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The Great Pumpkin Smackdown - Saturday, November 8 at 10:00 AM in North, PhiladelphiaNorth

The Great Pumpkin Smackdown

Saturday, November 8 at 10:00 AM·10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.·North

The Great Pumpkin Smackdown

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Sat, Nov 8 at 10am – 1pm

A post-Halloween tradition that turns porch pumpkins into soil. Neighbors bring old pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns to the former Greensgrow Farms site at 2501 E. Cumberland Street to smash them for compost—supporting local waste diversion with partners like Bennett Compost and NKCDC alongside the Fishtown Neighbors Association. Expect a lively, family-friendly scene with plenty of squish, safe smas...

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