This is a partial list of hobbies. A hobby is an activity, interest, or pastime that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, done during one’s own time.
General hobbies
- 3D printing
- Acroyoga
- Acting
- Aerial silk
- Airbrushing
- Amateur radio
- Animation
- Aquascaping
- Art
- Astrology
- Babysitting
- Baking
- Basketball
- Baton twirling
- Beatboxing
- Beer tasting
- Binge-watching
- Blogging
- Board/tabletop games
- Book discussion clubs
- Book restoration
- Bowling
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Breadmaking
- Building
- Bullet journaling
- Calligraphy
- Candle making
- Candy making
- Car fixing & building
- Card games
- Cardistry
- Ceramics
- Chatting
- Cheesemaking
- Chess
- Cleaning
- Clothesmaking
- Coffee roasting
- Collecting
- Coloring
- Communication
- Community activism
- Computer programming
- Confectionery
- Construction
- Cooking
- Cosplaying
- Couch surfing
- Couponing
- Craft
- Creative writing
- Crocheting
- Cross-stitch
- Crossword puzzles
- Cryptography
- Cue sports
- Dance
- Decorating
- Digital arts
- Dining
- Diorama
- Distro Hopping
- Diving
- Djembe
- DJing
- Do it yourself
- Drama
- Drawing
- Drink mixing
- Drinking
- Electronic games
- Electronics
- Embroidery
- Engraving
- Entertaining
- Experimenting
- Fantasy sports
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Feng shui decorating
- Filmmaking
- Fingerpainting
- Fishfarming
- Fishkeeping
- Flower arranging
- Fly tying
- Foreign language learning
- Furniture building
- Gaming (tabletop games, role-playing games,Electronic games)
- Genealogy
- Gingerbread house making
- Giving advice
- Glassblowing
- Gardening
- Graphic design
- Gunsmithing
- Gymnastics
- Hacking
- Hardware
- Herp keeping
- Home improvement
- Homebrewing
- Houseplant care
- Hula hooping
- Humor
- Hydroponics
- Ice skating
- Inventing
- Jewelry making
- Jigsaw puzzles
- Journaling
- Juggling
- Karaoke
- Karate
- Kendama
- Knife making
- Knitting
- Knot tying
- Kombucha brewing
- Kung fu
- Lace making
- Lapidary
- Leather crafting
- Lego building
- Livestreaming
- Listening to music
- Listening to podcasts
- Lock picking
- Machining
- Macrame
- Magic
- Makeup
- Massaging
- Mazes (indoor/outdoor)
- Mechanics
- Meditation
- Memory training
- Metalworking
- Miniature art
- Minimalism
- Model building
- Model engineering
- Music
- Nail art
- Needlepoint
- Origami
- Painting
- Palmistry
- Performance
- Pet
- Pet adoption & fostering
- Pet sitting
- Philately
- Photography
- Pilates
- Planning
- Plastic art
- Playing musical instruments
- Poetry
- Poi
- Pole dancing
- Postcrossing
- Pottery
- Powerlifting
- Practical jokes
- Pressed flower craft
- Proofreading and editing
- Proverbs
- Public speaking
- Puppetry
- Puzzles
- Pyrography
- Quilling
- Quilting
- Quizzes
- Radio-controlled model playing
- Rail transport modeling
- Rapping
- Reading
- Recipe creation
- Refinishing
- Reiki
- Reviewing Gadgets
- Robot combat
- Rubik’s Cube
- Scrapbooking
- Scuba Diving
- Sculpting
- Sewing
- Shoemaking
- Singing
- Sketching
- Skipping rope
- Slot car
- Soapmaking
- Social media
- Spreadsheets
- Stamp collecting
- Stand-up comedy
- Storytelling
- Stripping
- Sudoku
- Table tennis playing
- Talking
- Tapestry
- Tarot
- Tatebanko
- Tattooing
- Taxidermy
- Telling jokes
- Thrifting
- Upcycling
- Video editing
- Video game developing
- Video gaming
- Video making
- VR Gaming
- Wargaming
- Watching documentaries
- Watching movies
- Watching television
- Wax sealing
- Waxing
- Weaving
- Webtooning
- Weight training
- Welding
- Whisky
- Whittling
- Wii sports
- Wikipedia editing
- Wine tasting
- Winemaking
- Witchcraft
- Wood carving
- Woodworking
- Word searches
- Worldbuilding
- Writing
- Writing music
- Yo-yoing
- Yoga
- Zumba
Outdoors and Sports
- Air sports
- Airsoft
- Amateur geology
- Amusement park visiting
- Archery
- Auto detailing
- Automobilism
- Astronomy
- Backpacking
- Badminton
- BASE jumping
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beachcombing
- Beekeeping
- Birdwatching
- Blacksmithing
- BMX
- Board sports
- Bodybuilding
- Bonsai
- Butterfly watching
- Bus riding
- Camping
- Canoeing
- Canyoning
- Car riding
- Car tuning
- Caving
- City trip
- Composting
- Cycling
- Dandyism
- Dog training
- Dog walking
- Dowsing
- Driving
- Farming
- Fishing
- Flag football
- Flower growing
- Flying
- Flying disc
- Flying model planes
- Foraging
- Fossicking
- Freestyle football
- Fruit picking
- Gardening
- Geocaching
- Ghost hunting
- Gold prospecting
- Graffiti
- Groundhopping
- Guerrilla gardening
- Handball
- Herbalism
- Herping
- High-power rocketry
- Hiking
- Hobby horsing
- Hobby tunneling
- Hooping
- Horseback riding
- Hunting
- Inline skating
- Jogging
- Jumping rope
- Karting
- Kayaking
- Kite flying
- Kitesurfing
- Lacrosse
- LARPing
- Letterboxing
- Lomography
- Longboarding
- Martial arts
- Metal detecting
- Motorcycling
- Meteorology
- Motor sports
- Mountain biking
- Mountaineering
- Museum visiting
- Mushroom hunting/mycology
- Netball
- Noodling
- Nordic skating
- Orienteering
- Paintball
- Paragliding
- Parkour
- Photography
- Picnicking
- Podcast hosting
- Polo
- Public transport riding
- Qigong
- Radio-controlled model playing
- Rafting
- Railway journeys
- Rappelling
- Renaissance fair
- Renovating
- Road biking
- Rock climbing
- Rock painting
- Roller skating
- Rugby
- Running
- Sailing
- Sand art
- Scouting
- Scuba diving
- Sculling or rowing
- Shooting
- Shopping
- Shuffleboard
- Skateboarding
- Skiing
- Skimboarding
- Skydiving
- Slacklining
- Sledding
- Snorkeling
- Snowboarding
- Snowmobiling
- Snowshoeing
- Soccer
- Stone skipping
- Storm chasing
- Sun bathing
- Surfing
- Survivalism
- Swimming
- Taekwondo
- Tai chi
- Tennis
- Thru-hiking
- Topiary
- Tourism
- Trade fair visiting
- Travel
- Urban exploration
- Vacation
- Vegetable farming
- Vehicle restoration
- Videography
- Volunteering
- Walking
- Water sports
- Zoo visiting
Educational hobbies
- Archaeology
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Electrochemistry
- English
- Geography
- History
- Mathematics
- Medical science
- Microbiology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Psychology
- Railway studies
- Research
- Science and technology studies
- Social studies
- Sports science
- Life Science
- Teaching
- Web design
Collection hobbies
Indoors
- Action figure
- Antiquing
- Ant-keeping
- Art collecting
- Book collecting
- Button collecting
- Cartophily (card collecting)
- Coin collecting
- Comic book collecting
- Compact discs
- Credit card
- Deltiology (postcard collecting)
- Die-cast toy
- Digital hoarding
- Dolls
- Element collecting
- Ephemera collecting
- Films
- Fingerprint collecting
- Fusilately (phonecard collecting)
- Knife collecting
- Lotology (lottery ticket collecting)
- Movie memorabilia collecting
- Perfume
- Philately
- Phillumeny
- Pin (lapel)
- Radio-controlled model collecting
- Rail transport modelling
- Record collecting
- Rock tumbling
- Scutelliphily
- Shoes
- Slot car
- Sports memorabilia
- Stamp collecting
- Stuffed toy collecting
- Tea bag collecting
- Ticket collecting
- Transit map collecting
- Video game collecting
- Vintage cars
- Vintage clothing
- Vinyl Records
Outdoors
- Antiquities
- Auto audiophilia
- Flower collecting and pressing
- Fossil hunting
- Insect collecting
- Leaves
- Magnet fishing
- Metal detecting
- Mineral collecting
- Rock balancing
- Sea glass collecting
- Seashell collecting
- Stone collecting
Competitive hobbies
Indoors
- Animal fancy
- Axe throwing
- Backgammon
- Badminton
- Baton twirling
- Beauty pageants
- Billiards
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Bridge
- Checkers (draughts)
- Cheerleading
- Chess
- Color guard
- Cribbage
- Curling
- Dancing
- Darts
- Debate
- Dominoes
- Eating
- Esports
- Fencing
- Go
- Gymnastics
- Ice hockey
- Ice skating
- Judo
- Jujitsu
- Kabaddi
- Knowledge/word games
- Laser tag
- Magic
- Mahjong
- Marbles
- Martial arts
- Model racing
- Model United Nations
- Poker
- Pole dancing
- Pool
- Radio-controlled model playing
- Role-playing games
- Shogi
- Slot car racing
- Speedcubing
- Sport stacking
- Table football
- Table tennis
- Volleyball
- Video gaming
- VR Gaming
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
Outdoors
- Airsoft
- Archery
- Association football
- Australian rules football
- Auto racing
- Baseball
- Beach volleyball
- Breakdancing
- Climbing
- Cornhole
- Cricket
- Croquet
- Cycling
- Disc golf
- Dog sport
- Equestrianism
- Exhibition drill
- Field hockey
- Figure skating
- Fishing
- Fitness
- Footbag
- Frisbee
- Golfing
- Handball
- Horseback riding
- Horsemanship
- Horseshoes
- Iceboat racing
- Jukskei
- Kart racing
- Knife throwing
- Lacrosse
- Longboarding
- Long-distance running
- Marching band
- Mini Golf
- Model aircraft
- Orienteering
- Pickleball
- Powerboat racing
- Quidditch
- Race walking
- Racquetball
- Radio-controlled car racing
- Radio-controlled model playing
- Roller derby
- Rugby league football
- Sculling or rowing
- Shooting sport
- Skateboarding
- Skiing
- Sled dog racing
- Softball
- Speed skating
- Squash
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Tennis polo
- Tether car
- Tour skating
- Tourism
- Trapshooting
- Triathlon
- Ultimate frisbee
- Volleyball
- Water polo
Observation hobbies
Indoors
- Audiophile
- Fishkeeping
- Learning
- Meditation
- Microscopy
- Reading
- Research
- Shortwave listening
Outdoors
- Aircraft spotting
- Amateur astronomy
- Benchmarking
- Birdwatching
- Bus spotting
- Geocaching
- Gongoozling
- Herping
- Hiking/backpacking
- Meteorology
- People-watching
- Photography
- Satellite watching
- Trainspotting
- Whale watching