Prairie Home Farm pumpkin patchCoeur d'Alene
October · check the date
Pick pumpkins, feed the farm animals and grab a little 3 inch pie from the pie shop on the farm.
Fall in North Idaho2 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
Carver Farms pumpkins and corn mazeNewman Lake
late September through October · check the date
Pumpkins, a corn maze, kettle corn and caramel apples, a short drive from Coeur d'Alene.
The little stuff, by town0 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in North Idaho2 things
Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. The North Pole cruises book up for the weekends in December, so get those early.
Coeur d'Alene Resort Lighting CeremonyCoeur d'Alene
the Friday after Thanksgiving, parade at 5, carols and fireworks at 6 · check the date
A lit parade down Sherman Avenue, carols by the lake, then fireworks over the water and over a million lights come on.
Journey to the North Pole CruisesCoeur d'Alene
nightly from the day after Thanksgiving into early January · check the date
A boat ride across the lake past the light displays to Santa's workshop, where Santa calls out every kid's name.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Sandpoint
Sandpoint Festival of Trees
late November into early December (last year Nov 28 to Dec 6) · check the date
Decorated trees, Santa photos and a window walk downtown.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend0 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
North Idaho fall and Christmas questions
When is the Coeur d'Alene Lighting Ceremony?
It's the Friday after Thanksgiving, so November 27 in 2026. The parade starts at 5 and the fireworks are around 6.
What is the Journey to the North Pole cruise?
A boat ride across Lake Coeur d'Alene past the light displays to Santa's workshop, where Santa reads every kid's name. It runs nightly from the day after Thanksgiving into early January.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.