Old Town Alexandria Fall Fun Guide: Halloween Parade, Historic Homes Tour, Fall Festivals

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The autumnal equinox on Sept. 23 signals the official arrival of fall, but the season is in full swing in Old Town Alexandria with everything from fall festivals and hayrides to corn mazes and other harvest events.

Sunny days and crisp evenings are the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the season. One can’t-miss event is the 81st Annual Historic Alexandria Homes Tour.

But that’s just the beginning of fun activities taking place over the next couple of months. Below, find the 2023 Patch Guide to Fall Fun in Old Town Alexandria:

Fall Events

• Taste of Old Town North: Thursday, Sept. 21, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• 81st Annual Historic Alexandria Homes Tour: Saturday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Made in ALX Fall Makers' Market: Sunday, Sept. 24, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• 21st Annual Alexandria Art Festival: Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• 28th Annual Art on the Avenue: Saturday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Paws in the Park: Sunday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Alexandria Oktoberfest: Saturday, Oct. 21, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Alexandria Film Festival: Nov. 9 to 12

Fall Festivals and Corn Mazes

• Great Country Farms Corn Maze & Apple Harvest: Sept. 1-30
• Cox Farms Fall Festival: Select dates from Sept. 16-17 to Nov. 6-7
• Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park: Sept. 16-Nov. 5
• Reston Farm Garden Market Fall Fest: Select dates from Sept. 23 to Oct. 29
• Temple Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch & Sunflower Fields: Sept. 30-Oct. 31
• Great Country Farms Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival: Oct. 1-31
• Burke Nursery and Garden Centre Fall Farm Market: Oct. 1-31

Running Events (marathons, 5K)

• Run! Geek! Run!: Sunday, Sept. 24, 8:30 a.m.
• StepALIVE! Walkathon: Sunday, Oct. 15
• Alexandria Turkey Trot: Thursday, Nov. 23, 9 a.m.

Halloween Events/Haunted Houses

• Alexandria Colonial Tours' Ghost and Graveyard Tour: Wednesdays through Sundays in September at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30, 8:30 and 9 p.m.; nightly in October at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30, 8:30 and 9 p.m.
• Cox Farms Fields of Fear: Select nights from Sept. 22 to Nov. 4
• Old Town Family Trick or Treat: Saturday, Oct. 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• 3rd Annual Carlyle Halloween Stampede: Saturday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tall Ship Providence Presents the Halloween Howl: Saturday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Tall Ship Providence Presents “Ghost Ship Providence”: Saturday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Del Ray Halloween Parade: Sunday, Oct. 29, 2 p.m.
• Old Town Doggie Trick or Treat: Sunday, Oct. 29, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.