# Leesburg Pumpkin Smash at Tuscarora Creek Park > Event for families in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria area (DC / VA / MD / WV). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM - Where: Tuscarora Creek Park, 425 Solitude Court SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 - Ages: All ages - Price: Check official pricing - Status: Ended (last date Sun, Nov 1). - Organizer: Town of Leesburg Environmental Advisory Commission - Official page: https://www.leesburgva.gov/smash - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/leesburg-pumpkin-smash-at-tuscarora-creek-park--listing-5213de69f4ca42b6664688be ## About The day after Halloween, Leesburg holds its first Pumpkin Smash: families bring their carved jack-o'-lanterns to Tuscarora Creek Park and smash them so the pumpkins go to compost instead of the landfill. Painted pumpkins are welcome after a stop at the Environmental Advisory Commission tent, where volunteers help strip paint and decorations. Around the smashing there are sustainable ornament-making with tree cookies, Loudoun Wildlife tips on leaving the leaves, and Virginia Cooperative Extension nutrition educators with pumpkin recipes and a pumpkin-seed trail mix activity while supplies last. The first 50 kids get a free cookie from Leesburg Cookie Co., which also sells treats. 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