How To Enjoy Fall In Los Angeles
Los Angeles is a lot of things but Vermont, it is not. Summer and spring are more our speed and we do them both very well.
Spring hikes? So many options!
Summer beach days? You can practically go all year long!
Chilly nights and leaf peeping? Not so much.
Idyllic New England falls really are all the rage this time of year and we’ll admit, we feel a little FOMO when we see pictures from our friends out east. But no matter! There’s plenty we can do right here in Los Angeles to capture the warm, fuzzy feelings of autumn.
Decorate Your Apartment for Fall
So maybe it doesn’t look or feel like “fall” outside, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make it so, inside! Deck out your apartment in all things red, orange, yellow, and gold. String up an autumn leaf garland. Put fake bats up on your walls.
Pick up all the autumnal tea towels and pumpkin patch pillows that your heart desires. Life’s too short & you deserve it.
Carve Jack-O-Lanterns
It’s true, we are more likely to pick up our pumpkins at a grocery store or parking lot than a pumpkin patch, but that doesn’t make them any less, well…pumpkiny!
Nothing says fall quite like gutting a pumpkin and carving a face into it with a sharp blade. (Too graphic?) Whether you go with a traditional Halloween face…
… get really intricate with a stencil,
or get extremely terrifying…
…carving a pumpkin will get you into the fall spirit. You can even paint your pumpkin. Whatever floats your boat!
Bake Fall Treats
Get your butt into the kitchen and fill your apartment with the aromas of apple, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Or, if you’re lazy just light a fall-scented candle. We won’t tell.
Here are a few of our favorite fall treats for you to bake:
And one for you gluten-free Angelenos (which is probably most of you, let’s be honest):
- Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
And another for the vegans….#LosAngeles:
Watch Fall Movies
There are so many movies to choose from to elevate the fall vibes we so crave. Is the following list definitive? No. But it’s pretty good.
Spooky or spoopy? Pick your poison.
Spooky 🔪
- Scream
- Carrie
- Friday the 13th
- Halloween
- Nightmare on Elm Street
- Get Out
- I Know What You Did Last Summer
- The Conjuring
- The Exorcist
- The Shining
- Poltergeist
- IT
- Candyman
- Evil Dead
- The Fear St. Trilogy
- Paranormal Activity
- The Blair Witch Project
- Hereditary
- Pet Sematary
- Truth or Dare
Spoopy 👻
- Nightmare Before Christmas
- Hocus Pocus (1+2)
- Practical Magic
- Halloweentown
- Twitches
- Knives Out
- The Corpse Bride
- Harry Potter
- Ghostbusters
- Edward Scissorhands
- Sleepy Hollow
- Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Little Shop of Horrors
- The Haunted Mansion
- The Addams Family
- Beetlejuice
- Coraline
- Gremlins
- Hotel Transylvania
- Casper
Go Apple Picking
You caught us! It isn’t exactly in Los Angeles but you wanted it to feel like fall, right? Apple picking is a quintessential autumn activity and you don’t have to stray too far from the city to do it. There are actually quite a few options where to go for apple picking.
Looking for a great place to live this fall? We have cozy apartments for rent in Koreatown, Hollywood, and Downtown Los Angeles. Check out our available units.
