Halloween weekend in Ashburn: Halloween at Hogwarts with the Loudoun Symphony Saturday, Asia in a Bite at One Loudoun and the county Fall Fest at Segra Field.
This weekend in Ashburn is Halloween weekend: the Loudoun Symphony plays Halloween at Hogwarts at Stone Bridge High School on Saturday, One Loudoun hosts the Asia in a Bite food festival, and the county’s Fall Fest fills the Segra Field lots in Leesburg.
Last checked Oct. 28, 2026. Sources: the Loudoun County Public Library calendar, Loudoun County PRCS and the county calendar, Downtown One Loudoun, the Loudoun Symphony and Dulles Town Center. Every listing links its organizer.
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1: set clocks back one hour. Trick-or-treat timing and safety tips are on our trick-or-treat hours page.
Friday, Oct. 30
LCPS students have the day off.
- Cardboard Costumes, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Ashburn Library, free. Teens and adults build costume pieces and headgear from cardboard, with supplies provided.
- Mall-O-Ween, 4 to 6 p.m., Dulles Town Center. A storefront trick-or-treat trail with a map from Center Court by JCPenney on Level 1, plus crafts and character visits.
- Sensory-Friendly Trick-or-Treat, 5 to 7 p.m., Segra Field parking lots, Leesburg. County Adaptive Recreation brings an inflatable corn maze, touch-a-truck, a haunted house and trick-or-treat tables.
- DIY Teens: Spooky Props, 5 to 7 p.m., Brambleton Library, free. Middle and high school students make Halloween props.
- Moonlight Market, 5 to 9 p.m., One Loudoun, free. The Maker’s Valley Friday night market of makers, artists and bakers holds its last date of the season.
- Trick-or-Treat at the Animal Shelter, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Leesburg, $5 a child. Meet adoptable animals and play games at 42225 Adoption Drive; sign-up is required and pets stay home.
- Football: Stone Bridge at Freedom, 7 p.m., South Riding. From the Stone Bridge fall master schedule. More games on Friday night football.
- Trivia Night: Spooky Edition, 7:30 to 9 p.m., Blend Coffee Bar, 43170 Southern Walk Plaza, free. A library-run horror trivia night for adults.
Saturday, Oct. 31
- Early voting, last day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ashburn Recreation and Community Center, 21105 Coopers Hawk Drive, under the county calendar. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3; see our voting guide.
- Fall Fest and AR’s Got Talent, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Segra Field parking lots, Leesburg. Adaptive Recreation’s fall festival has a haunted house, games, a prize walk and food trucks; the talent show starts at 12:45 p.m.
- Asia in a Bite Food Fest, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., One Loudoun, 20626 Easthampton Plaza. About 40 food vendors, 10 merchandise vendors and a DJ, with free RSVP admission. One Loudoun’s event page lists Oct. 31 and Nov. 1; confirm before you go.
- Halloween at Hogwarts, 3 p.m., Stone Bridge High School, 43100 Hay Road. The Loudoun Symphony plays spooky classics and Harry Potter music with Stone Bridge theater students. Doors open at 1 p.m. for crafts, a trick-or-treat scavenger hunt and a haunted theater (recommended for about 8 and older). Costumes welcome; tickets on the orchestra’s site.
- Trick-or-treating in Ashburn’s neighborhoods starts around dusk; sunset is about 6:11 p.m. Details on trick-or-treat hours.
Sunday, Nov. 1
- Pumpkin Chunkin’, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Great Country Farms, Bluemont. Pumpkin smashing Nov. 1-3; advance tickets $12 a child and $14 an adult plus a $1 fee, or $16 at the gate.
- Leesburg Pumpkin Smash, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 425 Solitude Court SE, Leesburg. County nutrition educators host the first Pumpkin Smash: make pumpkin seed trail mix and learn to cook edible gourds.
- Live Music: Guitarist Osvaldo Gold, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Ashburn Library, free. The Uruguayan-born guitarist plays classical works by Latin American composers.
- Perfectly Puzzling, 2 to 4 p.m., Brambleton Library, free. Puzzles and hot chocolate, with a prize for finishing one and a puzzle swap.
All weekend
- Temple Hall Farm pumpkin patch, Leesburg, daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Nov. 3, from NOVA Parks. Great Country Farms and Wegmeyer Farms pick their last pumpkins Saturday. See fall festivals and pumpkin patches.
- Teen art at Brambleton Library: the Teen Center’s poetry exhibition and the Micro Art Gallery show work by Loudoun teens.
- Dinovember scavenger hunt, Ashburn Library, from Sunday, Nov. 1: find the T. rex hiding in the library for a small prize.
Regular weekend fixtures
- Ashbrook Market, Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., year-round, and the Brambleton Market, Sundays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., both run by EatLoco. More in our farmers markets guide.
For the rest of the month, see things to do this month and the arts and exhibitions listing.
Send us your event
Organizers can email hello@ashburntoday.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free and go on this page and in our events diary.
Frequently asked questions
What is there to do in Ashburn this weekend?
Halloween weekend: Mall-O-Ween at Dulles Town Center and the last Moonlight Market at One Loudoun on Friday, Oct. 30; the Loudoun Symphony’s Halloween at Hogwarts at Stone Bridge High School at 3 p.m. Saturday; and the Asia in a Bite food festival at One Loudoun Saturday and Sunday.
What is free in Ashburn this weekend?
The library events are free: Cardboard Costumes and Spooky Props on Friday and a classical guitar concert at the Ashburn Library at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Moonlight Market and Asia in a Bite (free RSVP) at One Loudoun cost nothing to enter.
What time does Halloween at Hogwarts start?
The concert starts at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Stone Bridge High School, 43100 Hay Road. Doors open at 1 p.m. for crafts, a trick-or-treat scavenger hunt and a haunted theater until 2:45 p.m.; seating is general admission from 2:30 p.m.
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