Happy 100 Days to Halloween, my spooky friends!
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July 23 has become a very important date on my calendar over the last seven years. It is the 100-day mark until Halloween, and to me, it feels like the official start of spooky season.
By this time, decor is in (or will be in) most big box stores. All of us content creators are ready to start another season of posts and videos and podcast episodes.
And you guys are READY to start celebrating.
I’m ready too, so I made us a monster list of things to do during Halloween season. There are a LOT of classics on here—carving jack-o-lanterns, watching favorite movies, decorating your home. But I hope you find a few new ideas as well.
When you get to the end of the post, there’s a fun download waiting for you too.
100 Things To Do This Halloween Season
- Create your own Halloween coffee bar
- Howl at the Harvest Moon on Sept. 10 or the Hunter’s Moon on Oct. 9
- Decorate your home for Halloween—need some inspiration?
- Watch “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (streaming on Disney+)
- Wander a corn maze
- Drink apple cider (honey crisp cider is my favorite!)
- Decorate a Halloween tree—check out my Beetlejuice and Frankenstein trees
- Paint a pumpkin instead of carving it
- Learn about the history of Halloween by reading “Trick or Treat” by Lisa Morton
- Host a horror movie night
- Take a trip to Trader Joe’s to check out their seasonal treats
- Decorate your front yard—need some inspiration?
- Make a pumpkin float
- Watch “Fun Size” (streaming on Hulu)
- Watch “Tales of Halloween” (streaming on Prime Video)
- Shop with a new small spooky business—I have tons to pick from in my Halloween Hunting series
- Watch the horror shorts on Huluween
- Create a costume from your closet—learn how
- Watch “Halloween (1978)” (streaming on Shudder)
- Go on a hayride
- Make a smoking pumpkin
- Try a new pumpkin beer
- See “Halloween Ends” in theaters Oct. 14 (not an ad, just making sure it’s on your radar!)
- Go on a local ghost tour
- Visit Sleepy Hollow, NY
- Make a Halloween s’more around the bonfire
- Make a Beetlejuice margarita
- Eat at a haunted restaurant in your city
- Make a Halloween playlist of your favorite songs—here are my best tips for getting started
- Host a virtual Halloween party—get ideas for activities
- Host a Halloween party
- Take a walk or drive to enjoy the fall foliage
- Make a Halloween countdown calendar—here’s how
- Celebrate Frankenstein Day on October 29
- Bake pumpkin bread
- Make a classic Halloween recipe, like popcorn balls
- Make a Halloween candy board, like a charcuterie board but with sweets
- Visit New Orleans, LA
- “Boo” your neighbors by filling a basket with Halloween treats, games, etc. and leaving it on their doorstep
- Grab Halloween donuts from your favorite local shop
- Watch “Casper” (streaming on Hulu)
- Visit a haunted house attraction you’ve never been to before
- Find a nearby Halloween convention and make plans to attend its next occurrence—find one here
- Go trick-or-treating!
- Eat an apple cider donut
- Plan a group costume with your friends/roommates/family
- Watch “Hocus Pocus” (streaming on Disney+)
- Wear a piece of Halloween clothing every day in October
- Send your spooky besties a Halloween card
- Carve a funny jack-o-lantern
- Host a watch party for the release of “Hocus Pocus 2” in October (streaming on Disney+)
- Make a bat chandelier
- Drink a pumpkin spice latte
- Try a new pumpkin coffee recipe—like this whipped version or this shaken espresso version
- Host a fall bonfire
- Start a new Halloween tradition
- Make one of these recipes with your leftover Halloween candy
- Visit Salem, MA
- Watch “The Houses October Built” (streaming on Tubi)
- Carve a happy jack-o-lantern
- Wander a pumpkin patch
- Host a Halloween crafternoon and make spooky crafts with friends
- Burn a Halloween-scented candle
- Host a Halloween brunch and serve pumpkin mimosas
- Build a haunted gingerbread house
- Watch “Rocky Horror Picture Show” (streaming on Prime Video)
- Shop at Spirit Halloween the day it opens
- Go for a stroll at a local historic cemetery
- Watch “Trick ‘r Treat” (streaming on Prime Video)
- Bake pumpkin cookies
- Eat at least ONE piece of candy corn
- Buy a copy of “Thirteen Tales for Halloween” by Andrew Noles and read one every 2-3 days in October
- Turn your bedroom into a spooky Halloween lair—here’s how
- Go to a chain restaurant and try one of their silly Halloween menu items
- Make your own Halloween costume
- Play a Halloween game—there are more out there than you realize!
- Carve an abstract jack-o-lantern
- Send your spooky BFF a Halloween scare package
- Spend the night at a local haunted hotel
- Watch “The Halloween Tree” (streaming on Prime Video)
- Discover a new Halloween song on this playlist of songs you’ve never heard
- Go for a pumpkin walk in your neighborhood and count how many pumpkins you see
- Carve a scary jack-o-lantern
- Eat a bowl of your favorite Monster Cereal
- Check out your local oddities shop
- Watch “Hubie Halloween” (streaming on Netflix)
- Watch “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” (streaming on AppleTV+)
- Visit a real haunted house (but don’t trespass)
- Visit a haunted house attraction you love
- Stock your trick-or-treat bowl with your favorite Halloween candy (I won’t tell if you eat it all before October 31st)
- Eat Halloween Oreos—or use them in this ice cream cake
- Go apple-picking at an orchard
- Host a monster movie night
- Watch “Halloweentown” (streaming on Disney+)
- Bake these pumpkin brown butter cupcakes (they are SERIOUSLY to die for)
- Make a list of your Halloween traditions—you might be surprised by how many you have
- Host a micro Halloween party—get ideas for activities
- Listen to The Ultimate Halloween Playlist
- Celebrate National Candy Corn Day on October 30
- Take October 31st off and enjoy your favorite day of the year!
If you want to keep track of everything you do during Halloween season, I also created this as a checklist you can download!
What would you add to this Halloween to-do list?
Let me know in the comments! I hope this gets you inspired to celebrate spooky season from now until the end of October.
Happy haunting,
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