30 Fall Festival Games For Family-Friendly Fun
The right fall games can make your fall festival or party unforgettable!
There’s something about this time of year that brings out the fun in everyone. The air turns crisp, the leaves transform into a canvas of color, and the scent of bonfires fills the breeze.
These fall games are perfect for:
- school carnivals
- church gatherings
- pumpkin patch celebrations
- neighborhood block parties
You’ll find 30 fun fall festival games that are easy to set up, full of autumn magic, and perfect for groups of all ages.
So grab your favorite flannel, sip some cider, and let’s dive into a collection of fall party games for kids (and kids-at-heart).
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Perfect Pumpkin Fall Festival Games To Play
1. Pumpkin Pass
Play like Hot Potato, but with a mini pumpkin!
Turn on the music and pass the pumpkin around the circle. When the music stops, the person holding the pumpkin is out. Keep playing until only one player remains. It’s a simple game that gets everyone laughing and works well for all ages.
2. Pumpkin Bowling
Use a small round pumpkin as the ball and empty bottles, cups, or stacked cans as pins. (I drew turkeys on mine!) Stack up your cups. Then, roll and see how many you can knock down!
3. Pumpkin Tic-Tac-Toe
*Toddlers and elementary kids love this
Draw a grid on the ground with tape or sidewalk chalk. Use mini orange and white pumpkins as X’s and O’s for a festive twist.
4. Wheelbarrow Pumpkin Race
Players race to push a wheelbarrow with a pumpkin to a designated spot. If the pumpkin falls, they go back to the start!
Variation: Turn it into a hilarious two-player challenge. One player becomes the “wheelbarrow” with a pumpkin balanced on their back while their teammate holds their legs and guides them to the finish line.
5. Apple Roll Relay
Teams roll apples (or mini pumpkins) across a finish line using only a stick, broom, their feet, or their heads. No hands allowed!
6. Hay Bale Obstacle Course
Set up a simple obstacle course using hay bales, pool noodles, mini pumpkins, and cones. Players can jump, crawl, weave, or balance their way through the course for the fastest time.
Variation: Add funny fall-themed challenges like carrying an apple on a spoon or tossing bean bags into a scarecrow target.
7. Guess the Pumpkin’s Weight
Display one giant pumpkin or several different-sized pumpkins and have guests write down their guesses. The closest guess wins a fall-themed prize. This easy game works well throughout the entire event since people can participate whenever they arrive.
8. Pumpkin Ring Toss
Write different point values on several pumpkins and spread them out according to difficulty. Players toss hula hoops or rope rings to score as many points as possible. This carnival-style game is always a crowd favorite.
Here’s a candy corn variation: Use orange cones as giant candy corns and toss glow rings onto the tips. This is a great game for an evening festival.
9. Pumpkin Seed Spitting Contest
See who can spit a pumpkin seed the farthest! Mark each player’s distance with tape or chalk and crown the longest spit the winner.
10. Pumpkin Hunt
*Perfect for kids, and teens love it too – make it harder for them to find and unscramble
Hide mini pumpkins throughout the party area, each marked with a different letter. Give each player or team a secret word to find, and they must search for the pumpkins that spell out their word.
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Must-Try Fall Festival Party Games
11. Free Roll A Pumpkin Dice Game
It’s a simple but memorable game kids (and adults!) can enjoy anywhere. Players take turns rolling one die and filling in their pumpkin using colorful candies, tokens, or markers. The first player to complete their pumpkin wins!
Grab the free printable pumpkin dice game >>
12.Guess How Many
Fill a clear jar with candy corn and let guests guess how many pieces are inside. Have everyone write their guesses on slips of paper throughout the event. The closest guess wins the jar of candy!
13. Scarecrow Dress-Up Relay
Teams race to dress one member like a scarecrow using oversized clothes, floppy hats, and straw. The first scarecrow dressed wins!
14. Fall Minute To Win It Games
Create quick fall minute to win it games like stacking apples, balancing mini pumpkins, transferring candy corn, or scooping acorns. Rotate groups through each station and keep score to crown an overall champion.
Related: Simple Fall Party Ideas
15. Apple Knock Out
Put a tennis ball in each leg of pantyhose. Players wear it on their head like a headband. Use the hanging legs to knock apples off the top of cups without knocking the cups over. No hands allowed!
16. Fall This Or That
Print off this free Fall This or That printable and have party-goers circle their responses.
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17. Leaf Hunt
Hide colorful real or artificial leaves around your festival area and give each child a checklist of colors or leaf types to find. Younger kids especially love collecting their own fall treasures.
18. Haystack Treasure Hunt
Hide small toys, wrapped candy, or plastic pumpkins inside a pile of hay or a bin filled with corn kernels. Kids dig through to find as many hidden treasures as they can before time runs out.
19. Leaf Blower Races
Use a leaf blower to push lightweight objects like leaves and ping pong balls across a finish line. Race one-on-one or set up relay teams. It’s surprisingly competitive and dads usually can’t resist joining in!
20. Fall Festival Bingo
Kids always love a good bingo game! Customize bingo cards with fall-themed images like leaves, scarecrows, and pumpkins. Hand out prizes for the winners.
Use these free Halloween Bingo Game or these free Thanksgiving Bingo cards.>>
21. Broomstick Limbo
Swap out the traditional limbo stick for a broomstick to give the game a Halloween feel. Lower it after every round and see who can bend the lowest without falling or touching the broom.
22. Fall Trivia Night
Host a cozy and competitive Fall Trivia Night to bring families and friends together at your festival. From pumpkin facts to autumn traditions and Halloween trivia history, this game is perfect for all ages.
Set up picnic tables or hay bales, serve warm cider, and let teams compete for festive prizes.
Related: Halloween Horror Movie Trivia
23. Spider Web Walk
*Great for little kids!
Create a giant spider web using painter’s tape or yarn across a hallway, doorway, or between trees. Players carefully step, crawl, or climb through the web without touching any of the strands.
24. Tarantula Toss
Spread fake spiderwebs and have players toss tiny plastic spiders at the web and see how many they can get to stick. Assign different point values to different areas of the web for an extra challenge
Related: Find more Halloween-themed Minute To Win It Games>>
25. Fall Festival Photo Scavenger Hunt
*Great for older kids and teens
Give individuals or teams this free fall photo scavenger hunt list, which includes someone jumping into a leaf pile, something red, a scarecrow, etc. They will have fun snapping photos and turning it into a friendly competition.
26. Musical Hay Bales
Play just like musical chairs, but replace the chairs with hay bales or straw bales. Play festive fall music and remove one bale after each round until only one player remains.
27. Pie Eating Contest
See who can finish a slice (or mini pie) the fastest without using their hands. Pumpkin, apple, or cherry pie all work great. Be sure to have plenty of napkins! It gets messy fast!
28. Fall Photo Booth
Set up a cozy photo station with hay bales, pumpkins, mums, flannel blankets, scarecrows, and festive signs. Include fun props like oversized glasses, cowboy hats, and pumpkin signs so guests can capture memorable fall photos.
29. Fall Festival Slingshot Contest
Challenge players to launch mini pumpkins, apples, or soft foam balls toward targets using a slingshot. Award prizes for longest distance or best accuracy.
No slingshot? No problem! Turn it into a classic distance toss competition for a fun and easy alternative.
30. Leaf Pile Jump
Sometimes the simplest activities are the most memorable! Rake up a giant pile of colorful leaves and let kids take turns jumping, rolling, and playing. It’s classic fall fun that never goes out of style.
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