Ultimate Bucket List for Your 20s | 100 Exciting Ideas

My big 2-0 birthday is coming up at the end of this week! I’ve found myself reflecting a lot but, most of all, I am looking ahead into my coming years in my 20s.

One of the biggest things I’ve been working on is my 20s bucket list filled with all the things to do before 30. I figured why not share this bucket list for your 20s with you?!

Let’s Make Our Ultimate 20s Bucket List Together!

So, you’re in your 20s! Woohoo!

Your 20s are really unique.

Of course, everyone’s situation is different, but I feel like your 20s are a great time to focus on yourself and your freedom! I am lucky enough to have the ability to kick off my 20s selfishly.

And that doesn’t mean “selfish” in a bad way. Not at all.

Being selfish can actually be really beautiful. It is a gift to have the ability to be selfish with your time and energy.

It is actually a goal of mine to be more selfish in my 20s.

With that, I have developed a huge bucket list for my 20s.

This before 30 bucket list includes all the fun, exciting, and liberating things I want to experience before 30.

To keep this bucket list clear and concise, I have separated it into some individual categories: personal, travel, health, entertainment, relationship, and miscellaneous!

I could keep rambling about all the things to do in your 20s but, to avoid boring you, let’s just jump right into this bucket list for your 20s!

Ultimate Bucket List for Your 20s

Let’s explore a before-30 bucket list full of travel, adventure, relationships, fun, and more!

20 Travel Bucket List Ideas

Your 20s are such an incredible time to travel. Bask in your freedom and take advantage of this liberation by setting and tackling a travel 20s bucket list.

1. Travel to X new states
2. Road trip
3. Go for a hike in a new place
4. Visit Europe
5. Drive across a border
6. Swim in an Ocean You’ve Never Been In
7. Fly first class
8. Take a helicopter tour
9. Visit an Island
10. Take a selfie with an iconic landmark
11. Stay in a bungalow
12. Rent a house on the beach
13. Take a spontaneous weekend trip
14. Visit a friend that lives far away
15. Go camping
16. Kiss someone from another country
17. Drive across X state borders
18. Take a boat to an island
19. See a new animal species
20. Travel solo

20 Health Bucket List Ideas

Mental, physical, emotional, spiritual… all of them play a role in your health! Let’s make a healthy bucket list for your 20s so you can become the healthiest version of yourself.

21. Cultivate self-love
22. Go to therapy
23. Do a 5k
24. Take a barre class (I love using Alo Moves for fitness classes! Get 14 FREE days if you click here!)
25. Go on a hike
26. Start a journal
27. Try yoga
28. Learn how to do a handstand
29. Try kickboxing
30. Build a healthy relationship with food
31. Practice body confidence
32. Take time for self-care routinely
33. Develop a book of favorite recipes
34. Stay up to date on medical appointments (doctor, dentist, etc.)
35. Schedule a weekend away alone at least twice a year
36. Get outside for at least 10 minutes every day
37. Drink enough water every day
38. Have a no-phone day once a month
39. Discover your faith and how it connects to you
40. Find inner peace; are you truly happy?

20 Entertainment Bucket List Ideas

There are so many miscellaneous fun things that I want to experience in my 20s. This entertainment bucket list for 20 years olds is perfect for those nights when you want to do something but don’t know what!

41. See an outdoor movie
42. Go to a baseball game
43. See your favorite band live
44. Go mini-golfing
45. Read X new books per year (my current goal is 20!)
46. Play outside like a kid again
47. Go to a water park
48. Have a movie night every other week (popcorn and all!)
49. Conquer an escape room
50. Take yourself on a date
51. Go to an NFL game
52. Follow a Bob Ross painting tutorial
53. Go to a carnival/fair
54. Play an instrument
55. Learn something new every month (no matter how small)
56. Go ziplining
57. Spend a full day shopping
58. Have a picnic
59. Go to the Seattle Selfie Museum
60. Go to Disneyland/Disneyworld

20 Relationship Bucket List Ideas

Relationships are important! Family, friends, or even that special someone… there are certain things on my relationship bucket list for my 20s that I want to cross off in these 10 years!

61. Go on a blind date
62. Be a bridesmaid
63. Kiss a stranger
64. Fall in love
65. Get engaged
66. Travel with a romantic partner
67. Make a new friend
68. Be social, even if it feels awkward (social anxiety is something I am trying to overcome!)
69. Go on a double date
70. Hang out with an old friend
71. Get married
72. Go to a high school reunion
73. Pull an all-nighter talking to someone
74. Write a love letter
75. Dance in a bar
76. Go on a family vacation
77. Have a mother/daughter date
78. Open up to someone new (vulnerability is tough!)
79. Meet an online friend in person
80. Say ‘I Love You’ and mean it

20 Miscellaneous Bucket List Ideas

81. Volunteer
82. Be on a Podcast
83. Work for yourself
84. Buy a home
85. Have a job you’re passionate about
86. Start a family
87. Find your passion/purpose in life
88. Meet someone famous
89. Build my perfect morning routine
90. Graduate college
91. Make a toast on my 21st birthday

92. Sponsor a family at Chrismas
93. Make meals for someone in need
94. Go skinny dipping
95. Take photo booth pictures
96. Make a vacation video montage
97. Host a holiday meal
98. Give back
99. See a TV show being taped
100. Have a spa day

What’s on Your Bucket List for Your 20s?

This is my personal list of things I want to do in my 20s! A bucket list for 20-year-olds can look really different depending on your own dreams, goals, and personal situation!

For me, this is perfect for all the bucket list things I want to do before I turn 30.

Share your 20s bucket list!

I would love to see your own bucket list for your 20s! Share your favorite ideas with me in the comments!