100+ Ideas For Your Ultimate Autumn Bucket List

Those who know me well enough (or have followed this blog for a while and paid a bit attention), are probably aware that I love autumn with all my heart. There's after all something about the crisp air, the colourful leaves, the colder days, and of course, spending the night in front of a woodburning stove reading.

Anyway, in honour of the awesome upcoming season, I decided to change things up a wee bit today and actually write a list of things to put on your autumn bucket list. Not that you need to do everything of course (or any for that matter). Look at it as inspiration. And yes, I do have my very own autumn bucket list for this year.

Without further ado, here's the list.

In the Kitchen
Bake bread 
Bake seasonal cookies 
Bake apple cake

Eat corn on the cob
Drink a pumpkin spice latte 
Drink hot chocolate
Have an autumn canning party 
Host a chilli cook off 
Host an autumn brunch 
Make apple cider 
Make chilli
Make some tasty food in the slow cooker

Try a new slow cooker recipe
Roast pumpkin seeds 
Try a new flavour of coffee 
Try new-to-you autumn-inspired recipes 
Drink mulled wine
Make soup from scratch 
Drink blackcurrant toddy
Spend all day baking your favourite treats to share with your neighbours or extended family 
Stock the pantry for the winter 
Make French toast
Throw a potluck
Drink chai 
Host a curry night 
Spend a day batch-cooking for your freezer – think curries, stews, soups and other warming dishes

Make homemade jam

Drink hot chocolate

Create the ultimate autumn/Halloween punch

Autumn brunch - potluck style

Soup in a breadbowl

Eat apple cider donuts

Bake cornbread

Do a candy taste test

Eat churros

Friendsgiving

Make a plate of treats and leave them on the neighbour’s doorstep
Halloween/autumn charcuterie

Invite friends over for comfort food

Make something with apples or pumpkins

Indoor activities
Make a blanket fort and watch old movies
Read a horror novel
Read by the fire
Join a book club
Snuggle under a blanket
Watch a horror movie
Watch an autumn movie
Have a horror movie marathon
Curl up under a blanket with a book on a rainy day
Have an at home date night
Have a movie marathon
Take a bubble bath
Listen to some Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Participate in a reading challenge or a readathon, such as Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon
Have a sleepover
Have an «unplugged» day – no TV, no cell phones, no computers, etc
Have a cosy night in...
Harry Potter marathon (books or movies)
Host a Halloween party
Read a gothic novel such as Dracula or Frankenstein
Have a candlelight dinner
Have a pajama day
Decorate with gourds/pumpkins
Put a sachet of whole cloves in the sweater drawer
Decorate with autumn decor
Decorate with autumn scented candles (pine, cinnamon and so on) and/or autumn coloured candles
Watch paranormal investigation shows like Portals To Hell and/or Kindred Spirits
Follow a yoga or some other type of workout video on YouTube
Game night with board/card games
Read a book set during the autumn or Halloween
Read a (good) mystery series
Watch «It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown»
Organise your scarf collection
Make your home smell like autumn
Snuggle by the fire

Add a cosy touch of autumn in every room

Sleep with the windows open

Create a dreamy autumn board on Pinterest

Write postcards and mail them

Outdoor activities
Collect acorns and pinecones
Go apple picking at an orchard
Go hiking 
Go horseback riding 
Go on a spooky graveyard tour 
Go pumpkin picking/visit a pumpkin patch 
Go star gazing 
Hay ride 
Host a bonfire
Jump in a pile of leaves 
Kiss in the rain
Plant flower bulbs 
Make S’mores

Go geocaching
Roast marshmallows

Go camping
Share scary stories by the bonfire 
Take a foggy morning walk
Visit a farm 
Visit a farmer’s market 
Harvest herbs
Bundle up and grab a latte for a stroll in the park 
Read outside (weather permitting)
Watch a sunset 
Collect leaves 
Bat watching 
Hot air balloon ride

Backyard campfire

Rake, then jump in a pile of leaves

Go kayaking

Go on an autumn picnic date

Camp in your backyard

Decorate your yard with haybales

Have a picnic in the mountains/forest

Backyard picnic under the stars

Decorate porch for autumn

Have your morning coffee outside

UrbEx/RurEx

Crafts
Autumn photo shoot
Make a scarecrow
Knit a scarf or a sweater
Leaf craft 
Make an autumn wreath 
Make an autumn-inspired craft 
Paint/carve pumpkin 
Knit something 
Use an old sweater as crafting material 
Build a bird house 
Make a pinecone bird-feeder

Knit an orange scarf for the #oransjeskjerf campaign hosted by Kirkens bymisjon

Complete a 30 day autumn photo challenge on Instagram

Let's explore the neighbourhood

Visit a local brewery/winery

Visit a museum
Visit the library 
Go bowling 

Rent a cabin

Visit a haunted house

Go to the cider mill to get your apples pressed 

Rent an AirBnB with views over autumn foliage 

Go for a weekend getaway in the mountains in a cabin or similar

Find cheap autumn home decor at the thrift shop
Join a library reading program
Spend the day at a bookstore
Explore a local festival
Visit a chocolate factory
Find free events in your town/city
Plan an autumn-themed staycation

Go for a scenic drive to admire the autumn foliage

Borrow autumn-inspired books at the library

Various
Breathe in the scent of firewood 
Celebrate Oktoberfest 
Listen to the rain 
Celebrate Mabon 
Celebrate Samhain 
Take advantage of everything seasonal

Find a plaid blanket

Make time for self-care

Sample all autumn seasonal specials

Volunteering and similar
Host a coat drive to collect coats for the homeless just in time for the winter
Do a random act of kindness 
Donate to a food bank 
Send a care package 
Volunteer at a soup kitchen or similar 

Volunteer at a local charity

Do some autumn-themed volunteering

Fashion
Buy autumn-inspired nail polish (and use it) 
Dress in layers and leggings 
Dress up for Halloween
Stay warm in a cosy cardigan or oversized knitted sweater 
Wear something orange or yellow 
Wear flannel and/or plaid 
Wear a felt fedora
Post an autumn OOTD on Instagram or your blog
Wear flannel and boots
Try a bold autumn lipstick

Dye your hair red