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Patient Zero: An Exhibition
Juried group show, more than 70 works by 54 DMV artists.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 3–Sun Nov 1, 2026 · Daily through Nov 1, 10 AM-5 PM per ARTfactory calendar; during Factory of Fear (Oct 11-24) works are inside the haunted house
WhereARTfactory, Caton Merchant Gallery, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas
CostFree
Photo: ARTfactory / artist Anna Yoko Polanco via virginiaartfactory.org
Factory of Fear: Outbreak
ARTfactory's 5th annual four-floor haunted house fundraiser; 2026 theme Outbreak.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15–Sat Oct 24, 2026 · Thu Oct 15 7-9 PM; Fri Oct 16 7-10:30 PM; Sat Oct 17 7-10:30 PM; Thu Oct 22 7-9 PM; Fri Oct 23 7-10:30 PM; Sat Oct 24 7-10:30 PM
WhereARTfactory, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas
CostTicket prices: $25 ($3 off Thursdays with code THURSDAYSCARIES)
Photo: ARTfactory via virginiaartfactory.org
Man of La Mancha (Prince William Little Theatre)
Prince William Little Theatre stages the 1965 Tony-winning Best Musical in the Gregory Family Theater.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 16–Sun Oct 18, 2026 · Fri Oct 16 8 PM; Sat Oct 17 2 PM; Sat Oct 17 7 PM; Sun Oct 18 2 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Gregory Family Theater, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
Cost$35 adult; $29 senior; $25 student, youth, military, group (8+); prices include fees
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
5th Annual Hunger is Scary
Rescued-food cooking demos, games, music and food.
WHO Family
WhenSat Oct 17, 2026 · Sat Oct 17 12-3 PM
WhereNorthern Virginia Food Rescue, 10535 Battleview Pkwy, Manassas
CostFree; $10 suggested donation or a nonperishable item
Manassas Symphony Orchestra: American Landscapes with Yevgeny Dokshansky, Clarinet
Guest clarinetist Yevgeny Dokshansky, University of Houston clarinet professor.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 17, 2026 · Sat Oct 17 7:30 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
Cost$35 adult; $30 group (10+); free student and youth; prices include fees
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
Mountain Stage Hosted by Kathy Mattea
Live taping of the NPR Music / West Virginia Public Broadcasting radio show, hosted by Kathy Mattea.
WHO Everyone
WhenSun Oct 18, 2026 · Sun Oct 18 7 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
Cost$75, $60, $45; half-price for youth through Grade 12; prices include fees
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
Manassas Ballet Theatre: Jazz In Motion
Manassas Ballet Theatre's season-opening production.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 23–Sun Oct 25, 2026 · Fri Oct 23 7:30 PM; Sat Oct 24 7:30 PM; Sun Oct 25 3 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
Cost$80, $70, $60, $50, $40; prices include fees
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
Barefoot Puppet Theatre: Galapagos George
Hylton Family Series puppet show about the last Pinta Island tortoise.
WHO Family
WhenSat Oct 24, 2026 · Sat Oct 24 11 AM; Sat Oct 24 2 PM (sensory friendly)
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Gregory Family Theater, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
Cost$20; prices include fees
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
CageZilla 93
Wylde Style Productions' CageZilla, billed as the DC metro's largest and longest-running MMA promotion.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 24, 2026 · Sat Oct 24: bar doors 4 PM, show doors 6 PM, show 7 PM
WhereThe Salisbury Center, 8890 Mathis Ave, Manassas
Cost$55 GA; $130 VIP table; up to $300 premium
Photo: The Salisbury Center / organizer via thesalisburycenter.com
Haunted Happenings
Morning trick-or-treating for kids at participating downtown shops and restaurants.
WHO Family
WhenSat Oct 24, 2026 · Sat Oct 24 10 AM-2 PM
WhereHistoric Downtown Manassas (Visitor Center at the Train Depot), 9431 West Street, Manassas
CostFree
Photo: Historic Manassas Inc. via historicmanassas.org
Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra: Peter and the Wolf: A Symphony of Stories
Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra performs Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.
WHO Everyone
WhenSun Oct 25, 2026 · Sun Oct 25 3 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Gregory Family Theater, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
Cost$30 adult; $27 senior (65+), military; free students (0-17); prices include fees
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
A Tribute to the Eagles
Hotel California, Desperado, Take It Easy: an Eagles tribute in Merchant Hall.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 30, 2026 · Fri Oct 30 7:30 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
Cost$84, $74, $64, $54, $44, $40, $34 (prices include fees)
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
Ben Lomond Campfire Ghost Stories
Campfire ghost stories at a former Civil War hospital, farm and home.
Axial Dance: Scary Talented
Axial Dance's Halloween show of witches, vampires, ghosts and ghouls.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 31, 2026 · Sat Oct 31 1:30 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Gregory Family Theater, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
Cost$15 (price includes fee); on sale October 19, 2026
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
Walter Kravitz: The Living Line
Paintings and drawings by Walter Kravitz from George Mason University's art collection.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Nov 3, 2026 · Tue Nov 3 10 AM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Buchanan Partners Art Gallery, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
CostSee organizer website for details
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
First Friday: November
Live music, family activities and shop and restaurant promotions.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 6, 2026 · Fri Nov 6 6-9 PM
WhereHistoric Downtown Manassas (Visitor Center at the Train Depot), 9431 West Street, Manassas
CostSee organizer website for details
The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own": A Salute to Veterans
A Salute to Veterans, with Mason's Veterans and the Arts Initiative.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 6, 2026 · Fri Nov 6 7:30 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
CostFree; general admission tickets required (limit four per order)
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
Northern Virginia Veterans Parade
Honors Colonel Steele McGonegal, USA (ret), grand marshal.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 7, 2026 · Sat Nov 7 11 AM
WhereCenter Street, Historic Downtown Manassas, Center St (reviewing stand at Harris Pavilion), Manassas
CostFree
Prelude DMV 2026 (Prelude Urban Dance Competition)
Part of the nationwide Prelude Urban Dance Competition series.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 7, 2026 · Sat Nov 7 7 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
Cost$40 (price includes fee)
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
Shemekia Copeland
Five-time Grammy nominee, nine Blues Music Awards.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 7, 2026 · Sat Nov 7 5 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Gregory Family Theater, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
CostTickets: $35; prices include fees
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
3rd Culture: Unseen Threads, a solo exhibition by Kwaku Ofori-Yirenkyi
ARTfactory solo show by Ghanaian American artist ABSKU on family, migration and memory.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 7–Sun Dec 6, 2026 · Opening reception Sat Nov 7 6-8 PM; Meet the Artist: Print, Create & Connect Sat Nov 14 12-5 PM; On view Nov 7-Dec 6, 10 AM-5 PM
WhereARTfactory, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas
CostFree
Photo: Kwaku Ofori-Yirenkyi, Where Faith Took Root (2026) via historicmanassas.org
Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: Popular Piano Classics
Pianist Jeffrey Siegel's concert-with-commentary format.
WHO Everyone
WhenSun Nov 8, 2026 · Sun Nov 8 2 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
Cost$60, $52, $38; half-price for youth through Grade 12; prices include fees
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
Matinee Idylls: Ars Populi
Vocal ensemble founded in 2023 by All-Ireland Champion singer Kevin Elam.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Nov 10, 2026 · Tue Nov 10 12:30 PM lunch; Tue Nov 10 1:30 PM concert
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Jacquemin Family Foundation Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
CostConcert and dessert-only: $50; Lunch, concert, and dessert: $80; prices include fees
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu
Fall Gallery Walk 2026
Downtown businesses host artists showing paintings and sculpture.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 14, 2026 · Sat Nov 14 12-5 PM
WhereHistoric Downtown Manassas (Visitor Center at the Train Depot), 9431 West Street, Manassas
CostSee organizer website for details
Photo: Historic Manassas Inc. via historicmanassas.org
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra: To Swing Through the Sky
The Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra's 25th: a multimedia show tying jazz history to the history of flight.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 14, 2026 · Sat Nov 14 7:30 PM
WhereHylton Performing Arts Center, Merchant Hall, 10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas
Cost$65, $55, $45; half-price for youth through Grade 12; free veteran/servicemember tickets in person with ID
Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center / presenting organization via hylton.calendar.gmu.edu