Festival Season 2019

First off: no jobs today.  Instead, we're pausing to kick off our usual Friday practice of collecting local Oktoberfests and other similar festivals that come with chilling air & falling leaves.

We'll continue our regular practice of highlighting these events at the end of every Friday post, but we thought we'd collect them all for your advance weekend planning purposes.  Please shoot us an email or use the comments field to let us know about any we've missed, and we'll continue to expand the list.

Atlas Brew Works 6th Anniversary Celebration – Northeast DC – Sept. 7
Rosslyn Jazz Fest – Gateway Park, Arlington – Sept. 7
DC International Beer, Wine & Food Festival – Navy Yard DC – Sept. 7
Maryland Seafood Festival – Sandy Point State Park/Annapolis, MD – Sept. 7-8
Bluejacket DC Beer Week Kickoff Party – Southeast DC – Sept. 8
Adams Morgan Day – Adams Morgan, DC – Sept. 8
DC State Fair – Gateway/Southeast DC – Sept. 8
DC Beer Week – events at various locations – Sept. 8-15

Aberdeen Proving Ground Oktoberfest – Aberdeen, MD – Sept. 13-14
Aslin 4th Anniversary Party – Alexandria, Va. – Sept. 14
Brewers on the Block – Union Market, Northeast DC – Sept. 14
Falls Church Festival – Fall Church City Hall Grounds – Sept. 14
Taste of Petworth – Northwest DC – Sept. 14
RhinO'fest – Ashburn, Va. – Sept. 14
HP Bar Crawl – Dupont Circle – Sept. 14
Adventure Brewing Oktoberfest – Fredericksburg, Va. – Sept. 14
Strasburg Oktoberfest – Strasburg, Va. – Sept. 14
Baltimore Seafood Festival – Canton Waterfront Park – Sept. 14
Right Proper Brewing Record Fair – Brookland DC – Sept.15
High Side Oktoberfest – Fairfax City, Va. – Sept. 15

Westover Market Beer Garden 10th Anniversary Celebration – Falls Church – Sept. 20-21
St. Benedict Oktoberfest – Richmond, Va. – Sept. 20-22
Heurich House Oktoberfest/Senate Beer Revival – Dupont Circle – Sept. 21
Oyster, Wine & Beer Festival – Union Market, Northeast DC – Sept. 21
Clarendon Day – Arlington, Va. – Sept. 21
H Street Festival – Northeast DC – Sept. 21
Rustico Ballston Hawaiian Luau – Arlington, Va. –Sept. 21
Ocelot Brewing Oktoberfest – Dulles, Va. – Sept. 21
Weiner 500 Dog Races/Beerfest – DC Wharf – Sept. 21
Stone Brewing Throwdown – Richmond, Va. – Sept. 21
Tyson’s Biergarten Oktoberfest Kickoff – Tyson’s Corner, Va. – Sept. 21
Fairfax County Brewfest – Chantilly, Va. – Sept. 21
Hyattsville Arts & Ales Festival – Hyattsville, MD – Sept. 21
Middleburg Oktoberfest – Middleburg, Va. – Sept. 21
Alexandria Arts Festival – Old Town Alexandria – Sept. 21-22
Maryland Wine Festival – Westminser, MD – Sept. 21-22
Taste of Georgetown – Georgetown Waterfront – Sept. 22

Go West Beer Fest – Capitol Hill – Sept. 27
Lovettsville Oktoberfest – Lovettsville, Va. – Sept. 27-28
Frederick’s Oktoberfest – Frederick, MD – Sept. 27-28
Port City Brewing Oktoberfest – Alexandria, Va. – Sept. 28
Crystal City Oktoberfest – Arlington, Va. – Sept. 28
Merrifield Fall Festival – Mosaic District, Fairfax, Va. – Sept. 28
Make It Funky Wild Beer Festival – Silver Spring, MD – Sept. 28
7 Locks Brewing Oktoberfest – Rockville, MD – Sept. 28
Das Best Oktoberfest – M&T Stadium Bank, Baltimore, MD – Sept. 28
DC Homebrewers 8th Annual BBQ Fundraiser – 3 Stars Brewing, Northeast DC – Sept. 29
Valley Fest – Arlington/Four Mile Run, Va. – Sept. 29
West Annapolis Oktoberfest – Annapolis, MD – Sept. 29

OktoBEARfest – Red Bear Brewing, NE DC – Oct. 4
Unite the District Fest – Audi Field – Oct. 4-5  
Richmond Oktoberfest – Richmond Raceway – Oct. 4-5 
Rustico Ballston Allagash Seafood Festival – Arlington, Va. – Oct. 5
Rustico Old Town Oktoberfest – Alexandria, Va. – Oct. 5
Vienna Oktoberfest – Vienna, Va. – Oct. 5
Hops & Harvest Festival – Columbia, MD – Oct. 5
Taste of Annandale – Tom Davis Drive, Annandale, Va. – Oct.5
Prince Georges Fall Fest – Bowie, MD – Oct.5
Crabtoberfest – Cambridge, MD – Oct. 5
St. Nicholas Lutheran Church Oktoberfest – Huntingtown, MD – Oct. 5
Rotary of Carroll County Oktoberfest – Westminster, MD – Oct. 5-6
Takoma Park Street Festival – Takoma Park, DC/MD – Oct. 6

Baltimore Hard Cider & Doughnut Festival – Fells Point – Oct. 11
Old Town Oktoberfest – Winchester, Va. – Oct. 11-12
Good Beer Festival – Salisbury, MD – Oct. 11-12
Silver Branch Brewing Oktoberfest – Silver Spring, MD – Oct. 11-13
Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival – Mount Vernon, Va. – Oct. 11-13
Snallygaster – Penn Quarter NW DC – Oct. 12
German International School 5k & Oktoberfest – Potomac, MD – Oct. 12
Germania Lodge Oktoberfest – Cockeysville, MD – Oct. 12
All Things Go Fall Classic – Union Market NE DC – Oct. 12-13
Virginia Wine & Garlic Festival – Oct. 12-13 – Amherst, Va.
Salt Line Oyster Wars – Nats Park Waterfront – Oct. 13
Kentlands Oktoberfest – Gaitherburg, MD – Oct. 13

Rustico Slater's Lane Social w/ Ardent Craft Ales – Alexandria, Va. – Oct. 18
Shucktoberfest Beer & Oyster Festival – Shirlington/Arlington, Va. – Oct. 19
Capital Brewfest Fall Seasonals Festival – Bullpen/Half St. Southeast DC – Oct. 19
Hank's Oysterfest XII – Old Town Alexandria – Oct. 19
Dank Day 2019 – Cambridge, MD – Oct. 19
Berlin Oktoberfest – Berlin, MD – Oct. 19
Virginia Wine Festival – Ashburn, Va. – Oct. 19-20
Virginia Beach Craft Beer Festival – beachfront at 30th St. – Oct. 19-20
U.S. Oyster Festival - Leanordtown, MD – Oct. 19-20

Night of the Living Zoo – National Zoo DC – Oct. 25
Port City Waterfront Beer Garden – Old Town Alexandria – Oct. 25-27
Broccoli City Food & Grooves Festival – Union Market, Northeast DC – Oct. 26
Cady's Alley Oktoberfest – Georgetown – Oct. 26
DC Mac & Cheese Festival – Audi Field SW DC – Oct. 26
Rockwood Oyster Fest 2019 – Gainesville, Va – Oct. 26
Beer, Food & Wine Fest – Blue Crab Stadium, Waldorf, MD – Oct. 26
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Oysterfest – Saint Michaels, MD – Oct. 26
Note: the Old Ebbitt Oyster Riot 25 scheduled for Oct. 26 at the Bullpen has been crowded out by the World Series; go get some oysters the namesake restaurant, instead.

Urbanna Oyster Festival – Urbanna, Va. – Nov. 1-2
Novemberfest - Rustico Alexandria/Old Town – Nov. 2
DC Beer Festival – Nationals Park – Nov. 2