I have a confession: I bought my daughter an umbrella. Despite being a born-and-raised Washingtonian, she’s not convinced that we don’t use them here. So, if you see us out and about at one of this weekend’s top 10 events under the cover of an umbrella bursting with rainbows and unicorns, just know I picked my battles. Bring your rain gear along to see witches paddle, wolves howl and spiders crawl.

— Meredith Charaba, family fun editor