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Soak in the atmosphere at a county fair, celebrate Chuck Brown with music and art, explore D.C. Plant Week, or enjoy Restaurant Week discounts.

The National Book Festival brings legions of readers and authors together, the Maryland Renaissance Festival returns, and opera fills a baseball stadium.

DJs, dancing, open bars and craft beer tastings, all while the wind ruffles your hair. Plus pirates, if that’s your thing.

Stay up late to explore art, groove to salsa music and (gasp) maybe learn something.

Say farewell to summer with outdoor concerts and street festivals, and prepare to welcome fall with corn mazes and apple picking.

Groove at outdoor jazz festivals, see award winners at the D.C. State Fair and start celebrating Oktoberfest.

Watch the presidential debate on projection screens while playing bingo and sipping themed cocktails.

The celebrations take many forms, from bands in brewery taprooms to dachshund races on the waterfront.

Take free walking tours of D.C., watch “The Force Awakens” or “Forrest Gump” outdoors, or find a new favorite indie book or zine.

Feast on fresh local oysters — as low as $1 each! — after work or during late-night specials.

Explore the H Street Festival, discover new artists in Arlington and Hyattsville, and immerse yourself in the Latin American Film Festival.

The seventh season of the hit dating show was filmed in D.C. Now you can watch the results at D.C. bars.

Stay up late for art and culture in 21 D.C. neighborhoods, see a 20-foot pupusa on Pennsylvania Avenue at Fiesta DC, or catch a show during Theatre Week.

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Explore 450 beers at D.C.’s biggest beer festival, get a jump on spooky season with films and trivia, or comb through treasures at the Lucketts Fall Market.

From family-friendly gatherings to late-night parties, here’s what you need to know about celebrating Howard homecoming this weekend.

Plus: The 10 historic moments that turned Howard homecoming into an epic event.

Visit dozens of farms in Loudoun County, explore American food culture, or start celebrating Halloween with pumpkin carving contests or family dance parties.

Celebrate Día de los Muertos at a pair of Smithsonian museums, find the perfect pumpkin at a fall fest or groove at the Home Rule Music Festival.

Head to museums for family-friendly music and activities, join an outdoor lantern procession, or feast and dance at restaurants and bars.