Halloween is almost here and with the holiday comes costumes, tricks and
treats. But if you don’t like traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating,
not to worry. There are plenty of other opportunities for you to take your
little ones on an adventure in a more contained environment.
Boo at the Zoo
October 19 – 21, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Boo at the Zoo provides more than 40 treat stations, animal demonstrations,
discussions with the animal keepers, jugglers and magicians. $30.
Fair Oaks Mall-O-Ween
October 31, 5:15 – 7:30 p.m.
Pile your ninjas, fairies, police and firefighters into the car and head on
over to Fair Oaks on Halloween for some traditional trick-or-treating, face
painting and balloon artists. In a non-scary environment, even your
youngest will feel safe and you’ll love the climate controlled weather.
Free.
22nd Annual Del Ray Halloween Parade
October 28, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Alexandria’s annual parade begins at Mt. Vernon Avenue, south of E.
Bellefonte, and continues down to the Mt. Vernon Recreation Center play
fields at Mt. Vernon and Commonwealth Avenues. Children, pets, and
strollers in costumes are invited to march and show off their finest and
scariest Halloween garb. Register at 1:30 p.m. for the Best Pet Costume.
The judging for Best Decorated Stroller is also held at 1:30 p.m. Free.
Mall-O-Ween at Dulles Town Center
October 27, 1:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Meet in Center Court at Dulles Town Center to celebrate Halloween! There
will be mall-wide trick-or-treating, craft activities, a spooktacular magic
shows (at 11:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.), face painting, horse drawn hay
rides (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. only) and more. Costumes are encouraged!
Free.
You can also check your local fire and police stations, as well as houses
of worship to see if they have any Halloween programs.
When November 1 hits and you have too much candy in your house, bring the
sugar consumption down and do a good deed at the same time. Operation
Gratitude arranges for thousands of care packages each year to be sent to
our troops serving away from home. Send your candy with a nice note and
feel good! Check out
operationgratitude.com
for details.
