How To Plan A Pumpkin Smash Event for Your Community

Instead of throwing your leftover Halloween pumpkins or jack-o-lanterns into the garbage, some local governments and community groups host pumpkin smashes or pumpkin drop-off events where residents are invited to continue the family fun by smashing and/or dropping off their pumpkins for composting or feeding farm animals.

DEC is excited to host a webinar featuring Tom Twente (Grow Amsterdam NY) and Dan Lilkas-Rain (Town of Bethlehem) to discuss planning a pumpkin smash event for your community. Tom and Dan are experienced in hosting pumpkin smash events in their own communities and will review the nitty gritty of hosting a pumpkin smash event including location selection, how to prepare and execute a successful event, how to make the event engaging with various activities, volunteer management, and more!