# Smashing Pumpkins: Composting Your Jack-O-Lanterns

> Event for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Sun, Nov 1 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Where: Beech Bluff County Park, 3321 NC Highway 42, Willow Spring, NC 27592
- Ages: Recommended for ages 5 and up.
- Price: Free
- Organizer: Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space
- Official page: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/wakeparks/activity/search/detail/9331?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

Bring your carved Halloween pumpkins to Beech Bluff County Park's Harvest Hub the day after Halloween. In this drop-in workshop families learn the dirty details of composting and get hands-on with real compost, then donate their jack-o'-lanterns and other fruit and vegetable scraps to the park's composting system. Recommended for ages 5 and up with an adult; no registration needed — drop in any time between noon and 3 pm. Free.

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