It’s no trick — our list of spooky fun festivities is a real treat! Whether you’re looking for not so scary kid-friendly activities, outings for adults, or something for the whole family, we’re sure you’ll find ways to scare up some spooktacular Halloween fun here.
Wednesday, October 26
Vienna’s 76th Annual Halloween Parade
7:00pm
Maple Avenue
Vienna, VA
Vienna’s most popular event! This fun, free parade features originally created floats, bands, costumed kids, and more. The Vienna Halloween Parade is co-hosted by the Town of Vienna and the Vienna Business Association. The 2022 theme is ‘Time Machine! Vienna in the Past, Present, and Future.’
Friday, October 28
Trick-or-Treat at Worldgate Athletic Club & Spa
5:00pm – 9:00pm
Worldgate Athletic Club and Spa
13037 Worldgate Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
Start the Halloween weekend early at Worldgate Athletic Club and Spa with an evening filled of games, movies, candy, and costumes! Bring a canned good for admission and a chance to be entered into a raffle to win prizes. Events will include:
- Face Painting
- Trick-or-Treating
- Local Vendors
- Scary movies on our projectors
- Pumpkin sack races
- Arts and Crafts
- and more!
Canned goods will be donated to Link Against Hunger, food pantry.
Halloween Magic Show & Trick-treating Event
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Leesburg Premium Outlets
241 Fort Evans Rd NE
Leesburg, VA 20176
A Halloween event with a magical twist! The event starts at 5:00pm with a magic show by Mayhem in Courtyard B, located in front of Nike, complete with free balloon twisting for kids! Following the magic show, store-to-store trick-or-treating will take place from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
Friday, October 28 & Saturday, October 29
Halloween House and Trick-or-Treat Trail
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Walker Nature Center
11450 Glade Drive
Reston, VA 20191
Meet a creative cast of characters, including some real animals, along our nature-themed Trick-or-Treat Trail and inside our decked-out Halloween House. Enjoy apple cider, popcorn and games. Children and adults are encouraged to wear non-scary costumes. This is NOT a horror show or a haunted house.
The Legwarmers 80s Halloween: The Haunted Theatre!
Doors: 8:00pm
The State Theatre
220 N. Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
The Legwarmers bring DC’s Biggest 80’s Retro Halloween Dance Party to the State Theatre! Witness The State Theatre transformed into a ghoulish 80s fright fest! Lights, monsters, thrills, and chills await at the biggest 80s haunted house concert experience this side of Transylvania!
Saturday, October 29
4th Annual Halloween Bark Bash
12:00pm – 3:00pm
One Loudoun
20626 Easthampton Plaza
Ashburn, VA, 20147
Get ready for the 4th year of One Loudoun’s signature pet event event! The Halloween Bark Bash at One Loudoun is an outdoor, Halloween-themed festival, bringing together local pet-focused businesses, animal rescue groups, and pet owners for an exciting day of trick or treating, adoptable dogs, music, costumes, and animals galore.
Bark and Brew
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Rocket Frog Brewing Company
22560 Glenn Drive
Sterling, VA 20164
Join us for a howling good time at our Halloween costume contest for your favorite four-legged friends!
That’s right, we’re calling all Rocket Frog loyal canines to come on out for a day of spook-tacular fun, delicious dog treats, our very own Halloween candy and beer flight pairing, delicious food, candy apples, and vendors!
Halloweekend at The Perch
12:00pm – 8:00pm
The Perch @ Capital One Center
1805 Capital One Drive
Tysons, VA 22102
Join The Perch for a Halloween costume party featuring live music, spooky golf, pumpkin painting, adoptable pups, seasonal beverages and more! Capital One Center is hosting a big Halloween costume party! Guests are encouraged to bring their furry besties and participate in our dog and human costume contests at Starr Hill Biergarten and meet Lucky Dog Animal Rescue’s adoptable pups in costumes.
Bier-O-Ween
Restaurant opens at 11:00am
Festival runs from 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Restaurant closes at 2:00am
Shipgarten
7581 Colshire Dr
McLean, VA 22102
Shipgarten’s annual Halloween Party for adults and children is back ! Dress up with your family (and pets) in your favorite costume! There will be family friendly activities for all ages throughout the day. Don’t worry, this all day party is completely FREE!
Halloween Carnival
Two time slots:
1:00pm – 3:00pm or 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Cherry Hill Park
(312 Park Ave.
Falls Church, VA
Enjoy a spooktacular family fun event with carnival games, inflatables, candy, fall snacks, and more! Bring a trick or treat bag from home to collect your goodies. Costumes are encouraged! Wristbands are required to participate in all activities.
RhinO’ween at Lost Rhino
2:00pm – 6:00pm
Lost Rhino Brewing Company
21730 Red Rum Drive
Suite 142 Ashburn, VA 20147
Get in the spirit with Lost Rhino’s RhinO’ween celebration! Lost Rhino’s family-friendly event will feature costume contests, food + drink features, outdoor games, live music by the Phantom Jay Band, and plenty of delicious craft brew!
Halloween Best in Show at The Boro
3:00pm – 8:00pm
The Boro Tysons
8350 Broad Street
Tysons, VA
Join The Boro for the ultimate dog costume contest at Boro Park! Pets will be able to strut the doggy catwalk and pose for judges with one winner crowned “Best in Show”. The top three looks will take home a prize-packed doggy gift basket.
Don’t have a dog? Join us anyways for some fall family fun! This spooktacular day will be filled with trick-or-treating, games, and Halloween crafts. It is guaranteed to be a paws-itively wonderful day!
The show doesn’t end there! Join us at 6:30pm in The Sandlot for a spooky screening of Scooby Doo (2002) on the big screen complete with a popcorn bar!
Ghost 5k & Scarecrow Sprint Fun Run
4:00pm start
House 6 Brewing Co.
44427 Atwater Dr.
Ashburn, VA 20147
Halloween WILL be in the air, and we will be celebrating the 13th running of the Ghost 5k & Scarecrow Sprint Fun Run. Runners are encouraged to run in costume and be a part of our costume contest for a chance to claim bragging rights and win prizes!
Halloween on the Farm
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Frying Pan Park
2709 West Ox Road
Herndon, VA, 20171
Come trick or treat on the farm! Visit with farm animals, create crafts, play games, tour the decorated farmhouse, and enjoy the fall on the farm. The program runs in three one-hour time slots. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult.
Halloween Party at Settle Down Easy Brewing
5:00pm – 10:00pm
Settle Down Easy Brewing Co.
2822 Fallfax Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
Join Settle Down Easy Brewing for our Haunted Halloween! We have the Warm Rats Jamming and will have a Costume Contest! Oh, yea… we are dropping Berry Buried.
Eden Center Movie Free Night Presents: GHOSTBUSTERS!!!
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Eden Center
6751-6799 Wilson Blvd
Falls Church, VA 22044
Bring the entire family to Eden Center on October 29th for a FREE showing of the classic Halloween movie GHOSTBUSTERS! The movie will be shown on a 40′ screen in the Eden Center parking lot and will feature free popcorn, free candy and much more!!! The first 25 children to attend in costume will receive $5.00 Eden Center gift certificates.
Clifton Haunted Trail
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Clifton Town 8-Acre Park
Clifton, VA 20124
8 acres filled with scary skits and spooky scenes. Monster Movies under the moon. Concession stand selling food, drinks and other goodies! Wear sturdy shoes. Trail is one half mile long and is in the woods. Parking is available in town and at Clifton Elementary. No dogs allowed on trail. All proceeds benefit the Town of Clifton.
Sunday, October 30
Mosaic Halloween Spooktacular
All day
Mosaic District
District Avenue
Fairfax, VA 22031
From store open to store close, stop by your favorite shops for trick-or-treating! Shop around at our FRESHFARM Farmers Market from 9 AM – 2 PM, and get your face painted at the Vienna Singing Princesses glamour tent from 2 PM – 7 PM in Strawberry Park. Layout your blankets, spread out your candy, and enjoy The Addams Family (2019 animated version) on our big screen in Strawberry Park, starting at 6 PM.
Boo at the Zoo
9:00am – 5:00pm
Roer’s Zoofari
1228 Hunter Mill Rd.
Vienna, VA 22182
Join Roer’s Zoofari in costume for a fun-filled Halloween! Children will enjoy collecting candy from candy stations and local vendors displaying their services throughout the park. Our Zookeepers will have Halloween themed enrichment sessions with our animals and creepy crawlies! Come visit Roer’s Zoofari’s Halloween Village!
Trunk or Treat Spooky Market at Crooked Run & Nectar
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Crooked Run Fermentation
22455 Davis Drive #Suite 120
Sterling, VA 20164
This Halloween Weekend join us at Crooked Run Fermentation & Nectar Cocktail Bar as we bring you our Spooky Market!
Costume Contest with categories for both adults and kids! Prizes include Crooked Run Merch, gift cards, spooky treats, candy, Halloween decor, and more!
Trick or Treat on Market Street
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Reston Town Center
Reston, VA
Bring your little goblins, ghouls, and jack-o-lanterns to RTC for Trick or Treat on Market Street! Visit participating retailers and restaurants for treats, prizes, and special offers. Rain or shine!
Dog-O-Ween
1:00pm – 6:00pm
Shipgarten
7581 Colshire Dr
McLean, VA 22102
If you love Dogtoberfest and Bier-O-Ween, join us on Sunday, October 30th for our final Oktoberfest event, Dog-O-Ween! This festival will take place from 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM and will be family friendly as well as free to attend! While the festival will of course revolve around our furry friends, there will be activities for adults and children of all ages.
Monday, October 31
Great Falls Halloween Spooktacular and Pet Parade
Great Falls Village Centre Green
776 Walker Rd
Great Falls, VA 22066
Trick-or-Treating
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Dress up the entire family and join us at the Village Centre Green and Great Falls Shopping Center to trick-or-treat with our foundation sponsors, local merchants, and community organizations in a safe environment in the heart of town.
Visit the ghostly Haunted House created by Boy Scout Troop 55 if you dare. Don’t forget to stop by the eerie porch at Adeler Jewelers!
Enjoy spooky music throughout the evening thanks to members of the Langley High School Band. Have the Optimist Club take a family picture!
Pet Parade & Costume Contest
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Calling all pet lovers! Does your dog have the perfect Halloween costume?
Join us early at the Village Green for the Pet Parade at 4:00pm with Costume Contest judging at 4:30pm thanks to Dr. Barker at Great Paws Mobile Veterinary Service and Linda Waitkus!
Register upon arrival in the corner outside The Arts of Great Falls (756 Walker).
All pets are welcome but must be on a leash and must be cleared from the Village Green by 4:50pm.
66th Annual Halloween Parade in Leesburg
6:00pm
Leesburg, VA
Parade begins at Ida Lee Park on North King Street and travels about 1 mile south on King Street, ending at the intersection of Fairfax and South King Streets where it turns left into Virginia Village Shopping Center
Leesburg has had an annual Halloween parade since 1957, and since at least 1964 the Leesburg Kiwanis club has organized and sponsored it. Come out in costume if you like, to watch high school school bands, decorated floats, classic cars, police, fire, and rescue units, and more. Just line the route anywhere on King Street between Ida Lee Park and Safeway to be entertained and get some treats (CANDY).
Through November 5
Fields of Fear
Friday & Saturday
7:30pm – 11:00pm
Cox Farms
15621 Braddock Road
Centreville, VA 20120
When night falls on the farm, it’s time for Cox Farm’s scary nighttime experience… if you dare. Attractions include:
- The Firegrounds
- Dark Side Hayride
- The Forest: Back 40
- Cornightmare
Fields of Fear is not recommended for children under age 12. Anyone under 14 years old must have an adult chaperone.
Through November 13
Frankenstein
Friday & Saturday
8:00pm
Sunday
2:00pm
NextStop Theatre Company
269 Sunset Park Drive
Herndon, Virginia 20170
Victor Frankenstein deciphers the secret of life and creates a childlike, but grotesque shadow of a human. Rejected by his creator, the creature is cast out into the world, where he learns both the depths of man’s cruelty and the heights of human aspiration. Increasingly desperate, the Creature determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Based on the classic novel about the fine line between inspiration and madness. A bold new adaptation of the most famous and horrifying science fiction story ever told.
This production is recommended for mature audiences as it includes full frontal male and female nudity and scenes that depict simulated physical and sexual violence.
