Get Ready for Fall 2023: 62 Must-Do Activities to Add to Your Bucket List Now!

Fall has arrived and you want to take advantage of all the magic this season has to offer, am I right? Well, same here, friend! Each year seems to go by a little faster, and this year I’m determined to soak up all the fun fall activities I never do. And I want to help you get to do the same! So keep reading, and after this post you’ll have 62 super fun and festive activities and ideas to add to your fall bucket list in 2023!

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62 Fall Bucket List Ideas in 2023

1. Decorate your room for fall

2. Jump in a pile of leaves

3. Go to Oktoberfest

  • It’s not just for beer! Most Oktoberfests offer fun games, live music, and delicious eats

4. Make a seasonal dessert

  • apple tarts and pumpkin pie are always good go-tos!

5. Make homemade potpourri 

6. Go to a pumpkin patch

7. Carve a pumpkin

8. Head to a winery or brewery and try the new seasonal favorites

9. Make homemade apple cider

10. Watch Hocus Pocus (or some other cozy Halloween movie)

11. Go to a corn maze and have fun getting lost

12. Make homemade butterbeer (boozy or not!)

13. Go apple picking

14. Take a hike to see the changing leaves

15. Dress up for Halloween

16. Make a fall playlist

17. Volunteer at a local charity or soup kitchen

18. Take cute fall photos with your friends or significant other

19. Go on a hayride

20. Roast s’mores (try adding a peanut butter cup in the middle — trust me!)

21. Have a bonfire

22. Go camping

23. Go to a haunted house

24. Make caramel apples

25. Make a DIY fall wreath

26. Make orange pomander balls (oranges stuffed with cloves!) 

27. Collect fall leaves to press into bookmarks

28. Make homemade apple cider

29. Make a hearty soup

30. Go tailgating and watch a football game

31. Make a fall mood board on Pinterest or in Canva

Note: I made this mood board from images I found on Pinterest. I do NOT own the images! I simply made this in Canva for fun and am sharing it here to inspire your own mood boards!

32. Make a homemade pumpkin spice latte

33. Clean out your closet and donate old clothes

34. Make a fall sangria

35. Go on a Trader Joe’s haul to try their tasty seasonal options

36. Read a cozy mystery by a window on a rainy day

37. Go thrift store shopping for a cozy sweater or oversized flannel

38. Change your hairstyle for a more autumn-inspired-look (get bangs or go for a darker hair color!)

39. Make a blanket fort with your family or friends

40. Get your pets fall-themed collars (I bought these pumpkin and ghost cat collars for Dude and Azzie and they’re so cute I die every time I see them)

41. Have a slow day to do whatever you want

42. Visit the local farmer’s market for seasonal produce

43. Make chili

44. Take holiday photos (with your family, significant other, or your pets)

45. Light a fall scented candle

46. Watch/read a fall movie or book you’ve never experienced before

47. Make a hot toddy

48. Design a cute fall mug with this DIY craft

49. Make cinnamon rolls

50. Go to a fall festival

51. Put on a cute fall outfit

52. Go stargazing

53. Go to a park to feed the birds

54. Watch the fall episodes of your favorite TV shows

55. Visit a Hallmark-worthy town in an Airbnb to experience fall in a new place

56. Bake dessert for your local baristas (as a barista, I can guarantee you this will make you our favorite person ever 😂)

57. Watch the sunset 

58. Bake pumpkin bread

59. Have friends over for a fall-themed wine and paint night

60. Host a Halloween party with a costume contest

61. Use seasonal flowers and plants to make a DIY flower arrangement

62. Go on a fall scavenger hunt and collect fall items in nature

  • Look for acorns, pinecones, red and golden leaves, and any other natural indicator of fall! Collect them and keep them as memorabilia of the season.

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Conclusion to the fall bucket list ideas for 2023

And that wraps up this year’s fall bucket list!

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Aaaaand before I bow out, just a quick reminder that you’re awesome and not to let your thoughts be mean to you 💕

Wishing you the most fun and relaxing fall season yet,

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