50 fun activities for your adult summer bucket list

Me hiking with friends in Frederick, MD

Summertime is finally here!

Summers aren’t quite the same now as they were in the days of my youth – eating ice cream, lounging lazily by the pool, & having nothing but summer vacations & spending time with friends to think about for months. But, I still think there is something magical about those nostalgic, hot summer evenings, doing as much as you can before the sun goes down. 

If you’re looking to add a little more excitement to your summer this year, read on for 50 summer bucket list ideas for adults that can fit into a weekday evening or a free weekend afternoon. Perhaps it will give just a little taste of those blissful summer days from so long ago.

Joseph & me at the farmer’s market a few hours before he proposed

1. Go to an amusement park

2. Visit a farmer’s market

3. Go for a walk

4. Try a new food

5. Treat yourself to ice cream

6. Start a garden

7. Attend an outdoor concert

8. Have a movie marathon

9. Go to a roller skating rink

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10. Make a batch of iced tea or cold brew coffee

11. Make a feel-good summer playlist to listen to while you drive

12. Attend a parade

13. Read a book

14. Have a picnic

15. Feed the ducks at a local pond

16. Go swimming

17. Volunteer

Me doing yoga at the pier in Solomons Island, MD

18. Try a new workout

19. Be a tourist in your own city

20. Try a new hobby

21. Journal

22. Go to the beach

23. Attend a summer festival

24. Make s’mores

25. Do a random act of kindness for someone

Joseph & me hiking to the Hollywood Sign in Griffith Park

26. Go hiking

27. Spend time with friends

28. Ride in a hot air balloon

29. Host a summer-themed party

30. Have an at-home spa day

31. Take a nap

32. Go whitewater rafting

33. Go canoeing

Me bike riding on the boardwalk in San Diego

34. Ride a bike

35. Practice mindfulness

36. Make tie-dye T-shirts

37. Fly a kite

38. Go wine tasting at a local vineyard

39. Write a letter to a friend

40. Go fishing

41. Go to a baseball game

42. Host a board game night with friends

Me watching the fireworks on the 4th of July

43. See fireworks on the 4th of July

44. Go mini golfing

45. Make a photo album

46. Watch the fireflies

47. Watch the sunset

48. Run a 5K

49. Binge watch a TV series

50. Host a bonfire

What’s your favorite summer activity? Share it with me in the comments below!

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