It’s spooky season, foodies, so you know there’s a solid chance that you’ll end up in pumpkin patch and eating tons of candy. But did you know October is also prime season for beer, wine, and oyster fests in this great state? Throw in a street food soirée and cupcake fest or two, and you’ve got yourself a stellar to-do list for October. Get the skinny on everything happening in Virginia this October with our events list:

Feeling those annual end-of-summer blues? Well, you can forget ‘em! Fall is all-out awesome in Virginia, especially for those of us who love a good meal (or two.) The Harvest season means there’s a smorgasbord of good stuff coming out of farm and field this time of year. Harvest festivals are pretty common, but we think that Virginia has something special when it comes to getting out there and celebrating the season.

Virginia has been one of the best places in America to have a tipple since approximately Day One. Our incredibly vibrant craft distilling industry reflects not only Old Dominion’s agricultural bounty but also centuries of booze-making: from those colonial geniuses who pioneered corn whiskey to the industrious moonshiners who kept those stills a-humming during the dark days of Prohibition.