Celebrate Halloween at The National Zoo! Enjoy a family-friendly evening with trick-or-treating, after-hours animal viewing, and spooky fun. For more information, click here.

Night of the Living Zoo is back! Grab your friends and enjoy this adults only Zoo after dark Halloween Party! You can get excited for unlimited drinks from pop-up bars, flash tattoos and piercings, live music, tarot card readings, and much more. Each ticket covers admission, unlimited drinks and live entertainment. Food trucks are located throughout the Zoo. Proceeds from the event support the Zoo’s animal care and conservation programs. For more information, click here.

Enjoy an evening with Santiago Marone Cinzano, 10th-generation winemaker and export manager of Col d’Orcia, one of Montalcino’s most historic estates from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Santiago will pour a selection of organically farmed wines from the estate, including Col d’Orcia’s celebrated Brunello di Montalcino. This exclusive dinner will feature a multi-course Tuscan menu paired with Col d’Orcia wines for an unforgettable evening of Tuscan wine, food, and hospitality. This event costs $140 per person. Tickets can be purchased here.

Join Les Dames d'Escoffier for a special culinary journey through the Mediterranean at the Laconiko Olive Oil stylish tasting room in Manassas, Virginia. You will immerse yourself in Mediterranean culture, tasting the world’s most-awarded Greek olive, sipping wines of the Levant, and dining on a feast prepared by local chef Nura Mendez of Sahtain Nunu.Come taste the new harvest, learn something delicious, and break bread together from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. The Laconiko shop will be open to purchase wine, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Greek pantry and artisan products.Ticket costs are $75 for members and $95 for the public. Tickets can be found here.  

Celebrate Chateau Musar at The Occidental at 6:00 p.m. with a 3-course dinner paired with 5 hand-picked wines from the acclaimed Lebanese winery. Marc Hochar, whose grandfather founded Chateau Musar in 1930, will share his family's story and the winemaking techniques that have defined the winery for generations. This fusion of Lebanese wines and American cooking costs $295 per person. The menu can be found here. To reserve a spot, click here.

Join I Egg You for the next installment of The Cookbook Club, an intimate evening celebrating chef, writer, and New York Times Cooking contributor Kay Chun and her debut cookbook, Gather Around My Table: Simple, Flavorful Recipes from My Global Pantry. They are hosting celebrated chef and author, Edward Lee, joining them to introduce Kay and collaborate on this special menu. For one evening, The Shell at I Egg You will become a gathering place for food, conversation and cooking inspired by Kay's globally influenced approach to the table.You will enjoy a four-course tasting menu inspired by the recipes and flavors of the book, prepared by Chef Edward and The Fried Rice Collective team. Each ticket also includes a copy of Gather Around My Table to take home. To purchase a ticket, click here.

Pascual will host a one-night-only dessert takeover with visiting pastry chef Caroline Schiff in honor of her newest cookbook, Daily Dessert: Treats on Repeat. Schiff, the former executive pastry chef at Brooklyn’s acclaimed Gage & Tollner, a Food & Wine Best New Chef, and James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef finalist, will collaborate with Chef Isabel Coss to create dessert specials from the book for the evening with Pascual flare. Regular dinner service, non ticketed - Resy here.

Discover Jermann, one of Friuli’s most celebrated wineries, through an evening of exceptional Italian wines and a thoughtfully paired menu at Sfoglina. Tickets cost $145 per person. To purchase a ticket, click here.

 Join Primrose from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. for an intimate, one-night-only wine dinner with importer Jeffrey Alpert of Jeffrey Alpert Selections, exploring rare and highly allocated wines (think Ganevat, Grappa, etc.) from Burgundy and Jura. To purchase a ticket, click here.

Enjoy a thoughtfully paired five-course dinner at this exclusive event with Giampaolo Venica from Venica & Venica, one of Collio's most celebrated family estates, at Ellizabetta La Strega. Rooted in Friuli Venezia Giulia in northeastern Italy, the Venica family has cultivated its connection to the land since 1930. Giampaolo shares about his family's wines and estate. Executive Chef Stephen Jones prepares the dinner. Each dish will be paired with selected Venica wines. To purchase a ticket, click here.