From music to tacos, to beer to honey, there is a festival to fit almost everyone’s taste this weekend. Much like the month of May, October is jammed packed with festival offerings. Take advantage of these festival filled and mild weekends now before the winter cold kicks in.
Here are 12 festivals for you to consider this weekend.
Music Festivals
The Festy Experience
Date: October 5-7, 2018
Location: Arrington, VA
Lineup: Greensky Bluegrass, Gillian Welch, Railroad Earth, Sam Bush Band, Della Mae, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Nick Forster’s “Almost E Town”, Fruition, Carbon Leaf, Rubblebucket, Sons of Bills, Bonnie Paine, Hackensaw Boys, and more
Website: thefesty.com
Facebook: facebook.com/thefesty | Twitter: @thefesty
All Things Go Fall Classic
Date: October 6-7, 2018
Location: Yards Park, Washington, DC
Lineup: Maggie Rogers, Billie Eilish, Jessie Reyez, Ravyn Lenae, LPX, Alma, Oshun, Kaye, Borns, Carly Rae Jepsen, Betty Who, Two Feet, The Aces, Cautious Clay, SNNY, Footsxcoles
Website: allthingsgofallclassic.com
Facebook: facebook.com/allthingsgomusic | Twitter: @allthingsgo
Tracy Hamlin’s Sweet Jazz & Wine Festival
Date: October 6, 2018
Location: Tarara Winery, Leesburg, VA
Lineup: Gerald Albright, Tracy Hamlin, Alex Bugnon, & Cindy Bradley
Website: sweetjazzfest.com
Facebook: events/360160484506142/ | Twitter: @sweetjazzfest
Food & Beverage Festivals
Canton Fall Festival featuring Mule Fest
Date: October 6, 2018
Location: Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD
Website: Eventbrite.com
Autumn Reggae Wine, Music & Art Festival
Date: October 6-7, 2018
Location: Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill Rd, Mt Airy, MD
Website: linganorewines.com/festivals/
Baltimore Taco Fest
Date: October 6-7, 2018
Location: Power Plant Live, Baltimore, MD
Website: powerplantlive.com
Taste of Bethesda
Date: October 6, 2018
Location: Bethesda, MD
Website: bethesda.org
Wine Fest Fall
Date: October 6, 2018
Location: Fagers Island, MD
Website: fagers.com
Honey Harvest Festival
Date: October 6-7, 2018
Location: Oregon Ridge Nature Center, 13555 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030
Website: oregonridgenaturecenter.org
Inaugural Love Beer Fest DC
Date: October 6, 2018
Location: The Capital Riverfront, Washington D.C
Website: Eventbrite.com
Maryland Pumpkin Festival
Date: October 6, 2018
Location: Summers Farm, 5620 Butterfly Lane, Frederick, MD 21703
Website: summersfarm.com
Cultural & Neighborhood Festivals
Takoma Park Street Festival
Date: October 7, 2018
Location: Takoma Park, MD
Website: mainstreettakoma.org
Looking for festivals to attend beyond this weekend? Click here to so what other festivals are scheduled through the end of October.
