Most of the performance groups are largely made up of children. This weekend fair just might be the largest craft show on the East Coast. Admission is free. Oktoberfest Reston Town Center, Market St. This is a big, open area where you can let the kids run, and there's plenty to amuse them, from balloons to dancers and musicians.
Admission is free.
This annual event featuring chili and other comestibles from local restaurants is to benefit the National Kidney Foundation of the National Capital area. It's held at the edge of the Potomac River in Old Town Alexandria, near many shops and restaurants of the charming historic district. Admission is free the remaining three days, but you have to pay for all the rides. Suburban Maryland Maryland Seafood Festival Sandy Point State Park, U.S. Hwy. The bounty of the Chesapeake Bay is baked, steamed, grilled, broiled, saut ed, and fried at this waterside park, next to the western end of the towering Bay Bridge.