As the leaves fall and change color with the temperatures slowly dropping to a manageable cool, the question arises as to what there is to do this fall season. With the cooler temperatures approaching, sunbathing and waterslides are no longer the main options for what to do. So now many are wondering: what is there to do?

Thanks to the overwhelming summer heat leaving, outdoor sports are becoming more accessible. Sports like volleyball, football, jogging, hiking, soccer and golf are best for fall due to how physically demanding they are and how horrible they can be in the summer heat. 

One of the most charming events of the fall season is going to the pumpkin patch with friends or loved ones and picking out a pumpkin. A pumpkin could be perfect or funky in appearance, and it can be carved or painted to be put on display. At many pumpkin patches and fall festivals, there is a hayride that takes you around the venue– despite how short the rides typically are, they are a staple of the autumn season. 

An icon during this time terrifying year is a place where friends and family can enjoy the twisting turns that seem never-ending, that being the corn maze. While a corn maze can be found at any farm in Raleigh, NC, one terrifying corn maze stands out at Philips Farm. This attraction is popular during the Halloween season, as it is riddled with scare actors and horrifying decorations. Philips Farm is well known for its horror houses and actors, and many people find this place appealing due to how high-quality their scares are, which makes it an experience to enjoy this fall. 

Furthermore, some cozy ideas for the home include making fall treats like cookies, pumpkin bread, caramel apples, and more. However, fall is primarily marked by the cozy or scary movies that consume the market during this time of year. Horror movies such as Scream, Saw and more iconic movies are often rewatched, and new spooky movies are also more often released during this time. More subtle and calm movies and shows are also often rewatched, like Coraline, Beetlejuice, Gilmore Girls and Hocus Pocus, with more unnamed classics that people also adore. 

With Halloween approaching, decorating the house inside and out with elaborate decorations adds to the spirit of the spooky atmosphere, the same atmosphere that produces the best photoshoots and photos.

Fall is the perfect time between the flaming hot summer and the shivering cold winter. There is so much to do in the cooler temperatures, such as sports, pumpkin carving, baking, watching horror movies, getting lost in corn mazes and more! As the fall season progresses into winter, even more fun and different activities and opportunities will arise with the cooler temperatures that may be different from autumn’s festivities in their own special ways.