Beverly Pumpkin Smash Returns For 2023

BEVERLY, MA — The Pumpkin Destruction Zone is returning to Beverly next week as part of the third annual Pumpkin Smash aimed a getting residents to compost their pumpkins rather than throw them away after Halloween.

The Pumpkin Smash is free and open to the public and runs from noon to 3 p.m. at the Moraine Farm New Entry Sustaining Farm Project at 733 Cabot Street.

Non-profit Green Beverly and the New Entry Sustaining Farm Project are sponsoring this year's event, which includes food, live bluegrass music, local craft beer and pumpkin-bashing-related games that include pumpkin hurling and pumpkin smashing.

Whole and carved pumpkins are accepted with those attending invited to bring their own pumpkin for smashing or pick one from the pile. Pumpkins can be painted, but glitter is not accepted. Those bringing pumpkins are also asked to remove any candles.

A video of last year's fun can be found here:

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)