April 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Enjoy kid-oriented activities such as crafts, games and looking through a solar telescope. Adults can learn about local environmental issues from the dozens of organizations represented. Gypsy Hill Park, Staunton, Va. 540-885-0678, earthdaystaunton.org
April 12, 8 p.m. With a range that reaches the stratosphere, and enough charm to light the whole city of New York, she’s a certified Broadway star. Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, Va. vafest.org
April 28, 2-4 p.m. Bring your family and friends to enjoy a special evening at the Virginia Zoo as the Virginia Symphony Orchestra performs outdoors. Norfolk, Va. 757-441-2374, virginiazoo.org/events/roarchestra
April 6, 8 p.m. A gifted composer, arranger, and educator, Keberle is also a “relentlessly prolific sideman” (JazzTimes) who has performed five Grammy Award-winning records. Attucks Theatre, 1010 Church St., Norfolk, Va. 757-288-2800, vafest.org
April 6-7. The festival now includes scenic river cruises, live music, food and libations. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, 213 N. Talbot St., St. Michaels, Md. 410-745-4960, ophiuroidea.com
April 5-14. Come see more than 600 exotic, luxury, concept and showroom cars from 35 domestic and foreign manufacturers.The show will also feature a Family Fun Zone, the Art-of-Motion exhibit and appearances by D.C. sports stars. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, NW, Washington, D.C. w…
April 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Enjoy animal presentations on the ZooLive! stage, chat with zoo staff while learning about eco-friendly enrichment for the animals and learn how you can support conservation here and abroad. Norfolk, Va. 757-441-2374, virginiazoo.org
April 13-14. Enjoy two days of complimentary wine tastings then stroll through the festival to enjoy great food offerings, artisans, and huge classic car show. Bowie, Md. concertsforcausesinc.org/event/savor-bowie-2019
April 19-20, noon-6 p.m. BBQ vendors and competition, world class BBQ tasting kits, beer garden, and bluegrass music. Kid-friendly event. 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro, Md. 301-259-1991, interstatebbqfestival.com
May 10, 8 p.m. Chick Corea and Béla Fleck, two master songwriters, musicians, and band leaders come together for a genre-busting pairing of piano and banjo. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, Md. 301-581-5100, strathmore.org
Old style Barnstorming airshow featuring antique airplanes, formation flying, aerobatics, comedy, wing walker. Antique airplane rides are available. Sundays through Oct. Gate opens at 11am.
Oct. 26. The fun begins at 6 p.m. Concert free for all ages band starts at 7-10:30 p.m. Children’s Area 6-8 p.m. Witches brews and food available for purchase and to lift your spirits. Downtown Hampton, Va.
Oct. 19. Music, food, annual fall sidewalk sale, beer garden, games and activities, including the cornhole tournament. 101 William St., Berlin, Md. 410-629-1722.
Oct. 19. Arts and nautical crafts, boat building demonstrations, oyster shucking, crab picking and a look at the life of a waterman. Tilghman, Md. 410-886-2101.
Oct. 19, noon-5 p.m. Unlimited sampling of 50 plus seasonal brews, live music and local food and fare from vendors and artisans. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Baltimore, Md.
Oct. 19-20. The weekend will be filled with arts, crafts, music and food. West Spotswood Avenue, Elkton, Va.
Oct. 20. Start your holiday shopping early with the arts and crafts vendors. Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, Md. 703-889-0202.
Oct. 26. Experience a craft beer festival featuring only local craft beers brewed on the Shore while enjoying the World Class Beauty of Ocean City in the off-season. Ocean City, Md. 410-703-1970.
Oct. 26. Celebrate the Chesapeake oyster featuring Sip, Slurp, & Savor. Live music, boat rides, retriever demos, oysters and local fare, oyster stew competition, cooking demos, children’s activities. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, Md. 410-745-2916.
Oct. 19. Enjoy a hayride through the park, pumpkin painting, sand art, a bounce house, and games. There will also be hotdogs, soft pretzels, snacks, and drinks available for purchase. Coleman Memorial Park, Lebanon, Pa.
Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Over 50 Tables of the area’s finest dealers. Aetna Fire Hall, 400 Ogletown Road, Newark, De. 302-983-2636.
Oct. 19. The Baltimore Marathon’s course now finishes at the Inner Harbor, but there are actually five distance races to choose from as part of the 19th Baltimore Running Festival. Baltimore, Md.
Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. This year’s celebration of Baroque music features a selection of period keyboard music and choral masterpieces including Bach’s intimate and tender fifth motet, “Komm, Jesu, Komm” by the Conservatory Choir and Shenandoah Chorus, under the direction of Matt Oltman and Karen…
Oct. 30, 8 p.m. As front man for the legendary rock band Poison, Bret Michaels has sold 25 million records and scored an amazing 15 chartbusting Top 40 singles. Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, Md.
Oct. 22, 7 p.m. Cirque Mechanics presents 42FT: A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels. At the center of every circus rests a 42-foot center ring full of thrills, laughs and excitement. Majestic Theater, Gettysburg, Pa. 717-337-8200.
Oct. 18, 8-10 p.m. Collaborating choreographers David Riddick and Marshall Sweeney push the boundaries of contemporary choreography for an evening of visual storytelling through spoken word, dance and music. The American Theatre, Hampton, Va.
Oct. 19. Manor Hill Farm will hosting the annual Harvest at the Hill Festival on its 54-acre working farm in Ellicott City, MD. Manor Hill Brewing will be providing beer for the event. Highlights include Live Music from local bands, farm tours, educational activities, a production brewery to…
Oct 19-20 at the St. Mary's County Fairgrounds. Th US National Oyster Shucking competition, National oyster cook-off, live music, food, exhibits, craft beer, arts and crafts and more.
Oct. 20, 1-5pm at the historic Rosewell Plantation Ruins. Admission includes tickets for craft beer tasting or wine tasting, souvenir glass. Enjoy music by Whiskey Rebellion as you sample local wines, great food from Scoot's BBQ and Cappahosic Oyster Company, bourbon tasting from 8 Shires, w…
Oct 20, 10am-3pm at the Union Mills Homestead. See a large collection of Willys and Jeeps at one of the largest vintage Jeep shows on the East Coast. This year is the 12th Anniversary of this annual event. See World War II and Korean War era military Jeeps and the civilian Jeeps and utility …
Oct.18, 7:30 pm and the Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum. Discover what it takes to restore a derelict passenger car to Amtrak operation with this presentation on the restoration of the Collinsville Inn passenger car. FREE.
Oct 19 at Wisp Resort. Celebrate Oktoberfest with an artisan village, kids crafts, giant goblets of craft beer, face painting, Hammer-Schlagen, lederhosen contest, May pole dance, pretzel twisting demonstration and more. Make it a weekend to remember!
Oct 10-14. Now in its 50th year, this is the largest in water sailboat show in the nation, and appropriately set in the sailing capital! Every size and configuration of sailboats, many brands and numerous vendors and more!
Oct. 4-26. Enjoy the Ghosts and Goblins tour at Lincoln Caverns, haunted trail and haunted hayride on Fridays and Saturdays. Huntingdon, Pa. lincolncaverns.com
Oct. 16-20. Catch the best live straight ahead jazz acts. From local and regional jazz musicians with legendary talent to national and internationally recognized jazz masters and icons. Rehoboth Beach, De.
Oct. 17-18. The free festival welcomes everyone to experience the NEON District through art exhibitions, local and national performances, mural tours and programming unique to Norfolk’s first arts neighborhood. Norfolk, Va.
Oct. 19-20. Enjoy wine, the great outdoors, delicious food and live entertainment. 5561 Plantation Lane, Salisbury, Md. 410-548-4911.
Oct. 19-20. The day offers premier wine vintages and live musical performance in addition to gourmet foods and specialty wares for purchase. Town Point Park, Norfolk, Va. 757-441-2345.
Oct. 23-27. Films screened at nine venues in Charlottesville, along with discussions and celebrities. Elmo will greet kinds on Family Day, Oct. 26, recognizing the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street. Charlottesville, Va.
Oct. 24-28. The festival invites filmmakers, film lovers, industry professionals, and the media alike to experience a breathtaking autumn in and around one of the most influential places on earth. Various locations in Reston, Va.
Oct. 25-27. Popular activities include the costume parade, dog parade, Sea Witch Hunt, kid’s games on the beach, trick or treating, hayrides, vendor area and free live entertainment all weekend long. Downtown Rehoboth, Dewey Beach and Resort Area, De.
Oct. 13-27. Participating restaurants offer special fixed price menus in addition to their regular menu. Check website for participating restaurants in Ocean City, Md.
Oct. 1-Nov. 26. All paintings, in various mediums, will be for sale directly through the exhibiting artists. 611 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard, Severna Park, Md.
Oct. 19, 20, 26, 27, 10am-5pm rain or shine. Take a sneak peak inside Kent and Queen Anne’s Counties creative spaces. This free, self-guided tour on the picturesque Eastern Shore of Maryland takes place over two Fall weekends rain or shine. More than 60 artists.
Oct 19-20, 10am-5pm Drive the scenic back roads in western PA and encounter a community of potters who share and promote their love of clay and its creative properties.They clean up their studios, wash the clay off their hands, proudly put their work on display, and warmly invite the public …
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May 5 thru Oct. 28 Old style Barnstorming airshow featuring antique airplanes, formation flying, aerobatics, comedy, wing walker. Antique airplane rides are available. Sundays through Oct. 28. Gate opens at 11am. flyingcircusairshow.com
Aug. 24-Oct. 20. A 25-acre English Village with 85 acres of free parking, 140 craft and specialty shops, food and beverage emporiums, games, attractions, displays, 11 stages of ever-changing entertainment with shows repeated throughout the day and a 3,000-seat jousting arena. 1821 Crownsvill…
Through Oct. 27. Experience the fantasy of bygone days and knights. Stay at the Lancaster Inn & Suites and get a package deal with overnight accommodations, $10 wine shop gift card, continental breakfast, and $20 coins of the realm. 877-720-1202.
Choose from neighborhood or historical Washington Walks' tours and get a 25% discount with a federal or military ID. Learn about Washington's most haunted houses or hauntings at the US Capitol with tours in October. Check the website for a full schedule of tours this fall. You really don't k…
Through June 2. This exhibition features approximately two dozen works from sub-Saharan Africa's colonial period that are accumulative, composite, crude, counterintuitive, and disproportionate. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Md. 443-573-1700, artbma.org
Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Relax after an invigorating hike with 30-minute integrated massage. Sessions include hot towels and heated stones. $65 per person. Book your session at the Front Desk or by calling 877-847-1919. Mile 51 on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah …
Oct. 12, 18-19, 25-27, and 31. Shenandoah Valley’s largest all-indoor haunted attraction with American Celebration on Parade’s giant parade floats providing the backdrop for 40,000-square feet of haunted fun. Shenandoah Caverns, Va. shenandoahcaverns.com
Oct. 18-19, 26. Wild and weird laser images accompany songs from Black Sabbath, Garbage, The Who and so many more. The Virginia Living Museum, Newport News, Va. thevlm.org
Oct. 22-25. These 60-minute tours include eerie tales of Old Hampton and the Coastal Virginia area. The tour will encounter actors portraying the first witch recorded in America, ghosts of Civil War soldiers, pirates from Blackbeard’s Crew, a speakeasy proprietor, escaped prisoners and yello…
Oct. 1-31. A citywide arts celebration offering more than 300 free arts and cultural activities at participating venues throughout Baltimore. 401 W Pratt St., Baltimore, Md. 410-752-8632.
Oct. 10-20. A festival of experimental theater and performance art, returns to the Bromo Arts District with more than 90 performances by artists from all over North America. Baltimore, Md. 410-688-8902.
Oct. 18-20. The show features more than 300 home improvement exhibits, fall garden experts, juried crafts/gifts and the 10 top life-changing new home products plus seminars including Antique appraisals. Lutherville, Md. 410-863-1180.
Oct. 24-27. PA Powersports Show by the PA State Snowmobile Association. Lebanon Expo Center, Lebanon, Pa.
Oct. 19-20. This unique celebration of fall features illuminated sculptures created by local artists, hundreds of glowing jack o’ lanterns, live music, food and spirits, plus special educational exhibits. Ladew Topiary Gardens, Monkton, Md.
