Two Halloween parades tonight, trick-or-treats all weekend, and early voting ends Saturday.
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Leesburg and Vienna hold their Halloween parades tonight. Students are off from Thursday through Tuesday. Thursday has trick-or-treating at the Ashburn library, Friday has Mall-O-Ween at Dulles Town Center and a sensory-friendly trick-or-treat at Segra Field, and Halloween night has a free Harvest Party with pony rides in Leesburg. Early voting ends Saturday at 5, Election Day is Tuesday, and Temple Hall Farm's pumpkin patch closes for the season the same day.

The 5-second plan
Thursday at 3 in Ashburn: Trick-or-Treat at the Library, with candy, crafts and activities.
Friday or Saturday night, about 30 minutes away: Fields of Fear at Cox Farms, $45, tickets online only, not recommended under 12.
Friday or Saturday night, about 20 minutes away: the Tally Ho in Leesburg has a Halloween rock show Friday and a Morgan Wallen tribute Saturday, $15 in advance plus fees, with $100 cash for each night's costume-contest winner.
Saturday, 9 to 5, countywide: the last day of early voting. On Tuesday, polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday from 4 to 9, about 20 minutes away: Cornerstone Chapel's free Harvest Party in Leesburg, with amusement rides, a petting zoo and pony rides.
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Tonight

Leesburg's 70th Halloween parade steps off at 6:30, Vienna's goes down Maple Avenue at 7, and South Riding shows Coco on its Town Green.

Leesburg's 70th Kiwanis Halloween parade steps off tonight at 6:30, led by Stone Bridge High School's Key Club. Vienna's parade goes down Maple Avenue at 7, rain or shine.
Wed 10/28; Leesburg 6:30 p.m., streets close 5:45 p.m.; Vienna 7 p.m., marchers meet 6 p.m. at United Bank, 374 Maple Ave. E. · No charge posted · ~20 min, downtown Leesburg; ~30 min, Maple Ave from Branch Rd to Center St, Vienna · Families; costumes welcome
South Riding shows Coco on its Town Green tonight at 7, and families are invited to come in costume. Bring blankets and lawn chairs.
Wed 10/28, 7–10 p.m. · Price not posted · ~20 min, South Riding Town Green, 43080 Center St, South Riding · All ages; family-friendly costumes
Editor's Pick

Temple Hall Farm's pumpkin patch is open every day of the school break, then closes for the season Tuesday, November 3. Paid tickets include a pumpkin and flowers; no online tickets or dogs.

Thu 10/29–Tue 11/3, daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m., last tickets 4; Paint a Pumpkin Sat 10/31, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. · $12 a person Thu, Fri, Mon and Tue; $15 Sat and Sun; under 2 free (no pumpkin); painting $5; family of four $48 on a weekday, $60 on the weekend · ~25 min, 15855 Limestone School Rd, Leesburg · All ages

Early voting ends Saturday at 5, and the Ashburn rec center is open all three days. Bring an acceptable ID, such as a voter card, driver's license or state ID.

Thu 10/29, noon–7 p.m.; Fri 10/30, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat 10/31, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Office of Elections in Leesburg opens 8:30 a.m. Thu and Fri · Free · In Ashburn, Ashburn Recreation and Community Center, 21105 Coopers Hawk Dr; same hours at Claude Moore in Sterling, Dulles South and Carver Senior Center in Purcellville · Registered Loudoun voters
It's Voting Time

Early voting ends Saturday at 5, and polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Election Day.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, at your assigned polling place. The sample ballot has the U.S. Senate and 10th District House races, three proposed state constitutional amendments and county bonds of $40.3 million for schools, $35.4 million for public safety and $280.8 million for transportation.
Tue 11/3, polls 6 a.m.–7 p.m. · Free · Your assigned polling place; Office of Elections 703-777-0380 · Registered Loudoun voters
Take a voted mail ballot to any polling place by 7 p.m. Tuesday, or to the 24-hour drop box in Leesburg. Monday is the last day for library drop boxes.
Library boxes during open hours through Mon 11/2; polling places and the Leesburg box until 7 p.m. Tue 11/3 · Free; return postage prepaid · ~20 min, 24-hour box at 750 Miller Dr SE, Suite 150, Leesburg · Voters still holding a mail ballot
Halloween Special

Trick-or-treats run from Thursday's library hour in Ashburn to Halloween afternoon at The Branch, the Tally Ho pays $100 cash to each night's costume-contest winner, and Dracula's Midnight Masquerade has its final weekend.

Trick-or-treats and trunk-or-treats
The Ashburn library holds Trick-or-Treat at the Library on Thursday, with candy, crafts and activities. Gum Spring's Halloween Hang-Out has kids in costume trick-or-treat at the service desks.
Thu 10/29; Gum Spring 1:30–4 p.m.; Ashburn 3–4 p.m. · No charge or sign-up posted · In Ashburn, Meeting Rooms A, B and C, 43316 Hay Rd; ~20 min, Gum Spring Library, 24600 Millstream Dr, Stone Ridge · Birth to 5 and elementary
Mall-O-Ween sends costumed kids on a storefront trick-or-treat trail at Dulles Town Center on Friday. Center Court has crafts, a magician and face painting.
Fri 10/30, 4–6 p.m. · No charge posted · ~15 min, Dulles Town Center, 21100 Dulles Town Cir, Dulles · All ages; costumes encouraged
The Branch in Leesburg holds a free trunk-or-treat on Halloween afternoon. The hosts ask families to RSVP on Eventbrite, but tickets aren't required.
Sat 10/31, noon–5 p.m. · Free · ~20 min, The Branch, 49 Catoctin Cir SE, Leesburg · All ages; costumes encouraged
Cascades library's Halloween Dance Party on Friday morning includes a story, a short parade and trick-or-treating.
Fri 10/30, 10:30–11:15 a.m. · No charge posted · ~15 min, Meeting Room B, 21030 Whitfield Pl, Potomac Falls · Birth to 5 and elementary; costumes encouraged
Trinity Church of Loudoun's Fall Festival on Thursday evening has a trunk-or-treat, live music, a bounce house and cider.
Thu 10/29, 5:30–7:30 p.m. · No charge posted · ~20 min, Trinity Church of Loudoun, 900 Sycolin Rd, Leesburg · Families
Adaptive Recreation holds a sensory-friendly trick-or-treat at Segra Field on Friday, then a Fall Fest with a talent show Saturday. Friday adds an inflatable corn maze and a touch-a-truck; AR's Got Talent starts at 12:45 Saturday.
Fri 10/30, 5–7 p.m.; Sat 10/31, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. · Prices and sign-up not posted · ~20 min, Segra Field parking lots, 42095 Loudoun United Dr, Leesburg · Youth of all abilities and their families; sensory-friendly
Kids trick-or-treat at the county animal shelter Friday for $5 each; on Tuesday night only the 7:30 entry still had room. Sign up first; 6:30 through 7:15 were waitlisted, and pets stay home.
Fri 10/30, entries every 15 minutes from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., about 35–45 minutes inside · $5 a child; two kids $10 · ~20 min, Loudoun County Animal Services, 42225 Adoption Dr, Leesburg · All ages; under 18 with a parent or guardian
Family parties, shows and costume contests
Cornerstone Chapel's Harvest Party in Leesburg is free on Halloween night, with amusement rides, a petting zoo and pony rides. It also has games, food trucks and plenty of candy.
Sat 10/31, 4–9 p.m. · Free; whether rides cost extra not posted · ~20 min, Cornerstone Chapel, 650 Battlefield Pkwy SE, Leesburg · Kids of all ages
The Loudoun Symphony plays spooky movie music at Stone Bridge High School on Halloween. Doors open at 1 for crafts, a trick-or-treat scavenger hunt and a haunted theatre the orchestra suggests for kids about 8 and up.
Sat 10/31; activities 1–2:45 p.m., concert 3 p.m. · On Eventbrite, fees included: adults $44.52, seniors $39.19, students $17.85, kids 12 and under $7.18; two adults and two kids $103.40 · In Ashburn, Stone Bridge High School, 43100 Hay Rd · All ages; family-friendly costumes welcome
Brambleton library's Halloween Spooktacular on Thursday has creepy crafts and ghoulish games.
Thu 10/29, 4–5 p.m. · No charge posted · ~10 min, Children's Program Room, 22850 Brambleton Plaza, Ashburn · Elementary
A $3 Spooky Celebration for kids 2 to 11 fills the Sterling Community Center on Friday afternoon. There's candy, crafts, games and a costume party; sign up through PRCS Connect, activity 103703-01.
Fri 10/30, noon–3 p.m. · $3 a child; two kids $6 · ~15 min, Sterling Community Center, 120 Enterprise St, Sterling · Ages 2–11 with an adult
Great Country Farms holds costume-contest parades at 12:30 and 2:30 on Halloween. Prizes go to couple, family, girl superhero and boy superhero costumes; line up behind the pig-racing barn.
Sat 10/31, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. · Included with festival admission; no separate parade fee posted · ~40 min, 18780 Foggy Bottom Rd, Bluemont · Families in costume
Grown-up parties, shows and dinners
The Tally Ho pays $100 cash to a costume-contest winner on Friday and again on Saturday. Burn The Ballroom plays Friday, and Whiskey Glasses, a Morgan Wallen tribute, plays A Haunted Honky Tonky on Saturday.
Fri 10/30 and Sat 10/31, doors 7 p.m. · $15 in advance, $20 day of show, $35 VIP seat, plus TicketWeb fees ($21.70 in advance with fees), so a family of four $86.80 in advance · ~20 min, Tally Ho Theater, 19 W Market St, Leesburg · All ages
The library brings Trivia Night: Spooky Edition to Blend Coffee Bar in Ashburn on Friday evening.
Fri 10/30, 7:30–9 p.m. · No charge posted · ~10 min, Blend Coffee Bar, 43170 Southern Walk Plaza, Ste 120, Ashburn · Adults
Eddie Merlot's serves four courses for two for $99 over Halloween weekend, dine-in only.
Fri 10/30–Sun 11/1, while supplies last · $99 for two · ~10 min, Eddie Merlot's, 20350 Minot Dr, One Loudoun, Ashburn · Couples
After the Dark, a Halloween party at XCAL in Ashburn on Saturday night, has a costume contest and a fortune teller.
Sat 10/31, 9–11:59 p.m. · Entry $107.60 on Eventbrite with fees; VIP tables $446.80 for four, $690.60 for six; no refunds · In Ashburn, XCAL Shooting Sports and Fitness, 44950 Russell Branch Pkwy · VIP tables 21+ with photo ID; age limit for entry tickets not posted
Breaux Vineyards spends Halloween afternoon dancing to '80s and '90s hits with DJ Spacey Lacey. A spooky-themed Paint n' Sip that day, advance tickets only, includes supplies and your first glass of wine.
Sat 10/31; DJ in the afternoon, winery hours 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Paint n' Sip 2–4 p.m. · Paint n' Sip $45, advance tickets only, through Merely Creative; DJ afternoon price not posted · ~30 min, Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Ln, Purcellville · Age guidance not posted; wine 21+
Solace Brewing's Halloween Bash at its Ballston taproom in Arlington on Saturday night has a costume contest and live music.
Sat 10/31, 8 p.m.; live music from 8:30 p.m. · Price not posted · ~40 min, Solace Brewing Ballston, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington · Age guidance not posted
Haunts and scary nights
Fields of Fear at Cox Farms is $45 on Friday and Saturday, with tickets sold online only. Your ticket is for the night, not a set time, so arriving by 7 gets you in earlier.
Fri 10/30 and Sat 10/31, 7:30–11 p.m., last entry 10 · $45 Oct 30 and 31, $40 Nov 6 and 7; ages 2 and up need a ticket; family of four $180 this weekend · ~30 min, 15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville · Not recommended under 12; under 14 needs an adult
Dracula's Midnight Masquerade has its final weekend at Dodona Manor in Leesburg, Friday to Sunday. It's staged outdoors with limited capacity, and Friday's 7 p.m. show is sold out.
Fri 10/30, 9 p.m. (7 p.m. sold out); Sat 10/31, 7 and 9 p.m.; Sun 11/1, 7 p.m. · General admission $50.99 with fees; the Crimson Curse VIP is sold out, and the $70.99 Vampire Trail tour ticket is sold out or nearly so · ~20 min, George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor, 312 E Market St, Leesburg · Horror, blood and strobe effects
Milltown Haunt in Lovettsville runs Friday to Sunday; its season ends November 7. The last two nights are an 18-and-up Extreme Night and a lights-out Blackout Night, both $50; waits can be up to 90 minutes on busy nights.
Fri 10/30 and Sat 10/31, gates 6 p.m., haunt 7–11 p.m.; Sun 11/1, haunt 7–10 p.m.; Extreme Night Fri 11/6; Blackout Night Sat 11/7 · $40 general admission, so a family of four $160; $55 skip-the-line; online service fees extra, none if you pay cash at the booth; midway only $5, free for kids 10 and under · ~40 min, 13936 Milltown Rd, Lovettsville · Extreme Night 18+; age guidance for other nights not posted
Teens hunt for ghosts with the Rust library's thermal imaging cameras on Monday evening.
Mon 11/2, 6–7:30 p.m. · No charge posted · ~20 min, Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Rd NW, Leesburg · Middle and high school
After Halloween: pumpkin smashes and recycling
Leesburg's first Pumpkin Smash is Sunday at Tuscarora Creek Park, free. County nutrition educators help you make pumpkin-seed trail mix.
Sun 11/1, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. · Free, per the event flyer; pumpkin rules not posted · ~20 min, Tuscarora Creek Park, 425 Solitude Ct SE, Leesburg · Community event; no age guidance posted
Ashburn Farm's Pumpkins for Pigs takes used jack-o'-lanterns all November, even rotting ones. Double-bag them and leave them on the porch named on the flyer; they go to a farm each weekend.
Sun 11/1–Mon 11/30 · Free · In Ashburn, Ashburn Farm; drop-off porch on the flyer · Ashburn Farm neighbors; whether others may drop off not posted
Fall Festivals & Farms

Great Country Farms' pumpkin festival and Wegmeyer's u-pick patch close on Halloween, while Cox Farms and Pumpkin Village stay open on Election Day and run to November 8.

Pumpkin Village at Leesburg Animal Park has weekend kids' performers and is open Election Day. Mr. Jon & Friends play Saturday and The Great Zucchini Sunday, both at 11, with free face painting noon to 3; season ends November 8.
Thu 10/29, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.; Fri 10/30 and Sat 10/31, 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sun 11/1, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; Mon 11/2, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.; open Tue 11/3, hours not posted · $19.95 Thu, Fri and Mon; $24.95 Sat and Sun; weekend and holiday tickets online only; under 2 free; family of four (kids 2 and up) $79.80 Thu, Fri or Mon, $99.80 Sat or Sun · ~20 min, 19246 James Monroe Hwy, Leesburg · All ages
Cox Farms' Fall Festival is open every day of the school break, Election Day included, through November 8. Tickets are online only, and both days last weekend sold out.
Thu 10/29–Sat 10/31, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sun 11/1–Tue 11/3, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; last entry an hour before close; closed Wed 11/4 · $20 Thu, Fri, Mon and Tue; $30 Sat and Sun; ages 2 and up need a ticket; family of four $80 on a weekday, $120 on the weekend · ~30 min, 15621 Braddock Rd, Centreville · All ages; under 14 with an adult
Great Country Farms' pumpkin festival in Bluemont has three days left and ends on Halloween. Wegmeyer Farms in Hamilton also closes its u-pick patch on Halloween; its required reservation covers your first $30 of pumpkins.
Great Country Thu 10/29–Sat 10/31, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., last wagon 4; Wegmeyer Thu 10/29–Sat 10/31, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. · Great Country online $14 adult and $12 child Thu and Fri, $16 and $14 Sat, plus a $1 ticketing fee; gate $16 Thu and Fri, $18 Sat, ages 3 and up; 2 and under free; family of four online $52 Thu or Fri, $60 Sat, before fees · ~40 min, 18780 Foggy Bottom Rd, Bluemont; ~30 min, 38299 Hughesville Rd, Hamilton · All ages
Great Country Farms' Pumpkin Chunkin' brings pumpkin smashing and marshmallow roasting Sunday through Tuesday. Advance tickets cost less than the gate.
Sun 11/1–Tue 11/3, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; marshmallow roasting 11 a.m.–4 p.m. · Advance $14 adult, $12 child, plus a $1 ticketing fee; gate $16 a guest 3 and up; two adults and two kids 3 and up $52 in advance before fees, $64 at the gate · ~40 min, 18780 Foggy Bottom Rd, Bluemont · All ages
This Weekend

One Loudoun has the season's last Moonlight Market on Friday and Asia In a Bite's Asian street-food vendors on Saturday and Sunday, and a murder-mystery dinner show plays Leesburg, Hillsboro and Brambleton.

Friday
One Loudoun's Moonlight Market has its last Friday of the season, free. Local makers, artists and bakers set up; Eddie Merlot's at One Loudoun has a $99 Halloween dinner for two the same night.
Fri 10/30, 5–9 p.m. · Free · In Ashburn, One Loudoun, 20387 Exchange St · All ages
A Friday-night comedy showcase at Solace Brewing in Sterling gives every ticket dollar to Gift of Adoption. IDs are checked at the door.
Fri 10/30, doors 5:30 p.m., show 7:15 p.m. · $12.51 a ticket or $17.85 for two on Eventbrite, fees included · ~15 min, Solace Brewing Company, 42615 Trade West Dr, #100, Sterling · Adults 18+
A Grave Misunderstanding, a murder-mystery dinner show, plays The Branch Thursday, Hillsborough Winery Friday and Ahso in Brambleton Sunday. Hillsborough is the $35 night; seats at Ahso are limited.
Thu 10/29, The Branch, cocktails 6, show 7:15 p.m.; Fri 10/30, Hillsborough, arrive 5 p.m., show 5:30; Sun 11/1, Ahso, doors and dinner 5:30 p.m. · The Branch $123.49 a person plus tax and gratuity; Hillsborough $35 a person plus a ticketing fee, $30 for Ruby Club members, food extra; Ahso $129.80 a person plus tax, with a plated dinner and dessert · ~20 min, The Branch, 49 Catoctin Cir SE, Leesburg; ~35 min, Hillsborough Winery, 36716 Charles Town Pike, Hillsboro; ~10 min, Ahso, 22855 Brambleton Plaza, Ste 108, Brambleton · Rated PG-13; The Branch night is 18+
Saturday
Asia In a Bite brings dozens of Asian street-food vendors to One Loudoun Saturday and Sunday, free with an RSVP. A DJ plays, 10 or more merchandise vendors set up, and you RSVP on Tixr.
Sat 10/31 and Sun 11/1; One Loudoun posts 11 a.m.–7 p.m.; the RSVP page lists a noon start · Free with an RSVP; food prices not posted · ~10 min, One Loudoun, 44578 Atwater Dr, Ashburn · All ages
Vanish Farmwoods Brewery has The Big Laird Band on Halloween afternoon and Cheater Slicks that evening. Cheater Slicks is a local classic and southern rock band with some country.
Sat 10/31, 1–4 and 5–8 p.m. · Price not posted · ~25 min, Vanish Farmwoods Brewery, 42245 Black Hops Ln, Leesburg · Age guidance not posted
Sunday
Uruguayan-born guitarist Osvaldo Gold plays classical works by Latin American composers at the Ashburn library on Sunday afternoon.
Sun 11/1, 2–3:30 p.m. · No charge posted · In Ashburn, Meeting Rooms A, B and C, 43316 Hay Rd · Elementary through adults
Family

Students are off Thursday through Tuesday, Ashburn Village's day camp is $50 a day for residents, and Ashburn Ice House has a $15 midday skate on all four weekdays off.

The six days off
LCPS students are off from Thursday, October 29, through Tuesday, November 3. County library branches are closed on Tuesday, Election Day.
Thu 10/29, Fri 10/30, Mon 11/2 and Tue 11/3; libraries closed Tue 11/3 · No charge · Countywide · LCPS families
Ashburn Ice House has a $15 public skate at midday on all four weekdays off. Playground on Ice for ages 2 to 9 comes first, at 10:30.
Thu 10/29, Fri 10/30, Mon 11/2 and Tue 11/3: Playground on Ice 10:30–11:30 a.m., public skate 11:40 a.m.–1:10 p.m. (Tue to 12:50); Thu also 4:50–5:50 p.m.; Fri Rockin' Skate 8:10–9:10 p.m. · Public skate and Friday's Rockin' Skate $15, so four skaters $60; Playground on Ice $18 a child, one adult included · In Ashburn, Ashburn Ice House · Public skate ages 3 and up; Playground on Ice ages 2–9
Ashburn Village's day camp, from $50 a day, and Dominique Dawes Academy's, at $95, run all four weekdays off. Dawes online sign-up closes two days ahead: Thursday's has closed, Friday's closes today, and Monday's and Tuesday's close Saturday and Sunday.
Thu 10/29, Fri 10/30, Mon 11/2 and Tue 11/3; Ashburn Village 8 to 6, books by email; Dawes ninja and gymnastics 9 to 3 · Ashburn Village residents $50 a day, $45 for each added child, non-residents $60 and $55, so two kids $95 or $115 a day; Dawes $95 a day, aftercare 3–5 p.m. $30 · In Ashburn, Ashburn Village (camp location not posted); Dawes at 20020 Ashbrook Commons Plaza, Ste 155 · Ashburn Village ages 5–12; Dawes ninja camp ages 6–13
Sportrock in Sterling has single-day climbing camps on all four weekdays off, $140 a day for ages 6 to 14. Harness and climbing shoes are provided; credit cards add a 3% surcharge.
Thu 10/29, Fri 10/30, Mon 11/2 and Tue 11/3, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. · $140 a day; two kids $280 a day · ~15 min, Sportrock Climbing Centers, 45935 Maries Rd, Sterling · Ages 6–14; no climbing experience needed
County School's Out camps had room on Tuesday night at Sterling on Monday ($45) and at Lucketts on Thursday, Friday and Monday ($40). Sterling's Tuesday, all Lovettsville and Bluemont days and the shelter's Pets Rule! camp are waitlisted; Lucketts is in the fall guide.
Pets Rule Mon 11/2, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (waitlist); Sterling Mon 11/2, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Tue 11/3 waitlist); Lucketts Thu 10/29, Fri 10/30 and Mon 11/2, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Lovettsville and Bluemont waitlist only · Pets Rule $50; Sterling $45 a day; Lucketts $40 a day; all booked through PRCS Connect · ~20 min, Animal Services, 42225 Adoption Dr, Leesburg; ~15 min, 120 Enterprise St, Sterling; ~30 min, Lucketts Community Center, Lucketts · Pets Rule ages 7–11; Sterling ages 6–11; Lucketts ages 5–11
Storytime at the Airport brings stories, songs and rhymes to the Leesburg Executive Airport terminal on Thursday. The library asks families to sign up for the 9:30 or 11 o'clock session.
Thu 10/29, 9:30–10 a.m. and 11–11:30 a.m. · No charge posted; sign-up requested · ~20 min, Stanley F. Caulkins Terminal, 1001 Sycolin Rd SE, Leesburg · Birth to 5 and elementary
The Leaf at the Village at Leesburg serves a Fall Brunch with pumpkin decorating on Thursday, and online sales close today. Sales for each start, 11, noon or 1, close about a day ahead on Eventbrite.
Thu 10/29, starts 11 a.m., noon or 1 p.m. · Adults $30; kids 4–10 $15; 3 and under free; two adults and two kids 4–10 $90, or $103.40 with Eventbrite fees · ~20 min, The Leaf, 1602 Village Market Blvd SE, Ste 115, Leesburg · All ages
Cascades library's The Art of Illusion on Thursday afternoon has kids test optical illusions and build a kaleidoscope.
Thu 10/29, 2–3 p.m. · No charge posted · ~15 min, Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Pl, Potomac Falls · Elementary
Rust library throws a Family Dance Party on Monday afternoon, with a playlist of family favorites.
Mon 11/2, 4–5 p.m. · No charge posted · ~20 min, Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Rd NW, Leesburg · All ages
Rust library runs a sensory-sensitive Family Storytime on Thursday at 11.
Thu 10/29, 11–11:30 a.m. · No charge posted · ~20 min, Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Rd NW, Leesburg · Ages 5 and under with a caregiver
Kids
Saturday has Family Storytime at 10 in Ashburn, Brambleton and Cascades, and Baby Storytime at 11 in Ashburn. Family Storytime, at Ashburn and Cascades too, is for 5 and under with a caregiver; Baby Storytime is 0 to 18 months.
Sat 10/31; Family Storytime 10–10:30 a.m.; Baby Storytime 11 a.m. · No charge posted · In Ashburn, 43316 Hay Rd; ~10 min, 22850 Brambleton Plaza, Ashburn; ~15 min, 21030 Whitfield Pl, Potomac Falls · Families with babies and young children
The StoryWalk on the W&OD Trail at Trailside Park has Wonder Walkers up through November 15.
Through Sun 11/15, all day · No charge posted · In Ashburn, W&OD Trail at Trailside Park, 20375 Claiborne Pkwy · Babies through elementary
A T. rex hides in the Ashburn library from Sunday through November 22; kids who find it get a small prize at the children's desk.
Sun 11/1–Sun 11/22, during library hours · No charge posted · In Ashburn, 43316 Hay Rd · Birth to 5 and elementary
Blue Sky Puppet Theatre performs Pig Tales at Franklin Park next Wednesday morning, and a free art session follows at 11. Reserve online for Free to Create; children must be supervised.
Wed 11/4, puppets 10–11 a.m.; art session 11 a.m.–1 p.m. · Puppets $5, family of four $20; art session free · ~30 min, Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Ln, Purcellville · Ages 2 and up
Teens
Cascades library's After Hours Teen Center turns Friday night into Loki Karaoke, and costumes are encouraged. Teens arrive 6 to 6:30 and need the center's yearly registration; a parent or guardian comes to register and verify ID.
Fri 10/30, 6–9 p.m. · No charge posted; registration required · ~15 min, Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Pl, Potomac Falls · Grades 6–12
Real Money, Real World, a two-day financial-literacy simulation for students, runs Thursday and Friday at Douglass Community Center. Thursday's session is required for Friday's, and you register on PRCS Connect.
Thu 10/29, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.; Fri 10/30, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. · Price not posted · ~20 min, Douglass Community Center, 407 E Market St, Leesburg · Students; age range not posted
The Ashburn library's Pop-Up Teen Art Gallery shows local teens' work Monday; artists 12 to 18 can apply to exhibit. Also for teens: Halloween Special's thermal-camera ghost hunt Monday, and library cupcake decorating Thursday and Spooky Props Friday.
Mon 11/2, 3–6 p.m. · No charge posted · In Ashburn, 43316 Hay Rd · All ages; exhibiting artists 12–18
What Actually Matters

The county explains its Cascades library plan at a public meeting Monday, takes comments through December 9 on block-grant money for affordable housing, and holds a virtual meeting on widening Old Ox Road next Wednesday.

The county explains its plan to replace the Cascades library and senior center and add attainable housing at a public meeting Monday. Supervisors endorsed the plan September 15; comment online or at 703-737-8624.
Mon 11/2, 6 p.m. · Free · ~15 min, Senior Center at Cascades, 21060 Whitfield Pl, Sterling · Cascades-area residents and library and senior center users
Loudoun is taking public comment through December 9 on moving $1.5 million in unspent federal block-grant money to affordable housing. Use the form at loudoun.gov/CDBG.
Comments through Wed 12/9; Board hearing Wed 12/9, 6 p.m. · Free · Countywide, online · Residents who follow affordable housing
The county holds a virtual meeting Wednesday, November 4, on widening Old Ox Road to six lanes from Route 28 to Rock Hill Road. Sign up by noon Monday to speak, and send written comments through November 30.
Wed 11/4, 6–7 p.m., on Microsoft Teams or by phone; speaker sign-up by noon Mon 11/2; comments through Mon 11/30 · Free · Online · Commuters on Old Ox Road
Registration Radar

AYBL's high school and First Step sign-up closes Friday, the Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving races go from $40 to $45 after Saturday night, and the Pig Out Race 5K goes up $5 after Sunday.

The Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day Races go from $40 to $45 after Halloween night. The same price covers a run-anywhere virtual option.
Pay by Sat 10/31, 11:59 p.m.; race Thu 11/26, 10K 8:15, 5K 8:25, 2K 8:35 a.m.; virtual Nov 26–29 · $40 plus a $3.40 signup fee, any distance, then $45; family of four $160 plus $13.60 in fees now, $180 after, before fees · In Ashburn, Crossroads United Methodist Church, 43454 Crossroads Dr · Runners and families
AYBL's registration for high school players and First Step closes Friday, October 30. Grades 3 to 8 have closed; multi-player discounts and scholarships are available.
Closes Fri 10/30; time not posted · Fee shown at sign-up; the league's site says $265; the form's itemized fees add to $270 · In Ashburn, Ashburn Youth Basketball League · High school players; First Step is a 10-week introduction to basketball
The Pig Out Race 5K at Breaux Vineyards goes from $45 to $50 after Sunday, November 1. The race on Saturday, November 7, also has the 1-Mile Piggy Parade and a marketplace.
Pay by Sun 11/1, 11:59 p.m.; race Sat 11/7, 5K 8 a.m., 1-Mile 9:30 a.m. · 5K $45 plus a $3.70 signup fee, then $50; 1-Mile $20 plus $2.20; two in the 5K and two in the 1-Mile $130 plus $11.80 in fees now · ~30 min, Breaux Vineyards, Purcellville · Runners and families
Out & About

Choir! Choir! Choir! leads a Fleetwood Mac singalong at the Birchmere on Election night, $42 at the box office, and Franklin Park has a $15 Music for Dessert set next Wednesday.

Music and shows
Choir! Choir! Choir! leads a Fleetwood Mac singalong at the Birchmere on Election night. Boney James plays Thursday, Walter Beasley Friday, Dweezil Zappa Sunday, and Ashley Monroe and Charlie Worsham next Wednesday.
All 7:30 p.m.; James Thu 10/29, Beasley Fri 10/30, Zappa Sun 11/1, Choir! Choir! Choir! Tue 11/3, Monroe and Worsham Wed 11/4 · Choir! Choir! Choir! and Monroe and Worsham $42 at the box office or $47.80 through Ticketmaster (a $35 ticket before charges); Beasley $59.50; James $95; Zappa $99.50 · ~45 min, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria · Adults
Daniel Hope and Maxim Lando play The Gilded Age: Part I at The Barns at Wolf Trap on Sunday at 3. It opens a two-part recital series, and seats are limited.
Sun 11/1, 3 p.m.; doors 1:30 p.m. · Prices not posted; limited availability · ~30 min, The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd, Vienna · Age guidance not posted
Veronneau plays a 45-minute French and American songbook set at Franklin Park next Wednesday evening, $15. Every ticket holder also gets a livestream link.
Wed 11/4, 7–7:45 p.m. · $15 · ~30 min, Franklin Park Arts Center, 36441 Blueridge View Ln, Purcellville · Age guidance not posted
Wine country
Ken Wenzel plays Breaux Vineyards on Sunday afternoon.
Sun 11/1, 2–5 p.m. · Price not posted · ~30 min, Breaux Vineyards, Purcellville · Age guidance not posted
Bluemont Vineyard's Daydream Days runs through Saturday; a $5 donation to the Loudoun Breast Health Network adds your ribbon to its vine walk. The Daydream Rosé has sold out.
Through Sat 10/31, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. · $5 ribbon donation; no admission price posted · ~40 min, 18755 Foggy Bottom Rd, Bluemont · Age guidance not posted
Classes, talks and celebrations
A free Diwali celebration in Chantilly on Sunday has food, meditation, dance and candle lighting. Register on Eventbrite first; no walk-ins.
Sun 11/1, noon–2 p.m. · Free; contributions welcome; registration required · ~25 min, Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center, 14020 Thunderbolt Pl, Ste 200, Chantilly · All ages
The Women emPower Entrepreneurial Summit is $25 next Wednesday at The Lodge at Hanson Park in Aldie. It has a CEO panel, roundtables and a closing panel on work-life balance.
Wed 11/4, 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m. · $25; register on the page · ~20 min, The Lodge at Hanson Park, 23394 Endeavor Dr, Aldie · Women business owners and professionals
Save the Date

The Heritage India Festival's Diwali weekend in Sterling is now November 28 and 29, at $5 a person a day, cash only at the door.

Heritage India Festival's Diwali weekend in Sterling is now Saturday and Sunday, November 28 and 29. It moved from October 24 and 25. Parking is free.
Sat 11/28, noon–9 p.m.; Sun 11/29, noon–7 p.m. · $5 a person a day, cash only at the door; 5 and under free; two adults and two kids over 5 pay $20 a day · ~15 min, DTC Expo Center (lower level), 21050 Dulles Town Cir, Sterling · All ages
Extra Credit

Audi Field shows Hocus Pocus free on the pitch Thursday night, Sunday has the Capitals and the Spirit at home in D.C., and Loudoun's fire and rescue stations are collecting new toys and coats.

More Halloween: library parties, crafts and a movie
Teens decorate Halloween cupcakes at the Ashburn library on Thursday at 6, with cupcakes and icing provided. Earlier, Gum Spring's makerspace helps you print your own Halloween bag.
Thu 10/29; bag 4–6 p.m.; cupcakes 6–7 p.m. · No charge posted · In Ashburn, Meeting Room B, 43316 Hay Rd; ~20 min, Gum Spring Library Annex and Makerspace, 24600 Millstream Dr, Stone Ridge · Cupcakes middle and high school; bag elementary to adult, kids 12 and under with an adult
Friday has two Halloween builds: cardboard costume pieces at the Ashburn library at 3, and teen spooky props in Brambleton at 5. Both provide supplies, and Spooky Props runs while they last.
Fri 10/30; Cardboard Costumes 3–4:30 p.m.; Spooky Props 5–7 p.m. · No charge posted · In Ashburn, Meeting Rooms B and C, 43316 Hay Rd; ~10 min, Teen Study Room, 22850 Brambleton Plaza, Ashburn · Cardboard Costumes middle school to adult; Spooky Props middle and high school
Audi Field shows Hocus Pocus on the pitch on Thursday night, and tickets are free. Field spots are first come, first served; no chairs or outside food.
Thu 10/29, gates 6 p.m., movie 7 p.m. · Free; claim digital general-admission tickets through Audi Field's ticket link · ~45 min, Audi Field, 100 Potomac Ave SW, Washington · Families; no age rule posted
Gum Spring library's Halloween scavenger hunt runs through Saturday and ends in a prize. Kids find hidden Halloween images and use the letters to spell a word.
Through Sat 10/31, during library hours · No charge posted · ~20 min, 24600 Millstream Dr, Stone Ridge · Birth to 5 and elementary
Three western Loudoun libraries throw Halloween parties: Lovettsville on Friday, and Middleburg and Purcellville on Saturday. Middleburg's Halloween Hijinks includes trick-or-treating, and Lovettsville's is a not-so-scary costume party.
Lovettsville Fri 10/30, 2–4 p.m.; Middleburg Sat 10/31, noon–4 p.m.; Purcellville Sat 10/31, 2–4 p.m. · No charge posted · ~35 min, 12 N Light St, Lovettsville; ~35–40 min, 101 Reed St, Middleburg; ~30 min, 220 E Main St, Purcellville · Birth to 5 and elementary; Middleburg all ages
Gum Spring library shows A Haunting in Venice on Thursday afternoon while you work on a paper quilling project.
Thu 10/29, 2:30–4:30 p.m. · No charge posted · ~20 min, Gum Spring Library, 24600 Millstream Dr, Stone Ridge · Adults; film rated PG-13
More Halloween: parties around the county
Douglass Community Center's Spooktacular Party for ages 1 to 5 is Saturday afternoon, $10 a child. Friday morning's Pumpkin Patch Preschool Fun at the same center is cancelled.
Sat 10/31, 2–4 p.m.; PRCS Connect activity 104109-01 · $10 a child; two kids $20 · ~20 min, Douglass Community Center, 407 E Market St, Leesburg · Ages 1–5
AllTech Services in Sterling holds a Haunted Halls trick-or-treat on Friday afternoon, with free candy and free scares.
Fri 10/30, 1–4 p.m. · No charge posted · ~15 min, AllTech Services, 101a Executive Dr, Ste 200, Sterling · All ages
The Senior Center of Leesburg holds a $5 Halloween dance party for ages 55 and up on Friday afternoon. Register and pay ahead on PRCS Connect, activity 127620-01.
Fri 10/30, 2–4 p.m. · $5 member fee on PRCS Connect; the county guide lists "$5/$8" without saying who pays $8 · ~20 min, Senior Center of Leesburg, 102 North St NW, Leesburg · Ages 55 and up
Volunteers plant native shrubs at Keep Loudoun Beautiful Park on Halloween morning, and costumes are welcome. Shovels are provided; register first.
Sat 10/31, 9 a.m.–noon · No charge posted; registration required · ~20 min, Keep Loudoun Beautiful Park, 43055 Golf Club Rd, Leesburg · Families; planters dig and lift 3- to 5-gallon plants
Nights out
Makers Union Pub in Ashburn has live music Thursday and Saturday, and the Ashburn Wine Shop has Sip & Solve trivia Wednesday nights. Ms. Shirley hosts the trivia, with music and picture rounds.
Makers Union Thu 10/29, 5–8 p.m., and Sat 10/31, 7–10 p.m.; trivia Wed 11/4, 7–9 p.m., every Wednesday · No cover posted at Makers Union; trivia price not posted · Makers Union Pub, 42841 Creek View Plaza, Ste 145, Ashburn; Ashburn Wine Shop, 44050 Ashburn Shopping Plaza, Ste 159 · Adults
The Sterling library holds a live Agatha Christie mystery night on Friday.
Fri 10/30, 7–9 p.m. · No charge posted · ~15 min, Sterling Library, 22330 S Sterling Blvd · High school and adults
Eddie Merlot's at One Loudoun pours a $25 Stock Your Cellar wine tasting on Election Day evening. Taste red, white and sparkling wines with appetizers; RSVP on the restaurant's page.
Tue 11/3, 5:30–7:30 p.m. · $25 a person; RSVP required · ~10 min, Eddie Merlot's at One Loudoun, 20350 Minot Dr, Ashburn · Adults; age rule not posted
Games
Sunday has two D.C. games: the Capitals host Minnesota at 3:30, and the Spirit host Chicago Stars FC at 5 on Fan Appreciation Night. The Capitals host Dallas Tuesday at 7.
Sun 11/1, Capitals 3:30 p.m., Spirit 5 p.m.; Tue 11/3, Capitals 7 p.m. · Prices not posted · ~45 min, Capital One Arena, 601 F St NW, and Audi Field, 100 Potomac Ave SW, Washington · All ages
Around town
Loudoun fire and rescue stations collect new, unwrapped toys through December 4 and coats through December 6. Toys go to Loudoun children in need; the coat drive runs with Mobile Hope Loudoun and One Warm Coat.
Toys through Fri 12/4; coats through Sun 12/6 · Donations · Any Loudoun fire and rescue station · Anyone with a new toy or an outgrown coat to give

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Setting the record straight
In the Oct 21 edition

We said: "Heritage India Festival's Diwali weekend fills the DTC Expo Center in Sterling on Saturday and Sunday, $5 a person, cash only at the door." (Sat 10/24, noon–9 p.m.; Sun 10/25, noon–7 p.m.) The section line also said "the Diwali festival in Sterling is $5, cash only."

What’s right: The organizer moved the festival to Saturday, November 28, noon to 9 p.m., and Sunday, November 29, noon to 7 p.m., at the same place in Sterling, because the DTC Expo Center could not get its certificate of occupancy in time. The price we printed was right: $5 a person a day, cash only at the door, and children 5 and under get in free.

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