Kids events in the DC area this weekend

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.

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.

11 AM – 3 PM·Postal Museum, National Postal Museum · Washington

Spooky stamps, hands‑on art, a museum‑wide costume parade, and a Wizard of Oz stamp station where participants design a Toto costume at the National Postal Museum.

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.

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.

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.

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.

10:30 AM – 12 PM·Chantilly Regional Library — Chantilly Meeting Room

Diwali Festival of Lights at Chantilly Regional Library features crafts, storytime, and a photo booth for ages 3–10.

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.

10:30 AM·the Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812

Jennie the cat explores Halloween with puppets, skateboarding, shadow puppetry, pumpkin carving, original music and audience interaction at the Puppet Co. Playhouse, $17.93, for ages 4+.

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.