Enjoy every minute of the fall with these twenty bucket list activities! We’ve compiled a list of activities for everyone—whether you are looking for fun with family and friends, or some self-care time solo. Fall comes with some of the best seasonal activities, like pumpkin carving, drinking hot apple cider in a flannel, or eating apple cider donuts in a corn maze. And it’s a season when we start getting excited about Halloween and happy haunts! With cooler days ahead and a limited number of days in the season, it’s the perfect time to explore, relax, and celebrate. Try a few of our favorite autumn activities and enjoy every minute of this season! 

20 Best Fall Activities to Put on Your Bucket List  

1. Visit an apple orchard for chestnut crab apples and apple cider donuts. 
2. Make apple cider milkshakes and watch a movie with fall vibes like Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic, or When Harry Met Sally.  
3. Visit a brewery for live music, food trucks, and pumpkin beer.  
4. Go on an autumn hike at a local state park.  
5. Plan a romantic fall date with your partner. Plan a wine and cheese charcuterie picnic, and surprise your S.O. with a special gift like the Book of Us. Book of Us captures your love story on every page, so you can celebrate your relationship milestones. 
6. Pick up your own pumpkins and enjoy jack-o-lantern carving.  
7. Start a backyard bonfire and roast s’mores.  
8. Tailgate a football game and make honey barbeque wings.  
9. Bake a homemade apple pie. 
10. Host a cozy fall party with mulled wine, chili, and pumpkin pie muffins.  
11. Watch the sunset at a park.  
12. Visit a corn maze and snack on caramel popcorn.  
13. DIY your own Halloween costume. 
14. Go ziplining and take in the gorgeous fall colors.  
15. Celebrate Oktoberfest at a brewery or a city-hosted event.  
16. Visit the farmer’s market and pick up ingredients to make a fall-themed dinner, like butternut squash carbonara.  
17. Run a fall 5K or 10K.  
18. Host a murder mystery party.  
19. Spend an entire day that’s all about pumpkin spice. Drink a pumpkin spice latte, light a pumpkin candle, make pumpkin soup, and sip on a pumpkin spice cocktail.  
20. Go for a bike ride.