What is your favorite thing about fall? Pumpkin patches, hayrides and apple cider? Lafayette-West Lafayette is home to a host of fun fall activities for you and your family and friends. Enjoy this list of 25 fall activities in Greater Lafayette!
- Get lost in a corn maze at Exploration Acres.
- Stock up on honey, jams and jellies at Wea Creek Orchard.
- Fall hike at Prophetstown State Park.
- Learn how to cook with heirloom apples at The Farm at Prophetstown.
- Ride the Pumpkin Vine Express at Kent’s Cucurbits.
- Go pie crazy tasting all the fall flavored pies from Sweet Revolution Bake Shop.
- Scavenger leaf hunt at the Purdue Arboretum.
- Spine tingling, scary haunted Adams Mill.
- Fall camping at one of six local campgrounds.
- Best fresh fall produce at the Historic Downtown Farmers Market, West Lafayette Farmers Market and the Purdue Farmers Market.
- Munch on candy corn from McCord Candies.
- Stock up on your favorite comfort food casserole from Homestead.
- Pick out your favorite scarecrow at the Trail of Scarecrows at Prophetstown State Park.
- Spookily howl in the night at Wolf Park.
- Pumpkin pickin’ at Exploration Acres and Wea Creek Orchard.
- What’s fall without s’mores around a fire? Grills at local parks, local campgrounds and Exploration Acres fire pits!
- Enjoy the fresh autumn air during a stroll through the Haan Museum Sculpture Garden.
- What amphibians and birds can you find at the Celery Bog in the fall? Visit and find out!
- Sip on cranberry wine at Wildcat Creek Winery. (21+)
- Cheers to St. Boniface Germanfest beer at People’s Brewing Company (21+), yaktoberfest beer at Teay’s Brewing Company & frosty pumpkin wheat ale at Crasian Brewing Company (21+).
- Bite into a pumpkin spice cake donut from Mary Lou Donuts.
- Sit back and enjoy a hayride through Wea Creek Orchard.
- Pick ripe, delicious apples as well as search for your favorite pumpkin at Smith Farms.
- Purdue football! Cheer on our Boilermakers at a Purdue football game this season.
- Grab a 2021 Public Art Trail Guide and explore over 115 pieces of public art.
Challenge yourself this fall to check off all these fun autumn activities! Good luck!