67 Romantic Fall Date Ideas – Ultimate Guide to Autumn
This post is all about fall date ideas
Crisp morning air that tickles your soul and ever-changing colors by tall and mighty trees. This is a beautiful time of year to celebrate with your loved one, and we’re here to help you figure out what activities to do this season! In this post you’ll find activities which range from unique out-of-the-box events to the timeless classics! We’ll ensure you have the BEST FALL YET!
1. Throw A Fall Party Just for Two!
Sure, we can go all out when we’re putting together a party for our family and friends, but what about just a dinner for two?! I’d love to string up the Edison bulbs outside and have a get-together just for two to celebrate the changing season.
2. Outdoor Movie Night
Pair this one with the fall party tip above and you have one fun date night together! Have your loved one bring out the chairs and blankets and enjoy your favorite movie under the stars.
3. Hiawatha Trail
This trip was absolutely beautiful! However, if I were to go back, I would aim for early to middle of fall verses what we did which was go on the very last day before the trail closed for the season. Friends…there’s a reason they close the trail…it. gets. COLD!!! So, learn from our miss step and shoot for early – middle of autumn ride! Buy your tickets here.
4. Stargazing
My husband is a big fan of stargazing which makes this an easy and inexpensive date for us. Depending on where you are in the world, you may be able to see Orion since this is a winter constellation that shows up bests between November and February.
5. Book Club Just for Two
Get a book you both will enjoy and have a relaxing book club date just for two!
6. A Romantic Stroll Through the Park
Just relax and enjoy an evening stroll through the park. If you have kids, then have them collect their favorite fall leaves to make crafts with later!
7. Romantic Fall Photo Shoot
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8. Go To a Haunted House
Be prepared to snuggle up close as some of these haunted houses are downright terrifying to visit! Want to know how to survive a haunted house? Click here to learn how.
9. Visit The Celtic Games
10. Bike Ride Through the Park
If you don’t want to make the trek out to visit the Hiawatha trial, then look to your local park for the everchanging fall foliage!
11. Each Of You Buy a Different Autumn Latte Flavor & Share
12. Watch Either a Scary or Cozy Fall Movie
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13. Order A Fall Festive Meal at Your Favorite Restaurant
14. Go Apple picking
15. Roast Chestnuts
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16. Build A Bonfire for Two
17. Explore A Corn Maze
Put your memory and navigational senses to the test together in the corn mazes.
18. Visit A Drive-In Movie Theater
Travel back in time when you go to a classic drive-in theater. The best part? You can talk and socialize as much as you want when you’re inside your own vehicle. No one will shush you there! 😉
19. Turn The Music Up & Bake Bread Together
20. Carve A Pumpkin
You want to skip out on on all of the mess? Swap out the carving tools for coloring markers! Color your favorite design on the pumpkin and have a competition for who can create the best piece of art. A great substitute if you don’t want to deal with the after clean-up.
21. Game Night…GAME ON!
If you are all overboard games or card games, then get your competition face on and have a fantastic night in. Just remember to let us know who wins! 😉
22. Go For a Hayride
Appreciate the crisp fall air and a field full of pumpkins with all shapes and sizes as you ease into a long hayride.
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25. Go To a Pumpkin Patch
Hot chocolate with mini marshmallows, warm plaid blankets, and your loved one cuddled up next to you as you just picked the pumpkin you plan to carve this year…What could be a more perfect date for autumn??
26. Learn How to Make Homemade Hot Chocolate
27. Horse Back Riding
29. Roller Skating
An inexpensive date night that can bring the smiles and the laughter.
29. Get Scared in a Haunted
Love / hate relationship with this activity! It’s a lot of fun, but I won’t go without my husband. This is very different compared to visiting a regular corn maze as they stage actors to scare you as you go through the maze.
30. Go To the Farmers Market
I love when I get to go to the farmers market and experience live music as I pick-up a few ingredients.
31. Visit New York City for a Mini Vacation
32. Random Road Trip or a Short Drive Around Town
Spend time together by going for an impromptu road trip or just drive around your local town drive in no particular direction is enough to spur great conversations with your spouse or date.
33. Escape Room
If you and your spouse like to problem-solve then this is your date night activity. Go to an Escape Room and battle against the clock as you test out your skills as a team by solving the mystery.
34. Fly A Kite
Last autumn we rushed outside to fly our dragon kite and this activity did not disappoint. Even though we only had one kite at our disposal, we found there was lot of team effort in order to get the kite up in the air.
35. Take A Stroll Downtown
Don’t scroll past this one just yet! This is the time of year when the weather is perfect and the fall decorations come out in the shop windows. Depending on where you live, some downtowns look like they came straight out of Gilmore Girls.
36. Zip Line in a National Forest
A forest full of red, orange, and yellow trees below you as you zip line through the crisp fall air? Sign me up! This activity is truly a must when autumn time rings at your doorstep!
37. Go To a Local Fall Festival
For fall date ideas, this one is definitely on the must-do list! Get your favorite dessert at the festival and end your night on the carousal to over look your town from above!
38. Get Tickets to See Your Favorite Band
Do you both share the same taste in music? Buy tickets to a band you’ve both been dying to see perform live this fall!
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39. Black Friday Shopping
Shopping is not just for the ladies, my friends! This can be a fun date time as you each have a list of things you’ve been looking for at a great price.
40. Bake Fall Shaped Treats & Deliver Them to Your Neighbors
Great way to build a relationship with your neighbors as well as spend quality time with your loved one.
41. Go Bowling
42. Watch Macy’s Day Parade
This is an absolute must! Go to the Macy’s Day Parade or watch it on TV with your favorite food! I would definitely put this activity on the list for future family traditions.
43. Picnic Under the Fall Leaves in the Park
Pack a lunch, bring a cute autumn blanket, and soak in the ever-changing leaves under an oak tree (if you have an oak tree at the park, of course. 😉
44. Take a Scenic Train Ride
If you live near the beautiful countryside, then this would be a wonderful way to view the autumnal scenery!
45. Karaoke Night
Who doesn’t love karaoke night? Pro singers or not, bust out the tunes and let loose!
46. Camping Trip
Depending on where you live, fall is an amazing season to go camping! Not too hot, not too cold! Added bonus… a big N. O. on mosquitos! 😉
47. Visit A Cozy Small Town
48. Enjoy A Cup of Pumpkin Tea with Your Sweetheart
49. Read Ghost Stories by The Bonfire
50. Have A ‘Who Can Make the Coolest Candy Apple’ Competition
51. Make A Scavenger Hunt
52. Go To the Local Zoo
My good friend has a daughter who loves the zoo, and this is a common mother-daughter date activity they do together. They have their favorite animals to visit, and they’ll make a special trip when a new baby is born at the zoo. What a great time to visit the zoo in the fall when the weather is just right with your sweetheart!
53. Play Lawn Games
Corn hole, croquet, backyard tennis…the list is almost endless that you can choose from to enjoy the perfect weather.
54. Roast S’mores
You don’t really think you can get through the fall season without creating some delicious s’mores, do you? 😉
55. Nerf Wars
Trust me: You’ll LOVE doing this!! Pick your choice of weapon and go full on Call of Duty on them! Just remember to update us on who wins! 😉
56. Take A Cooking Class Together
57. Go On a Hot Air Balloon Ride
58. Date Night at the Arcade
Insider tip: I recommend Chuck E Cheese as your date night destination since this childhood location is way cheaper than other arcades.
59. Put Together a Couple Costume & Go to a Halloween Party
60. Book A Cabin & Take A Mini Vacation in Your Local Community
61. Dance Party in Your Pajamas
Show off your latest Zumba moves to your husband in your PJs! This is a fun way to burn calories and have a good laugh together! Now crank up the volume and dance your heart out!
62. Go To a Baseball Game
63. Go On a Long Drive to Enjoy the Change in Leaves
This is an autumn bucket list must! Play your favorite music and go on a drive with your best friends!
65. Write A Song Together About Fall
Do you ever notice the lack of songs that include lyrics directly relating to the fall season? Winter has all of the Christmas songs with lyrics focusing on the fresh blanket of snow, the winter breeze, and the classic “Jack Frost nipping at your nose” lyric! However, I’ve found little to almost nothing on songs written to enjoy the autumnal season. Get creative and write out the next hit single with your spouse for autumnal weather.
66. Make Fall Scented Candles Together
Skip Bath & Body this year and build your own with your spouse!
67. Just Sit Back & Relax on Your Front Porch
Honestly, a date can really be this simple. When you’re with the one you love, the only thing that matters is you have each other’s company.
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