Music & stage 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.

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.

10:30 AM – 2:30 PM·Crossroads Farmers Market, Anne St. @ University Blvd. East, Takoma Park, MD

Local produce, eggs, honey, and flowers from within 100 miles sold at Crossroads Farmers Market, with SNAP/WIC matching, live music, lunch items, and community resources, for all ages.

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.

11 AM – 11:30 AM·Glenarden

Music and dancing fill Glenarden with lively beats for kids ages 5 and under.

6:30 PM·Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park

College Park Youth Choir performs at Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park.

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.

5 PM – 9 PM·Downtown Silver Spring

Mystery Mansion in Downtown Silver Spring offers a family‑friendly haunted house with live music, firepits, s’mores, and timed indoor scares, for all ages.

7 PM·Songbyrd Music House, 540 Penn St NE, Washington, DC 20002

Spooky cover sets by RenRiot, Niiasii, The Frizz, Savage and more rock the Songbyrd Music House, raising funds for Girls Rock! DC; all ages.

7:30 PM·Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Contra dance lesson at 7:30 pm, then dancing to band Wombat Crossing (piano, flute, fiddle, accordion) in Ballroom, Glen Echo Park; adults $5–$30, teens $5, kids free, all ages.

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.

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.

2 PM·Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st Street, NW, Washington

Spooky classics performed by ghoulishly attired National Symphony Orchestra musicians at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, in a Halloween celebration concert, for ages 2 and up.

172 Fleet St. National Harbor, Maryland · Oxon Hill

Spook‑Tacular Family Dueling Piano Show (172 Fleet St., National Harbor, Maryland) — for all ages.

3 PM – 5 PM·The Music Center at Strathmore · Bethesda

Full film screening with live orchestral performance by Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México at The Music Center at Strathmore.

8 PM·Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Swing dance lesson and social at Spanish Ballroom featuring KING TEDDY, decorations, costume contest, performances, treats; $20 advance, $30 door, all ages.

10 AM – 4 PM·Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC

Takoma Park Flea/Art Market at Seekers Church features a jazz quartet, bilingual storytelling, coffee pop‑up, and 17+ vendors offering jewelry, art, vintage clothing, records, furniture and textiles, ages 3–13.

Netherlands Carillon, N Meade St, Arlington, VA 22209

Halloween-themed Carillon concert at the Netherlands Carillon plaza features live music, prize tables staffed by park rangers and partners, and costume encouragement.

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.

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM·Rockville Memorial Library

Bilingual books open the Día de los Muertos Celebration, then 123 Andres perform music and singing in Spanish and English at Rockville Memorial Library, for ages 5–10.

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.

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.

2 PM – 4 PM·The Music Center at Strathmore · Bethesda

Full film screening with live orchestral performance by Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México at The Music Center at Strathmore.

2:45 PM·Ballroom Back Room, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Square dancing with band in Ballroom Back Room offers an intro lesson, dances, music 3‑5:30 pm; $15 adult, $5 teen, free under 12, $12 advance online.

2700 Art Space, 2700 S. Nelson St., Arlington, VA 22206

Outdoor market at 2700 Art Space features handpicked art and food vendors, plus poetry, music and art‑making programming.

2 PM – 3:30 PM·Ashburn Library

Uruguayan-born guitarist Osvaldo Gold performs classical Latin American guitar pieces at Ashburn Library, for ages 5 and up.

11 AM · 1 PM · 2 PM·American History Museum, Wallace H. Coulter Performance Plaza, 1 West · Washington

Ensemble performers sing, dance, and tell stories about the ring shout, a historic enslaved‑community practice blending song, rhythm, and resistance.

11 AM – 1 PM·Carroll Avenue at Laurel Avenue, Carroll Avenue at Laurel Avenue, Takoma Park, MD

Open mic for poets, songwriters, artists and performers at the Ward Sinclair Plaza clock tower, with rain‑day backup at People’s Book patio, all ages.

11 AM – 11:30 AM·Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library · Alexandria

Stories, songs, and movement fill the library’s outdoor Reading Garden; yoga mats provide seating and tickets are given at the Children’s Desk, for ages 0‑5 with an adult.