Fall is a very popular season with lots of opportunities for having fun. Seattle has always had a great fall scene with endless autumn activities to participate in. Seattle has many businesses that are home of amazing autumn decorations like Spirit Halloween. In the Seattle area, we have lots of pumpkin patches to visit, hikes to go on, restaurants to eat at and festivals to participate in. Here are some ideas to make your fall amazing.
Visit a pumpkin patch:
Staying in the Seattle area, you can find lots of pumpkin patches to visit. One more well known patch is the Carpinito Brothers pumpkin patch. Stationed in Kent, Carpinito features a wide variety of pumpkins, endless corn mazes, and farm animals.
Attend a Harvest festival:
There are tons of festivals around Seattle, and specifically, fall themed ones. These include the Kirkland Harvest Festival, which is free, the Olympic Peninsula Apple & Cider Festival, where $10 is suggested donation for individuals and $20 is suggested for families, the October Fall Festival, which costs $7 for individuals and Stocker Farms Fall Festival, where the price ranges from $20-$26 for a ticket.
Go to a Seattle sports game:
The fall season is also a prime time for Seattle sports seeing as most of the Seattle sports teams are playing at once. You can go and support the Seahawks, Reign, Sounders and Kraken at home or in the stands!
Have a fall sleepover:
Fall is a great time to spend a fun night with friends in such a rainy season. You can go get a Starbucks fall-themed drink, get some fall snacks from Target and go home to watch a spooky movie.
Bake a fall themed treat:
With endless fall recipes to choose from, you can bake for your friends, teachers, classmates or anyone else you think could use some festive fall treats.
Take a fall photoshoot:
Grab your friends and your cameras! You can get all your friends together and take some cute Instagram pictures in the fall leaves.
Get a Halloween costume:
When you think of fall, you may think of Halloween. And there’s nothing better than getting ahead of picking your costume out! One great place to do so would be a place like Goodwill or Amazon where you can find a variety of components for your costume.
Carve Pumpkins:
Carving pumpkins is a timeless fall tradition, and you can come up with tons of fun designs for your pumpkin to make your porch stand out from others.
Go apple picking:
Washington is extremely well known for apples! With fall in full swing, apples are in season, you can visit an orchard and pick some up or even pick some yourself at places like Swans Trail Farms in Snohomish. And the plus side of apples is the baked goods you can bake with apples in them.
Visit a haunted house:
A haunted house is always a fun visit, and when you go with family or friends, they are never disappointed! You can go to the Georgetown Morgue Haunted House, Stalker farms (in Snohomish) or if you want to stay in Seattle you can go to the Forest of the Shadows haunted house located in the Seattle Chinese Garden.
Make all kinds of fall crafts:
There are lots of DIY fall crafts you can do. Some ideas include creating an accessory for your Halloween costume, making a clay pumpkin, painting pumpkins, making a fall vision board, and you can find many more ideas online.
Read a book set in fall:
With all the Seattle rain it can be a great time to read a book with a cup of hot chocolate in your hand. Fall is a very popular season where many books are set in, you can read anything from a picture book you enjoyed as a kid to a novel.
Make a Boo Basket:
Boo baskets are such a cute fall gesture you can make one pretty much ranging within any price range. Whether it’s for a loved one, significant other or friend, it’s a great way to share fall joy!
Make your family a thanksgiving feast:
Thanksgiving is also a very popular fall holiday. Even if you don’t celebrate, it’s always fun to cook stuff for people. This year if you want to impress your family, you can make them a Thanksgiving Feast. Whether it’s you making them powdered mashed potatoes or a homemade pumpkin pie, you will be a fan favorite.
That concludes the fall bucket list. Have an amazing rest of your fall!