Crowds at a previous Snallygaster beer festival. | Neighborhood Restaurant Group Plus, a Sunday skewers series, pho-tastic French dips in Navy Yard, and more As the heat and humidity finally lifts away, there are plenty of new pop-ups to enjoy during the crisp fall season. From oyster festivals to president-themed bars, here are a few fall pop-ups to look forward. Check back for updates to this list. BBQ & Barrels at Nationals Park A local whiskey and barbecue tasting event hosted by former Nationals players Tyler Clippard and Drew Storen is back at the ballpark on Saturday, October 5. BBQ & Barrels features over 100 different whiskeys and local barbecue spots, including DC Smokehouse, Due South, Rocklands, and Silver & Sons Barbecue. General admission ticket holders can try 12 samples of bourbon, whiskey, and rye from top distillers (including Virginia Distillery from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains) and try a complimentary barbecue sample, all while listening to a live performance by Uncle Jesse, a D.C.-based 1990s-2000s cover band. VIP ticket holders will get early admission and access to additional tastings. Tickets are available online. 1500 South Capitol Street SE Harvest Wine Party at Lulu’s Wine Garden Lulu’s Winegarden An expert talks through a selection of wines at a “crush” wine tasting on Lulu’s patio. The “crush” wine tasting and taco series continues at this U Street wine garden’s fall-themed patio with the “Harvest Wine Party” on Sunday, October 6. Attendees get unlimited tastings of about 25 different autumnal wines that they can chat about with wine experts while snacking on all-you-can-eat breakfast tacos. Taco flavors include crispy bacon and hatch green chile, smoked brisket, and avocado or black bean and crispy potato hash. If you get a “crush” on a specific wine, you can also take home a bottle at a reduced price. Tickets ($66) are available for two sessions, the first is from noon to 1:30 p.m. and the second is from 2 to 3:30 p.m. 1940 11th St NW Moonshine Alley at Bistro Du Jour Capitol Hill Bistro Du Jour’s historic alley space is taking diners back to the Prohibition with Roaring ’20s-themed cocktails, a live DJ, and speakeasy vibes. Specialty $10 drinks include the Scofflaw, with Sagamore Rye whiskey, dry vermouth, grenadine, lemon, and bitters, and the Southside, with Green Hat gin, lemon, and mint. Moonshine Alley pops up every Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. 20 Massachusetts Ave NW Snallygaster in Downtown D.C. Neighborhood Restaurant Group Attendees with pretzel necklaces raise a glass at a previous Snallygaster festival. The East Coast’s biggest beer festival takes over four blocks on Pennsylvania Ave NW on Saturday, October 12. Back for its 12th year, festival goers will be able to sample over 450 drafts from nearly 175 beer producers while enjoying live music on two different stages and trying local food trucks. Neighborhood Restaurant Group, which owns The Sovereign, Bluejacket, and ChurchKey, organizes the festival named after a regional, mythical dragon-like creature. The event is also a fundraiser for the restaurant group’s local nonprofit focused on creating a more equitable and sustainable local food system in the D.C. area. VIP Basilisk passes are already sold out, but general admission Kraken passes are still available to access the festival from 2 to 6 p.m. All passes come with a commemorative tasting glass plus unlimited beer, wine, and cocktail tastings. Pennsylvania Avenue NW, between 3rd and 7th streets View this post on Instagram A post shared by Merry Pin (@merrypindc) Bottomless October Cocktails at Merry Pin This Georgia Avenue craft shop is kicking off cozy season with bottomless cocktails in October, so you can toast to the sunset while shopping for supplies to make something special. Seven cocktails are on the $30 bottomless menu, which attendees can enjoy for two hours between Tuesday and Friday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The shop’s signature cocktails include the fruity, spiced, and red wine-based Like Mosaic To My Ears, the Sew Sweet margarita with a touch of guava, and the refreshing blackberry and lime-filled A Pigment of Our Imagination. 7350 Georgia Avenue NW Sunday Patio Series at Opal Opal is keeping patio season going until Thanksgiving this year, with an array of meat and seafood skewers being cooked up on an open flame in front of outdoor diners from 5 p.m. to close on Sundays. Select skewers filled with beef striploin, salmon belly, chicken thighs, or shrimp, plus you can order a combination platter to try one of each. Skewers come with wood-fired pita, roasted garlic hummus, tzatziki, pickled vegetables, plus more toppings and sides to build the perfect bite with. You can also order off the skewers menu from inside the restaurant. Check out the menu here. 5534 Connecticut Avenue NW All the Presidents’ Bars at Barrel Barrel’s five-part pop-up honoring the last five U.S. presidents is keeping hard-working campaign workers happy every weekend leading up to Election Day. The first weekend, October 3-5, will be a “saxy homage” to Bill Clinton, with live saxophone music filling “Slick Willy’s Jazz Lounge.” After that, “The Dubya Saloon,” “Barry’s Aloha Bar,” “The Barr-e-Lago Club,” and “Joe Cool’s Cocktail Parlor” will each get a turn in Barrel’s basement. Halloween night will still be themed after Joe Biden’s love of ice cream, with the “I Scream Halloween Costume Party.” 613 Pennsylvania Avenue SE View this post on Instagram A post shared by Beresovsky's Deli (@beresovskysdeli) Chefs... On A Roll at Beresovksy’s Deli The sandwich collaborations at Navy Yard’s Jewish-styled deli continue this fall, with an October version combining two cold-weather comfort foods: pho and French dips. The “Pho-Rench” Dip ($14.99) from acclaimed chef Kevin Tien (Moon Rabbit) includes sliced brisket with yuzu mayo, soy-marinated daikon, jalapeño, cucumber, and Thai basil, all served on a toasted baguette with a rich pho broth on the side to dip into. 1201 Half Street SE Sweet Addison’s at Union Market This sweet pop-up opened up in bustling Union Market last week with healthier cookies and sweet treats that are gluten-free, dairy-free, and include no refined sugars. Addison LaBonte, a baker who removed gluten from her diet after being diagnosed with compartment syndrome, came up with the balanced cookies during her health journey. The pop-up will sell chocolate chip cookies, triple chocolate cookies, vegan chocolate chip cookies, lemon cookies, fudge brownies, and more till October 6. 1309 5th Street NE Extended Summer Pop-Ups: Tropicalia Summer Soiree Cocktail Garden at Mercy Me The back patio of Mercy Me is still a tricked-out tiki bar with live, local music ranging from Brazilian samba to smooth jazz starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays. Diners can unwind all week long in the canopied garden and enjoy tropical cocktails from Minibar alum Al Thompson, who most recently led the bar at Laos standard-bearers Thip Khao and Hanumanh. The pop-up will continue till October 10. 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW “Emily in Paris” at Morris American Bar The Mount Vernon Square cocktail bar partners up with Netflix and Pernod Ricard to bring the infamous Emily Cooper — the perky Chicago heroine that moves to Paris for her marketing career — to D.C. From August 2 till November 1, the bar is designed to look like a glamorous version of the City of Lights, complete with themed cocktails and “Emily in Paris” watch parties. A 12-foot Eiffel Tower sits outside the door, round marble tables outside form a sidewalk café, and the baby-blue walls are dotted with framed photos of Paris and Emily-esque artwork. Morris American Bar is also creating cocktails with limited-edition Lillet, a wine-based aperitif by Pernod Ricard. 1020 7th Street NW