Edited by Raquel DeSouza
1Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
Taste wine from over 15 Virginia wineries, listen to live blues music, meet George and Martha Washington and learn about the president’s aspirations of making wine. Then take a night tour and see where vino was once stored in the basement. / Oct. 2-4
2 Washington D.C. Halloween Pub Crawl
Children are not the only ones who can look forward to All Hallows’ Eve. Join friends and dress up in your favorite costume as you visit some of the most popular nightlife spots in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. Tickets cost just $1 for one day or $3 for the whole weekend, drinks not included. / Oct. 30-Nov. 1
Watch a sci-fi classic on the scariest night of the year. L.A. Theatre Works is presenting “Dracula” at George Mason University Center for the Arts. The horror and intrigue of the vampire, Count Dracula, will be brought to life with the radio theater company’s live readings narrating the characters’ diary entries and letters. / Oct. 31
4 ‘The Sound of Music’
Fifty years ago actress Julie Andrews won our hearts as the nun named Maria in “The Sound of Music.” The Washington West Film Festival will honor the anniversary with a showing of the musical at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Experience all kinds of nostalgia while singing along with the Von Trapp family. / Oct. 24
5 Fredericksburg Area Wine Festival
The 25th anniversary of the festival will have a theme of “Silver and Bling,” so deck out in all things shiny and sparkly. There will be over 100 types of Virginia wines from 10 wineries, a beer garden and live entertainment. / Oct. 3-4
