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Home » Latest Posts » 50 Things We Love About October (Besides Pumpkin Spice Lattes)
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50 Things We Love About October (Besides Pumpkin Spice Lattes)

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Madison Rutherford October 28, 2014

A profusion of pumpkin spice makes its way to coffee shops countrywide this month, but there are dozens of other things that we love about October. The days get shorter, the weather gets cooler and the beer gets tastier. Here’s 50 things that make October rock (besides every basic bitch’s favorite Starbucks order).

1. Oktoberfest.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the beer.

2. The timeless magic of pumpkin patches.

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3. Finding the one.

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4. Documenting it on Instagram.

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 5. Going home and carving it.

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6. Expecting this.

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7. But getting this.

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8. But then you can just pop these in the oven and make it all better.

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9. Getting cozy with big, comfy sweaters.

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10. And scarves, beanies and gloves.

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 11. Disney channel becomes a time capsule.

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12. Even though you wish this was still a thing.

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13. Or this.

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14. Costume parties…

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15. …where making fun of other people’s costumes never gets old.

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16. Pumpkin beer!

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 17. Literally…pumpkin beer.

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18. Fall foliage.

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Your desktop background IRL.

19. Fall color palettes.

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20. Football season is in full swing.

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21. And the World Series is upon us.

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Orange and black everything.

22. Zombie walks.

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That’s a scary mask, bro.

23. Now that the weather has cooled down, it’s acceptable to wear darker colors.

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24. It’s also socially acceptable to pig out on an entire box of these.

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You Only October Once…a year.

25. Apple season.

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 26. We still get stoked on a new Treehouse of Horror episode every year.

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27. Decking the halls.

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28. Go hard or go home.

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29. Haunted houses.

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30. Breast cancer awareness month.

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Think pink.

31. Disney World and Disney Land turn into an Autumn wonderland.

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32. Halloween isn’t just for humans.

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33. Getting weird the entire month (especially on Halloween). 

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34. Marie Calendar’s pie month.

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35. Austin City Limits

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Who said festival season is over? The annual music festival rocks Austin, Texas the first two weekends of October.

36. Some of our favorite shows come back.

October 5th

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October 8th

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October 12th

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 37. National Coming Out Day is October 11th.

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38. October is national pizza month.

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An entire month dedicated to America’s favorite pastime—stuffing our face with carbs.

39. And National Sarcastic Awareness Month.

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Because we totally need people to be more aware of sarcasm…

40. Scary movies all month long.

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41. These hot Scorpios celebrate their birthdays.

October 12th

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October 18th

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 42. And these lovely ladies were also born in October.

October 21st

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October 25th

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43. Love is in the air.

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October makes for some of the best date ideas. Walk around at a pumpkin patch or an apple orchard. Cuddling during scary movies and clinging onto each other during a haunted house will also make sparks fly.

44. Scented candles. 

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So you can pretend you’re picking apples while you’re studying for your Chemistry midterm.

45. New tunes.

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The Flaming Lips long-awaited album “With a Little Help From My Fwends”, featuring a song with Miley Cyrus, comes out October 28th. T-swift, Dillon Francis and She & Him also drop albums this month.

46. New reads.

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Amy Poehler’s book “Yes Please” hits shelves October 28th. Bill Nye’s book “Undeniable” comes out a week later.

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47. Culinary creativity.

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Pumpkins aren’t just for pies, kids.

48. Halloween candy.

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Duh.

49. Day of the Dead.

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Dia de los Muertos begins October 31st and lasts for three days filled with sugar skulls, parades and elaborate alters to honor the dead.

50. October 3rd.

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Forever the most quotable day in history.

Bonus: Sometimes you have to spice things up. Let’s be honest, PSL’s are too hard to pass up.

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About Madison Rutherford

Madison is a senior at San Francisco State University, pursuing a degree in Journalism. College has been her favorite adventure so far. Much like the prolific musician Asher Roth, she’s wondering if she really has to graduate, or if she can just stay here for the rest of her life.

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