Scroll to the bottom to get your own downloadable list version of the ultimate fall bucket list. *Printable version of the bucket list is not Chattanooga specific* 



Early Fall Bucket List



September is the month of apples. I know, I know pumpkin spice is the star of Fall for most people. Apple is absolutely the underrated cousin. I refuse to let this go.



Start your Autumn celebrations appreciating apples

• Visit the Apple Festival at the Chattanooga Market on September 18th




• Go apple picking at Wheelers Orchard & Vineyard on Saturdays




• Make candy apples




• Make apple cider




• Learn how to make an amazing apple pie at Sweet & Savory Classroom on September 20th

Get in the Fall spirit

• Watch some college football (Hotty Toddy)




• Buy some fall candles (my personal favorite is from CHEI-MAN TEA)




• Drink a seasonal latte from a local coffee shop




• Find your inner Gilmore Girl by perusing a local bookshop




• Put together an Autumn bouquet at Joli Jardin 




Enjoy some live music

• Attend Moon River September 10-11




• Check out 3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival September 30th – October 1st

Enjoy the cooler weather



• Go horseback riding




• Host a bonfire & make s’mores




• Go camping (or glamping)




• Check out Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center

October Bucket List



Ok, now we can enjoy everything pumpkin flavored.



Pumpkin EVERYTHING



• Try pumpkin spiced everything (except maybe Spam… nah, try that too)




• Eat a pumpkin spice moon pie 




• Visit a pumpkin patch or pick up your pumpkin on from Weaver Tree Farms




• Do your best pumpkin carving artwork

Keep in the Fall spirit



• Test your skills on a corn maze




• Attend a Fall Festival




• Go on a hayride




• Make a scarecrow




• Try Clumpies Fall flavors




• Attend Oddtober at the Tennessee Aquarium

Enjoy local events and festivals



• Support Preserve Chattanooga at Wine Over Water on October 8th
  

• Check out Chattanooga Motor Car Festival October 14-16




• Drink & Discover at the Creative Discovery Museum October 21st




Enjoy the crisper weather and foliage

• Go on a Fall Foliage Drive (full guide coming)




• Bike around the city with Bike Chattanooga




• Watch the sunrise from Snoopers Rock




• Enjoy some Autumn hikes




• Take a Fall Foliage Sightseeing Cruise on the Southern Belle




• Enjoy a different foliage view on a helicopter tour with Chattanooga Helicopters




• Get cozy on a Fall picnic

Get spooked for Halloween



• Go on a true crime tour hosted by the Chattanooga Historical Society




• Try not to pee your pants at Dread Hollow




• Do a lantern tour ghost walk at Ruby Falls




• Follow along with the haunted history series right here on Chattin With Coie




• Attend Haute Halloween at Coosa Mill on October 29th




Get a little outside your comfort zone

• Go hang gliding on Lookout Mountain




• Try trout fishing




Late Fall Bucket List



As November shows up make sure you enjoy the last bits of Autumn before the Holidays become front and center in everyones mind.



• Take a Fall Train Ride with Tennessee Valley Railroad 




• Enjoy Head of the Hooch Rowing Regatta on November 5-6




• Learn a bit at If These Walls Could Talk at Coosa Mills November 11th – 13th or 18th-20th




• Show off your skills on Thanksgiving with what you learned at Sweet & Savory Classrooms Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie & Pumpkin Pie class on  November 22nd