Second Annual OTM Pumpkin Smash

Bring your Halloween pumpkins to the Osgoode Township Museum for a smashing good time! Smash your pumpkins, play some historic lawn games and enjoy some museum-made treats for sale. Pumpkin pieces will become compost for OTM’s heritage garden - The pumpkins will help create a nutrient dense soil ammendment for our fruits and vegetables and also help redirect Jack-o-Lanterns from the landfill.

Participants are required to provide their own pumpkin as well as a tool to smash your pumpkin with. Close toed shoes and eye protection (sunglasses, glasses, safety goggles) are required. See guidelines below.

Permitted Tools: Blunt Items, Rocks, Shovel, Hammer, Mallet

Restricted Items: Blades or Sharp Objects, Firearms, Chainsaws and Weedwhackers

Pumpkin Guidelines to Reduce Contaminants NO: Candles,Yarn, Stickers, Googly Eyes, Plastic Components, Non-biodegradable materials

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Osgoode Township Museum, 7814 Lawrence St, Vernon, Ottawa, Canada