Everyone loves fall. What’s not to love?
Between pumpkin flavored everything, colored leaves, pumpkin patches, apple orchards, Halloween, and Thanksgiving, there are so many fun things to do in fall! When you and your S.O. are sitting around wondering where you can go that’s not your typical “dinner and a movie night,” head to our list of activities for some quality time this autumn season.
- Go Apple Picking at Henrietta Creek Apple Orchard
- Address: 14255 Old Denton Rd, Roanoke, TX 76262
- When can you go? Open from April to October, but contact them for details via their website.
- Visit Big Tex at the Texas State Fair
- Address: 3921 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Dallas, TX 75210
- When can you go? Sept. 29-Oct. 22
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- Autumn at the Arboretum
- Address: 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218
- When can you go? September 23 – November 22
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- Head to St. James Pumpkin Patch
- Address: 9845 McCree Rd, Dallas, TX 75238
- When can you go? October 1- October 31
According to their website, the funds support charitable programs like scholarships for kids to attend summer camp, meals for hungry children, and college scholarships for refugee students. So check it out!
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- Pumpkin Carving or Pumpkin Decorating
- Address: Your own home or dorm room
- When can you go? Anytime! Bring home a pumpkin from your local pumpkin patch and get carving! You can make a whole other date out of roasting the pumpkin seeds. Click here for our favorite recipe for roasting pumpkin seeds.
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- Heat up some cider and walk Katy Trail
- Address: 5207 McKinney Ave #19A, Dallas, TX 75204
- When can you go? Once the weather cools off and you have your apple cider ready to go! Our favorite cider is from Trader Joe’s and it can be served hot or cold.
Photo courtesy of Trader Joe’s
Regardless of what activities you choose to do this fall, enjoy the cooler weather and enjoy time spent with loved ones!