October 2024 Events in DC
DC Theater Week now through 10/13
The 2024 celebration offers $20, $40, and $60 tickets to over 30 productions at DC-area theaters, a free Kickoff Fest, and other interactive events.
DC Design Tour x Capitol River Cruise through 10/25
Casting off from Georgetown with your expert architecture guide from DC Design Tours and professional crew from Capitol River Cruises, learn all about the area’s architectural and historical gems—like the Watergate Hotel, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Pentagon, and Kennedy Center— and some lesser-known fascinating landmarks, like the C&O Canal, Lyndon Baines Johnson Grove, and Navy-Merchant Marine Memorials from the comfort of a covered boat. Enjoy an evening on the water and experience DC from a different perspective!
Where: Georgetown
TICKETS HERE
10/4-10/6 Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival
Where: Mount Vernon
Bring a blanket and relax on the East Lawn overlooking the Potomac River sampleing wines from Virginia wineries. Hear live music by Bruce Ewan and the Solid Senders and explore the Historic Area After Hours.
TICKETS HERE
10/5 DC Coffee Festival
Where: Union Market
During this one-of-a-kind coffee culture experience, enjoy the best specialty roasters and coffee shops, unique beans, delicious snacks, and live entertainment.
10/6 @LINDSAYBISHOP x Free Fitness Class on The Plaza
Where: Tysons Corner Center
10/6 Closing night of Clue at The Kennedy Center
A mansion. A murder. A mystery.
Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.
10/10 National Gallery Night: Dia de los Muertos
Activities on the 4th Street Plaza will be open to all, but registration will be required to enter the East Building. Lottery for registration opens on Monday, September 30, at 10:00 a.m. and closes on Thursday, October 3, at noon.
Experience the cultural fusion of Mexican and Indigenous traditions in this celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Our 4th Street Plaza hosts a performance by East Los Angeles’s Las Cafeteras. Through their Afro-Mexican rhythms, this group creates musical and magical celebrations of life and death. In the East Building, dance to the sounds of DJ Pedro Night and explore folk arts and craft techniques. Plus, discover works by Latinx artists in the galleries as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage month.
10/19 DC Wine Fest Fall Edition
Where: Union Market
The DC Wine Fest is a wine tasting event. You will have the opportunity to sample wine from vendors exhibiting at the event. Some great food vendors will be there and ready to please. All food is available for purchase
10/24 Sushi Making Class at Union Market
Learn how to spread, layer, tuck and roll your way to sushi heaven. In this fun, hands-on social cooking class, you’ll learn all the skills needed to make sushi-rolls at home, including how to prepare sushi rice, select sushi-grade fish, and add additional tasty neta (ingredients) to enhance your dining experience. You’ll learn to make three different rolls featuring ingredients such as salmon, tuna, and avocado.
10/30 Movies on the Pitch (Audi Field) Halloween Movie
“Movies on the Pitch” will transform Audi Field into an outdoor cinema with showings of Hocus Pocus on the stadium’s jumbotron screen.
October 2024 Openings in DC
October 2024 Openings in DC
A.Kitchen + Bar (just opened)
a.kitchen+bar D.C. is located in Foggy Bottom on the West End at the base of Hotel AKA Washington. The menu features seasonal American small plates, natural wines, and craft cocktails
La’ Shukran (just opened)
La‘ Shukran is a bar, bistro, and rooftop terrace in the Union Market featuring the cuisine of 2024 James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Chef, Michael Rafidi, a high energy cocktail program by Radovan Jankovic, and a progressive, natural-leaning wine program from William Simon.
10/3 Club Pilates Georgetown
Club Pilates opens their new Georgetown location offering free intro classes it’s first week.
10/13 F1 Arcade
Experience the largest F1 Arcade in the US with 83 state-of-the-art racing simulators, private bars, and a global menu in Union Market.
Coming Soon to DC in October 2024
Minetta Tavern
Olio E Piu
Dog Daze Social Club
Sagrada
Rosedale
Cordelia Fishbar
Arrels
Osteria Mozza – Osteria Mozza will include an Italian market, mozzarella bar and restaurant, spanning more than 20,000 square feet within the historic Georgetown Market building which was previously Dean & Deluca
Alara
Ongoing Activities to do in DC in October 2024
DC Ghost Tours
Ghost tours around DC
Glenstone Museum Nature Walk
Collect from Mini Print Vending Machines
Gordon Parks: Camera Portraits from the Corcoran Collection
Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment – National Gallery of Art
Walk around Dumbarton Oaks Park
Taylor Swift themed Corn Maze
Completing the maze typically takes 45 minutes to an hour, though a shorter route is available.
Where: Gambrills, MD
Open through November 3
Wundergarten Oktoberfest
Four Weekends of Authentic German Fun, Food, Music, and More – September 20 to October 13
Where: Wunder Garten (NoMA)
Apple Picking and Pumpkin Patch at Doc Waters
Pick your own apples or visit the pumpkin patch at the Doc Waters cidery.
Where: Doc Waters Cidery Germantown, MD
Emily in Paris Pop Up
Pernod Ricard, who produces the wine-based aperitif Lillet, is teaming up with Netflix on Emily-themed varieties of Lillet Blanc and Lillet Rosé. Morris will be the only bar carrying the limited-edition Lillet during its themed pop-up that runs through November.
Where: Morris American Bar (Mount Vernon Square)
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