Festival Season 2024

Here's your 2024 compendium of Oktoberfests, county fairs, oyster throw-downs, and other festivals/happenings that ramp up with chilling air & falling leaves. We'll also highlight these events at the end of Thursday/Friday posts. Please shoot us an email to let us know about any we've missed, and we'll continue to expand the list throughout the season.

Montgomery County Agricultural Fair – Gaithersburg, MD – Aug. 9-17
Prince William County Fair – PWC Fairgrounds – Aug. 9-17
Arlington County Fair – Arlington, Va. – Aug. 14-18
10th Annual Chuck Brown Day – Fort Dupont Park, SE DC – Aug. 17
Port to Port Beer Festival [sold out, it appears] – Port City Brewing, Alexandria, Va. – Aug. 17
4th Annual Del Ray Bands & Bar Crawl – Del Ray/Alexandria – Aug. 17
DC Wine Fest – Nationals Park – Aug. 17
Shipgarten Tie Dye Date Festival – Tyson’s Corner, Va. – Aug. 17
Virginia Bourbon & Beer Festival – Fredericksburg Fairgrounds – Aug. 17
Wunder Garten Sausage Fest – NOMA DC – Aug. 17-18

Around the World Cultural Festival – Old Town Alexandria – Aug. 24
Dynasty Brewing 6th Anniversary Party – Ashburn, Va. – Aug. 24
Tiki Takeover Summer Luau – Silver Branch Brewing, Warrenton, Va. – Aug. 24
Coastal Craft Beer Festival – Virginia Beach – Aug. 24
Wow Indonesia! Festival – 3rd-7th Pennsylvania Ave NW DC – Aug. 25

20th Annual DC Jazzfest – DC Wharf – Aug. 28-Sept. 1
Front Porch Fest – Stuart, Va. – Aug. 29-Sept. 1
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival – Orkney Springs, Va – Aug. 30-Sept. 1
70th Annual Greenbelt Labor Day Festival – Greenbelt, MD – Aug. 30-Sept. 2
Silver Branch Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Fest – Silver Spring, MD – Aug. 31
H Street Open Bar Volley – H Street NE DC – Aug. 31 – we like their Insta
R&B Bar Crawl – U Street NW DC – Aug. 31
Washington Chinese Culture Festival – 3rd & Pennsylvania Ave NW – Aug. 31
Shipgarten Barks & Brews Festival – Tyson’s Corner, Va. – Aug. 31
Taste of the City Wine Festival – La Plata, MD – Aug. 31
13th Annual Labor Day Wine & Music Fest – Rebec Vineyard, Amherst, Va. – Aug. 31
50th Annual Virginia Scottish Games – The Plains, Va. – Aug. 31-Sept. 1
National Symphony Orchestra Labor Day Concert – U.S. Capital West Lawn – Sept. 1
Porktoberfest – Old Ox Brewing, Ashburn, Va. – Sept. 1
Loudoun County Musicians Festival – 868 Estate Vineyard/Hillsboro, Va. – Sept. 1
Western Maryland Craft Beverage Festival – Frostburg, MD – Sept. 1

Watermelon Picker's Festival – Berryville, Va. – Sept. 6-7
Lager Fest - Solace Brewing, Falls Church, Va. – Sept. 7
RhinO'fest – Lost Rhino Brewing, Ashburn, Va. – Sept. 7
DC State Fair – Franklin Park NW – Sept. 7
Rosslyn Jazz Fest – Gateway Park – Sept. 7
Silver Spring Jazz Festival – Veterans Plaza – Sept. 7
Maryland Cider Festival – Gaithersburg, MD – Sept. 7
U.S. Asian Fest – Ashburn, Va. – Sept. 7
Virginia Cider Festival – Fredericksburg, Va. – Sept. 7
Chestertown Jazz Festival – Chestertown, MD – Sept. 7
Rockbridge Beer & Wine Festival – Lexington, Va. – Sept. 7
757 Battle of the Beers – Virginia Beach – Sept. 7
Bethesda Row Arts Festival – Bethesda, MD – Sept. 7-8
Adams Morgan Day – where else? – Sept. 8
Takoma Park Folk Festival – Takoma Park, MD – Sept. 8
DC Injera Festival – the Bullpen near Nats Park – Sept. 8

100th Charles County Fair – La Plata, MD – Sept. 12-15
27th Fall Wine Festival – Virginia Beach, Va. – Sept. 13-14
Washington Ukrainian Festival – Silver Spring, MD – Sept. 13-15
48th Falls Church Festival/Taste of FC – Falls Church, Va. – Sept. 14
Celebrate Petworth – NW DC – Sept. 14
Celebrate Van Ness Main Street – NW DC – Sept. 14
Elder Pine Year 6 Anniversary Party – Gaithersburg, MD – Sept. 14
Oyster & Sausage Oktoberfest – Mustang Sally Brewing, Chantilly Va. – Sept. 14
Beer in the Garden – Hailey Rise Farm/Reston, Va. – Sept. 14
Maryland Wine Festival – Westminster, MD – Sept. 14
49th Annual Orange StreetFestival – Orange, Va. – Sept. 14
Woolly Bully Beer Festival – The Wool Factory/Charlottesville, Va. – Sept. 14
Wheatland Spring Oktoberfest – Waterford, Va. – Sept. 14-15
Alexandria Arts Festival – Carlyle District – Sept. 14-15
Maryland Seafood Festival – Sandy Point State Park/Annapolis, MD – Sept. 14-15
Stone Bridge Fall Festival & Chili Cook-Off – Potomac Town Center/Woodbridge, Va. – Sept. 14-15
Cox Farms Fall Festival – Centreville, Va. – Sept. 14-Nov. 5
OktoberForestFest – Fine Creek Brewing, Powhatan, Va. – Sept. 15

Heurich House Maerzen Release Event – Dupont Circle – Sept. 18
Atlas Oktoberfest – Navy Yard, SE DC – Sept. 19
Oktoberfest 5k & 10k – Port City Brewing, Alexandria, Va. – Sept. 20
Atlas Oktoberfest – Alexandria, Va. – Sept. 20
Silver Branch Brewing Oktoberfest – Silver Spring, MD – Sept. 20-21
2 Silos Oktoberfest – Maassas, Va – Sept. 20-22
Lovettsville Oktoberfest – Lovettsville, Va. – Sept. 20-22
St. Benedict Oktoberfest – Richmond. Va. – Sept. 20-22
Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest – Newark, DE – Sept. 20-22
Wunder Garten Oktoberfest – NOMA DC – Sept. 20-Oct. 13
H Street Festival – Northeast DC – Sept. 21
Port City Brewing Wunderfest – Alexandria, Va. – Sept. 21
Churchkey Oktoberfest (scroll to find) – 14th St. NW DC – Sept. 21
Atlas Oktoberfest – Ivy City, NE DC – Sept. 21
Prost Oktoberfest – NW DC – starting Sept. 21
Settle Down Easy Brewing Oktoberfest – Falls Church, Va. – Sept. 21
Oktoberfest @ the Boro – Tyson’s Corner, Va. – Sept. 21
Shipgarten Oktoberfest Kickoff – Tyson’s Corner, Va. – Sept. 21
Taste of Annandale – Annadale, Va. – Sept. 21
Reston Multicultural Festival – Reston, Va. – Sept. 21
Middleburg Oktoberfest – Middleburg, Va. – Sept. 21
4th Annual Susquehanna Wine & Seafood Fest – Havre De Grace, MD – Sept. 21
Lynchburg Beer, Wine & Cider Festival – City Stadium – Sept. 21
2 Silos Brewing Oktoberfest – Manassas, Va. – Sept. 21-22
Stratford Hall Wine & Oyster Festival – Stratford, Va – Sept. 21-22
Iron Blossom Music Festival – Richmond. Va. – Sept. 21-22
Bluemont Fair – Bluemont, Va. – Sept. 21-22
Bluejacket Oktoberfest – Navy Yard, SE DC – Sept. 22
West Annapolis Oktoberfest – West Annapolis, MD – Sept. 22

Calvert County Fair – Barstow, MD – Sept. 25-29
World is Your Oyster Fest – B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD – Sept. 26
DC Art All Night – various locations – Sept. 27-28
Frederick’s Oktoberfest – Frederick, MD Fairgrounds – Sept. 27-28
Silver Branch Brewing Oktoberfest – Warrenton, Va. – Sept. 27-29
HiFi Oktoberfest – Del Rey Alexandria – Sept. 28
Alexandria Oktoberfest – Carlyle Square – Sept. 28
Rocktobierfest – Rockville, MD – Sept. 28
Aslin Brewing 9th Anniversary Fest – Alexandria, Va. – Sept. 28
Oktoberfest Bar Crawl – Dupont Circle DC – Sept. 28
Mosaic Fall Festival – Fairfax, Va. – Sept. 28
Clarendon Day – Clarendon, Va. – Sept. 28
German International School 5K Run & Oktoberfest – Potomac, MD – Sept. 28
First Amendment Festival – DC Wharf – Sept. 28
18th Maryland Microbrewery Festival – Westminster, MD – Sept. 28
National Landing Oktoberfest – we still think of it as Crystal City – Sept. 28

OktoberForest Fest/Taste of Virginia Tap Takeover – locally at Andy/s Pizza in NOMA/DC & Evening Star in Del Ray/Alexandria; events also in C’ville, Richmond, Norton, Norfolk & Abingdon, Va. – Oct. 2
Fort Belvoir Oktoberfest – Fort Belvoir, Va. – Oct. 3-6
42nd Annual Crab Carnival – West Point, Va. – Oct. 4-5
Waterford Fair – Waterford, Va. – Oct. 4-6
Mount Vernon Fall Wine Festival – George Washington’s Mount Vernon – Oct. 4-6
Fells Point Fun Festival – Baltimore, MD – Oct. 4-6
Wharf Oktoberfest/Wiener 500 Dachshund Dash – DC Wharf – Oct. 5
Vienna Oktoberfest – Vienna, Va. – Oct. 5
Germantown Oktoberfest – Germantown, MD – Oct. 5
Rustico Oktoberfest –Alexandria, Va. – Oct. 5
Vola’s Fall Oysterfest – Old Town Alexandria – Oct. 5
Black Owned Wine & Spirits Festival – Capital Turnaround, SE DC – Oct. 5
Art on the Avenue – Del Ray/Alexandria, Va. – Oct. 5
Open Streets DC – 7th St NW – Oct. 5
The Great Oktoberfest – Buzzards Point SW DC – Oct. 5
Old Bust Head Oktoberfest – Warrenton, Va. – Oct. 5
Das Best Oktoberfest – Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD – Oct. 5
Manassas Fall Jubilee – Manassas. Va. – Oct. 5
Mount Airy Oktoberfest – Mount Airy, MD – Oct. 5
Gordonsville Fried Chicken Festival – Gordonsville, Va. – Oct. 5
21st Festival of the Grape – Powhatan, Va. – Oct. 5
Fall Fest – Rock Hall, MD – Oct. 5
Uptown Martinsville Oktoberfest – Martinsville, Va. – Oct. 5
Takoma Park Street Festival – Takoma Park, DC/MD – Oct. 6
PIKEtoberfest – North Bethesda, MD – Oct. 6

Charlottesville Brewer’s Ball – Downtown Mall, C'ville – Oct. 10
Maryland State BBQ Bash – Bel Air, MD – Oct. 11-12
Snallygaster 2024 – Pennsylvania Ave. NW DC – Oct. 12
City of Fairfax Fall Festival – Old Town FFX – Oct. 12
Hops & Harvest Festival – Columbia, MD – Oct.12
Virginia Fall Races – Middleburg, Va. – Oct. 12
Easton Beer Fest – Easton, MD – Oct. 12
Chincoteague Oyster Festival – Chincoteague, Va. – Oct. 12
Chesapeake Wine Festival – Chesapeake, Va. – Oct. 12
Virginia Wine and Garlic Festival – Rebec Vineyard, Amherst, Va. – Oct. 12-13
Kentlands Oktoberfest – Gaithersburg, MD – Oct. 13
Clifton Day – Clifton, Va. – Oct. 13

Good Beer Festival – Salisbury, MD – Oct. 18-19
Richmond Oktoberfest – Meadow Event Park/Doswell, Va. – Oct. 18-19
Boo at the Zoo – National Zoo, NW DC – Oct. 18-20
Haymarket Day – Haymarket, Va. – Oct. 19
Berlin Oktoberfest – Berlin, MD – Oct. 19
U.S. Oyster Festival – St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds/Leonardtown, MD – Oct. 19-20

Virginia Gold Cup Races – The Plains, Va. – Oct. 26
Nightmare in the Navy Yard – Capital Turnaround, SE DC – Oct 26
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum OysterFest – St. Michaels, MD – Oct. 26
Mactoberfest Mac & Cheese Festival – Caroline Culinary Arts Center/Denton MD – Oct. 26

Urbanna Oyster Festival – Urbanna, Va. – Nov. 1-2
DC Beer Festival – Nationals Park – Nov. 2
El Dia de los Muertos Festival – National Portrait Gallery – Nov. 2
Sykesville Craft Beer Festival – Sykesville, MD – Nov. 2
Montpelier Hunt Races – Montpelier Station, Va. – Nov. 2

Maryland Irish Festival – State Fair Grounds/Timonium – Nov. 8-10
Baltimore Craft Beer Festival – Canton Waterfront Park – Nov. 9

Old Ebbitt Oyster Riot – NW DC – Nov. 22-23
Settle Down Easy Brewing 6th Anniversary – Falls Church, Va. – Nov. 24

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