October Bucket List Ideas (Plus a Bonus Photo Bucket List)

Our October bucket list is packed with great activities and ideas you can do throughout the month. Sure, Halloween brings plenty of fun and enjoyment with it, but there’s so much more to look forward to throughout the month.

See how many of these you can do. If you’d like the bucket list as a printable, you can get it at the end of the article.

October Bucket List

Here is a closer look at all of the activities and ideas in our October bucket list.

• Visit a pumpkin patch.
• Decorate a pumpkin.
• Have a chili cook-off with friends/family.
• Go to a fall fair or festival.
• Do a corn maze challenge.
• Decorate the house for Halloween.
• Visit an apple orchard.
• Take fall-themed photos.
• Watch a scary movie in the lead-up to Halloween.
• Make French onion soup.
• DIY a fun costume for Halloween.
• Visit the farmers’ market for fresh seasonal produce.
• Go on a ghost tour.
• Plan a weekend cabin getaway.
• Visit a haunted house.
• Have a family puzzle night or board game night.
• Stargaze or watch meteor showers.
• Go for a scenic drive or walk.
• Have a football game watch party.
• Try a new fall recipe.
• Have a craft night at home.
• Make a cozy fall playlist.
• Bake some fall desserts like apple pies.
• Get some fluffy/cozy socks for the fall/winter.
• Get some cozy pajamas.
• Have a bonfire and make s’mores.
• Have a Halloween movie marathon with friends/family.
• Make some Halloween treats like mummy hot dogs.
• Watch a Halloween parade.
• Host or go to a Halloween party.

Get the October bucket list printable here.

October Photo Bucket List

• Pumpkin patch/pumpkins.
• Haunted house.
• Halloween decor.
• At a fall festival or fair.
• Apple orchard.
• Something golden.
• Family/friends decorating pumpkins.
• A beautiful fall sunset.
• Oktoberfest celebration.
• A scenic view during the golden hour.
• Something cozy.
• A corn maze.
• Family/friend photo (in cozy pajamas or sweaters).
• Holding a cup of your favorite warm drink (latte, hot cocoa, tea).
• Scarecrow in a field.
• Seasonal flowers.
• Something spooky.
• A forest trail with orange leaves.
• Reflections in a lake.
• A rainy window.
• A fireplace.
• Family/friends baking pies and other fall treats.
• Throwing leaves in the air.
• Silhouette at sunset.
• Migrating birds.
• A foggy morning.
• Something that represents October to you.
• Halloween or fall parade.
• You in a Halloween costume.
• Friends/family in Halloween costumes.

Get the October photo bucket list printable here.

You may also like our fall bucket list printable.