87 Ideas to Create the Ultimate Summer Bucket List
Summer is no doubt a magical season – the longer days, the warm breezy air (I could literally go on forever). Summer often brings feelings of excitement and adventure, along with so little time for so many plans. If you’re stumped about what to add to your summer bucket list, here are 87 ideas for those in their twenties to create the ultimate summer bucket list!
87 IDEAS TO CREATE THE ULTIMATE SUMMER BUCKET LIST
Below are 87 ideas that are sure to spark some creativity when it comes to creating the ultimate summer bucket list, and make sure you get the absolute most out of the summer season!
1. Go camping with a group of friends
2. Take a day trip to a nearby small town
3. Learn how to make your own ice cream
4. Day drink (bonus points if you go on a bar hop)
5. Sign up for an exercise that isn’t at the gym (think of a beer league soccer team or joining a spin class!)
6. Go-carting
7. Watch a sunrise (little bit more of a commitment than watching a sunset!)
8. Make AND complete your own summer reading list
9. Go to a festival
10. Have drinks on a rooftop patio
11. Paddle board/kayak/canoe
12. Visit a waterpark
13. Have a bonfire (complete with s’mores)
14. Plan a relaxing stay-cation (maybe even book a massage!)
15. Do something completely different with your hair (cut it/grow it out)
16. Go on a winery tour (you won’t regret this one!)
17. Garden (whether you’re a beginner or want to improve)
18. Book a flight to somewhere you’ve never been
19. Have a classic summer barbeque (think corn, hotdogs, hamburgers etc.)
20. Visit a museum and take the time to enjoy it
21. Make Frosé at home
22. Visit the beach/a nearby lake for the day
23. Grow your own vegetables
24. Delete your dating apps (or go on many dates mercilessly, wherever you’re at)
25. Make your own popsicles
26. Watch a thunderstorm from your bed
27. Cannon ball into a lake/pool
28. Catch fireflies in mason jars (and let them go)
29. Enjoy a funnel cake
30. Build a sandcastle
31. Sit outside and enjoy the moon
32. Fly a kite
33. Buy a unique pool floatie (mine’s a wine bottle!)
34. Do something that scares you every single day
35. Go on a hike
36. Nap in the sun
37. Visit a sunflower field
38. Skinny dip
39. Drive down the highway with all of the windows open
40. Go to the fair
41. Get a pedicure (you deserve it)
42. Learn to fish/go fishing
43. Buy/pick yourself some fresh cut flowers
44. Visit a park and go on the swings
45. Eat watermelon right off the rind
46. Make Corona Sunrises
47. Visit a friend you haven’t seen in a while
48. Take a fun trip with your family (day trips count!)
49. Visit a country bar/concert (country music hits different in the summer time!)
50. Go to a drive in movie
51. Eat from a food truck
52. Become a tourist in your own city
53. Listen to a new podcast
54. Visit a Farmer’s Market
55. Try a trend on TikTok
56. Hit up at least one happy hour
57. Create your own summer skincare routine
58. Weekend getaway to a cottage
59. Fill a truck bed/back seat with blankets and go watch the stars
60. Make a new budget (and save as much money as you can)
61. Go to an outdoor concert
62. Visit every ice cream spot in town
63. Enroll in a summer course
64. Get on a boat
65. Relax in a hammock
66. Make lemonade from scratch
67. Jump on a trampoline
68. Visit a lavender field
69. Spend a day at an outdoor spa
70. Go on a picnic
71. Visit a library
72. Have brunch on a patio
73. DIY margarita night
74. Make a summer playlist
75. Bake a pie (with fruits in season!)
76. Catch a sunset at the beach
77. Do an exciting excursion (zip lining, bungee jumping, etc.)
78. Play Frisbee
79. Spend the night at a bed & breakfast
80. Do a brewery tour
81. Set up an outside seating area for your backyard/balcony (complete with twinkly lights)
82. Go out dancing with your friends
83. Bring a pool floatie and float down the river with a few friends
84. Go berry picking
85. Do something to enhance your living space (landscaping, renovating a room, etc.) and make it your summer project
86. Run through the grass barefoot
87. Light a sparkler
Tell me something you’ve added to your summer bucket list in the comments!
