Your Guide to Halloween 2013 Events in Washington, Virginia and Maryland

By Patch Staff

Halloween 2013 events are all around the region, in Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland.

Here are some Halloween 2013 activities, some close to home and some just a short distance away.

Any Halloween happenings we failed to scare up? Add them to our Halloween 2013 Open Blog, to our calendar or send an announcement to Patch readers.

PUMPKIN PATCHES

COX FARMS FESTIVAL

15621 Braddock Road, Centreville, Va. (703) 830-4121

2013 Dates: Through Nov. 5; hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

November 2-3 is Pumpkin Madness Weekend; discounts to public servants Nov. 2-3. More than just a pumpkin patch, with a spaceship, mining sluice and mechanical bull new this year. The festival includes giant slides, hayrides, rope swings, farm animals, straw tunnels, apples and cider, food, entertainment Small patch pumpkins for everyone with paid admission.

HEATHER HILL GARDENS

8111 Ox Rd., Fairfax Station, Va. (703) 690-6060

2013 dates: Through October. Open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Sundays 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Zip on over to the zip line and be sure to visit the pumpkin fort. Look for a moon bounce and farm animals, too.

TICONDEROGA FARMS

26469 Ticonderoga Road, Chantilly, Va. (703) 327-4424

2013 dates: Through first week of November, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m

Hay rides and fun, spooky zones, hillside tunnels and a train ride, plus Noah’s Ark, petting animals, swinging bridge, antique tractors, fire pits, and, of course, pumpkins.

LEESBURG ANIMAL PARK

19270 James Monroe Highway, Leesburg, Virginia (703) 433-0002

2013 dates: Through Nov. 5, 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. (5 p.m. after Daylight Savings) All kinds of things for the little ones at this petting zoo. A hay maze, unlimited hayrides, straw mountains, rope swings and more.

MOUNT VERNON FALL HARVEST FAMILY DAYS

George Washington Parkway, Mount Vernon, Va. (703) 780-2000

2013 dates: Oct. 26 - 27, 2013, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Horse-drawn wagon rides at this huge fall festival but, alas, no pumpkins.

BURKE NURSERY AND GARDEN CENTER

9401 Burke Road, Burke, Va. (703) 323-1188

2013 dates: Through Oct. 31. The annual Fall Festival and Pumpkin Playground runs daily from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Who doesn’t want some clowns to counteract all the ghosts this season — unless, of course, you’re afraid of clowns, too. All kinds of farm animals, magicians, musicians and wagon rides.

CORN MAZES

THE MAIZE AT TEMPLE HILL FARM REGIONAL PARK

15789 Temple Hall Lane, Leesburg, Va. (703) 779-9372.

2013 dates: Through Nov. 5.

Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sundays 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

CORN MAZE AT LIBERTY MILLS FARM

9166 Liberty Mills Road, Somerset, Va. (434) 882-MAZE (6293).

2013 dates: Through Nov. 3

The big-daddy of Virginia corn mazes. Four separate trails range in difficulty and take about 30 minutes for the easiest. Feeling bold? Take 2-3 hours for the most challenging. Picking: flowers, produce, pumpkins or strawberries.

CORN MAZE IN THE PLAINS

Old Tavern Rd., Just off I-66, Exit 31, The Plains, Va. (540) 456-7339.

2013 dates: Through Nov. 3. Fridays 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Corn maze adventure, giant slides, animals and hayrides.

SUMMERS FARM CORN MAZE

5614 Butterfly Lane, Frederick, Md. (301) 620-9316.

2013 dates: Through Nov. 5.

Part of Summers Farm Adventure which includes a huge jumping pillow, a pumpkin train and — wait for it — pig races!

DAIRY FARM TOURS CORN MAZE ADVENTURE AT COWS-N-CORN

5225 Catlett Road, Midland, Va. (540) 439-4806.

2013 dates: Weekends through October. Friday 4-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday 12:30-8 p.m.

Corn maze, haunted corn maze, gift shop, hay rides and, you got it, cows.

A-BOOS-MENT, AMUSEMENT PARKS

FRIGHT FEST AT SIX FLAGS AMERICA

Mitchellville, Md. Directions.

2013 Dates: Through Oct. 27.

Billed as one of the largest Halloween celebrations in the metro area, Six Flags has street entertainment, and a trail for kids to trick-or-treat.

HALLOWEEN HAUNT AT KINGS DOMINION

Doswell, Va. Directions.

2013 dates: Through Oct. 27

Special mazes and scare zones, and a special, less-scary place for kids.

BAR CRAWLS

Mark your calendars for Friday, Oct. 25: HiBall Events is hosting a Monster Bar Crawl along the Orange Line in Arlington from 4 to 9 p.m. Tickets cost about $12, and $1 of that will be donated to Stop Child Abuse Now of Northern Virginia. So far, 20 bars in Ballston, Courthouse and Clarendon are participating. Costume contests and drink specials are expected to be announced closer to the event. Get off your broom and check out Clarendon Nights for the full rundown of participating venues.

HALLOWEEN’S A ZOO

BOO AT THE ZOO

National Zoo, Washington, DC

2013 dates: Oct. 25-27, 2013, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Kids can trick-or-treat while visiting bats, spiders, owls, and other animals. Haunted trails at the annual National Zoo’s Halloween celebration. More than 40 stations will be manned by costumed volunteers handing out candy.

NIGHT OF THE LIVING ZOO

National Zoo, Washington, DC

2013 Date: Oct. 30, 2013, 6:30 - 10 p.m.

Palm readers, fire eaters, talking bats, and illusionists. 21 years and older only, with a valid ID.

SPINE-TINGLING SCREENINGS
Check out a special showing of "The Cabinet of Dr. Calagari." It's at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the McLean Community Center. This 16mm silent film will be shown while composer Ben Model improvises a score on the piano and film preservationist Bruce Lawton gives background and context to one of the original horror films. Cost: $10 for the general public or $6 for McLean Community Center Tax District residents.

HALLOWEEN RUNS AND ZOMBIE WALKS

Air & Scare at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Oct. 26, 2013, 2-7 p.m. National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, Va. 

Blood and Guts Run

Oct. 26, 2013, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Bull Run Regional Park, Centreville, Va.

Among the events: A 5k zombie obstacle course.

Zombie Run at National Harbor