Halloween may be more than a week away, but there are plenty of early chances to get in the ghoulish spirit. Bring your little ghosts and goblins to trick-or-treating at Mount Vernon or the National Harbor, dancing at a daytime party on top of Union Market, or — for the furry companions — to a pet costume contests. Bipedal adults might prefer a witch-themed party at the Black Cat, Halloween movies on big screens at DC9 and AFI, a class at a Capitol Hill bar that pairs wine and Halloween candy, or the annual 17th Street High Heel Race, where drag queens sprint past Dupont Circle’s LGBTQ+ bars in stilettos. This weekend isn’t just Halloweekend Lite. It’s also Howard University’s 101st Homecoming, which brings concerts on the quad, a parade down Georgia Avenue and, of course, a football game

See Full Page