2024 Alexandria Fall Fun Guide: Halloween Parade, Ghost Tour, More

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The autumnal equinox on Sunday, Sept. 22, signals the official arrival of fall, but the season is in full swing in the Alexandria 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 29th Annual Art on the Avenue, a massive arts festival with hundreds of artists, as well as food vendors, children's activities and live music. The 29th Annual Art on the Avenue will take place on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. along Mount Vernon Ave. between Hume Ave. and Bellefonte Ave. in the Del Ray neighborhood.

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 Alexandria area:

Festivals

• Alexandria Festival: Enkutatash: Sept. 10
• 22nd Annual Alexandria Old Town Art Festival: Sept. 14 to 15
• Fall Makers Market, Sept. 14
• Colonial Market and Fair: Sept. 14 to 15
• Taste of Old Town North: Sept. 19
• Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House's Wright at Twilight: Sept. 20
• 82nd Annual Historic Alexandria Homes Tour: Sept. 21
• Port City Brewing Company's Wunderfest Celebration: Sept. 21
• American Horticultural Society Gala at River Farm: Sept. 21
• Old Town Cocktail Week: Sept. 26 to Oct. 6
• Oktoberfest at John Carlyle Square: Sept. 28
• Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour: Oct. 4 to 6
• Paws in the Park: Oct. 13
• Mount Vernon's Fall Harvest Festival: Oct. 19 to 20
• Alexandria Fall-O-Ween: Nov. 2
• Alexandria Cider Festival: Nov, 23

Fall Festivals/Corn Mazes

• Cox Farms Fall Festival: Sept. 14 to Nov. 5
• Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park: Sept. 21 to Nov. 5
• Reston Farm Garden Market Fall Festival: Sept. 28 to Oct. 27
• 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

Hayrides

• Krop's Crops
• Cox Farms Fall Festival
• 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

Running events (marathons, 5K)

• Run Geek Run: Sept. 28
• Alexandria Turkey Trot: Nov. 28

Halloween events/haunted houses

• Alexandria’s Original Ghost & Graveyard Tour: Dates vary
• Cox Farms Fields of Fear: Sept. 20 to Nov. 2
• Workhouse Haunt: Twisted Tales of Terror: Oct. 4 to Nov. 2
• Madhunter's Madhouse: Oct. 1 to Nov. 2
• Markoff's Haunted Forest: Sept. 27 to Nov. 2
• Old Town Family Trick or Treat: Oct. 26
• Official Alexandria Halloween Bar Crawl: Oct. 26
• 28th Annual Del Ray Halloween Parade: Oct. 27
• Old Town Doggie Trick or Treat: Oct. 27