Fall is a great time to get outside and be active: it’s not so hot that all you want to do is sit at the pool so you don’t melt, and it’s not so cold that you need to be bundled up in hats, gloves and down jackets while still freezing! It’s cool and crisp and generally perfect for all sorts of great activities, many of which are around only in the fall! Here are some of my favorite fall activities! These would be great with friends or for a date!
1. Go apple picking. Clearly the best fall activity – get a group of friends and head to your closest orchard and spend the day eating picking apples and exploring the orchard and farm! If you’re in the city this is an especially nice escape because it gets you out of the typical craziness and gives you some time to unwind and relax.
2. Corn maze! Go to a corn maze, bonus if it’s a haunted corn maze, like this one, at night! Go with a group of friends then split up and see who gets to the end first. Last year I did this with some friends and we got lost for almost 2 hours in the corn maze! It was so fun.
3. Have a pumpkin carving party. This time of year is pumpkin spice flavored everything. Make some pumpkin treats and have your friends come over for a fun pumpkin carving party/contest!
4. Make homemade apple sauce or apple cider. Chances are if you’ve gone apple picking you have more apples than you know what to do with. There are some super easy crackpot recipes for apple sauce and cider and it’s always so much tastier knowing you made it yourself.
5. Have a bonfire. It’s still pretty warm in DC, but it does cool down at night a bit. The nights are perfect to have a campfire with a whole bunch of people. I love curling up in a blanket outside by a nice fire with friends!
6. Go for a hike and see the gorgeous foliage!
7. Go to a fall festival or county fair.
8. Go on a ghost tour! I love ghost tours – they’re such a cool way to learn about a place’s history (yes I’m kind of a nerd, and yes I totally believe in ghosts!) I’m headed to Charleston at the end of the month and I think I’m going to have to convince my friends to do a ghost tour while I’m there! What better time of year to do it than October too!
9. Halloween movie night! Last weekend when I was in Boston Hocus Pocus was on repeat on TV. I remembered how much I love all those old Halloween movies like that and Halloweentown.
10. Do some service, whether you participate in Socktober or go to a soup kitchen, it’s getting cold and we’re approaching the holidays, spend a Saturday or Sunday helping those in your community that could use an extra hand!
How many of these have you already done or are planning for this month? And what should I add to my list, any favorites of yours that I missed?
