ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Get to Parker-Gray Memorial Stadium early Friday night. Before the 6-0 Titans take on Fairfax at 7 p.m., the School Board is renaming the field for Keith Burns, the T.C. Williams graduate who went on to win two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos. The ceremony is at 6:30 p.m. In Old Town, the Halloween sticker crawl kicks off and Oyster Week continues.
Saturday is the busy one. Hank’s Oyster Bar holds its 17th annual Oysterfest starting at 11 a.m., the Spooky Mad Science Expo fills Patrick Henry Recreation Center with more than 100 experiments at 3 p.m., and Duncan Library’s Fall Fest has miniature pumpkins, plants and pie from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There’s a Halloween parade behind Patrick Henry Elementary School at 2 p.m., and if you have a car seat you’ve never been sure about, the Sheriff’s Office will check it for free at the Public Safety Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
On Sunday, weekend early voting begins at Beatley Library at 1 p.m., and if you want to make a morning of it, the ALIVE! walkathon leaves George Washington Middle School at 12:30 p.m. The Ethiopian Fall Festival returns to Chinquapin Park at 1 p.m.
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