October Food Events in Virginia 2025
Our October calendar is sponsored by Virginia Wine. Celebrate Virginia Wine Month by visiting a local winery!
October in Virginia is truly a special time. The weather is starting to cool down, the leaves are changing, and it’s probably the month with the most food events and festivals! It also happens to be Virginia Wine Month, making it the perfect time to sip your way through local vineyards or pair your glass with fresh seafood, barbecue, or fall treats.
- October 1: Great American Food Fest (Chesapeake)
- October 3: Virginia Wine Festival Tasting (Arlington)
- October 3: 11th Annual VisArts Chili Throwdown (Richmond)
- October 3-5: Palate Pairing Weekend (Chester)
- October 4: 7th Annual Fall Oyster Shuck at the Plaza B&B (Colonial Beach)
- October 4: Fried Chicken Festival (Gordonsville)
- October 4: 44th Annual Martinsville Uptown Oktoberfest (Martinsville)
- October 4: Wine Over Waynesboro (Waynesboro)
- October 4: 1781 Taco Rodeo (Spotsylvania)
- October 4: Oktoberfest American Kickoff: Beer Olympics (McLean)
- October 4: Shenandoah Autumnfest (Woodstock)
- October 4: Powhatan’s Festival of the Grape (Powhatan)
- October 4: Lager World at The Veil (Richmond)
- October 4: Tasting with Barboursville Vineyards (Reston)
- October 4: Vienna Oktoberfest (Vienna)
- October 4: Oktoberfest at the Lost Fox (Ashburn)
- October 4 & 12: Cheesology Class (Washington)
- October 4-5: Cunningham Creek: Harvest Fest (Palmyra)
- October 4-5: Heritage India Festival (Chantilly)
- October 5: Yorktown Wine Festival (Yorktown)
- October 5: Portsmouth Fall Wine Festival (Portsmouth)
- October 7 Vintner’s Harvest Wine Pour (Orange)
- October 10: Suffolk Shrimp Feast (Suffolk)
- October 10: “A Vintage to Die For” Murder Mystery Dinner (Leesburg)
- October 11: Oktoberfest Bier, Wine, & Chocolate Fondue Festival (McLean)
- October 11: Oktoberfest at Bryce Resort (Basye)
- October 11: Chesapeake Virginia Wine Festival (Chesapeake)
- October 11: The Art of Wine Blending (Washington)
- October 11: Oktoberfest at Alewerks (Williamsburg)
- October 11: 52nd Annual Chincoteague Oyster Festival (Chincoteague Island)
- October 11-12: Virginia Garlic and Wine Festival (Amherst)
- October 12 : Riverside Vines Harvest Festival (Sutherland)
- October 13-19: Chesapeake Restaurant Week (Chesapeake)
- October 15 & 19: Food and Wine Pairing Class (Washington)
- October 16: Harvest Wine Pairing Dinner (Chester)
- October 17: Red Wine Showcase (Charlottesville)
- October 17-18: 55th Richmond Oktoberfest (Richmond)
- October 17-19 Harvest Party Weekend at Eastwood Winery (Charlottesville)
- October 18: Oktoberfest Renaissance Festival (McLean)
- October 18: Annual Apple Butter Festival (Wade’s Mill)
- October 18: Hop N’ Hog- Culpeper Block Party & BBQ Competition (Culpeper)
- October 18: 16th Annual End of Harvest Festival (La Crosse)
- October 18: Oktoberfest at Wintergreen Resort (Wintergreen)
- October 18: Apple Dumpling Festival (Stuart)
- October 18: Taco, Beer, Tequila Festival (Richmond)
- October 18: Wine by the River Festival (Axton)
- October 18-19: Bull Run Wine Festival (Centreville)
- October 18-19: Rassawek Autumn Festival (Columbia)
- October 18-19: Town Point Virginia Fall Wine Festival (Norfolk)
- October 19: 7th Annual Harvest Festival (Middleburg)
- October 19: Hampton Roads Veg Fest (Hampton Roads)
- October 25: Diwali Festival at Narmada Winery (Amissville)
- October 25-26: Breaux Vineyards: Harvest Festival (Purcellville)
- October 26: Yorktoberfest (Yorktown)
- October 29: Annual Oyster Roast at The Rose Family Farm (Suffolk)
- October 31: Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun (Louisa)
