October is filled with spooky events, killer concerts and film festival premieres.
Time for your “top of the month” entertainment guide to events around town.
October Entertainment Guide
Oct. 1: Panic! at the Disco at Capital One Arena
Oct. 1: The B-52s with KC & The Sunshine Band at The Anthem
Oct. 1: Lorde headlines “All Things Go” at Merriweather
Oct. 1: “The Black Version” at Kennedy Center
Oct. 1-2: The Yellowjackets at Blues Alley
Oct. 1-2: “Disney’s Newsies” at Arlington Players
Oct. 1-2: “Revoltosa” at GALA Hispanic Theatre
Oct. 1-9: “Hamilton” at Kennedy Center
Oct. 1-9: “The Color Purple” at Signature Theatre
Oct. 1-9: “Nine Night” at Round House Theatre
Oct. 1-9: “Ain’t No Mo” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre
Oct. 1-16: “The Trip to Bountiful” at Ford’s Theatre
Oct. 1-6: “No Place to Go” at Signature Theatre
Oct. 1-16: “Einstein’s Wife” at ExPats Theatre
Oct. 1-22: “Playing It By Ear” by Washington Improv Theater
Oct. 1-23: “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” at Studio Theatre
Oct. 1-23: “Notebook of Leonardo da Vinci” at Shakespeare Theatre
Oct. 1-23: “The Good Doctor” by Washington Stage Guild
Oct. 1-30: “Dance Nation” at Olney Theatre Center
Oct. 1-31: “Field of Screams” in Olney, Maryland
Oct. 1-Nov. 5: “Haunt: Nightmare Harvest” at Workhouse Arts Center
Oct. 1-Nov. 6: “Ghost” at Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia
Oct. 1-Nov. 6: “Once On This Island” at Constellation Theatre
Oct. 2: Renee Fleming & Esperanza Spalding at Kennedy Center
Oct. 2: Sam Hunt, Jimmie Allen, Eli Young Band at Merriweather
Oct. 2: Herman’s Hermits at Rams Head Annapolis
Oct. 4: Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp at The Anthem
Oct. 4: Post Malone at Capital One Arena
Oct. 4: Sublime with Rome at Capital One Hall
Oct. 4-Nov. 20: “The Till Trilogy” by Mosaic Theatre at Atlas
Oct. 4-23: “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” at National Theatre
Oct. 5: Alice In Chains and Breaking Benjamin at Jiffy Lube Live
Oct. 6: Brandon Marshall’s “I Am Athlete” at City Winery
Oct. 6: Rebirth Brass Band at Wolf Trap
Oct. 6-9: Dave Attell at D.C. Improv
Oct. 6-10: “Disney on Ice: Frozen & Encanto” at EagleBank Arena
Oct. 7: “Hellraiser” premiers on Hulu
Oct. 7-16: “Guys & Dolls” at Kennedy Center
Oct. 7-Nov. 6: “Holiday” at Arena Stage
Oct. 7-21: Hitchcock Classics at Miracle Theatre
Oct. 8: They Might Be Giants at “Shocktober” in Leesburg
Oct. 8: Down in the Reeds music event at Walter Reed
Oct. 8: Ira Glass & Jad Abumrad at Strathmore
Oct. 8: Cracker at State Theatre in Falls Church
Oct. 8-9: Bethesda Row Arts Festival
Oct. 9: The Manhattans at The Birchmere
Oct. 10: Tiffany at The Birchmere
Oct. 10: Demi Lovato at The Anthem
Oct. 10: The Killers at Capital One Arena
Oct. 11: Rufus Wainwright at Rams Head Annapolis
Oct. 11-30: “Hamilton” at The Hippodrome
Oct. 12: Rufus Wainwright at The Birchmere
Oct. 12: The Killers at The Anthem
Oct. 12: Tony Woods & Friends at D.C. Improv
Oct. 12-16: The Washington Ballet presents “NEXTsteps”
Oct. 13-15: Kelsey Cook at D.C. Comedy Loft
Oct. 13-16: Middleburg Film Festival
Oct. 13-16: Double Exposure Film Festival
Oct. 13-17: Washington West Film Festival
Oct. 13-Nov. 6: “Dracula” at Synetic Theater
Oct. 14: “Decision to Leave” in movie theaters
Oct. 14: “Till” in movie theaters
Oct. 14: David Sedaris at Kennedy Center
Oct. 14: Oleta Adams at Weinberg Center in Frederick
Oct. 15: The Wailers at Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg
Oct. 15: Nashville Emerging Artists Night at Wolf Trap
Oct. 15: Atlantic Starr at Bethesda Blues & Jazz
Oct. 15: Jake Blount at Pearl Street Warehouse
Oct. 15: Joan Osborne at The Hamilton
Oct. 16: Regina Spektor at Warner Theatre
Oct. 16: War at The Birchmere
Oct. 16: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood at Strathmore
Oct. 17: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at The Anthem
Oct. 17: Gorillaz at Merriweather
Oct. 17: Mother Mother at Echostage
Oct. 17-19: Arcade Fire at The Anthem
Oct. 18: Smashing Pumpkins at Capital One Arena
Oct. 18: Crystal Bowersox at Rams Head Annapolis
Oct. 18: “Concert for Ukraine” at Kennedy Center
Oct. 19: Weird Al Yankovic at Kennedy Center
Oct. 20: Pusha T at The Fillmore Silver Spring
Oct. 20: National Philharmonic at Capital One Hall
Oct. 20-Nov. 6: “My Body My Choice” at Arena Stage
Oct. 20-Nov. 6: “To Journey’s End with Into the Woods” at Signature Theatre
Oct. 21: Terence Blanchard at Kennedy Center
Oct. 21: Arrested Development at Bethesda Blues & Jazz
Oct. 21: “Black Adam” starring The Rock in movie theaters
Oct. 21: “Banshees of Inisherin” in movie theaters
Oct. 21: Lee Greenwood at Capital One Hall
Oct. 21: Jim Messina at Rams Head Annapolis
Oct. 21: Kevin James at Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown
Oct. 21-22: The Whispers at The Birchmere
Oct. 21-Nov. 27: “Sanctuary City” at Arena Stage
Oct. 22: Madison Cunningham at Capital Turnaround
Oct. 22-Nov. 20: “Elegies: A Song Cyle” at Keegan Theatre
Oct. 22: National Philharmonic at Strathmore
Oct. 22: Jim Messina at State Theatre in Falls Church
Oct. 23: Iron Maiden at Capital One Arena
Oct. 23: The Roots Residency at Kennedy Center
Oct. 23-24: Violent Femmes at 9:30 Club
Oct. 25: Ray Lamontagne at Strathmore
Oct. 26: AWOLNATION at The Fillmore Silver Spring
Oct. 27: Mark G. Meadows & James Fernando at AMP
Oct. 27-29: Chris Rock at DAR Constitution Hall
Oct. 28: “All Quiet on the Western Front” on Netflix
Oct. 29: 10,000 Maniacs at Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg
Oct. 29: Nightmare on M Street Halloween Bar Crawl
Oct. 29: “Best in Show” at The Boro in Tysons
Oct. 29: Count Gore hosts “A Nightmare on Elm Street” at AFI Silver Theatre
Oct. 29-Nov. 14: Washington National Opera’s “Elektra” at Kennedy Center
Oct. 30: Tegan and Sara at 9:30 Club
Oct. 30: Midori at Kennedy Center
Oct. 31: Nightmare on U Street for Halloween
