Your October 2024 DMV Event Guide
250+ social, cultural and wellness events and things to do in DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia celebrating fall, Hispanic Heritage Month, Howard Homecoming and Halloween!
Happy October!
Last updated 10/3/24
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Theatre Week
until October 13: Theatre Week (Various)
Hispanic Heritage Month
Daily: ¡Presente! Exhibit (National Mall)
through October 10: Latin American Film Festival (Silver Spring)
through October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month at Union Market (Union Market)
October 2: Lotería Entre Amigos (Union Market)
October 5: HHM Art Studio for Kids (Silver Spring)
October 5: Hispanic Heritage Festival (Frederick)
October 6: Latino Book Festival (Mt. Pleasant)
October 8: Las Muertes Mas Bellas del Mundo Screening (Dupont Circle)
October 10: Moda, Mercado & Musica (Dupont Circle)
October 10: Día de los Muertos Celebration (National Mall)
October 10: Live! at the Library: Hispanic Heritage Month (National Mall)
October 12: Latino Heritage Festival Featuring Latinos in Sports (National Mall)
October 12: Woven Thread 6.0 (Anacostia)
October 12: Hispanic Heritage Fiesta (Alexandria)
October 12: Pachanga Night with Bongo District! (Union Market)
October 13: Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration (Hyattsville)
October 18: Noche Cultural (Penn Quarter)
Howard Homecoming
October 13: One Helluva Day Party (Navy Yard)
October 14: Howard vs TSU and Friends Happy Hour (Downtown)
October 15: Larry June (Shaw)
October 16: Welcome Home Kickback (Takoma)
October 17: #AmongFriends (Adams Morgan)
October 17: Grits and Gravy (Dupont Circle)
October 17: Bison Room (Mt. Vernon Square)
October 18-20: Souled Out Dates Howard Homecoming (Various)
October 18: Homecoming at Howard Family Reunion (Brentwood)
October 18: That 2000s Block Party HU Edition (Navy Yard)
October 18: Howard Homecoming Friday Party (Chinatown)
October 18: HU Bar Crawl (U Street)
October 18: Howard Homeocming TSU Alumni Day Party of the Century (Petworth)
October 18: Howard Homecoming Friday Party (Penn Quarter)
October 18: Howard Homecoming Welcome Party (Dupont Circle)
October 18: Howard Homecoming Dancehall (U Street)
October 18: Howard Homecoming Weekend Friday (Downtown)
October 18: Howard Lover Friends Night Cap Party (Downtown)
October 18: Old Howard Gala (Downtown)
October 18: Alumni Bison Ball (National Mall)
October 18: Play No Games: Alumni Homecoming RnB Experience (Adams Morgan)
October 18: Party of the Century (Langdon)
October 18: The Set (Shaw)
October 19: FamFest (Shaw)
October 19: Off the Yard Festival (Navy Yard)
October 19: Howard Homecoming Pop-Up Market (U Street)
October 19: Blaque Block Party (Brentwood)
October 19: Alumni 90s Brunch & Day Party (Downtown)
October 19: Bison Day Vibes After-Game Party (Petworth)
October 19: Howard Homecoming Post Game Party (Downtown)
October 19: Power Moves (Downtown)
October 19: Wine & Whiskey (Ivy City)
October 19: Howard Homecoming Bashment (Downtown)
October 19: Nostalgia Saturday Night (Downtown)
October 19: Afrofusion Saturdays (Downtown)
October 19: Alumni Latex Party (U Street)
October 19: Howard University Homecoming House Party (U Street)
October 19: 100th HUHC Saint Saturdays (Dupont Circle)
October 19: Black Ivy League (Mt. Vernon Triangle)
October 19: The Night Party (Downtown)
October 20: HU Karaoke (Southwest Waterfront)
October 20: Big Bison Brunch (Dupont Circle)
October 20: A Brunch of Friends (Downtown)
October 20: The Finale: HUs Centennial Homecoming Party (Mt. Vernon Square)
October 20: Litty in the City (The Wharf)
October 20: Sundays are for Bison (Downtown)
October 20: No Signal Party (Downtown)
October 20: Flyshiki Howard Homecoming (Silver Spring)
Halloween & Fall
through October 27 & October 14: Family Fall Fun Fest! (Reston)
until November 4: Nightmare on the Avenue Pop-Up Bar (Alexandria)
October 2: Spooky Soirée (East End)
October 4-6: Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival and Sunset Tour (Alexandria)
October 4: Cider & Spice Social (Brentwood)
October 5-November 3: Nightmare Before Bar Pop-Up (Penn Quarter)
October 5: Oktoberfest (The Wharf)
October 5: Oktoberfest at the Rock! (Germantown)
October 6: Pressed Flower Pumpkins (Capitol Hill)
October 6: Harvest Wine Party (U Street)
October 6: Fall Harvest Festival (Blagden Alley)
October 9: Make Your Own Spooky Earrings (Georgetown)
October 10: Día de los Muertos Celebration (National Mall)
October 12: Fall Festival (Fairfax)
October 12: Fall Fest (Greenbelt)
October 12: Sugar Skull Acrylic Pour Art Class (Georgetown)
October 13: Ghost Paper Collaging (Woodley Park)
October 14: Halloween Slimemaking (Capitol Hill)
October 15: Spooky Season Trivia (Penn Quarter)
October 17: Autumnal Crafts Handi-Hour (Downtown)
October 18-20: Boo at the Zoo (Woodley Park)
October 19: Fall Crafts Drop-in Workshop (Anacostia)
October 19: Fall Festival (Lincoln Heights)
October 19: Pumpkin Carving on the Lawn (Southwest Waterfront)
October 19: Oxon Hill Farm Festival (Oxon Hill)
October 19: Halloween Family Day (National Mall)
October 19: Adams Morgan Apple Festival (Adams Morgan)
October 24: Boos & Brews (Judiciary Square)
October 24: Pumpkinpalooza (NoMA)
October 25: Folger Friday: A Very Spooky Halloween! (Capitol Hill)
October 25: Night of the Living Zoo (Woodley Park)
October 26: Día de los Muertos Family Day (Penn Quarter)
October 26: Halloween Costume Day Party (Shaw)
October 26: Halloween Bar Crawl (Cleveland Park)
October 26: Alter Ego (Capitol Hill)
October 27: Día de los Muertos (National Mall)
October 31: Live! At The Library: Halloween Happy Hour (National Mall)
October 31: Rocky Horror Picture Show: The 49th Anniversary Tour (U Street)
October 31: The Playboy Halloween Party (Downtown)
November 1: Souled Out Dates Halloween (Hook Hall)
November 2: The Black Bar Crawl (U Street)
Happy Hours & After Work
October 2 (and every Wednesday): No Goodbyes Happy Hour (Lanier Heights)
October 2 (and every other Wednesday): Pour Decisions Wednesdays (Lanier Heights)
October 3: DC HBCU Alliance Happy Hour (Bowie)
October 4: First Fridays (National Harbor)
October 8 & 22: Alpaca Happy Hour (Union Market)
October 11: Live Rodeo Party (National Harbor)
Socials & Mixers
October 4: The Singles Meet Up: Wine Edition (Shaw)
October 11: Friends.In DC (Downtown)
October 19: Bonfire & Chill (Germantown)
October 26: Singles Mixer & Speed Dating for Ages 25-45 (Adams Morgan)
Day & Brunch Parties
October 5: Wahala Dey Party (Downtown)
October 5: Everyday People (Navy Yard)
October 5: Rhythm & Vibes Festivals (Hyattsville)
October 6: The Patio (Penn Quarter)
October 6: Nollywood Y2K Day Party (Downtown)
October 6: Amapiano Sundays Finale (Petworth)
October 6: Taste di Islands Block Party (Navy Yard)
October 11: TheBasement RNB Block Party (Navy Yard)
October 12: Biggest Beyonce Block Party Every (Navy Yard)
October 12: No Standing Room x Riddims (Dupont Circle)
Night Parties
October 2: The Silk Room (Adams Morgan)
October 4: The Basement R&B: Morgan State Homecoming (Baltimore)
October 4: Sneaky Links RNB Experience (Ivy City)
October 5: All The Feels R&B Tour (Silver Spring)
October 5: This is Lagos Island (Langdon)
October 5: Legacy: Nigeria Independence Day (Dupont Circle)
October 5: +CloseFriends DC Anniversary Edition (Downtown)
October 6 (and every Sunday): The Funset 202 (Edgewood)
October 11: Night at the Park (Downtown)
October 17: Arts, Beats & Lyrics (Judiciary Square)
October 19: Reggae Fest D.C. (Shaw)
October 26: Soweto Global (Congress Heights)
Festivals & Community
October 5: College Park Day (College Park)
October 5: Open Streets (7th St NW)
October 5: Old Bowie Celebrates! Festival (Bowie)
October 6: Afro Rosé Festival (Congress Heights)
October 6: Takoma Park Street Festival (Takoma Park)
October 10: Capitals 50th Fest (Chinatown)
October 11-13: Capital Art and Craft Festivals (Chantilly)
October 12: Adams Morgan PorchFest (Adams Morgan)
October 12-13: Savor Bowie (Bowie)
October 12-13: Autumn Reggae Fest (Mt. Airy)
October 19: American Indian Festival (Upper Marlboro)
October 20: Fusion Festival (Anacostia)
October 20: Turkish Festival (National Mall)
October 25-27: Black Tattoo Culture Con (Van Ness)
October 26: Home Rule Music Festival (NoMA)
October 26-27: Heritage India Festival (Chantilly)
Retail & Shopping
October 5: Secondhand Jam (Woodley Park)
October 5: BBQ & Barrels (Navy Yard)
October 6 (and every Sunday): FreshFarm Farmer’s Market (Union Market)
October 6 (and every Sunday): Dupont Circle Farmers Market (Dupont Circle)
October 6 (and every Sunday): Little Flea Market (Dupont Circle)
October 6: Happy Daze Clothing Swap (Adams Morgan)
October 12: BLK ASS Plant & Wellness Market (Silver Spring)
October 13: Happy Daze Vintage Market (Petworth)
October 18: Deaf Artisans Market (Ivy City)
October 20: Black on the Block (Navy Yard)
Food & Drink
October 5: Black Owned Wine & Spirits Festival (Union Market)
October 5: Taste of Bethesda (Bethesda)
October 5: Tacos & Tequila Music Fest (Bowie)
October 5 & 6: DC Coffee Festival (Union Market)
October 6: Sabor y Flor: A Culinary & Floral Experience (Union Market)
October 6: 15th Annual OYSTERfest (Alexandria)
October 6: Two View South Dinner Party (Adams Morgan)
October 9: Virginia Wine Tasting (Capitol Hill)
October 10: A Night on the Farm (Pleasant Plains)
October 12: A Taste of Nigeria DMV (RFK)
October 12: Snallygaster (Downtown)
October 13: Oyster Wars 2024 (The Wharf)
October 13: DC SoulFULL Vegan Fest (Arboretum)
October 14: Crafting Cocktails & Beautiful Bouquets (Union Market)
October 16, 24 & 30: Sushi Cooking Class (Union Market)
October 18: Soirée Alsace Dinner (Foxhall Village)
October 19: DC Wine Fest: Fall Edition (Union Market)
October 19: Roots and Rhetoric: A Farm to Table Experience (Pleasant Plains)
October 21: Best Baguette in Washington, DC Competition (Foxhall Village)
October 31: Darker the Berry (TBD)
Sports
October 5: 3v3 Basketball Tournament (Barry Farm)
Trivia, Karaoke & Games
October 2 (and every Wednesday): Rooftop Bingo (Union Market)
October 2, 9, 16, 17, 22, 23 & 30: Soul Brain Trivia (Various)
October 6 (and every Sunday): Free Sunday Night Bingo (Blagden Alley)
October 7: Trivia at Hi-Lawn (Union Market)
October 11: Play at Spin (Penn Quarter)
opening October 13: F1 Arcade (Union Market)
October 14: Music Trivia (Union Market)
Comedy, TV & Podcasts
October 1: Vice Presidential Debate Watch Party (Various)
October 2: Love is Blind DC Watch Party (Brentwood)
October 2: Love is Blind DC Watch Party (Columbia Heights)
October 2: Love is Blind DC Watch Party (Shaw)
October 2: Love is Blind DC Watch Party (Logan Circle)
October 3: Love is Blind DC Watch Party (Shaw)
October 4-5: Mike Epps (National Harbor)
October 5: Housewives Night Off (Foggy Bottom)
October 9: City Cast DC Live Podcast Recording (Shaw)
October 12: Another Black A** Comedy Show (U Street Corridor)
October 15: Black in Appalachia Live Podcast Recording (National Mall)
October 29: Weight for It (Capitol Hill)
Crafts & Hobbies
October 2: Community Crochet Circle (Dupont Circle)
October 2: Fall Wreath Making (Capitol Hill)
October 8: BYO Craft Club (Shaw)
October 12: Bookmaking Workshop (Downtown)
October 14: Crafting Cocktails & Beautiful Bouquets (Union Market)
October 23: Leatherworking 101 (Union Market)
October 26: Flower Arranging with Fall Flowers (Eckington)
Fitness, Movement & Wellness
October 2 (and every Wednesday): R&B Yoga Playground (Downtown)
October 4 (and every Friday): Yoga in Triangle Park (Dupont Circle)
October 6, 13 & 27: Afrosoul Yoga (Downtown)
October 20: Reclaiming Our Time Retreat (Downtown)
October 20: Fallin’ for the Trail (Arboretum)
October 26: A Lil’ Bit of Sweetness Day Retreat (Dupont Circle)
Professional Development, Networking & Wealth
October 8, 15, 22, 29: Content Creator Bootcamp (Union Market)
October 9: DMV Film & Video Industry Mixer (Penn Quarter)
October 11-13: Haitian Ladies Weekend (Downtown)
October 25: My Founder’s Keeper Forum (TBD)
Philanthropy & Volunteering
October 5: Breast Cancer Awareness Hike (Springfield)
October 13: Army Ten-Miler (Pentagon)
October 15: Alexandria Celebrates Women (Alexandria)
Art, Museums & Galleries
through October 4: DC Design Week (Various)
through October 26: Basquiat × Banksy Exhibit (National Mall)
through December 14: Beginner’s Mind Exhibit (Arlington)
October 2: Wordplay Wednesday (Downtown)
October 3 (and every Thursday): Live! at the Library (National Mall)
October 4: ArtWalk Dupont (Dupont Circle)
October 4: Black Girls in Art Spaces at The Kennedy Center (Foggy Bottom)
October 5: First Saturdays (National Mall)
October 9: Bishme Cromartie (Baltimore)
October 10: A Speakeasy Evening (National Mall)
October 10: National Gallery Nights (National Mall)
October 11: Atlanta Fine Art Print Fair (Downtown)
October 16: Designing for Rest and Reflection (National Mall)
October 16: NMWA Nights (Downtown)
October 17: Third Thursday (Dupont Circle)
October 24: In Conversation with Ernie Isley (National Mall)
October 26: Art Education for Black Students in DC from 1872-1980 (Anacostia)
October 26: Kreeger Open House (Wesley Heights)
Books & Film
October 2: 50 First Dates Movie Screening (NoMA)
October 2: Phillip V. McHarris - Beyond Policing (U Street Corridor)
October 4: George M. Johnson - Flamboyants (Takoma Park)
October 4: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Drive-In Movie (Union Market)
October 6: James Baldwin—Born With The Thunder Screening & Conversation (National Mall)
October 6: Literary Hill BookFest (Eastern Market)
October 7: Law Roach (Shaw)
October 8: Edwidge Danticat (Union Market)
October 9: Sleepless in Seattle Movie Screening (NoMA)
October 16: Love & Basketball Movie Screening (NoMA)
October 22: Swann Queen Movie Screening (Downtown)
October 23: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Movie Screening (NoMA)
October 29: Glory Edim (Union Market)
October 29: The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience with Nikole Hannah-Jones (U Street Corridor)
October 30: When Harry Met Sally… Movie Screening (NoMA)
Live Music, Theater & Performances
until October 20: OH HAPPY DAY! (Baltimore)
October 2: Willow Pill (Shaw)
October 2: Corey Harris & Cedric Watson (Foggy Bottom)
October 3 (and every Thursday): Live Music Thursdays (Union Market)
October 5: Capital Battle of the Bands (College Park)
October 5: QRTZBar Speakeasy Jazz & RNB Experience (Shaw)
October 6: Jazz in the Heights: BIRCKHEAD (Congress Heights)
October 10-14: Disney on Ice (Fairfax)
October 10: White Staged Reading (Dupont Circle)
October 13: Jazz in the Heights: Chelsey Green (Congress Heights)
October 16: The Inner Circle 9 (Capitol Hill)
October 20: Jazz in the Heights: Makaya McCraven (Congress Heights)
October 24-27: The Washington Ballet: When We Take Flight (Penn Quarter)
October 26: Sounds of Africa Concert Series (National Mall)
Concerts
October 4: Maxwell + Jazmine Sullivan (Chinatown)
October 4: Tarrus Riley (Silver Spring)
October 5: Ravyn Lenae (U Street)
October 5: Meshell Ndegeocello (North Bethesda)
October 6: KAYTRANADA (Columbia)
October 9: Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals (Columbia)
October 11: Loose Ends (Bethesda)
October 15: Stevie Wonder (Baltimore)
October 17: Bryson Tiller (National Harbor)
October 18: Elmiene (Shaw)
October 19: BLXST (Silver Spring)
October 24: Vince Staples (The Wharf)
October 24 & 25: Diana Ross (National Harbor)
October 27: Tank and the Bangas + Jamila Woods (Baltimore)
October 28: Latto (The Wharf)