Fall Bucket List 2025-2026

So I am a little late with this Fall Bucket List because as you all know we have been moving and things have not been going the way we plan. We ended up having to put it off another month because the new house is not ready. The down side to all of that is that I have most everything packed up. All of the dishes, pots and pans, you name it. So I had to unpack enough to get through one more month. We are going to do Thanksgiving on a much smaller scale and then we have to be out of this house that weekend. It’s a lot and I need to take my mind off things here plus get into the right frame for the new house.

So I thought a good Fall Bucket List along with a movie one which you will see in another post. My plan is to do as much as I can this month and then next year I will begin in October and do my best to finish the list. I found this list as the printable on Etsy from Bellamy Designs. It comes with three different choices of printable. I printed the full color one. Feel free to follow along with me and I highly recommend heading over and getting your own printable. It will make checking them off so much easier.

1. Make a Spooky Playlist
2. Wear an Oversized Sweater
3. Spend a Weekend at a Cabin
4. Make Apple Crisp
5. Enjoy a Fall Picnic
6. Make Halloween Cookies
7. Roast Pumpkin Seeds
8. Collect Coats for Homeless Shelter
9. Rake Leaves
10. Decorate House for Fall
11. Eat a Caramel Apple
12. Go Trick-or-Treating – Okay this is the one thing I will NOT be doing. I made a vow back in like 2002 and I have not been since. Well maybe once or twice but I can’t do this. This gave me PTSD!
13. Make Chili
14. Make a Pumpkin Pie
15. Buy Halloween Candy
16. Make Pumpkin Spiced Food
17. Collect Candy for U.S. Troops
18. Go on a Cool Morning Walk
19. Create a Leaf Craft
20. Tell Ghost Stories by a Fire
21. Make a Gratitude Jar
22. Buy a New Cozy Scarf
23. Drink a Pumpkin Spiced Latte
24. Make a Fall Wreath
25. Drink Hot Chocolate – 11/10/25
26. Make Cinnamon Rolls
27. Random Act of Kindness
28. Make Caramel Corn
29. Tailgate at a Football Game
30. Visit an Orchard
31. Go to a Costume Party
32. Volunteer for a Day
33. Do a Fall Themed Puzzle
34. Put up Fake Spiderwebs
35. Light Fall Scented Candles
36. Paint a Pumpkin
37. Take a Ghost Tour
38. Make Apple Cider
39. Go Apple Picking
40. Have a Family Movie Night
41. Host a Friendsgiving Feast
42. Jump into a Pile of Leaves
43. Make Trail Mix
44. Play a Board Game
45. Knit a Scarf
46. Host a Murder Mystery Dinner
47. Carve a Pumpkin – 11/28/25
48. Go Camping in your Backyard
49. Cuddle up in a Blanket – 11/15/25
50. Visit a Bookshop
51. Buy Mums for Front Porch
52. Eat One Carnival Food Item
53. Visit a Pumpkin Patch
54. Make an Apple Pie
55. Eat Candy Corn
56. Buy an Amazing Fall Outfit
57. Make Homemade Applesauce
58. Visit a Haunted House
59. Create a Fall Centerpiece
60. Take a Scenic Train Ride
61. Sit by a Fire
62. Dress up for Halloween
63. Go Ghost Hunting in a Cemetery
64. Wear Fuzzy Socks
65. Take Family Pictures
66. Make a Turkey Craft
67. Fall Bike Ride
68. Play Hopscotch
69. Make a Scarecrow
70. Walk in a Corn Maze
71. Host a Halloween Party
72. Do a Good Deed fora Neighbor
73. Go to an Oktoberfest Event
74. Roast a Turkey
75. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
76. Make a Halloween Craft
77. Go Camping
78. Roast Marshmallows
79. Make S’mores
80. Decorate Front Porch
81. Plant Bulbs for Spring
82. Watch a Scary Movie Marathon
83. Make Popcorn Balls
84. Have a Fall Scavenger Hunt
85. Make Apple Chips
86. Make Ghost Pepper Brittle
87. Go on a Fall Foilage Drive
88. Buy Oversized Mug for Hot Drinks
89. Host a Masquerade Ball
90. Watch a Football Game
91. Donate to a Food Bank
92. Donate Time to a Charity
93. Make Pumpkin Bread
94. Eat Apple Fritters
95. Run a Halloween 5K in Costume
96. Read a Book
97. Wear Halloween Socks
98. Have a Chili Cook-Off
99. Make a New Friend
100. Go Thrift Shopping
101. Roast Hot Dogs
102. Watch a Halloween Movie
103. Write a Letter to a Soldier
104. Make Granola Mix
105. Pet a Black Cat
106. Pass Out Halloween Candy
107. Go to a Museum
108. Make Paper Bag Luminaries
109. Wear Tall Boots
110. Look for Birds Flying South
111. Make Candy Corn Popcorn
112. Drink a Fall Inspired Cocktail
113. Go to a Drive-In Movie
114. Go on a Hayride
115. Start a Gratitude Journal
116. Make Butternut Squash Soup
117. Family Game Night
118. Have a Sleepover
119. Try a New Food Item Plant Fall Flowers
120. Make a Leaf Garland
121. Go for a Scenic Drive
122. Go to a Petting Zoo
123. Plan Thanksgiving Dinner Menu
124. Play Flag Football
125. Make a Warm Hearty Soup
126. Host a Fall Party
127. Make Homemade Doughnuts
128. Make Paper Bat Decorations
129. Bob for Apples
130. Make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder
131. Halloween Decorations Tour
132. Make a Costume
133. Go Trunk or Treating
134. Go Bowling
135. Make Apple Spiced Play Doh
136. Eat Kettle Corn
137. Make a Fall Craft
138. Visit an Arts & Crafts Fair
139. Look for Sunflowers
140. Watch Leaves Change Colors
141. Make a Bonfire with Friends
142. Create one Healthy Habit
143. Make an Indoor Fort
144. Buy Candy Corn
145. Go on an Autumn Nature Hike
146. Donate to a Canned Food Drive
147. Go Stargazing in the Moonlight
148. Go to a Farmer’s Market
149. Buy Peanut Butter Kisses
150. Create a Fall Playlist
151. Go to a Music Festival
152. “Boo your Neighbor
153. Make Pumpkin Bread
154. Play Corn Hole
155. Decorate Mantle or Banister

Stay tuned as I go through each of these and check them off. I will be adding some pictures of the things I do as well. You will be able to click this post from the sidebar and see how I am doing with this. Remember I will be doing as much as I can but I will be doing Fall 2025 and Fall 2026.