When you’re done here, don’t forget to visit our Interactive Playground Map to find great spots to take advantage of beautiful fall days! Or, if rainy days have got you down, peruse our collection of NOVA Indoor Fun options.
A Winter Holiday Event Roundup with events starting in November and running through New Year’s is live here!
Fall Festivals in and around NOVA
- Cox Farms Fall Festival Sept 22- Nov 7
- Burke Nursery Pumpkin Playground Oct 1-31
- Great Country Farms Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival Oct 1-31
- Great Country Farms Pumpkin Chunkin’ Nov 4-7
- Boo at the Zoo October 20-22
- Fall Harvest Family Days at Mount Vernon Oct 21-22
- Art on the Avenue Oct 7
- Fort Belvoir Oktoberfest Sept 28 – Oct 1
- Fall For Fairfax Sept 30-Oct 1
- Ticonderoga Farms Pumpkin Fun Sept 23- Nov 5
- Ticonderoga Farms Night Light Show Sept 29- Nov 4
- Nalls Produce FREE pumpkin Tunnel Sept 27 – Oct 31
- Whitehall Farms Fall Fun Days Sept 23- Oct 29
- Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park Sept 16- Nov 7
- Harbor Halloween Presented by Darcars Oct 29
Festive Activities for your Family
- Haunted Pond at Hidden Pond Nature Center Oct 28
- FearLess Fest at Hidden Oaks Nature Center Oct 28 (Two times: 7pm and 7:30pm)
- Poe in Alexandria Oct 31
- Haunted Old Town Tours Extra times throughout October.
- Ghosts and Grief at Lee Fendal Oct 20 & Oct 27
- Lee-Fendall House Halloween Pumpkin Hunt Oct 28
- Mourning Tours of Rippon Lodge Oct 1-31
- Weekend Wagon Rides at Oxon Hill Farm
- Burke Lake Park Ghost Train Oct 21, 22, 28, 29
- Springfield Town Center Halloween Fest Oct 28
- Annandale Parade Oct 28
- Udvar Hazy Air & Scare Oct 21
- Trick or Treat at Springfield Plaza Oct 21
- The GLOW Jack-O-Lantern Experience (DC) Oct 20
- Halloween Fest at Hilltop Village Center Oct 14
Want more Festive Fall Fun for your family? Check out these ideas:
- Autumn Leaves Playdate
- The Teal Pumpkin Project
- Easy Halloween Pumpkins the Kids Will Love
- One, Two, Boo: A not so scary Halloween story time playdate
- Alexandria Fall Leaf Peeping Guide
- Fairfax County Leaf Peeping Guide
