The National Symphony Orchestra closes its summer season with a free performance at 8pm. Admission is charged. Past festivals have featured the likes of Los Lobos, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Washington Opera soloists. Admission is free, although you may have to stand in a long line for the inside performances. For two days, visitors have an opportunity to see the famed Rose Garden and South Lawn.
Admission is free.
A military band provides music. Fourth Sunday in October Halloween There is no official celebration, but costumed revelers are on the increase every year. Giant block parties take place in the DuPont Circle area and Georgetown. Check the Washington Post for special parties and activities. The nation's war dead are honored with a wreath-laying ceremony at 11am at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery followed by a memorial service.