Best Things to Do this October in Washington, D.C.

Attend Fall Events and Festivals in Washington, D.C.

Explore the city and attend these fun fall events and festivals. 

• Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour – Oct. 5-7
• Smithsonian African American Film Festival – Oct. 24-27
• Maryland Renaissance Festival – Weekends through Oct. 21 

 Visit Museums in Washington, D.C. 

There are numerous fall museum exhibits in Washington, D.C. that you don’t want to miss:

• ‘A Revolution in Arms’– Oct. 11 – March 24, 2019
• ‘Nordic Impressions’– Oct. 13 – Jan. 13, 2019
• ‘Tino Sehgal: This You’– Sept. 1 – Oct. 14, 2018
• ‘Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women’– Opens Oct. 24
• The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy– Oct. 14 – Jan. 20, 2019
• Glenstone Museum Expansion Opening– Oct. 4
• ‘Churchill’s Shakespeare’– Oct. 6 – Jan. 6, 2019
• National Law Enforcement Museum Grand Opening – Oct. 13

 Explore a Haunted House 

D.C. has countless Halloween events and festivities for the whole family. Take a look!

• Boo at the Zoo - Oct 19-21
• Trick-or-Treating at Mount Vernon – Oct. 27
• Dia de los Muertos Celebration in Petworth – Oct. 22

Enjoy Beautiful Landscapes in D.C. 

The leaves are turning, creating beautiful autumn views in Washington, D.C.

• National Mall
• Georgetown
• US Capital
• Washington Monument
• Rock Creek Park
• Capitol Hill

Go Apple or Pumpkin Picking

Check out one of these farms for apple or pumpkin picking in the D.C. area

• Hartland Orchard
• Homestead Farm
• Baugher’s Orchards and Farms
• Gaver Tree Farm
• Great Country Farms
• Butler’s Orchard
• Mackintosh Fruit Farm
• Sharp’s at Waterford Farm
• Stribling Orchard
• Milburn Orchards
• Rock Hill Orchard
• Larriland Farm

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