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2025 Pumpkin Smash
November 8 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Whether picking out pumpkins from a field or carving fun faces into them with friends, pumpkins show everyone it’s the fall season. What happens when it’s time to say goodbye as they melt on the porch?
Green up Halloween by recycling pumpkins into compost at a free, outdoor Pumpkin Smash offered from 10 am to 2 pm and Rader Family Farms in Normal.
No cost or registration is required to attend. For questions, contact Nick Frillman at (309) 663-8306
Find the full list of Extension Pumpkin Smash events happening across the state in early November at go.illinois.edu/PumpkinSmash.
Pumpkin Smash Instructions
- Collect pumpkins from the home, neighborhood, school, or workplace.
- Remove candles, ribbons, paint, and any other non-organic materials.
- Drop off pumpkins at a smash site on the date and time of the specific event.
Inclusion of events within the BN Green Events Calendar does not constitute endorsement by the EAC.