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The weekend guide for families in Loudoun

This weekend · Fri 23 Oct – Sun 25 Oct

Dress rehearsal weekend: candy, costumes and one very polite haunted trail

We pick the family events worth your weekend, then check the parking, cost, crowds and what to know before you go.

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The three to build this weekend around. Thursday's guide adds every pick, plus parking and when to arrive.

  1. Fri
    Mrs. Lucketts Haunted Carnival

    Friday 23 October · 6pm–9pm

    $8 a person · pumpkin contest drop-off by 6
  2. Sat
    Monster Mash at Village at Leesburg

    Saturday 24 October · 1pm–5pm

    Both free · costume contest at 3:30
  3. Sun
    Family Friendly Haunted Trail

    Saturday 24 October – Sunday 25 October · 6:30pm–9pm

    $20 a guest · book ahead · actor-free walk at 6:30

Everything else lands Thursday morning

Which Saturday Halloween party?

Monster Mash, Halloween Bark Bash or Halloween in Lovettsville, side by side.

The whole weekend, worked out

Thursday's guide covers every pick from Friday to Sunday, and each one answers The Four: the questions you'd otherwise text three friends about.

ParkingWhere to park and how far the walk is
ArriveThe best time to get there, and why
What it costsThe real cost for a family, extras included
CrowdsHow busy it gets, and how to beat it
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Sat 24–Sun 25 Oct

Family Friendly Haunted Trail, Salamander$20 a guest and reservations are required. The 6:30 walk has no actors.Reserve a time

Halloween week, sorted

Trunk-or-treats, the parade, and the trick-or-treat hours most places don't publish.

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