October 3-5
Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
6-9 p.m.
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Enjoy live blues and spectacular views of the Potomac River while sampling wine from 16 Virginia wineries. Visitors learn about the successes and failures of our Founding Father’s wine endeavors, enjoy live blues music, and meet “George and Martha Washington” on the Mansion’s piazza. For more information visit http://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/fall-wine-festival-sunset-tour/.
October 4
Fort Washington Park Autumn Fest
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Fort Washington, MD
Special programs include nature walks to identify fall foliage, a ranger scarecrow building contest, dance demonstrations by the Arlington House Victorian Dance Ensemble and an interactive performance of the “Trial of Captain Samuel Dyson.”
October 4
Cupcake Walking Tour of Georgetown
1-3 p.m.
2715 Q Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007
$20
The tour will begin at Dumbarton House and make stops at three cupcake shops in Georgetown- Baked & Wired, Sprinkles, and Georgetown Cupcake. The ticket price includes one cupcake from each shop. Please note, the tour will not return to Dumbarton House, but will end at Sprinkles.Comfy walking shoes a must!
October 5
2014 Harvest Moon Festival
3-9 p.m.
8523 Fenton St Silver Spring, MD 20910
Enjoy an eclectic array of performing arts from around the globe.
Through November 2
Six Flags America Fright Fest
Noon-6 p.m. (every weekend)
Six Flags America 13710 Central Ave. Bowie, MD
Enjoy the spookiness of Thrills By Day and the terror Fright By Night. There is tons of family fun with Thrills By Day with Halloween-themed shows for the family and trick or treating for kids. For more information visit https://www.sixflags.com/america/special-events/festival/fright-fest.