The Ember List
DC area

Things to do with kids in the DC area this week

647 things to do with kids in the DC area this week, October 24–30, 86 of them this weekend: story times, classes, family festivals, puppet shows and more. We reviewed 6,000+ Washington-area events to find them. Updated daily.

All kids & family events in the DC area — October 24–30

Sunday, October 25Sun 10/25
SUNDAY
25
OCTOBER

9 AM – 6 PM·Butler's Orchard, 22222 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Butler's Orchard hosts a pumpkin festival with hayrides, jump pads, corn maze, farm animals, slides, pedal tractors and live music, pumpkins $0.79 per pound, all ages.

10 AM – 6 PM·Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA 20120

Cox Farms offers giant slides, hayrides through Imaginature Trail, a corn maze, farm animals, apple cider and pick‑your‑own pumpkins, all ages.

2:30 PM – 5 PM·Hidden Oaks Nature Center Location, 7701 Royce Street, Annandale, VA 22003

Preschoolers hunt for miniature pumpkins to decorate, then enjoy seasonal stories and a craft at Hidden Oaks Nature Center, ages 3–5.

1 PM – 3 PM·Agricultural History Farm Park · Derwood

Hands‑On History at Agricultural History Farm Park offers wood carving, leather working, paper making, basket weaving and pumpkin carving using real tools and materials, ages 3–13.

10 AM – 2 PM·Temple Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch & Flower Fields, Leesburg, VA

At Temple Hall Farm, participants pick a pumpkin in the field, decorate it with crafters using acrylic paint pens, and leave with their finished pumpkin; $5 fee.

MONDAY
26
OCTOBER

10 AM – 6 PM·Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA 20120

Cox Farms offers giant slides, hayrides through Imaginature Trail, a corn maze, farm animals, apple cider and pick‑your‑own pumpkins, all ages.

WEDNESDAY
28
OCTOBER

1 PM – 6 PM·Butler's Orchard, 22222 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Butler's Orchard hosts a pumpkin festival with hayrides, jump pads, corn maze, farm animals, slides, pedal tractors and live music, pumpkins $0.79 per pound, all ages.

4 PM – 6 PM·Northeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

PumpkinPalooza at Alethia Tanner Park offers delicious food, free pumpkins from NoMa BID, and live costumed characters, for all ages.

THURSDAY
29
OCTOBER

1 PM – 6 PM·Butler's Orchard, 22222 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Butler's Orchard hosts a pumpkin festival with hayrides, jump pads, corn maze, farm animals, slides, pedal tractors and live music, pumpkins $0.79 per pound, all ages.

10 AM – 6 PM·Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA 20120

Cox Farms offers giant slides, hayrides through Imaginature Trail, a corn maze, farm animals, apple cider and pick‑your‑own pumpkins, all ages.

FRIDAY
30
OCTOBER

1 PM – 6 PM·Butler's Orchard, 22222 Davis Mill Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Butler's Orchard hosts a pumpkin festival with hayrides, jump pads, corn maze, farm animals, slides, pedal tractors and live music, pumpkins $0.79 per pound, all ages.

10 AM – 6 PM·Cox Farms, 15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA 20120

Cox Farms offers giant slides, hayrides through Imaginature Trail, a corn maze, farm animals, apple cider and pick‑your‑own pumpkins, all ages.