October kicks off in Alexandria with Art on the Avenue, Oktoberfest and more weekend events

It’s a busy start to October as many visitors will arrive to the city for a returning arts festival.

Art on the Avenue will draw tens of thousands to Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray. But if you’re looking for something smaller, check out Civil War Shelter Day at Fort Ward, Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill’s Pumpkin Patch, Douglass Cemetery tour or Rosemont Citizens Association’s Oktoberfest.

Here’s what is happening around the city this weekend.

Carnival of Curiosities exhibit opening at Del Ray Artisans Gallery

When: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2…

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