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With a month into the semester and midterms on the rise, taking a moment to breathe and enjoy life around you is crucial. The fall season has officially begun, which can be seen with every coffee shop’s pumpkin spice lattes and grocery store pumpkin treats. Enjoying this Fall and Halloween season can be a great way to distress with friends and enjoy life around you. Sometimes going out all the time isn’t the way to go but if you still want to do fun stuff with your friends, I gotchu! Below is a list of DC Halloween activities to do out and about in the DMV area and a list of activities to do from the comfort of your own apartment/dorm! 

Fall and Halloween Outdoor Activities in DC:

  1. Ghost tours in Alexandria, VA https://app.getoccasion.com/xp/022d86fbbf5b62aa5a5e45012aed811275382962 (link for purchase of tickets)
  2. Immanuel Church on the hill’s pumpkin patch Oct 3-31 https://www.immanuel-on-the-hill.org/annual-pumpkin-sale.html (link for hours, location, and more information)
  3. George Washington’s Mount Vernon in October
  4. Six flags magic mountain – fright fest nights https://www.sixflags.com/america/events/fright-fest 
  5. Ghost tours in Washington DC 
  6. International spy museum 
  7. Go apple picking
  8. Visit a DMV haunted house (there’s 7 options at this link —> https://www.dchauntedhouses.com/halloween-attractions/washington.html )

At Home Seasonal Activities: 

  1. Bake pumpkin treats (here are a few links, including some gluten free and vegan recipes)
    1. https://minimalistbaker.com/creamy-pumpkin-pie-bars-v-gf/ 
    2. https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-bread/ 
    3. https://meaningfuleats.com/gluten-free-crustless-pumpkin-pie-cupcakes-dairy-free/ 
  2. Have a Disney halloween movie marathon 
  3. Make a homemade pumpkin spice latte 
    1. https://www.inspiredtaste.net/8419/pumpkin-spice-latte-at-home-recipe/ 
  4. Paint or carve pumpkins (Trader Joes and Whole Foods should be selling this year!)
  5. Online shopping spree for fall/winter sweaters and clothing 
  6. Homemade spooky cocktails night
  7. Host a halloween dress up party anytime in October 

No matter what you decide this season, it is important to enjoy the moments, especially with something as fun as Halloween!

Lexie is a criminal justice and psychology double major at The George Washington University. She is a part of Kappa Delta Sorority, the Psychology International Honors Society, and a part of the Criminal Justice Student Association at GW. This semester she is doing a supervised research internship and is a writer for the GW undergraduate law review. On her free time, she loves writing, working out, trying new restaurants with friends and watching netflix!