Best Halloween Events in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia

Looking for some great Halloween fun in the Washington, DC Area? During the month of October, celebrate Halloween and get spooked at a haunted house, romp around a pumpkin patch or go on a haunted city tour or through a haunted forest in Washington, DC, Maryland or Virginia.

Fright Fest at Six Flags America
Enjoy the spooky attractions and shows at the Washington, DC Area’s largest Halloween celebration. Fright Fest at Six Flags America is open every Friday night, Saturday and Sunday October 4-November 2, 2008. Operating hours are: Friday: 5-10 p. m., Saturdays and Sundays: 12 noon - 10 p. m. Buy Tickets Online

Boo at the Zoo
Visit bats, spiders, owls, and other animals at the zoo while trick-or-treating at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. Enjoy animal encounters, keeper talks, festive decorations, and haunted trails at the annual National Zoo’s Halloween celebration, “Boo at the Zoo” from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on October 23-26, 2008. Costumed volunteers will hand out candy at more than 40 treat stations.

Visit a Pumpkin Patch
Find here the best pumpkin patches in the Washington, DC area, including Maryland and Virginia.

Corn Mazes in Maryland and Virginia
Stroll through a giant corn maze and find puzzle pieces that will complete your own maze map.

Ghost Tours in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia
Take a guided walking tour and hear ghost stories and legends about infamous haunted places such as Lafayette Square Park, Historic Alexandria or downtown Annapolis. Find ghost tours around the region.

DC Drag Queen Race
Each year, the Tuesday before Halloween, a crowd gathers in Dupont Circle for an informal street parade and race of costumed drag queens. See photos and details.

Halloween Costume Parties in Washington, DC for Adults
For adults ages 21 and over. Gather your friends and get creative and dress up for a night of fun and frolicking. Find the details of nightclub events.

Bennett's Curse -- House of the Vampyres
Get spooked at House of the Vampyres and Sanctuary of Insanity in Arundel Mills, Maryland. Chosen as one of the top attractions by America’s Best Haunts.

Markoff’s Haunted Forest
Get spooked at this Halloween event in Dickerson, Maryland. Markoff’s Haunted Forest has been rated the #1 Halloween attraction by Channel 7 (ABC).

Beall-Dawson House
Meet the ghosts of Rockville's past during a haunted storytelling hour. Reservations are required, call (301) 340-2825. This Halloween event is not recommended for children under 9 years old.

Field of Screams
OBGC Community Park, 4501 Olney-Laytonsville Road (Route 108), Olney, Maryland. Celebrate Halloween at a festival with a haunted forest, a kiddie playland and a ten-acre corn maze.

Spooky Hollow and Haunted Trail
15101 Seneca Road, Germantown, Maryland. Halloween festival with food vendors, carnival games, fortune tellers, contests, nightly entertainment, and a haunted walk through the woods.

Haunted Train Rides at Wheaton Regional Park
October 11-12, 16-19, 23-30, 2008, 6-9 p.m. Experience the chills and thrills at this special Halloween haunted forest with a haunted train ride, creepy carousel and a haunted hayride in Wheaton, Maryland.

Halloween Woods
Algonkian Regional Park, Sterling, Virginia. October 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 and November 1, 2008. Get spooked walking through a haunted forest. Not recommended for children!

Manassas Haunted Trail
Jennie Dean Park, 9505 Dean Park Drive, Manassas, Virginia. October 24-25, 2008. Journey into the unknown with high tech-displays, gruesome graveyards, interactive ghouls, and more.

Air & Scare at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, Virginia. Saturday, October 25, 2008, 4 to 8 p.m. Join creepy space aliens, mysterious astronauts and ghostly pilots for safe, indoor trick-or-treating. Visitors will enjoy story times, face-painting stations, hands-on activities, free screenings of an episode of “The Jetsons” in the Imax Theater, karaoke, simulation games and robotics demonstrations. A late screening of “Dark Knight” will follow the event.

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