9/22/11

Fall Special Events

All October Long- Occoquan Ghost Tours, each Friday and Saturday evening.

September 23
*Fredericksburg Oktoberfest 4pm-10pm.  Free admission, beer and brat specials, oompah band, free fall crafts for the kids
*Living History at the Weems Botts Museum

September 24
*PWC FARM TOUR!!! A pick-the-farm-you-want self-driving tour.  Really fun.  Go see the alpacas! They meep like roadrunner!!
*11a-4p Rippon Lodge Fall Festival- first 400 people free, after that $5 per person.  Moon bounce, historical activities,  music, crafts, games, and more.  Children 6 and under are free.
*Fredericksburg Oktoberfest 8am-11pm Free admission, beer and brat specials, oompah band, free fall crafts for the kids
*Fredericksburg Welsh Festival 12pm-5pm Welsh and Celtic music, crafts and vendors, activities for the children, and a museum open house.  Suggested donation, $5/adults and $1/children
*Living History at the Weems Botts Museum
*Opening Weekend at Cox Farms.  Runs through Halloween. Between $8-$15 per person (weekday/weekend).  Slides, hay rides, pumpkin picking, food concessions, entertainment.
*Marine Corps Museum's Robotics Day- learn about robotics in children's play and military use.
*Fredericksburg BBQ Festival- best teams from the region compete for a $2,000 prize. Children's events including a Home Depot build, barrel train, face painting and a kids' tractor pull
*Curator's Chat- Uniforms and Heraldry.  Learn about Marine Corps uniforms and coats of arms. 1-2pm
*Dulles Family Day and Plane Pull- 11am-4pm and free admission. A must-do for your plane lover!
*Warrenton Heritage Days- parade, living history, children's corner
*The Glen Shopping Center (Woodbridge, corner of PW Parkway and Old Bridge Roads) 12-2 free horsedrawn hay rides and fall crafts.
*Buy one get one free admission at Ticonderoga Farms

September 25
*Occoquan Arts and Crafts Festival
*PWC FARM TOUR!!! A pick-the-farm-you-want self-driving tour.  Really fun.  Go see the alpacas! They meep like roadrunner!!
*Warrenton Heritage Days- train display
*Buy one get one free admission at Ticonderoga Farms
*Lutheran Church of the Covenant Community Block Party, 2p-5p

October 1
*Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Musical- Hylton Performing Arts Center, various times.
*Food For Winter at the Ben Lomond Historic Site- make cheese, butter, ham and more with the period actors at the historic site.  $10 admission, under 6 free.
*Fredericksburg- Belvedere Plantation's opening weekend.  The plantation will be open through Halloween.   $11-16 depending on price.  Military discount available.
*Fall For Fairfax KidsFest, 9a-6p, free admission, free entertainment, free petting zoo and other activities as well as some pay activities such as pumpkin painting.
*Manassas Fall Jubilee, 10a-5p
*10am-5pm, Youth for Tomorrow's Country Fair in Bristow.

October 2
*Food For Winter at the Ben Lomond Historic Site- make cheese, butter, ham and more with the period actors at the historic site.  $10 admission, under 6 free.

October 7
*All Saints Dale City Community Celebration at their new space featuring family fun and entertainment

October 8
*Haymarket "Pumpkin Pandimonium" at Camp Snyder around 10 tons of pumpkins of all sizes available for purchase. Entry Fee is $40 per car.  The Entry Fee includes all rides (for all ages)  pony rides, slides, rock climbing wall, hayrides, and entertainment (Cloggers and Theatre). In addition to pumpkins there will be a variety of food (BBQ, Ice Cream, etc.) for sale.
*FestiFALL at Occoquan Bible Church
*All Saints Dale City Community Celebration at their new space featuring family fun and entertainment

October 9

October 15
*Fairfax Kidtoberfest.  12-3.  Free pumpkin painting, moonbounce, petting zoo and more.

October 16
*10am-1pm Fall Festival at Vineyard Church

October 21
*Haymarket- Benefit Concert Sponsored by Bristow Montessori "Fall 4 One Voice".  $15 per car.  Music, hayrides, facepainting and more!

October 22
*Dumfries Fall Festival. Free.  Arts, crafts, talent competition and more.
*Rippon Lodge Ghost Tours "Here Lieth the Body", 11am-4pm
*Fall Harvest Days at Mount Vernon
*Kidtoberfest at Virginia Gateway Center in Gainesville- 12pm-3pm


October 23
*Rippon Lodge Ghost Tours "Here Lieth the Body", 11am-4pm
*Fall Harvest Days at Mount Vernon

October 27
*Fall Harvest Days at Mount Vernon

October 28
*Fall Harvest Days at Mount Vernon

October 29
*Rippon Lodge Ghost Tours "Here Lieth the Body", 11am-4pm

October 30
*Rippon Lodge Ghost Tours "Here Lieth the Body", 11am-4pm

October 31
*5p-8p Mall-O-Ween- Potomac Mills (check in at the food court).  Kidgits Members get free face painting and a free treat.  Face painting for non-kidgits is $5
*6:30-8:30pm Trunk or Treat at First Baptist Church of Woodbridge.  Always a great time with crafts, games, candy, food, and moonbounces!
*TBA Harvest Festival at Christ Chapel, Woodbridge

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