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40 Fall Bucket List Ideas

September 21, 2022 By Nedra McDaniel 16 Comments

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Don’t let autumn slip away without trying a few of these fall bucket list activities and adventures.

I’m sharing family-friendly adventures to cross off your list this fall.

Depending on where you live, it might take a while for the weather to start to feel like autumn.

The beauty of this fall bucket list is that you can progressively try the adventures as the weather gets colder.

colorful leaves on the ground

1. Go pick apples

pumpkin patch

2. Jump in a pile of leaves

3. Go on a hayride

4. Go canoeing or kayaking

5. Attend a fall festival

6. Climb a tree or take it to the next level with extreme tree climbing

7. Bundle up and gaze at the stars

8. Go horseback riding

9. Go to a corn maze

10. Take a bike ride on a scenic trail

11. Launch an apple or try target practice in the woods

visit a corn maze

12. Eat a caramel apple

13. Go pick out a pumpkin and paint or carve it

14. Get crafty and try to make something seasonal using sites Pinterest or Tiktok for inspiration

15. Implement the “candy tax” if you take your kids to a lot of Halloween/ Harvest events. That means that the parents take a cut of the loot as their “tax.”

16. Try a pumpkin spice or seasonal apple drink or dessert

17. Bribe your kid to put on that adorable costume that is too small just one more time. The 5 minutes of cuteness is worth it.

18. Go on a road trip to a destination with lots of outdoor adventure

run like hell

19. Try a themed fun run like the “Run like Hell” 5k

20. Do a nature scavenger hunt on a hike

21. Visit a local farm

22. Try geocaching

23. Have a chili cook-off with friends

24. Take a trip to the zoo, drive-thru safari, or an animal park

25. Go camping or glamping in a treehouse or sleep in a covered wagon 

26. Host or attend a costume party 

27. Take a nature hike and take pictures of the beauty

28. Attend a family harvest festival or Pumpkin/Halloween themed event

29. Make a bonfire and eat smores

zombie

30. Eat a cider donut

31. Drink apple cider

32. Watch or attend a football game

33. Take a day trip to a small town you’ve never been to

34. Take a walking tour of your city

35. Bundle up and see a drive-in movie one more time

36. Go to Art prize. Here is why you should go.

37. Take a walk down a trail you’ve never been on

38. Find a few crazy friends and dress up like zombies. We helped at the zombie dash 5k. ( It was for charity …. and a cider donut)

39. Take a fall family picture

40. Find a farm or event with one of these amazing bouncing pillows and bounce on it.  Your day will improve dramatically.

Fall Bucket List

Free Fall Bucket List Printable

You can print this free fall bucket list below and cross off the adventures as you go this fall.

Fall Bucket List PrintableDownload

Did I forget anything? Leave a comment and let me know what’s on your fall bucket list.

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40 Fall Bucket List Ideas
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Comments

  1. Marla

    September 24, 2020 at 8:46 pm

    Make pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie and pumpkin spice cookies!

  2. Heather

    October 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    I love these ideas!

  3. Dannie McDaniel

    September 24, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    A fall color tour ride in Upper Lower Michigan on the motorcycle. Such good colors and allot of places to stop for donuts and coffee (or cider) and by the way did I say DONUTS. and a few more stops by the lake for donuts.

  4. NIna @ AccordingtoNina.com

    October 7, 2012 at 9:02 pm

    Fun post! I found your blog through the Bloggy Moms blog hop. Happy Fall!

  5. Sherryl WIlson

    October 3, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    Great pictures! Looks like a fantastic way to spend the fall as a family.

  6. Caitlin Nicole

    September 19, 2012 at 6:17 am

    I LOVED this list, and all of the pictures are gorgeous! I should really make a list like this, especially of the little things that really make spending time with the family the best EVER. We recently moved to where we live now so that’d be a great opportunity to do some exploring around. 😉

  7. Rhonda K

    September 17, 2012 at 11:57 pm

    Awesome pictures and places. Thank you for the events! I take my children to my parents house so they can collect the “candy tax” LOL

  8. April @ Angel's Homestead

    September 17, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    LOVE the candy tax idea, and your Fall-Themed family picture turned out great. Loved your list, I need to make one!

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