Barton Hill Farms Fall FestivalBastrop
weekends from late September into early November · check the date
A 5 acre corn maze, a train ride, apple cannons and a pumpkin patch out in Bastrop.
Fall in Austin2 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.
Sweet Eats Fruit Farm Fall FestivalGeorgetown
late September into early November · check the date
A 4.5 acre corn maze, pick your own pumpkins, wagon rides and live music, with fireworks on some October weekends.
The little stuff, by town1 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.
Fall in Manchaca
Indian Springs Ranch Pumpkin Patch
late September through October · check the date
Pumpkins plus camels and zebras and buffalo you can feed.
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 Austin2 things
Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. Half the Trail of Lights nights are free, so check which ones before you go.
Austin Trail of LightsAustin
nightly 7 to 10 in mid December (last year Dec 10 to 23) · check the date
Over 2 million lights and light tunnels, a Ferris wheel, and free photos with Santa.
Zilker Holiday Tree LightingAustin
the Sunday after Thanksgiving at 6 · check the date
The 155 foot tree built around one of Austin's old moonlight towers gets lit, and the kids love spinning under it.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
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.
Austin fall and Christmas questions
When is the Austin Trail of Lights?
Usually mid December at Zilker Park. Last year it ran December 10 to 23, with free general admission on about half the nights.
When is the Zilker Holiday Tree Lighting?
The Sunday after Thanksgiving, so November 29 in 2026.
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.