Festival Season 2025

A DCPA+CJ tradition since 2015! Here's your 2025 rundown of Oktoberfests, county fairs, oyster showcases, and other festivals/happenings that brighten the Fall season. 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 or mis-linked, and we'll continue to expand the list throughout the season. Get out there and have some fun!

DC Jazzfest – DC Wharf – Aug. 27-31
Front Porch Festival – Stuart, Va. – Aug. 28-31
Dynasty Brewing Anniversary Weekend – Ashburn, Va. – Aug. 29-31
Greenbelt Labor Day Festival – Greenbelt, MD – Aug. 29-Sept. 1
Shipgarten Labor Day Cookout & Craft Beer Festival – McLean, Va. – Aug. 30
Dynasty Brewing Co.'s 7th & FINAL Anniversary Party – Ashburn, Va. – Aug. 30
Washington Chinese Culture Festival – 3rd & Pennsylvania Ave NW – Aug. 30
AFRO+ Fest – RFK Festival Grounds – Aug. 30
Taste of the Mountains Main Street Festival – Madison, Va. – Aug. 30
14th Annual Labor Day Wine & Music Fest – Rebec Vineyard, Amherst, Va. – Aug. 30
51st Virginia Scottish Games – The Plains, Va. – Aug. 30 & 31
Middle Eastern Food Festival – McLean, Va. – Aug. 30 & 31
National Hard Crab Derby – Crisfield, MD – Aug. 30 & 31
Glen Echo Park Labor Day Weekend Art Show – Glen Echo, MD – Aug. 30-Sept. 1
Loudoun County Musician’s Festival – Hillsboro, Va. – Aug. 31
Western Maryland Craft Beverage Festival – Frostburg, MD – Aug. 31
Note: tickets go on sale for the on Tuesday, Sept. 2 for the Old Ebbitt Oyster Riot – Downtown DC – Nov. 21-22, 2025 – usually sell out fast 

Watermelon Picker's Festival (bluegrass, etc.) – Berryville, Va. – Sept. 4-6
DC State Fair – Eckington/Brookland, NE DC – Sept. 6
33rd Rosslyn Jazz Fest – Gateway Park – Sept. 6
Silver Spring Jazz Festival – Veterans Plaza – Sept. 6
Apple Harvest Cider Festival – Gaithersburg, MD – Sept. 6
U.S. Asian Fest – Dulles Town Center – Sept. 6
Chestertown Jazz Festival – Chestertown, MD – Sept. 6
Virginia Cider Festival – Fredericksburg, Va. – Sept. 6
50th Orange Street Festival – Orange, Va. – Sept. 6
Rockbridge Beer & Wine Festival – Lexington, Va. – Sept. 6
Bethesda Row Arts Festival – Bethesda, MD – Sept. 6-7
Lake Anna Jazz Fest – Mineral, Va. – Sept. 6-7 
DC Dine All Night – various locations – Sept. 6-13
Slavic American Festival – Annandale, Va. – Sept. 7
OktoberForest Fest – Fine Creek Brewing/Powhatan, Va. – Sept. 7
Takoma Park Folk Festival – Takoma Park, MD – Sept. 7 

Charles County Fair – La Plata, MD – Sept. 11-14
DC Art All Night – various locations – Sept. 12-13
28th Annual Fall Wine Festival – Virginia Beach – Sept. 12-13
Washington Ukrainian Festival – Silver Spring, MD – Sept. 12-14
101st Charles County Fair – LaPlata, MD – Sept. 12-14
Wundergarten Oktoberfest – NOMA DC – Sept. 12-Oct. 12
Maryland Wine Festival – Westminster, MD – Sept. 13
757 Battle of the Beers – Virginia Beach – Sept. 13
Stone Bridge Fall Festival & Chili Cook-Off  – Potomac Town Center/Woodbridge, Va. – Sept. 13
Fredtoberfest – 6 Bears & a Goat Brewery/Fredricksburg, Va. – Sept. 13
Alexandria Art Festival – John Carlyle Square – Sept. 13-14
Wheatland Spring Oktoberfest – Waterford, Va. – Sept. 13-14
Maryland Seafood Festival – Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis, MD – Sept. 13-14
Adams Morgan Day – where else? – Sept. 14
49th Falls Church Festival/Taste of FC – Falls Church, Va. – Sept. 14 

History & Hops – Heurich House, Dupont Circle DC – Sept. 18
BBQ & Barrels – Nationals Park – Sept. 19
Siebenfest – Elder Pine Brewing, Gaithersburg, MD – Sept. 19-21
2 Silos Oktoberfest – Manassas, Va – Sept. 19-21
St. Benedict Oktoberfest – Richmond. Va. – Sept. 19-21
Delaware Saengerbund Oktoberfest – Newark, DE – Sept. 19-21
H Street Festival – Northeast DC – Sept. 20
Wunderfest – Port City Brewing/Alexandria, Va. – Sept. 20
Taste of Annandale – Annandale, Va. – Sept. 20
RhinO'fest 2025 – Lost Rhino Brewing, Ashburn, Va. – Sept. 20
Solace Brewing Oktoberfest – Sterling, Va. – Sept. 20
Reston Multicultural Festival – Reston Town Center – Sept. 20
Middleburg Oktoberfest – Middleburg, Va. – Sept. 20
Old Bust Head Brewing Harvest Fest – Warrenton, Va. – Sept. 20
Festival of Grapes and Hops – Petersburg, Va. – Sept. 20
16th Annual Lynchburg Beer, Wine & Cider Festival – Lynchburg, Va. – Sept. 20
5th Annual Susquehanna Wine & Seafood Fest – Havre De Grace, MD – Sept. 20
Stratford Hall Wine & Oyster Festival – Stratford, Va – Sept. 20-21
Bluemont Fair – Bluemont, Va. – Sept. 20-21
Iron Blossom Festival – Richmond, Va. – Sept. 20-21 

Calvert County Fair – Barstow, MD – Sept. 24-28
Frederick’s Oktoberfest – Frederick, MD Fairgrounds – Sept. 26-27
Lovettsville Oktoberfest – Lovettsville, Va. – Sept. 26-28
Ocean’s Calling Festival – Ocean City, MD – Sept. 26-28
State Fair of Virginia – Meadow Event Park/Doswell, Va. – Sept. 26-Oct. 5
Aslin Beer Co. 10th Anniversary Party – West End Alexandria, Va. – Sept. 27
Virginia Wine & Beer Festival – Crystal City/Arlington – more here – Sept. 27
Alexandria Oktoberfest – John Carlyle Square Park – Sept. 27
Clarendon Day – Clarendon, Va. – Sept. 27
Rocktobierfest – Rockville, MD – Sept. 27
Maryland Microbrewery Festival – Westminster, MD – Sept. 27
Rocktoberfest @ Rockwood – Gainesville, Va. – Sept. 27
Orange Oktoberfest – Orange, Va. – Sept. 27
Montpelier Days – Montpelier, Va. – Sept. 27
Mosaic Fall Festival – Fairfax, Va. – Sept. 27-28
Brews with a Purpose – Wunder Garten, NOMA DC – fundraiser for the DC Rape Crisis Center – Sept. 28
West Annapolis Oktoberfest – West Annapolis, MD – Sept. 28 

World is Your Oyster Fest – B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD – Oct. 2
West Point Crab Festival – West Point. Va. – Oct. 3-4
Waterford Fair – Waterford, Va. – Oct. 3-5
Vienna Oktoberfest – Vienna, Va. – Oct. 4
Wharf Oktoberfest/Wiener Dog Races – DC Wharf – Oct. 4
Taste of Bethesda – Woodmont Triangle – Oct. 4
Germantown October Fest – Germantown Town Center – Oct. 4
Black Owned Wine & Spirits Festival – Hamilton Hotel, NW DC – Oct. 4
Art on the Avenue – Del Ray/Alexandria, Va. – Oct. 4
Home Rule Music Festival – Alethia Tanner Park, NE DC – Oct. 4
Hops & Harvest Festival – Columbia, MD – Oct. 4
Das Best Oktoberfest – Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD – Oct. 4
42nd Manassas Fall Jubilee – Manassas. Va. – Oct. 4
Wanderland Maryland Craft Beverage Festival – Symphony Woods/Columbia, MD
Gordonsville Fried Chicken Festival – Gordonsville, Va. – Oct. 4
Festival of the Grape – Powhaten, Va. – Oct. 4
Uptown Martinsville Oktoberfest – Martinsville, Va. – Oct. 4
Takoma Park Street Festival – Takoma Park, DC/MD – Oct. 5
PIKEtoberfest – North Bethesda, MD – Oct. 5 
Foxfield Races – Charlottesville, Va. – Oct. 5 

Charlottesville's Finest & Brewer's Ball – Ting Pavillion, C’ville – Oct. 9
Maryland State BBQ Bash – Bel Air, MD – Oct. 10-11
Mt. Vernon Fall Wine Festival – George Washington’s Mt. Vernon – Oct. 10-12
Fells Point Fun Festival – Baltimore, MD – Oct. 10-12
Snallygaster 2025 – Downtown DC – Oct. 11
Pierogi Festival 2025 – Settle Down Easy Brewing, Falls Church, Va. – Oct. 11
City of Fairfax Fall Festival – Old Town FFX – Oct. 11
Celebrate Van Ness Main Street – NW DC – Oct. 11
Fall Fest – Rock Hall, MD – Oct. 11
Virginia Fall Races – Middleburg, Va. – Oct. 11
Chesapeake Wine Festival – Chesapeake, Va. – Oct. 11
Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival – Crozet, Va. – Oct. 11-12
Virginia Wine and Garlic Festival – Rebec Vineyard, Amherst, Va. – Oct. 11-123
Kentlands Oktoberfest – Gathersburg, MD – Oct. 12
Clifton Day – Clifton, Va. – Oct. 12 

55th Richmond Oktoberfest – Richmond Raceway – Oct. 17-18
Good Beer Festival – Salisbury, MD – Oct. 17-18
Boo at the Zoo – National Zoo – Oct. 17-19
DC Wine Fest – Union Market, NE DC – Oct. 18
Haymarket Day – Haymarket, Va. – Oct. 18
Berlin Oktoberfest – Berlin, MD – Oct. 18
U.S. Oyster Festival – St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds/Leonardtown, MD – Oct. 18-19 

Yardfest – Howard University – Oct. 24
DC Brewers’ Guild Real-ly Local Ale Invitational – Bridge District, SE DC – Oct. 25
Virginia Gold Gup – Middleburg, Va. – Oct. 25
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum OysterFest – St. Michaels, MD – Oct. 25
Maryland Crabcake Festival – Westminster, MD – Oct 25
Mactoberfest Mac & Cheese Festival – Chesapeake Culinary Center/Denton MD – Oct. 25
Del Ray Halloween Parade – Alexandria, Va. – Oct 26 

Nightmare in the Navy Yard – SE DC – Oct. 31
Old Town Halloween Bar Crawl – Alexandria, Va. – Oct. 31-Nov. 1
Wharf DC Día de los Muertos Festival – SW DC – Nov. 1
Charles County Oyster Festival – Indian Head, MD – Nov. 1
Montpelier Races – Montpelier, Va. – Nov. 1
Williamsburg Fall Festival – Williamsburg, Va. – Nov. 1 

68th Urbanna Oyster Festival – Urbanna, Va. – Nov. 7-8
Maryland Irish Festival – State Fair Grounds/Timonium – Nov. 7-9
DC Beer Festival – Nationals Park – Nov. 8
Sykesville Craft Beer Festival – Sykesville, MD – Nov. 8 

Old Ebbitt Oyster Riot – Downtown DC – Nov. 21-22, 2025 – tix on Sept. 2
Alexandria Cider Festival – Old Town Alexandria – Nov. 22