12 Fall Date Ideas for the Coziest Season of All

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Now that we're reaching the tail end of the sweaty season, it's high time to actually enjoy the outdoors. Here, 12 ways to make the best of fall with someone else, whether your hobbies include beer, art, or cheering on your favorite basketball team.

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Make a Bonfire

If you're both outdoorsy people, grab some wood and a match, then find a place where you can cozy up by the fire and read each other's birth charts (kidding!). In all seriousness, you can actually look up at the stars and enjoy getting to know each other.

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Get Tickets to a Basketball Game

FIND TICKETS

Basketball season begins in October, which means you can find cheap tickets now long before the playoffs begin. Bonus points if you both like the same team, but if not...a little ~~friendly~~ flirty competition doesn't hurt.

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If it's too cold outside, turn up the heat in the kitchen as you learn a new recipe together. For your next date, you can make the meal at one of each other's homes—where you'll also get clues to their true identity.

<p>If you're into scary stories but not here for engineered spooks (like haunted houses), study up on real haunted areas *and* break the tension of your typical date with a ghost tour. </p>

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Take a Ghost Tour

If you're into scary stories but not here for engineered spooks, take a visit to some real haunted areas. Breaking the sexual tension has never been easier than when you're on a ghost tour and need someone to hold on to because you're...scared.

<p>If you're an art buff, fall's the perfect time to get your fix in an outdoor setting. Suggest a date to a pretty outdoor sculpture museum or a zen garden with peaceful fountains and scenery. </p>

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Visit a Sculpture Garden or Public Park

If you're an art buff, fall's the perfect time to get your fix in an outdoor setting. Suggest a date to a pretty outdoor sculpture museum or a zen garden with peaceful fountains and scenery.

<p>Almost as refreshing as drinking a fresh Martinelli's is going apple picking for the fruit itself. Perk #1: Visiting an orchard usually involves a scenic drive through farmlands to get there. Perk #2: Once you're through picking apples, there are cider and apple cider donuts at the end to reward your labors. </p>

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Go Apple Picking

Going apple picking is almost as refreshing as drinking a fresh Martinelli. Perk #1: Visiting an orchard usually involves a scenic drive through farmlands. Perk #2: Once you're done picking apples, there are apple cider donuts and (spiked, hopefully) cider at the end to reward your labors.

<p>Nothing's more romantic than leaves falling, a brisk wind blowing, and a beautiful backdrop to your date. </p>

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Take a Scenic Walk

What's more romantic than leaves falling, a brisk wind blowing, and a beautiful backdrop for you and your date to enjoy?

<p>If not for the views alone, do it for the endorphins. </p>

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Take a Hike

If not for the #views alone, do it for the endorphins. There's nothing better than getting a little exercise while exploring a new place with someone you love (or like, if you're not quite there yet).

<p>Even if you're not as stoked about PSL season as the average person, fall wouldn't be the same without these orange guys. A visit to a pumpkin patch is the chance to spend a brisk day outdoors and makes an easy set-up for part two: Taking a pumpkin home and carving it. </p>

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Visit a Pumpkin Patch

Even if you're not as stoked about PSL season as the average person, fall wouldn't be the same without these orange guys. A trip to a pumpkin patch is the chance to spend a day outdoors and makes an easy setup for part two of the date: taking a pumpkin home and carving it.

<p>How many more excuses do you need to indulge in German food, beer, and carbs than Oktoberfest? Even if you're not partaking, sharing a beer sampler with someone else at any other time in fall is the definition of a good time (seriously, look it up). </p>

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Visit a Biergarten

How many more excuses do you need to indulge in German food, beer, and carbs than Oktoberfest? Even if you're not partaking in the festival, sharing a beer sampler with someone else during the fall is the definition of a good time (seriously, look it up).

<p>Expert level: difficult. Sure, if you've never been camping before this isn't the ideal starting point. But if you're both outdoorsy types and want to spend a night or weekend away in nature now that you've gotten to know each other, there's no better chance to get some fresh air and gauge how you both function in cramped spaces. </p>

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Go Camping

Difficulty level: expert. If you've never been camping before this isn't the ideal time to start, but if you're both outdoorsy types and want to spend a night or two away in nature, there's no better chance to get some fresh air and gauge how you function together in cramped spaces. (The true test of a relationship.)

<p>Fact: Corn mazes are far less spooky with another person close at hand. Use your wits to find your way out of the maze, while learning about each other—<span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span>and should you get cold or creeped out, you can edge a little closer. </p>

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Explore a Corn Maze

Fact: Corn mazes are far less spooky with another person close by. Use your wits to find your way out of the maze while learning about how you each handle challenges. If you get cold or creeped out, you can edge a little closer.