There are so many fun things to do around DFW in the fall, it can be overwhelming! So, we have listed out 34 of our favorite ways to spend fall around town!
Updated September 2025
DALLAS FALL BUCKET LIST
1. Attend the TX/OU (or OU/TX) game
2. See pumpkins at The Dallas Arboretum
3. Walk the Katy Trail
4. Read a book at The Wild Detectives
5. Have a cider flight at Trinity Cider
6. Eat a Fletcher's Corny Dog
7. Say hi to Big Tex at The State Fair of Texas
8. Make a candle at Malibu Apothecary
9. Sip fall drinks from local coffee shops
10. Find the perfect pumpkin at Ruibal’s
11. Attend Chefs For Farmers
12. Stroll around White Rock Lake
13. Prost at Addison Oktoberfest
14. Espresso Martini hop with our Passport
15. Picnic in Griggs Park
16. Eat your way through the Greek Food Festival of Dallas
17. Sip on apple cider at Hall’s Pumpkin Farm
18. Eat your way through the best foods at The State Fair of Texas
19. Take on Fright Fest
20. See the foliage at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden
21. Hike Cedar Ridge Preserve
22. Eat pumpkin pie from Emporium Pies
23. See the balloons at the Plano Balloon Festival
24. See an outdoor movie
25. Light a lantern at the Water Lantern Festival
26. Snack through the Thai Buddhist Temple market
27. Spend an afternoon at Katy Trail Ice House
28. Go on a hayride at Blase Family Farms
29. Brewery hop with our Brewery Passport
30. Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos at Dallas City Hall
31. Wander Bishop Arts among fall decor
32. Carve a pumpkin at Old Monk
33. Visit a haunted house
34. Shop for crystals at local metaphysical shops
MORE FALL THINGS TO DO IN DALLAS
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