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Check out festivals celebrating comedy, artists and the harvest; Club Quarantine takes over the Kennedy Center; and Georgia Avenue trades traffic for people.

Whether choosing a Halloween costume or finding the right party, it’s better to plan ahead. Tickets are available now for these seasonal activities.

Happy hour doesn’t have to mean cocktails made with cheap booze: These D.C. bars offer top-shelf quality for less than expected.

Sip rare brews at the region’s best beer festival, listen to live music around Adams Morgan, pick pumpkins or tour the White House’s gardens.

Ghost hunting in the Washington area? Head to the Octagon Museum, the Bladensburg Dueling Grounds or Gadsby’s Tavern. And don’t forget D.C.’s haunted karaoke bar.

Beyond a “remixed” display of its permanent collection, the museum offers reading space in the library, a new art studio and plenty of special events.

From costume parades to film screenings to pumpkin carving contests, Halloween brings fun for all ages. Here’s what you should do in D.C. over Halloween weekend.

Celebrate your loved ones by adding a photograph to an ofrenda, or altar; create masks and paper marigolds; and watch traditional Mexican music and dance.

Enjoy fall with festivals and a bike ride, celebrate Diwali on the Mall, hear dozens of bands outdoors in Adams Morgan, or dive into food at the Smithsonian.

Get in the holiday spirit with holiday markets, light displays and Scrooge; celebrate Community Day at Planet Word; or browse works by hundreds of artists.