30 Fall Bucket List Ideas

My favorite season has arrived and I am here. for. it.

I have distinct memories of autumn throughout my life. School starting, walking around my college campus, cheering for my favorite football team, visiting an orchard, studying late at night accompanied by a soothing playlist, drinking pumpkin spice lattes.

As an adult, embracing the little joys of life can be tough. You work all day and on the weekends, you catch up on chores that you couldn’t get to during the week. It may feel like weeks go by in a blink without you fully pausing to remember them.

But I want to take a second to pause. Fall is the season of change. The weather is cooling down, the leaves are turning colors, we are pivoting towards our comfy clothes and warm meals.

There are so many things I love to do each autumn to fully embrace the season of change. If you don’t take a moment to look around, you may miss it. This past summer, I created a list of 30 bucket list ideas to complete throughout the summer months.

So I decided I’d create one for fall, too! Because why not?

I can’t take credit for all of these ideas, though. Thank you to everyone who replied to my Instagram Story sharing what’s on your fall bucket list!

Disclaimer: Some of these do require you to spend money, but I tried to think of both free and inexpensive options to give you some ideas!

1. Try a new coffee order at a coffee shop

2. Bake a delicious treat (like apple pie or pumpkin bread)

3. Make soup from scratch

4. Visit an orchard and go apple picking

5. Decorate your home for fall

6. Create a savings plan for Christmas

7. Create a fall Spotify playlist (keep scrolling for a surprise!)

8. Enjoy a pumpkin-flavored drink (my favorite is a classic pumpkin spice latte)

9. Carve a pumpkin

10. Host Friendsgiving

11. Swap your wardrobe and donate any summer items you don’t need

12. Throw a Halloween party complete with spooky snacks

13. Go hiking

14. Watch a football game (in person or at home!)

15. Visit a farmer’s market

16. Take your Christmas card photo

17. Burn a fall candle

18. Go for a fall drive to enjoy the fall foliage

19. Participate in a Trunk or Treat event

20. Visit a pumpkin patch

21. Host an outdoor movie night

22. Build a bonfire

23. Make s’mores

24. Go for a hayride

25. Drink apple cider

26. Eat an apple cider donut

27. Curl up with a blanket and a book

28. Attempt a new recipe

29. Visit Terrain

30. Go to a drive-in movie

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Bonus content! Listen to my “all the fall vibes” Spotify playlist to embrace all the fall feels.