Dig out your flannel from your closet, don your football jerseys and get ready to sip on some apple cider: autumn is here.

– Pizzeria Paradiso will usher in the fall with special autumn draft lines, from Oktoberfest to pumpkin beers, for their Pizzeria Paradiso Autumn Fest. Head to one of their three D.C. locations on Monday to get a taste.

– Psychedelic indie rockers Animal Collective perform Tuesday at Merriweather Post Pavilion. With experimental pop group Micachu and the Shapes as openers, tickets for the 6:30 p.m. show range from $30-$45.

And in celebration of the weather becoming crisper, leaves changing color and pumpkin scents emerging from Starbucks, take a minute to revel in 20 reasons to get excited for fall.