Halloween

Time of the season

Haunted houses, a corn maze, hayrides a farm actually posts, and the parade. Community places, not music rooms. For Halloween the search goes about 30 miles out. The houses, the hayrides, and the corn mazes are usually on a farm road, not downtown.

Family night · Washington D.C.Boo at the ZooSmithsonian’s National Zoo · Woodley ParkThe zoo’s Halloween nights · see their calendarThe zoo posts the night and whether a pass is requiredHaunted hayride · Washington D.C.Anne Arundel County Fair Halloween HappeningsAnne Arundel County Fair Halloween Happenings · Crownsville · 25 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageCorn maze · Washington D.C.CornStalkers Trail of TerrorCornStalkers Trail of Terror · Waldorf · 24 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageHaunted house · Washington D.C.Laurels House of HorrorLaurels House of Horror · Laurel · 17 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageHaunted house · Washington D.C.ARTfactory Factory of FearARTfactory Factory of Fear · Manassas · 25 miles outThe attraction posts the nights.Price on their pageCorn maze · Washington D.C.Cox Farms Fall FestivalCentreville, VA · 21 miles outThu-Mon through Nov 8, 2026 (plus Tue Nov 3); Oct 10am-6pm, Nov 10am-5pm$15-$30 by date, online only; under 2 freeCorn maze · Washington D.C.Butler's Orchard Pumpkin FestivalGermantown, MD · 26 miles outWed-Sun through Nov 1, 2026; Wed-Fri 1-6pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm$12 weekdays; $20 Oct 24-25; $18 Oct 31-Nov 1 (online, walk-in higher)Pumpkin patch · Washington D.C.Homestead Farm Pumpkin PatchPoolesville, MD · 27 miles outPick-your-own pumpkins through Oct 31, 2026 (hours not posted)See websiteFall festival · Washington D.C.Hilloween at Eastern MarketWashington, DC · 2 miles outFri Oct 30, 2026, 4-6pmFreeHalloween parade · Washington D.C.Old Firehouse Festival of Frights & Trunk-or-TreatMcLean, VA · 8 miles outSat Oct 31, 2026, 5-8pmFree