How To Unload Unwanted Gourds At Pumpkin Smash In Naperville

Once Halloween has passed, those jack-o'-lanterns can turn ghoulish fast. Here's where you can recycle them in Naperville.

By Lisa Marie Farver, Patch Staff

Oct 29, 2026 12:41 PM CDT

Once Halloween has passed, those jack-o'-lanterns can turn ghoulish fast. Here's where you can recycle them in Naperville. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

NAPERVILLE, IL — The Naperville Park District will host s pumpkin smash on Nov. 7. the event will be held at Ron Ory Community Garden Plots from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Residents are invited to bring their jack-o'-lanterns to be destroyed at the event. The remnants will later be composted into Ron Ory Community Garden Plots.

Stickers, candles, metal and other items should be removed from pumpkins prior to the event.

What: Naperville Pumpkin Smash

When: Noc. 7 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Where: Ron Ory Community Garden Plots, 811 S. West. St., Napervillle

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