What's on in McLean for free?
23 upcoming events
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Events in McLean for free
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Tuesday 20 October
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Thursday 22 October
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Fri 23 · 6 PMFree
🎪Street party
Trunk or Treat
Hilton McLean-Tysons Corner
Sat 24 · 12 PMFree
🍽️Food
Wine Festival: Taste The Flavors Of Portugal
1351 Chain Bridge Rd
Sat 24 · 3 PM$10–20
💿DJ set
DMV Filipino Day Party - Filipino American History Month edition
Shipgarten
Sun 25 · 9 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🤾Sports & fitness
ACTV Studio IRL: Vuori Tyson's Corner Center x Corepower
Vuori Tysons Corner Center
Fri 30 · 9 AMFree
🎨Creative workshopup to 15 yrs
McLean Member Monster Mash Event
Lafayette Federal Credit Union
Fri 30 · 9 PMFree
💿DJ set🔥Reggaeton
Reggaeton Sexxx Halloween Party
Shipgarten
Sat 31Free
OFC’s Festival of Frights & Trunk or Treat
The Old Fire House
Sat 31 · 5 PMFree
The Old Firehouse Center's Festival of Frights & Trunk or Treat
Mc Lean Old Fire House Center
Sun 1 · 1 PMFree
Chateauneuf Du Pape's Font Du Loup With Anne-Charlotte Melia
1351 Chain Bridge Rd
Sat 7Free
OFC Ignite
The Old Fire House
Sat 7 · 11 AMFree
🏷️Other
The Beauty of Macys Event @ Tysons Corner
8000 Tysons Corner Center
Fri 13 NovFree
🔢Bingo
Family Fun Bingo
The Old Fire House
Sun 15 Nov · 12 PM$0
2026 SKS Football with Flagstar Football
Langley High School Football Field
Sat 21 Nov · 10 AM$0
47th Christmas Bazaar in McLean, VA
6428 Linway Terrace
Sat 12 Dec · 1:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop14–18 yrs
How to Get "Unstuck" and Write
The StudyPro
Sat 6 Feb · 6 PM$0
Family Mardi Gras Pot Luck at St John's
Gym at St. John the Beloved Catholic Church
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Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Vocals & Vibes @ Helenas
Helenas Mexican Restaurant - Falls Church
Tomorrow · 11:15 PM$23
🤘Metal🎫Concert
Hateoryx
Crescendo Studios, Falls Church
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic
Thursday Mic Live
Crescendo Studios, Falls Church
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Toad the Wet Sprocket @ Capital One Hall
Capital One Hall, Tysons Corner
Sat 24 · 7 PM$10–50
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Grateful Oktoberfest
Settle Down Easy Brewing Co., Arlington
Sat 31 · 8 PM
🎫Concert
The Gathering Gloom
The Vault at Capital One Hall, Tysons
Sat 7 · 7 PMFree
🎻Classical🎫Concert
FREE Concert by U.S. Army Brass Quintet
3022 Woodlawn Ave, Falls Church
Mon 19 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Cowboy Cafe
Cowboy Cafe, Arlington
Sat 17 · 7:30 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎻Classical
Classical Open Mic - October 17, 2026
Walker Chapel United Methodist, Arlington
Wed 21 · 7:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎸Jam / Open mic
Will Varley @ Jammin' Java
Jammin' Java, Vienna
Fri 23 · 7 PMFree
🎸Rock✨Pop
Live Band J-Rock & Anime Cosplay Concert!
Pop-Up District, Falls Church
Sat 24 · 5 PM$30
🎻Classical🎫Concert
The Arlington Chorale presents For The Earth: Fauré's Requiem.
Westover Baptist Church, Arlington
Sun 25 · 2 PM$10–20
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Borisevich Duo
McLean Community Center
Thu 5 · 7:30 PM$73–157
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Cris Jacobs Band
Wolf Trap, Vienna
Sat 31
🎉Club🎊Socials
Maison Rouge Halloween Social 2026
Maison Rouge, Washington
Sat 31 · 8 PM$23.18
💿DJ set
HALLOWEEN PARTY
At the Heart of Tyson’s Corner, Fallschurch
Tue 20 · 6:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎪Street party
Trivia Night at Audacious Aleworks Brewery
Audacious Aleworks Brewery, Arlington
Sat 17 · 1 PMFree
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Oktoberfest Renaissance Festival
7581 Colshire Dr, Tysons
Sun 18 · 5 PM$23.18
💿DJ set☀️Open air
Secret Sundays | October 18 | Greenhouse Patio
Greenhouse Bistro, Vienna
Fri 23 · 6:30 PM$49–85
🎉Club🗣️Language café
Halloween Rave
6825 Tennyson Dr, McLean
Fri 23 · 6:30 PM$39.19–49.87
💿DJ set🎊Socials
Dopamine Dress Silent Disco
Falls Church Community Center Grounds and Cherry Hill Park
Fri 23 · 10 PM$23.18
🎉Club💿DJ set
RASI Z at The O-Lounge | Friday, October 23
The O-Lounge, Vienna
Sat 24 · 12 PM
🎪Street party🪄Magic
Halloween at The Boo-ro
The Boro Tysons
Thu 29 · 7 AMFree
🎪Street party
Social Sips & Bites Halloween Party at The Greenhouse!
Greenhouse Kitchen + Bar, Vienna
Sat 31 · 9 PMFree
🎉Club💿DJ set
Naja Nights Halloween Party @ NAJA Mediterranean
NAJA Mediterranean, Fairfax
Sat 31 · 9 PM$33.85
💿DJ set
Persian Decadence
Arya Center, Tysons
Wed 21 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Trivia Night at Hawk & Griffin
Hawk & Griffin, Arlington
Thu 8
🎭Theatre
Monsters of the Villa Diodati
Creative Cauldron Stage, Falls Church
Tomorrow · 6 PM$46.50
🎤Stand-up
Michael Blaustein: The Taste Me Tour: The Final Leg
Capital One Hall, Tysons Corner
Tomorrow · 9 PM$28.52–44.52
🎤Stand-up
Keith Pedro "Job Your Love" Comedy Tour
Crescendo Studios, Falls Church
Sat 24 · 8 PM
🎤Stand-up
Rt. 123 Comedy ft. Suzanne Lambert
The Vault at Capital One Hall, Tysons
Thu 12 · 8 PM
🎭Stage
Australia's Thunder From Down Under
Capital One Hall, Tysons Corner
Fri 13 Nov · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
The Soldiers Tale
The Vault at Capital One Hall, Tysons
Thu 22 · 7:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema🌳Outdoors
West Falls Movie Night: Hocus Pocus
West Falls, Falls Church
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Live Art: Rajan Sedalia
110 Founders Ave, Falls Church
Sat 17 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Introducing Solids & High Allergen Foods
Be Hive Wellness, Tysons
Mon 19 · 7 PM
🗣️Talk
imBIBLErs: Pub Theology
Caboose Commons, Fairfax
Thu 22 · 7 PM
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Steamy v Spooky: A Genre Battle Author Panel
One More Page Books, Arlington
Sat 24 · 12 PMFree
🎬Cinema
FAIRFAX FLIX IS BACK!
Fairfax Public Access
Sun 25 · 10 AM$5–10
🖼️Exhibition🧘Wellness
Pathways Fall 2026 Natural Living Expo
Hilton McLean-Tysons Corner
Sun 25 · 6 PM$28.52
🎬Cinema
Tysons, VA| Прем’єра фільму «ДОВЖЕНКО. Перший погляд»
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas, McLean
Thu 29 · 6 PM$60.54
🍽️Food
TRICK OR TREAT & WINE
Tower Club - Tysons Corner, Vienna
Sat 17 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Is Humanity Reaching a Spiritual Tipping Point? (Free Event)
Vienna Community Center
Mon 19 · 6 PM$132.33
🍽️Food
Giro d'Italia, Part III - Campania Wine Dinner
A Modo Mio, Arlington
Thu 22 · 1 PM
🎬Cinema
Performing Arts Movie
Alden Theatre, McLean
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Susan Metallo with Alice Scott and Andrew Joseph White: HEARTS ON THE TABLE
Bards Alley Bookshop, Vienna
Fri 23 · 6:30 PM$97.88–119.22
🎬Cinema🍽️Food
10/23 CSC: Hocus Pocus 6:30PM - 8PM
The Moose - Vienna Lodge 1896
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🍽️Food
Travel the World with Thermomix - Cooking series in Virginia
Venture X Fairfax
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Venues in McLean for free
Shipgarten
3 events
Hilton McLean-Tysons Corner
5 events
TKO Suites of Tysons
3 events
Alden Theatre
8 events
The Old Fire House
3 events
Mc Lean Old Fire House Center
2 events
Heartland Design and Remodeling
2 events
6817 Dean Dr
1 event
Lucky Strike Tysons Corner
2 events
1351 Chain Bridge Rd
5 events
THE SALSA ROOM TYSONS
2 events
6428 Linway Terrace
1 event