielo Rojo, 7211 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD

Dia de los Muertos Festival at Cielo Rojo features flash tattoos, tarot readings, face painting, papel picado making, local vendors, and an ofrenda where attendees bring labeled photos.

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM·14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866

Costume‑filled night in a parking lot of decorated car trunks, offering safe trick‑or‑treating; vehicle decorators register by Oct. 16, all ages.

4 PM – 7 PM·Mosaic District · Fairfax

Costumed trick-or-treating at Mosaic District shops followed by a Hocus Pocus screening on a big screen in Strawberry Park.

2 PM – 6 PM·Union Market DC · Washington

Trick-or-treating through Union Market District retailers offers spooky shopping and treats, free, for ages 12 and under.

6 PM – 9 PM·Tucker Road Athletic Complex, 1770 Tucker Road, Fort Washington MD 20744

Costume contest, candy, games, pumpkins, haunted hayride, and haunted house fill the Tucker Road Athletic Complex for an annual Halloween trick‑or‑treat night.

12 PM – 3 PM·Hunters Woods Plaza, 2310 Colts Neck Rd, Reston

Hunters Woods Plaza hosts outdoor games, trunk‑or‑treating with candy and non‑candy treats, apple cider, a costume parade, a “Hocus Pocus” screening, and a Spooktacular Splash at RCC’s pool.

10 AM – 5 PM·American Indian Museum DC · Washington

Dance performances, live Catrinas, paper marigold making, papel picado demos, pan de muerto baking, and a butterfly memorial arch fill the American Indian Museum, Washington, for all ages.

11 AM – 2 PM·Segra Field Parking Lot, 42095 Loudoun United Drive, Leesburg

Adaptive Recreation's Got Talent Show performs at Segra Field Parking Lot, with a library info table offering treats, for all ages.

6 PM – 9 PM·Pohick Bay Regional Park, Lorton, VA

Haunted mini golf and a terrifying trail wind through Pohick Bay Regional Park, offering spooky family‑friendly attractions and festive surprises.

1 PM – 2 PM·Meadowside Nature Center · Rockville

Meadowside Nature Center hosts a Día de los Muertos celebration featuring cultural discussions, a community art exhibit of offerings, and themed art activities exploring rest and renewal.

2 PM – 4 PM·Glencarlyn Library — Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, 300 S Kensington St, Arlington, VA 22204

Costume contest, storytime, treats, and a dog library await dogs and dog lovers at Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, for all ages.

9 AM – 6 PM·Butler's Orchard, 22222 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Butler's Orchard hosts a pumpkin festival with hayrides, jump pads, corn maze, farm animals, slides, pedal tractors and live music, pumpkins $0.79 per pound, all ages.

10 AM – 5 PM·Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA 20120

Cox Farms offers giant slides, hayrides through Imaginature Trail, a corn maze, farm animals, apple cider and pick‑your‑own pumpkins, all ages.

5 PM – 8 PM·Kogod Courtyard and G and 9th Streets · Washington

El Día de los Muertos (Kogod Courtyard and G & 9th Streets) — Music, Mexican folk‑dance, workshops, video art by MasPaz and Guache projected on museum, all ages.

12 PM – 7 PM·Cielo Rojo, 7211 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD

Dia de los Muertos Festival at Cielo Rojo features flash tattoos, tarot readings, face painting, papel picado making, local vendors, and an ofrenda where attendees bring labeled photos.

3 PM – 6 PM·The Wharf · Washington

Celebración Día de los Muertos at The Wharf — festive afternoon honoring the holiday with family fun, partnered with Fiesta DC and Modelo, all ages.

Museum of Contemporary Arts Arlington, 3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201

Evening picnic on the museum lawn features family‑friendly activities, vendors, food trucks, folklórico and mariachi performances.

10 AM – 5 PM·Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA 20120

Cox Farms offers giant slides, hayrides through Imaginature Trail, a corn maze, farm animals, apple cider and pick‑your‑own pumpkins, all ages.

Lubber Run, 300 N Park Drive, 22203 · Arlington

Decorate sugar skull cookies while watching the movie Coco at Lubber Run, honoring ancestors on Day of the Dead, open to all ages.