Your D.C. weekend: Halloween spookiness, plus Katseye
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Del Ray's annual Halloween Parade in 2023. Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Get your spooky on this weekend at several frightening events around Washington.
Why it matters: We have a week left to go all-in on Halloween before we transition to holiday season madness.
State of play: Kick your scary bender off Friday with Night of the Living Zoo at — you guessed it — the National Zoo.
- Grown-ups can party in costume and after hours at the zoo with live music and DJ sets, animal-inspired tarot readings, carousel rides, fire breathers and acrobats, piercings and flash tats, and food trucks and unlimited drinks. (Tickets $75)
On Saturday, head out to the Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly for its annual Air & Scare event.
- Expect a fashion show, trick-or-treating, pics with Star Wars characters, and Halloween crafts and story time for the littles. (Free; passes for outdoor activities currently sold out, but more may become available; indoor activities don't require passes)
Wrap things up Sunday with one of Del Ray's most beloved traditions: The Halloween parade.
- It's the Alexandria hood's 30th year hosting the event, in which kiddos, pets and decked-out strollers strut their stuff and vie for awards.
- Don't forget to check out the kids zone behind Pork Barrel, plus the local Halloween pop-up bar, Nightmare on the Avenue. (Free to attend)
More fun stuff happening this weekend:
😝 Parks & Rec star Aziz Ansari will perform stand-up on Thursday at the Warner Theatre. | First show sold out; second show tickets start at $59
🎶 Katseye — dubbed "the world's biggest girl group" — will perform at Capital One Arena on Thursday night. | Ticket prices vary
🖼️ A new exhibit about the large-scale sculptor Beverly Pepper opens at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on Friday. | Tickets are $16 for adults
🎤 Jerry Seinfeld will be crackin' jokes during multiple shows at The Anthem on Friday and Saturday. | Ticket prices vary
🏃 Cheer on the runners at the annual Marine Corps Marathon winding through D.C. and Arlington on Sunday. | Free to attend