July marks a comfortable turning level. The sunshine lingers a little bit longer, and time appears to stretch with chance. It’s the midway mark of the yr, once we’re inspired to mirror on the place we’ve been and root extra deliberately into the place we’re going. The season reminds us that pleasure doesn’t must be extravagant—typically, it’s a bowl of just-picked berries, a stroll that ends in wildflowers, or a day that strikes at your tempo.
As we transfer into the guts of summer season, the invitation is easy: soften, keep current, and take in the wonder that’s proper in entrance of you. Forward, uncover 31 joy-filled issues to do in July that will help you take advantage of each sun-drenched day.
Picture above from our interview with Lauren Eire by Emma Bassill.
31 Issues to Do in July to Make Each Day Rely
A few of us chase the solar with salt-streaked hair and sandy toes. Others discover solace within the slowness—a morning stroll, a crisp glass of one thing chilly, ebook within the shade. Nevertheless you spend your time, July is an invite to dwell a little bit extra absolutely, a little bit extra presently.
Let every day be its personal small celebration. Under, you’ll discover 31 issues to do in July to spark pleasure, deliver ease, and make this sun-soaked month one to recollect.
July 1-8
1. Verify in together with your objectives. We’re six months in and have six months left of 2025—there’s by no means a greater time to mirror on the objectives you set in the beginning of the yr. What nonetheless resonates? Are there intentions you’ll be able to let go of? Reframe and reset, and take this second half by storm.
2. Take a location-less day journey. Decide a course and go—no map, no plans, simply curiosity. Discover the roadside fruit stand, cease on the swimming gap, and let your interior wanderer lead.
3. Cook dinner a meal totally exterior. Even in case you’re not a grill grasp, you’ll be able to nonetheless prepare dinner a scrumptious dinner exterior with picnic-friendly meals. In the event you can stand the warmth and mosquitos lengthy sufficient, set a fairly desk and benefit from the al fresco vibes.
4. Host a gradual brunch. Invite pals for a mid-morning backyard brunch. Stone fruits, comfortable scrambled eggs, and contemporary herbs snipped out of your windowsill.
5. Go strawberry choosing. Make the most of strawberry season! There’s nothing higher than getting up early, beating the crowds, and heading dwelling with baskets of contemporary fruit. And naturally, you must make a candy strawberry deal with together with your pickings.
6. Attempt a five-minute grounding observe. Earlier than you attain on your telephone every morning, place your toes on the ground, shut your eyes, and verify in: What do I would like right now? What do I need to really feel?
7. Have an intentional date evening. Whereas we love placing on a present and having a comfortable evening in with our S.O., 2025 is all about experiencing extra novelty. These questions are designed that will help you change up your conversations and study extra about your accomplice.
8. Plan your outside area. Camille’s Mediterranean-inspired landscaping has motivated us all to make our backyards and patios an out of doors haven. Make your Pinterest goals come true with these yard landscaping concepts filled with tricks to match any area.
July 9-15
9. Re-start your favourite ebook. Whereas I’m all about choosing up the perfect new learn, there’s nothing extra comforting than rereading your favourite books. There’s no stress to focus too arduous, no massive commitments to make—simply pure pleasure. No matter ebook you’ll be able to image your self laying out on the seashore with for hours with out pause, that’s the one to learn. Head to the library, a bookstore, or your Libby app and make it occur.
10. Go evening swimming. A few of my favourite childhood reminiscences contain household evening swims on the lake. Take the leap (actually) and uncover the enjoyment of it your self this July.
11. Make one thing together with your fingers. Ditch your display and check out one thing tactile—flower arranging, air-dry clay, a watercolor sketch. No matter calls to you, observe that.
12. Curate your summer season scent. Whether or not it’s a physique oil, a linen spray, or your go-to perfume, select a scent to hold you thru July. Reminiscence lives in aroma—make this one final.
14. Spruce up your backyard (or begin one). Gardening is a good way to spend a while within the solar. Plant one thing new if you have already got a backyard going, or lastly begin one in case you haven’t but. Camille’s constructing her inexperienced thumb and may’t get sufficient. Steal her gardening ideas and get rising!
15. Decide to relaxation. Use the month of July to get in relaxation routine earlier than the summer season is over. July is your invitation to construct a relaxation ritual—every day stretches of quiet, unhurried sleep, or time merely spent doing nothing in any respect.
July 16-22
16. Go to an out of doors live performance. Most cities and bigger cities host outside music occasions all through the summer season. Do some analysis and are available out to help native bands. Don’t overlook the snacks!
17. Stargaze. Go stargazing on trip, whereas tenting out, or in your yard. Obtain a free app like SkyView Lite to determine all the stars and constellations you discover. Preserve your eyes peeled for taking pictures stars, too.
18. Learn up on cycle syncing. Get interested by how your power shifts all through the month. Attempt syncing your meals, exercises, and skincare to your hormonal rhythms—and spot how supported your physique feels.
19. Go to an aquarium. When the climate’s sizzling, I’m both in a lake or staying cool someplace that has AC. Within the latter case, a museum or an aquarium will at all times win out. If there isn’t one in your space, discover the deep sea with this scrollable illustration. It’s critically addicting.
20. Rejoice Nationwide Ice Cream Day. What higher method to settle down than with ice cream? Decide up just a few pints of the perfect vanilla ice lotions, check out certainly one of these wholesome ice cream recipes, or simply seize a spoon and a bowl and have fun by your self.
21. Have a picnic. Prep and pack your favourite picnic recipes, whip up a pitcher of iced tea, and discover the right spot to set out your blanket. Is there any higher method to spend a summer season night?
22. Attend a block social gathering. Convey some meals and cease by. There’s no higher method to get to know your neighbors.
July 23-31
23. Clear out your closet. In the event you’re on the lookout for productive issues to do in July, strive cleansing out your closet. You in all probability really feel such as you simply completed spring cleansing, however now’s the right time to promote or donate the summer season garments from final season you by no means ended up sporting. And you may at all times reorganize to make room for the upcoming summer season gross sales.
24. Take a household bike experience. Pack a picnic and cease someplace scenic for lunch alongside the best way. (Sure, every little thing is simply an excuse for a picnic.)
25. Make a seasonal bouquet. Whether or not you head to Dealer Joe’s or go to your favourite native florist, decide just a few totally different blooms and craft an association that’ll brighten up your private home. Bonus factors in case you make an additional one to share with a pal.
26. Discover a native farmer’s market and prepare dinner dinner with what you purchase. Questioning what to do in July with all of summer season’s best meals? Try our information to what produce is in season. Help native distributors by visiting your nearest farmer’s market and making a meal with what you discover.
27. Have a 90s film marathon when it’s too sizzling exterior. When the warmth slows you down, lean in. Cue up a nostalgic 90s film evening—suppose consolation, connection, and no rush to be anyplace else.
28. Learn a quintessential summer season ebook. Few issues really feel extra like summer season than a ebook you’ll be able to’t put down. Whether or not you’re by the pool, on the park, or curled up on the sofa with a fan pointed your manner, get misplaced in a narrative that seems like sunshine. I simply picked up It’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan, and it’s precisely the sort of feel-good, full-heart learn July requires.
29. Go to a baseball recreation. Nothing screams summer season fairly like baseball and sizzling canines. I simply went to a Cubs recreation and whereas I wouldn’t name myself the largest baseball fan, I had the perfect time getting exterior and connecting with the power of the sport.
30. Get on the water. Seize a paddle board, take a browsing lesson, or head out on a ship. Nevertheless you benefit from the water, don’t be afraid to get your hair moist.
31. Replicate on the month and make new objectives for August. Look again on all that this month introduced into your life. Did you meet new individuals? Expertise new alternatives? Be taught new issues? In your journal, write what went properly and what you’d have preferred to occur otherwise this month. Then, take that constructive power and channel it into an incredible August forward.
A Month of Easy Joys
Let July be the month that reminds you of the enjoyment that may be present in simplicity. That magnificence is within the unplanned afternoon, the contemporary peach, the quiet stroll at golden hour. As we flip towards August, carry with you the spaciousness you created—and let it information what comes subsequent.
