20 Things To Do This Fall Season

Fall is approaching despite the current warm temperatures here in the south. The mornings have cooled off a bit here in East Tennessee, but the days are still not sweater- and jeans-worthy just yet (much to my dismay). However, the fall season is soon-to-be full of cool days, vibrant foliage, soft sweaters, pumpkin-flavored fare, fall markets and gatherings, and cozy days that make you feel like you’re coming home after a long time away. If you're looking for fall things to do, I have a whole list of ideas! One of my favorite childhood memories was my elementary school’s annual fall festival. The school was situated in the Western North Carolina mountains, so the view was spectacular. It was the nineties, so everything still seemed full of color and warmth. I explored the fall festival with my best friends in my sweatshirt, a temporary tattoo on my cheek, and pigtails, while we enjoyed the cakewalk and carnival games and ate yummy food. A wonderful fall memory! Perhaps you want to make fall memories with your loved ones this year. Here are a few ways you can romanticize the fall season. I hope these ideas inspire you!

• Decorate your home with seasonal touches-think:

  • fall-scented hand soaps in the bathroom

  • mantel decorations

  • a fun fall welcome mat

  • pumpkins strategically placed around your home

• Light a fall candle

• Make your favorite soup or chili

• Visit a pumpkin patch

  • If you’re local to East TN, Blackburn Farm is so fun

• Go apple picking

• Drink some freshly made apple cider

• Host a girls’ pajama + appetizer board night

• Take a drive to look at the fall foliage

• Visit a locally owned coffee shop and try something off of their fall menu with a loved one.

• Bake a pumpkin or apple pie

• Find your way out of a corn maze

  • If local to East TN, check out Mayfield Farm Park in Athens, TN

  • Deep Well Farm in Lenoir City, TN is a great farm

• Roast s’mores over a bonfire

• Go to a fall festival. If you’re local to East TN, here are a few that I love:

  • Unicoi Apple Festival in Erwin, Tennessee-October 2nd-3rd, 2026

  • Pumpkintown in Athens, TN-October 10th, 2026

• Learn how to make the perfect pumpkin spice latte at home

• Host a Thanksgiving gathering

• Curate a fall outfit totally from thrift store finds and/or buy a few fall outfits you love and can wear all season long.

• Pick a fall-themed book to read solo or with your family

• Keep a journal + write three blessings in it every day during the fall season (Sept. 1-Nov. 30th). I love this beautiful journal.

• Find a hot tea you love + enjoy it every evening on the porch

• Go for a fall picnic with only fall-inspired food items (Trader Joe’s is the best place for this quest)

• Create a beautiful fall tablescape that you can use-I love to shop at Hobby Lobby, HomeGoods, TJMaxx, and thrift stores for items for my tablescapes.

• Take extra care of your skin, as the fall air tends to dry it out. I love a good body lotion and have been using the Vaseline Cocoa Butter lotion for a long time.

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