Halloween Parade, Art Festivals, Markets: 45+ Fall Events Around Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The fall season will soon arrive in Alexandria, bringing favorite festivals, spooky happenings and more.

Sunny days and crisp evenings are perfect for outdoor fun. If you're interested in the arts, 30th Annual Art on the Avenue and Art on the Avenue are the can't-miss events.

Alexandria is one of the best places for Halloween haunts. Some of the highlights are Alexandria Ghost Tours, Death at the City Hotel, The Official Halloween Bar Crawl Alexandria and HalloQueen Drag Brunch. There are also family-friendly events like 29th Annual Del Ray Halloween Parade, Del Ray Halloween House Tour and Scavenger Hunt on the Avenue and Trick-or-Treating at Mount Vernon.

But that’s just the beginning of fun activities taking place over the next couple of months. Below, find the 2025 Patch Guide to Fall Fun in the Alexandria area:

• Various dates: Alexandria Ghost Tours by Alexandria Colonial Tours
• Various dates: Alexandria Ghost Tours by Nightly Spirits
• Sept. 4: First Thursday: Antique Appraisals On The Avenue
• Sept. 6: Fall Maker's Market at Port City Brewing Company
• Sept. 6: Mount Vernon Fall Plant and Garden Sale
• Sept. 6: Alexandria Library Black Family Reunion
• Sept. 7: 2nd Annual Chalk-A-Block
• Sept. 7: George Washington Patriot Run
• Sept. 12, 26: Wright at Twilight
• Sept. 13-14: 23rd Annual Alexandria Art Festival
• Sept. 13-14: Mount Vernon Colonial Market & Fair
• Sept. 13: Fall Arts and Crafts Fair at Tavern Square
• Sept. 13, Oct. 11: Gustave Art & Craft Market
• Sept. 18: Taste of Old Town North
• Sept. 20: American Horticultural Society Gala
• Sept. 20: Tons of Trucks
• Sept. 20: Classic Car Show
• Sept. 20: HalloWEIRD Art Market
• Sept. 20: Cinema Del Ray
• Sept. 25-Oct. 4: Old Town Cocktail Week
• Sept. 27: 83rd Annual Historic Alexandria Homes Tour
• Sept. 27-28: OktoPURRfest Weekend at Mount Purrnon Cat Cafe and Wine Bar
• Sept. 27: Alexandria Oktoberfest
• Sept. 27: Civil War Artillery Day at Fort Ward
• Sept. 28: Run! Geek! Run! 5K
• Oct. 4: Art on the Avenue
• Oct. 4: Mount Vernon Slave Memorial Commemoration
• Oct. 11-12: Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival
• Oct. 11: Grand African Run 5K
• Oct. 11: Fall into Fashion: Alexandria Days
• Oct. 11-18: Old Town Oyster Week
• Oct. 12: Paws in the Park
• Oct. 12: Ethiopian Fall Festival
• Oct. 17: Death at the City Hotel
• Oct. 18-19: Mount Vernon Fall Harvest Family Days
• Oct. 18: Pumpkin Palooza at Lee-Fendall House
• Oct. 20-Nov. 2: Del Ray Halloween House Tour and Scavenger Hunt on the Avenue
• Oct. 25: Trick-or-Treating at Mount Vernon
• Oct. 25: HalloQueen Drag Brunch
• Oct. 26: 29th Annual Del Ray Halloween Parade
• Oct. 29-30: Poe in Alexandria
• Oct. 31: The Official Halloween Bar Crawl Alexandria
• Nov. 1: Alexandria Fall-O-Ween
• Nov. 11: Mount Vernon Salutes Veterans
• Nov. 22: Alexandria Cider Festival
• Nov. 27: Alexandria Turkey Trot