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The library supplies the bricks and kids supply the imagination at this drop-in STEM build session.

Riverside Center's Children's Theatre programming brings Shrek the Musical to the stage! Dress up in your Halloween costume* and join the fairytale creatures…

Join Justine with your toddler on a nature excursion out in Motts Run every Wednesday morning this Fall! Start with a short hike,…

Homeschool families gather at Memorial Park for free games and activities, then stay for a picnic lunch.

Meet Honey the therapy dog and learn how to greet and respect animals safely.

A monthly art class for preschoolers and their grown-ups with a story in the studio, a garden walk, and open-ended art exploration around a new theme each month.

First-time archers learn the basics, from finding their draw length to safe, accurate shooting, with all equipment provided.

🎃👻 Join Us for Our 5th Annual Trunk or Treat! 👻🎃 Bring the whole family out for an evening of fall fun! October…

Watch rangers feed the park's animal ambassadors, Gertie and Birdie, and learn what they eat and how they fit into the ecosystem.

Rangers lead a two-mile evening walk along the Holly Marsh Trail to watch the full moon rise over the Potomac.

Trick-or-treat your way around the entire stadium concourse, then hit the bounce houses, photo booth, barrel train on the warning track, and DJ dance party.

Gates open at 5:30 pm with vendors, food trucks, music, and activities, then kids hunt for candy by flashlight in age-grouped waves: adaptive field at 6 pm, ages 2 to 5 at 6:30, and ages 6 to 12 at 7:15.

Grab your costume and your candy bucket! Brompton Community School invites families from across the Fredericksburg area to our free Trunk or Treat…

Bring your preschooler (ages 3-5) out to Motts Run weekly, with monthly field trips to Alum Spring, to explore, play, and embrace the…

Free fall festival with games, crafts, a petting zoo, bounce house, hayrides, caramel apples, popcorn, and food vendors.

Stroll Center Street in costume and trick-or-treat at participating downtown shops during this annual Historic Manassas tradition.

Take a wagon ride through the forest, then explore the Potomac shoreline collecting treasures and learning about the geology under your feet.

A slow, family-friendly ranger walk on the short paved Old Pond Trail about sharing the outdoors kindly with wildlife and other hikers.

A ranger-led half-mile orientation hike tells the story of the 1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain, the largest Civil War fight in Culpeper County.

A gentle, hour-long guided walk that uses all five senses to show how plants and animals depend on each other in the fall forest.

Come join the spooky fun at Patawomeck Halloween Festival—costume contests, treats, and shopping await!PATAWOMECK HALLOWEEN FESTIVALGet ready for a spooktacular time at the…

Leesylvania's annual fall festival brings hayrides, crafts, trunk or treat, and vendors to the shore of the Potomac.

A full day of pickle and grilled cheese fun at the fairgrounds, with pickle tastings, vendors, food trucks, and a pickle mocktail and cocktail bar.

FAME Allstars Stafford teams up with The Social FXBG for a Trunk or Treat Festival.

Classic cars decked out for Halloween hand out candy to costumed kids, with the best decorated vehicle announced at 1 p.m.

Riverside Center's Children's Theatre programming brings Shrek the Musical to the stage! Dress up in your Halloween costume* and join the fairytale creatures…

Meet Lake Anna's reptile ambassadors, learn how Virginia reptiles help the environment, and pick up snake safety tips.

Bring the kids dressed in their favorite costumes and celebrate spooky season with us at Ryan Homes at Westlake, our brand-new resort-style community!…

Grab your costume and your candy bucket! Brompton Community School invites families from across the Fredericksburg area to our free Trunk or Treat…

Paddlers dress up their kayaks, canoes, and themselves for a festive float on the Rappahannock from City Dock.

Trick-or-treat among decorated trunks at the horse rescue, make a craft, and meet the friendly horses.

Decorated trunks line up at Sealston Sports Complex for a safe evening of trick-or-treating hosted by King George Parks and Recreation.

Redeemer Lutheran Church hosts a free trunk or treat on Saturday evening, October 24, from 6 to 9 pm.

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Families explore the nocturnal wildlife of the Rappahannock River through activities and crafts meant to take the fright out of creatures some people find scary.

Learn about the owls that call Caledon home, then head out on an evening wagon ride to listen and look for them in the dark.

X-Golf at Spotsylvania Towne Centre hosts a fall afternoon with face painting, in-store trick-or-treating, pumpkin putt-putt, a photo station, and a costume contest.

The Rouse Center parking lot fills with decorated trunks for an afternoon of trick-or-treating in North Stafford.

A family-friendly night of creative car trunks, candy, games, and more! Costumes are encouraged, and there will be plenty of activities for kids…