Planning to throw your own fall festival this year? You’ve come to the right place! We gathered 22 Of The Best DIY Fall Festival Ideas that will help you throw an epic Fall filled festival that all of your guests will rave about for months to come.
Guess The Candy Corn
This cool game is easy to put together. Fill up a clear bowl with candy corn (counting as you go) and let your guest guess away. Whoever guesses the correct amount wins the bowl of candy corn! source
Popcorn Corn On The Cob
Fill plastic baggies with popcorn. Wrap green and yellow tissue paper around forming a corn on the cob like shape. Tie off at the ends.
Painted Pumpkin Station
Have pumpkins for guests to choose from and tons of paint brushes in different sizes, along with all types of paint colors. Have a contest for the best painted pumpkin and give free pumpkin pie to the winner. Image: source
DIY Photo Booth
Let guest take pictures they can always look back on with this super cute DIY pumpkin photo booth. source
Apple Bobbing
Most everyone is familiar with apple bobbing. The game where you fill a barrel up with water and add apples and guest take turns trying to get one using their mouths only. Be sure to have towels near by for guests dry to their faces.
Hay Bales
Hay bales you can eat. Just make or buy rice crispy treats and set them out for guest to enjoy. Let guest roast their rice crispy treats over the fire and dip in chocolate.
Apple Slices Bar
Let guests indulge in a delicious apple slices bar. Set out chocolate and caramel sauce with tons of toppings along with apple slices on sticks that guest can dip and dunk. Image: source
Pumpkin Ring Toss
Have pumpkins placed in a row with hula hoops for a fun game for all ages. source
Poke A Pumpkin Game
This is a fun game and you can fill the insides with anything you want. source
Pumpkin Bowling
Use hay bales to create an alley. Place pins at the end and use pumpkins for a fall bowling game all guests will enjoy. Image: source
Paint tic tac toe squares onto old tables or paint onto table cloths.Use small pumpkins with X’s and O’s for a fun fall way to play tic tac toe.
Fire Circle
Use hay bales around a fire for a cozy fall festival setting. Image: source
Sack Race
Race to the finish line in a fun game of sack race. Winner gets a sack full of goodies.
Pumpkin Golf
Make this awesome pumpkin golf set up for guests to have fun playing. source
Witch Pitch
Add this spooky fun game to the fall festivities. Only $8 to make! source
Candy Corn Decor
Buy mini cones from the dollar store and paint them for great fall decor that you can place everywhere. Image: source
Late Night Cinema
When night falls play films such as, Charlie Browns “IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN.” All you need is a big screen with projector, seating, and string lights then you’ve got an outdoor cinema everyone can enjoy.
Fall Maze
Use hay bales to create a maze that guests have to find their way through to get to the end. Make it big or small depending on the space and number of guests. Image: source
Fall Candy Bar
Create a fall themed candy bar using fall colored candies(Candy corn, Twizzlers, Jelly beans, Caramel chews, Root bear barrels… etc) in clear jars and adding fall decor such as, leaves, branches and small pumpkins. Image: source
Pumpkin Garland
Make these DIY pumpkin garlands that can be strung anywhere for added fall decor. source
Tea Candle Apples
These apple candles are such a great decor addition to your fall party and super easy to make. Be sure to place them where little ones cant reach. source
Donuts On A String
How to play? Tie a length of rope between two trees. With kids standing under the rope, tie pieces of ribbon to the doughnuts (one per player) and then to the rope so the treats hang slightly above mouth level.Have players start on the count of three. Instruct each to eat an entire doughnut — no hands allowed — without letting it fall off the ribbon. First to finish wins. The winner receives a dozen donuts or no prize at all. This is also a fun game for adults! Image: source