Some of the best fun fall activities that you won’t want to miss this autumn.


Football, tailgating, hoodies, cool nights, bonfires, pumpkin everything, and the changing leaves. These are some of the most popular reasons to fall in love with fall. If you love fall, or if you are not to sure about it, these great activities just might change your mind. These are some of the best fun fall activities that will make you want fall to never end. Get everything that you can out of this fall season, enjoy your time, enjoy each other, and venture out to try new things.

There is no need to stay cooped up in the house waiting for warmer weather (unless you love a comfy blanket, warm drink and a good book). Find ideas to get out and have fun, or stay in and cozy up! Fall in love with fall!

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Fun Fall Activities for Outdoors

  • Visit a cider mill
  • Take a fall color tour drive (leaf peeping)
  • Take a train ride tour / scenic train ride
  • Go apple picking
  • Find your way through a corn maze
  • Visit a local farm / farm market
  • Go on a hay ride
  • Visit a haunted house
  • Pick pumpkins from a pumpkin patch
  • Go to a high school football game
  • Attend a college football game
  • Go to a NFL game
  • Host or join a tailgating party
  • Attend a local fall festival
  • Take a camping trip
  • Hike in the woods and see the color change
  • Have an outdoor movie night with a projector
  • Make leaf piles and jump in them
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  • Have a fire and roast hot dogs / marshmallows / make hobo pies
  • Go fishing
  • Play a game of flag / touch football
  • Visit a sunflower field
  • Have a fall photo shoot
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Fun Fall Activities for Indoors

  • Try a new baked goods recipe
  • Make a hot cocoa bar
  • Cozy up and read a good book
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  • Carve pumpkins
  • Paint acorns
  • Bake anything pumpkin flavored
  • Preserve leaves and make art with them
  • Use leaves to paint pictures
  • Make caramel apples
  • Host or join a chili cookoff
  • Host a game day get together (football game day)
  • Decorate your porch or inside your house with fall decor
  • Fall wardrobe shopping spree
  • Roast pumpkin seeds
  • Enjoy apple cider and donuts
  • Have a Halloween movie night
  • Host a pie bake-off
  • Paint pumpkins
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21 Comments

  1. Some of these, I hadn’t thought of! I mean, I love jumping in a leaf pile but I had not thought of collecting fall leaves and making art with them.

    1. I’m so glad you were able to find some ideas you hadn’t thought of. That was my hope, to provide some new ideas or even some reminders of the wonderful things to do in the fall.

  2. Lots of great ideas! We visited an old cider mill years ago and it was so fun to see how they press and make the cider.

    1. Thank you! We used to have a really cool cider mill near us that had a lot of different fall activities they would host. Unfortunately, they no longer are in business. It was one of my favorite places to go.

  3. Fall is my favorite time of year. There are so many wonderful festivals and fairs in this area.

    1. There are, Fall is a wonderful time of the year. What is your favorite fall activity?

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  5. great list! I used to love making leaf collages with the kids and making paint pictures with them

    1. It’s so much fun to see their excitement, right?!

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  8. I love how you’ve divided them into indoor and outdoor, because sometimes (some days), one is better than the other. 🙂 Cider mills are so fun–we’re going to one at Thanksgivingtime with family. Thank you for sharing this post at the Will Blog for Comments #8 linkup. Hope to see you there again this week.

    1. Thank you so much! I thought it might be helpful to have them divided that way, especially in the fall (rainy season for my state anyways). 🙂

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  10. Thanks for sharing these wonderful ideas – I am using them to add enjoyment to my family’s season this year!
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    1. That’s so wonderful, I’m glad I could provide some inspiration! Thank you so much for the feature.

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