Here Are 100+ Fun Fall Activities To Do With Your Family This Autumn


It's been a long hot and dry summer here and we are over it! Now that it's September and we are finally getting a reprieve from the harsh weather we are itching to get outside and celebrate our favorite holidays and enjoy this season! Bring on all the pumpkin everything! I've created a list of some fun fall activities to do with your family, friends, partner or even solo! As we tackle the list ourselves I'll share some blog posts with reviews and recommendations linked to the activity in this list.

At Home


  1. Decorate Your Home
  2. Paint a Pumpkin
  3. Spooky Movie Night
  4. Bake an Apple or Pumpkin Pie or BOTH
  5. Make a Bonfire w/ S'mores & Spooky Stories
  6. Carve a Pumpkin
  7. Family Game Night
  8. Make Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
  9. Cook a Seasonal Stew
  10. Have a Jack O'Lantern Decorating Contest
  11. Make Chili and Play Football Together
  12. Read Outside Together
  13. Create a Memory Box
  14. Make Fall Scented Playdough
  15. Roast Pumpkin Seeds
  16. Make Haunted Gingerbread Houses
  17. Clean Out Your Closets and Tidy Your Home
  18. Make Leaf Etchings
  19. Decorate Skeleton Cookies
  20. Identify Then Preserve Fall Leaves
  21. Make a Scarecrow
  22. Build a Blanket Fort
  23. Make an Ofrenda to Honor Your Loved Ones
  24. Collect Leaves for a Craft
  25. Make Baked Cinnamon Apples
  26. Plant a Garden
  27. Make Pumpkin Muffins
  28. Make a Dried Orange Garland
  29. Watch the Eclipse
  30. Create a Thankful Tree
  31. Use a Flashlight to Make Shadow Puppets on your wall
  32. Make Homemade Birdfeeders
  33. Learn About the History of Fall Holidays
  34. Make Turkey Handprints
  35. Have a Harry Potter Marathon
  36. Make Stray Cats Hay Containers for the Winter
  37. Jump in a Leaf Pile
  38. Make Caramel Apples - Slice them, then dip them for easier bites
  39. Have a Dance Party to Monster Mash + Other Jams on Spotify
  40. Make Cornhusk Dolls
  41. Have a Silly Face Painting Night
  42. Make Pumpkin Seed Slime
  43. Make a Halloween Day Themed Menu
  44. Bake and Decorate Cookies Together
  45. Make Balloon Ghosts
  46. Play Glow Stick Hide and Seek in your yard
  47. Learn to Knit or Embroider
  48. Make a Leaf Rainbow
  49. Build an Insect Motel or Fairy Houses
  50. Dress Up Like Ghosts + Take Fun Photos
  51. Listen to a Spooky Podcast! Check out R L Stines Story Club for the kids
  52. Make a Loaf of Pumpkin Bread

Out & About


  1. Have a Family Photoshoot Done ( BY ME)
  2. Go For a Hayride or Jump in a Corn Pit
  3. Go Hiking
  4. Do a Fall Leaf Scavenger Hunt
  5. Go to a Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch
  6. Go To A Farmers Market
  7. Visit a Corn Maze
  8. Go to the Carnival or Fair
  9. Have a Picnic
  10. Volunteer at a Food Bank or Pantry
  11. Go Fishing
  12. Visit a Haunted House
  13. Go to a Concert in the Park
  14. Go Skating or Biking in the Nice Weather Together
  15. Go to a Drive In Movie
  16. Go Thrift For Your Halloween Costume
  17. Fly Kites or Play Disc Golf (Frisbee) at the Park
  18. Go to a Zoo Boo
  19. Visit a State Park with Scenic Views
  20. Be In a Costume Contest
  21. Help Someone in Need
  22. Attend a Fall Festival
  23. Visit an Orchard or Farm
  24. Go Birdwatching
  25. Respectfully Visit a Cemetery
  26. Go to a Halloween Party
  27. Take a Fall Camping Trip or Camp in Your Backyard
  28. Find Fall Books at the Library
  29. Go to a Trunk or Treat Event
  30. Do a Random Act of Kindness
  31. Visit Octoberfest
  32. Do a Spooky Photoshoot with Friends
  33. Go Apple Picking & Get Apple Cider
  34. Try a Pumpkin Flavored Drink or Treat from a Local Business
  35. Attend a Murder Mystery Party
  36. Visit a Museum
  37. Collect Pecans, Acorns or Leaves
  38. Get Hot Chocolate with Friends
  39. Tour a Spooky Building
  40. Do a Photography Walk with Friends, Make It a Game!
  41. Walk Your Town's Downtown Area and Window-shop
  42. Have a Friendsgiving Get Together
  43. Go Star Gazing
  44. Donate Unused Clothing to Charity
  45. Go Trick or Treating
  46. Visit a Family Friendly Brewery or Head to a Winery for Date Night
  47. Visit a Historic Landmark
  48. Do the Trending Pumpkin Head Photoshoot
  49. Visit with Friends and Family
  50. Get Fall Flavored Ice Cream at a local shop