Ashburn Fall Fun Guide: Haunted Houses, Festivals, Trick-Or-Treat, More

ASHBURN, VA — The autumnal equinox on Sunday, Sept. 22, signals the official arrival of fall, but the season is in full swing in the Vienna area with everything from fall festivals and hayrides to corn mazes and other harvest events.

Sunny days and crisp evenings are perfect for outdoor fun. One can’t-miss event is the Loudoun Fall Farm Tour on Oct. 19 and 20. Visit participating farms within Loudoun County for activities like meeting animals, learning about agriculture and trying products.

But that’s just the beginning of fun activities taking place over the next couple of months. Below, find the 2024 Patch Guide to Fall Fun in the Ashburn and Loudoun County area:

Festivals

• Ashburn Villagefest: Sept. 12 to 14
• LoCo Wine Festival: Sept. 14 to 15
• Crossroads Music Festival: Sept. 20 to 21
• Middleburg Oktoberfest: Sept. 21
• Claude Moore Park Fall Festival: Sept. 21
• Reston Multicultural Festival: Sept. 21
• Pueblo Unido Day at Sterling Community Center: Sept. 21
• Bluemont Fair: Sept. 21 and 22
• BRAMtoberfest: Sept. 28
• Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum Apple Festival: Sept. 28
• Leesburg Air Show: Sept. 28
• 80th Annual Waterford Fair: Oct. 4
• Leesburg Car Show: Oct. 5
• Sterlingfest: Oct. 12
• Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience: Oct. 27 to Dec. 8

Fall Festivals/Corn Mazes

• Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park: Sept. 21 to Nov. 5
• Temple Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch: Sept. 28 to Oct. 31
• Great Country Farms Corn Maze and Apple Harvest: Aug. 31 to Sept. 30
• Great Country Farms Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival: Oct. 1 to 31
• Cox Farms Fall Festival: Sept. 14 to Nov. 5
• Wayside Farm Fun: Sept. 21 to Oct. 27
• Reston Farm Garden Market Fall Festival: Sept. 28 to Oct. 27

Hayrides

• Temple Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch
• Great Country Farms Corn Maze and Apple Harvest
• Great Country Farms Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival
• Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park
• Krop's Crops
• Cox Farms Fall Festival
• Wayside Farm Fun

Running events (marathons, 5K)

• Oatlands Fall Fun Run 5K: Sept. 28
• 2024 Chase a Cure 5k & 10k: Oct. 6
• Run the Vineyards Williams Gap 5K: Oct. 12

Halloween events/haunted houses

• Madhunter's Madhouse: Oct. 1 to Nov. 2
• Milltown Haunt: Sept. 27 to Oct. 27
• Hauntings at Loudoun Museum: Oct. 17 to 19
• Hanson Halloween Hunt: Oct. 25 to 31
• Dulles South Trick or Treat Trail: Oct. 25
• Purcellville Halloween Party in the Woods: Oct. 26
• One Loudoun's Halloween Bark Bash: Oct. 26
• Laser Light Show: Halloween Spooktacular: Oct. 29
• Middleburg Community Center's Hot Dog It's Halloween: Oct. 31
• Cox Farms Fields of Fear: Sept. 20 to Nov. 2
• Markoff's Haunted Forest: Sept. 27 to Nov. 2
• Field of Screams Maryland: Sept. 27 to Nov. 2
• Workhouse Haunt: Twisted Tales of Terror: Oct. 4 to Nov. 2