Gourd-geous Discoveries

Sat · Oct 31·2:30 PM – 4 PM·City of Fairfax Regional Library — City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101A, City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101B

Intergenerational Halloween Crafternoon (City of Fairfax Regional Library, Meeting Rooms 101A & 101B) — Making cute witches from recycled book pages. Ages 18 and up.

Sat · Oct 31·10:30 AM – 11:15 AM·City of Fairfax Regional Library — City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101A, City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101B

Read, sing, learn and have fun in the City of Fairfax Library meeting rooms, limited to 25 children, tickets at the Information Desk, for ages 5 and under.

Sat · Oct 31·1 PM·Nova Labs, 3850 Jermantown Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030

Hands‑on blacksmithing class at Nova Labs teaches hammer control, tapering, bending and safety while forging a personal S‑hook for ages 16 and up.

Sat · Oct 31·6 PM·Nova Labs, 3850 Jermantown Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030

Nova Labs hosts a Monster Bash Halloween Party with swamp punch, spooky games, potluck scary foods and costume encouragement for makers, ages 3–13.

Mon · Nov 2·2:30 PM – 3:30 PM·City of Fairfax Regional Library — City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101A, City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101B

Creative crafting with supplied materials in the library meeting rooms, encouraging imagination, for ages 3–10.

Thu · Nov 5·5 PM – 9 PM·Williams Sonoma, 2920 District Ave, Unit 115, Fairfax, VA

Chef Tini Younger demonstrates her viral mac and cheese and shares cookbook techniques at Williams Sonoma, 2920 District Ave, Fairfax.

Sun · Nov 8·3 PM – 4 PM·City of Fairfax Regional Library — City of Fairfax Group Study Room 214

Decorate canvas tote bags for manga in Group Study Room 214 at the City of Fairfax Regional Library, limited to six teens, registration required, for ages 13–18.

Fri · Oct 23·4 PM – 9 PM·Oakmont Rec Center Location, 3200 Jermantown Rd, Oakton, VA 22124

Haunted Mini Golf at Oakmont Rec Center offers trick‑or‑treat prizes at every hole, food trucks, popcorn and games; $15 online, $18 door, all ages.

Fri · Oct 23·5 PM – 8 PM·Frying Pan Farm Park Location, 2709 West Ox Road, Herndon, VA 20171

Trick-or-treat on the farm with farm animals, crafts, games, and a decorated farmhouse tour, in one‑hour slots at Frying Pan Farm Park, for ages 2 and up.

Fri · Oct 23·6:30 PM – 8 PM·Hidden Pond Nature Center Location, 8511 Greeley Blvd., Springfield, VA 22152

Evening campfire at Hidden Pond Nature Center features nature walks, interactive activities, animal presentations and s’mores, all ages.