Your D.C. Weekend: Halloween, Día de los Muertos, AdMo Porchfest
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Dia de Muertos festivities on the waterfront. Photo: Courtesy of The Wharf
It's a fall weekend for the books — there's so much happening in the DMV between Halloween and Día de los Muertos celebrations, plus Adams Morgan's Porchfest.
Why it matters: Fun for all ages, all weekend long.
Halloween
📅 Fri-Sat | 💵 Starting at $13
Two nights of rooftop chills at Union Market — though not so chilly thanks to the dome, which hosts a spooky party with a live band on Friday, and K-Pop Demon Hunter karaoke on Saturday (all ages, 3-6pm, 21+ after 7pm).
📅 Fri | ⏰ 7pm start | 💵 $30
Crawl between Cap Hill neighborhood faves Union Pub, the Eastern wine bar and Barrel, which hosts the after-party with costume prizes. Tickets include a themed drink at each stop.
Sonny's Spooky-Danza Wine Party
📅 Fri | ⏰ 8pm | 💵 $81
Free-flowing natural wines, DJ dance tunes and late-night pizza are all included at this Park View party, plus a flash tattoo pop-up.
'80s Mayhem Halloween Dance Party at Black Cat
📅 Fri | ⏰ 9pm | 💵 $30
Break out your neon jumpsuit for this "Ghostbusters"-themed '80s party with five hours of throwback DJ tunes.
Flashband Halloween at Songbyrd
📅 Sat | ⏰ 7pm | 💵 $25
It's fall y'all, and this Halloween hoedown is the place to be with eight flashbands featuring covers of Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, Johnny Cash and more.
Día de los Muertos
Celebrations for Mexico's Day of the Dead honor the deceased with offerings, sugar skulls, traditional foods, and lively festivities.
Día de los Muertos Block Party
📅 Sat | ⏰ 12–11pm | 💵 Free
Taqueria Habanero and Bryant Street Market host this all-ages party with food and craft vendors, live performances, and colorful community altars honoring loved ones.
Día de Muertos at Cielo Rojo
📅 Sat-Sun | ⏰ 12–7pm | 💵 Free
The popular Takoma Park restaurant throws a weekend-long festival with face painting, food and drink specials, a vendor market and costume contest.
Neighborhood celebration at Haydee's
📅 Sat | ⏰ 1-4pm | 💵 Free
A lively Mount Pleasant neighborhood celebration with music, dancing, poetry and traditional foods like pan de muerto.
Día de los Muertos at The Wharf
📅 Sat | ⏰ 3–7pm | 💵 Free RSVP
In partnership with the Mexican Cultural Institute and Fiesta DC, the family-friendly event features live music and folk dance, a vendor market, costume contest and waterfront light procession at sunset.
Day of the Dead at Congressional Cemetery
📅 Sun | ⏰ 11am | 💵 Free
Collectively build a large-scale ofrenda honoring departed loved ones, including craft-making on-site with the cemetery's death doula.
Vagabond rooftop party
📅 Sun | ⏰ 5–9pm | 💵 Free
Go for DJ sets, themed cocktails, and complimentary face painting at this rooftop party with Chinola and Mezcal Vago.
One music fest to go
Adams Morgan Fall Porchfest takes over the neighborhood Saturday (2-7pm) with 100+ bands on 25+ stages spanning many genres of music, plus food and drink specials. Free