Agricenter Corn Maze and Pumpkin PatchMemphis
late September through October · check the date
A corn maze and hayrides and a pumpkin patch right in town.
Fall in Memphis2 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.
Zoo Boo at Memphis ZooMemphis
evenings in late October · check the date
Trick or treating through the zoo in costume.
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 Memphis4 things
Memphis posts its Christmas dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. Most of the light shows only run select nights, so check the calendar before you go.
Lantern Festival at Memphis ZooMemphis
select nights mid November into late January · check the date
Over 60 giant glowing lanterns all through the zoo after dark.
Starry Nights at Shelby FarmsMemphis
select nights late November through December · check the date
A two mile drive through millions of lights with its own radio station, and a couple of nights you can walk or bike it.
Holiday Wonders at Memphis Botanic GardenMemphis
select nights late November through December · check the date
Eight acres of lights, falling snow for the kids and Santa's sleigh, with pajama nights and Santa Sundays.
Christmas at GracelandMemphis
mid November into January · check the date
Elvis's house decorated the way he did it, blue lights down the drive and all.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Memphis
Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees
mid November through December · check the date
The old school Memphis tradition since the fifties, themed tree forests and a gingerbread village and Santa.
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 weekend2 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Memphis ZooMemphis
The hippos and the big cats, and it's easy to do in a morning.
Shelby Farms ParkMemphis
A giant park with buffalo, a lake and the Woodland Discovery playground.
Memphis fall and Christmas questions
When is Starry Nights at Shelby Farms?
It usually runs select nights from late November through December, and you pay by the car.
Does the Memphis Zoo do Christmas lights?
Last year it switched to a Lantern Festival with over 60 giant lanterns, on select nights from mid November into late January.
Is Graceland decorated for Christmas?
Yes, from mid November into January, with the house done up the way Elvis did it.
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.