Happy 100 Days to Halloween, my spooky friends!
This post was originally published in July 2022 and was last updated in July 2023. It contains affiliate links. See the end of this post and/or my disclaimer for more.
July 23 has become a very important date on my calendar over the last eight 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, places to visit, 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. 29 or the Hunter’s Moon on Oct. 28
- Decorate your home for Halloween—need some inspiration?
- Read “Halloween Fiend” by C.V. Hunt
- 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
- Listen to a playlist from Your Best Halloween Ever
- Take a trip to Trader Joe’s to check out their seasonal treats
- Decorate your front yard—need some inspiration?
- Make a pumpkin float
- Listen to an artist interview on Halloween Art & Travel
- Read “A Season with the Witch” by J.W. Ocker
- Shop with a new small spooky business—I have tons to pick from in my Halloween Hunting series
- Listen to an episode of By Pumpkin’s Light, my new Halloween podcast!
- Create a costume from your closet—learn how
- Go on a hayride
- Make a smoking pumpkin
- Try a new pumpkin beer
- Make up your own “Monster Mash” dance
- 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
- Try a new Halloween candy
- 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
- Celebrate Friday the 13th in October with one of these ideas
- Wear a piece of Halloween clothing every day in October
- Send your spooky besties Halloween cards
- Carve a funny jack-o-lantern
- Read “Pumpkinheads” by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks
- 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
- Download That Halloween Bro’s lighting guides for killer lighting ideas
- 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
- Learn the history of pumpkins in “Pumpkin” by Cindy Ott
- Shop at Spirit Halloween the day it opens
- Go for a stroll at a local historic cemetery
- Listen to an episode of Ghouls Night In
- Bake pumpkin cookies
- Eat at least ONE piece of candy corn
- Buy a copy of “Thirteen More 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
- Read “The Halloween Tree” by Ray Bradbury
- 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
- Keep up with the latest Halloween & horror news on AllHallowsGeek.com
- Create your own bouquet of spooky flowers to enjoy
- 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
- Try candy corn tea
- Listen to an episode of Sips & Spirits
- 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
- Read “The October Boys” by Adam Millard
- 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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