Top fall activities college students are doing in 2023!
This post is all about fall bucket list ideas.
Time flies when you’re in college. The worst thing you can do is let the fall season fly by without trying some of these fall bucket list ideas!
The list I’m about to share with you has some great fall bucket list ideas for adults. Lots of these can be done as fall activities for couples or just with your friends.
The best part?
They’re all on the budget-friendly side. Perfect for any college student!!
This post is all about fall bucket list ideas.
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BEST FALL BUCKET LIST IDEAS IN 2023:
1. Take your midterm studying to the coffee shop
You don’t have to be a pumpkin spice lover to enjoy fall.
One of my favourite things to do in the fall is take my midterm studying to a coffee shop. There’s something about enjoying a hot cup of energy and watching the rain or leaves fall.
Another perk?
If you want to make this a date, this definitely falls into the category of fall activities for couples, if you want it to!
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2. Add some fall vibes to your dorm room/apartment
Keep your eyes peeled for cute and inexpensive decor options to (pumpkin) spice up your dorm room or apartment!
Here are a couple of my favourite cheap options for fall decor that you can add to your dorm room or apartment without taking up space!
3. Accessorize
Can we all agree that one of the best things about fall is the fashion?
Yes? Ok great.
Subtly accessorizing according to the season is a great way to look classy and put-together without spending loads of money on a new wardrobe. If you add the right accessories, any outfit will instantly look so much better, in my opinion!!
I’m obsessed with these minimalist necklaces:
They would go with pretty much any outfit and enhance the classy fall vibes!!
4. Drink apple cider
Because you really can’t go wrong with apple cider!
5. Grab a new flannel
Flannels are absolutely a fall staple! They’re an easy, go-to fall look when you really don’t feel like figuring out a more elaborate outfit.
If you don’t have one (or just want a new one), here are some classic, low-budget options:
6. Bake a pie
Wouldn’t pie be the best study snack?
You can easily grab a group of friends to do this with, or do it with your family when you head home for thanksgiving!
7. Roast pumpkin seeds
Have you ever roasted pumpkin seeds?
If not, you’re seriously missing out.
Roasting pumpkin seeds is hands down one of my favourite fall activities. I could literally eat them all day. They’re such a classic fall snack!!
8. Get a soothing new candle
Sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, trees, apple, maple, vanilla, spice…. Ahhh, the smells of autumn.
Just writing that made me wanna light a nice warm scented candle.
You seriously can’t go wrong with an autumn-scented candle. Here are some suggestions:
9. Go apple picking
Let’s be honest… Not only is apple picking fun, it also paves the way for tons of cute instagram photos 😉
Apple picking is a great (low-cost) way to have a good time with your friends and get a few cute photos out of it!
10. Have a photo shoot
Which brings me to one of the cheapest (but most important) fall activities for adults… have a photo shoot!
Get your significant other, or your girlfriends, hit a pumpkin patch or an apple orchard, wear a cute autumn outfit, and take tons of pics!!
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11. Go to a corn maze
Corn mazes just simply never get old. Change my mind.
12. Hike with your friends
Wanna stay on budget, stay healthy in college, but also have fun?
This is the perfect activity to add to your fall bucket list 2020. Going on a hike is great exercise and is beautiful in the fall when all the leaves are changing to glorious colours.
13. Gather ‘round the campfire
Isn’t that a summer thing?
Well, remember: especially if you live in a region where winter hits hard, fall is pretty much your last opportunity to have a nice campfire with your friends on a crisp and clear night.
Plus, you really can never have too many campfires.
14. Watch scary movies
Compile a list of your favourite fall movies and get watching!
This is an activity you can do with your significant other, your friends, your family, or alone. No shame in that.
15. Cozy up with a book
I know, I know.
The last thing you want to do as a college student is pick up another book.
You can’t even imagine reading being fun anymore.
I get it. But grab a book you really want to read and bring back the pleasure in reading on a cozy autumn evening.
16. Create a fall playlist
Whatever this looks like for you, create a fall playlist that you love so much, you’ll have it on repeat while you’re completing all the other activities from your fall bucket list ideas.
17. De-clutter your closet
We can always get rid of a few things, if we’re being honest.
Especially if the last time you did this was during your spring cleaning.
(I’ve been putting this off since August, so I really gotta get on it this fall…)
18. Do some self reflection
Cozying up with a journal is just as good as cozying up with a book.
Find some writing prompts or self-reflection ideas and start thinking about self-improvement so that you can be a better you in the second half of the semester!
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19. Go to a pumpkin patch
I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t feel like fall existed if I didn’t do this EVERY FALL.
20. Carve a pumpkin
A classic that you really can’t go wrong with! So, you may as well add it to your fall bucket list.
21. Stop by the farmer’s market
Another cute photo opportunity, and the chance to grab some amazing local produce! How can you say no to that?!
What fall bucket list ideas would you add to this list?
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This is a great list!
thanks, Mary! I’m so excited to do some of these fall activities myself ?