It's almost the Halloweekend!

• Anna here, with some spooky fun for all.

📺 What's on the tube tonight:

• 🏒 Capitals at Predators, 8pm, Monumental — Washington heads to Nashville after beating Philly last night.

Situational awareness: Washington's SoberRide program is offering free Lyft rides on Friday and Saturday nights for Halloween revelers. Valid 10pm-4am, $15 max, 21+ only.

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It's a Halloween takeover weekend, with everything from kid-friendly fun to costume DJ dance parties, fancy masquerade soirees and Día de los Muertos celebrations.

• Pick your potion, D.C. — the calendar is stacked.

🎃 Family-friendly frights

• Hill-O-Ween: Capitol Hill's beloved Halloween bash returns with trick-or-treating, face painting, pumpkin decorating and plenty of pint-sized ghouls. (Friday, 4pm, Eastern Market, free)
• Smithsonian Sleepover: Spend Halloween eve at the National Museum of American History, where kids can explore exhibits, play games and sleep among the artifacts. Breakfast included! (Friday night-Saturday morning, tickets $130+).
• Kidchella: Little monsters can dance off their sugar highs at Arena Stage's costume-friendly Halloween bash, designed for kids ages 6 and under. (Saturday, 10am-noon, $5 for kids, $10 for adults).

👻 Parties, costumes and cocktails

• Halloween cocktail crawl: Four neighborhood favorites — Techo Palma, Service Bar, Eebee's and 600T — team up for a bar hop featuring two $13 Halloween cocktails at each stop. (Tonight, 6-11pm, free)
• Anju Halloween: Pair Korean bites with spooky specialty cocktails at this late-night celebration. The kitchen's open until 11:30pm. (Tonight, 9pm).
• Crush Costume Contests: Why have one costume contest when you can have three? The 14th Street gay bar offers $500 to $1,000 in prizes, and $250 for Sunday's best hot dog costume. Expect DJs and drag hosts. (Friday-Sunday, times vary)

💃 Feeling fancy?

• Candlelight Halloween Concert: Hear eerie classical pieces and familiar tunes from "Stranger Things" and "Thriller," by the glow of candles. (Friday, 6:45pm, $70+, National City Christian Church, Thomas Circle)
• Barbouzard Masquerade: Masks and costumes are encouraged at this Champagne-fueled Halloween soirée. Dress up and your first glass of bubbly is on the house. (Saturday, 9pm, free admission)
• Fiola in Maschera: Halloween gets the Venetian treatment at this elegant masquerade, complete with Champagne, cocktails, bites, candlelight and live piano music. (Saturday, dinner, $250, Penn Quarter)

💀 Día de los Muertos celebrations

Celebrate the Mexican tradition of honoring loved ones with music, art and community gatherings.

• Cielo Rojo's Día de los Muertos Festival: Get flash tattoos, face painting, local artisans and bring photos for a community altar. Festive attire scores a free margarita and gift cards. (Saturday-Sunday, noon-7pm, free, Takoma Park)
• Congressional Cemetery: Honor departed loved ones at this historic cemetery's community celebration, where visitors can make crafts and contribute to a shared ofrenda. (Sunday, 11am, free, Capitol Hill)
• National Portrait Gallery: Celebrate with Mexican folk dancing, live music, crafts and community altars. Later, artists MasPaz and Guache bring the festivities to life with an evening projection performance. (Sunday, 5pm, free, Penn Quarter)

More weekend fun

If your Halloweekend includes some couch time, here are some new streaming titles to consider.

The One About Matthew Perry — Documentary series available now on Netflix

• Relatives and longtime friends recount how Matthew Perry became a sitcom phenomenon, lived with addiction and later used his experience to advocate for others in recovery.
• What they're saying: Perry's sister Mia Perry Bowick hopes the series helps viewers see him "as a whole person," beyond his "Friends" character Chandler Bing and his addiction.

Dexter: Resurrection — Season 2 premieres tomorrow on Paramount+

• Two new serial killers complicate Dexter Morgan's (Michael C. Hall) already precarious life as his son Harrison (Jack Alcott) pursues his own version of justice.
• The big picture: This chapter arrives 20 years after Dexter's television debut, with Uma Thurman returning and Brian Cox joining the cast.

Nocturne — Crime drama premieres tomorrow on Apple TV

• Jonah Lynn (Liev Schreiber) leaves Philadelphia police work for a quieter life in small-town Pennsylvania, but a jailed murderer (Stephen Graham) threatens his family and draws FBI agent Saga Bauer (Zazie Beetz) into the hunt.
• Behind the scenes: The series is based on the bestselling novels "The Sandman" and "Lazarus," written by the husband-and-wife team behind the name Lars Kepler.

More picks

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This newsletter was edited by Alexa Mencia Orozco.