Alexandria's Del Ray Business Association Halloween parade down Mount Vernon Avenue - kids, strollers and pets in costume, a stroller contest, a pet costume contest and a kids zone, ending with live music and awards. Free. Held annually on the Sunday before Halloween; the 2026 date had not been posted as of Aug 2026 - check the DRBA site.
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Pick up vegetable, fruit, herb, or flower seed packets at the John Marshall Library’s Second Chance Seed Library, and donate seeds at the Information Desk or Donation Drawer.
Puzzle exchange at John Marshall Library—bring a jigsaw, take a different one, ongoing during open hours, for ages 18 and up.
Painting with Natural Pigments (Del Ray Artisans Gallery) — Learn to paint using spirulina and natural pigments from Texcoco lake, supplies included; $20 member/$30 non-member plus $5 fee.
Lego Club (James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library) — Drop in to flex design muscles with a huge stash of Legos, bricks provided, creativity required, for ages 3–12.
Artists lead hands‑on projects across all three floors of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, ages 3–13.
Exciting games, a spooky haunted house, arts and crafts, snacks, and prize draws await at the Family October Fest, Patrick Henry Recreation Center, for all ages.
Halloween Carnival at Cherry Hill Park offers carnival games, bounce houses, fall foods, and a kids‑only costume contest across two afternoon timeslots, free, for ages 11 and under.
Pumpkin patch, train ride, petting zoo, story time, crafts, treats, hay‑bale photo area fill Loggia at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, free for ages 12 and under.
