15 Fun Fall Festival Games

With the fall season and back to school routines, celebrations and festivals start popping up. If you are looking for some fun fall festival games to set up for your church or school – look no further than this awesome list. 

 Whether you’re planning a fall festival at school, a Thanksgiving party with family, or a fall birthday party, these easy games are sure to keep kids entertained.

From pumpkin games and apple picking games to classroom games for fall, there are plenty of activities for different ages and group sizes.

Many of these ideas also work especially well as fall festival games for church, school carnivals, and community events.
Grab a few pumpkins, apples, or autumn-themed prizes and get ready for a fun-filled fall celebration!

Fall Party Game Ideas

1. Pumpkin Roll

Set up a starting line and have players roll small pumpkins toward a finish line.

The first person to get their pumpkin across the line wins!

For younger kids, use mini pumpkins to make the game easier to manage.

2. Pumpkin Ring Toss

Use pumpkins with their stems sticking up and have kids toss rings over the stems.

You can use glow bracelets, plastic rings, or homemade cardboard rings.  Or use hula hoops and make the goal the whole pumpkin.
Give different pumpkins different point values for a fun competition.

3. Pumpkin Bowling

Turn small pumpkins into bowling balls and set up plastic bowling pins or empty bottles. You can even use toilet paper rolls stacked up.  

Kids take turns rolling their pumpkin to knock down as many pins as possible.

This is one of those pumpkin games that works well for both birthday parties and fall festivals.

4. Apple Relay Race

Divide players into teams and give each team an apple.

Players race from one point to another while balancing the apple on a spoon before passing it to the next teammate.

For younger children, have them carry the apple instead of balancing it.

5. Apple Toss

Place baskets, buckets, or boxes at different distances and have kids toss apples into them.

Assign more points to the containers that are farther away.

This simple game can easily become one of your favorite apple picking games for a fall celebration.

6. Leaf  Pile Treasure Hunt

Fill a small area with leaves and hide little prizes, plastic pumpkins, autumn stickers, or other treasures underneath.

Give each child a set amount of time to find as many items as possible.
This is a great outdoor fall birthday party game.

7. Turkey Tag

Choose one player to be the turkey catcher. Everyone else runs around trying not to get tagged.
When someone is tagged, they become a turkey too and help tag the remaining players.
Keep playing until everyone has been caught.

8. Thanksgiving Bingo

Create bingo cards filled with fall and Thanksgiving pictures such as pumpkins, leaves, turkeys, apples, pies, and acorns.

Call out the pictures and let kids cover the matching squares.

Small autumn-themed prizes make the game even more exciting.

9. Pumpkin Hunt

Hide mini pumpkins around your party area and let kids search for them.
You can give each child a basket or bag to collect their pumpkins.

For a classroom version, hide paper pumpkins around the room instead.

10. Acorn Spoon Race

Place an acorn on a spoon and have players race from one point to another without dropping it.

If the acorn falls, the player has to return to the starting line. Use small pom-poms instead of real acorns for younger children.

11. Fall Scavenger Hunt

Use this free printable fall scavenger hunt  – it is a list of things kids might find outside in the fall, such as a red leaf, acorn, pinecone, yellow leaf, stick, or apple.
Kids can work individually or in teams to find everything on their list. This also makes a fun addition to classroom games for fall.

12. Turkey Feather Relay

Give each team a pile of colorful paper feathers.

Players race to a designated spot, place one feather on a paper turkey, and race back for the next one. The first team to complete its turkey wins!

13. Donut Eating Contest

Hang small donuts from a string and challenge kids to eat them without using their hands.

This silly game is always a hit at fall birthday parties and can be adapted for Thanksgiving celebrations too.

Just make sure the donuts are securely tied before playing.

14. Pin the Feather on the Turkey

Make a large turkey from poster board and cut out colorful paper feathers.

Blindfold each player, spin them around, and let them try to place their feather on the turkey.
The player who gets closest to the correct spot wins.

15. Fall Obstacle Course

Create a simple obstacle course using hay bales, cones, hoops, pumpkins, and other safe objects.

Kids can jump, crawl, weave, and race through the course while trying to beat their previous time.

This is a great choice for larger fall festivals, school events, and outdoor parties.