WASHINGTON聽鈥� With a myriad of beer gardens and craft brewery tasting rooms in the Washington region, there is no shortage of Octoberfest activities this month.
North Bethesda鈥檚 version is family-friendly.
The 5th annual PIKEtoberfest at is Oct. 7 from noon to 4 p.m.
Activities and attractions include food samplings from neighborhood restaurants, live music from AMP by Strathmore, craft beers from , a hay maze, lawn games, a cornhole tournament, sidewalk sales and free giveaways.
Dewey Beach sand sculpture artist Darrell O鈥機onnor will be carving sand castle art at , a former parking lot Pike & Rose owner Federal Realty turned into an outdoor space earlier this year, complete with more than 250 tons sand.
Admission is free.
There will also be a face painter, balloon artist and a stilt walker.
Poolesville, Maryland-based outdoor education organization will also be on-site with a rock-climbing wall.
And PIKEtoberfest鈥檚 musical entertainment will be JWX: , with music ranging from 80鈥檚 Top-40 to R&B/Soul, Funk, Hip-Hop and Pop.
