Pumpkin Smash
Schedule
Sat Nov 08 2025 at 12:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Hidden Oaks Nature Center | Bolingbrook, IL
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Come smash and bash pumpkins in the name of saving the Earth! Choose how your jack-o’-lantern will meet its demise — pounded to a pulp, launched over a railing and more. It’s going to be a smashing good time!Work up an appetite smashing your pumpkin then enjoy roasting hotdogs and s’mores over an open fire. Stay a while and enjoy the rest of the festivities as well. Pumpkin Smash is a regional event spearheaded by SCARCE to promote composting and wise use of resources. By composting your pumpkin, you are keeping waste out of landfills, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating a natural fertilizer for soils.
Fee: Free!
Age: All ages.
No registration required.
The event will take place over uneven, natural terrain and accessible sidewalks. Hidden Oaks Nature Center is an accessible facility. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this program should submit a request online (https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/americans-with-disabilities-act-information/request-accommodation-inclusion-service/) no later than 48 hours before the program.
(Photo by Glenn P. Knoblock)
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Where is it happening?
Hidden Oaks Nature Center, 419 Trout Farm Rd, Bolingbrook, IL 60440-1412, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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