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Beverly Pumpkin Smash

Green Beverly is excited to host our Beverly Pumpkin Smash! Bring your pumpkins to New Entry at Moraine Farm, and participate in our composting event! Enjoy the beautiful farm scenery while you launch your pumpkins from a trebuchet into a giant compost pile! We also offer classic lawn games and products from local businesses. In 2022 we diverted 40+ tons of CO₂ and 30,000 pounds of organic waste from landfills. Come join the fun with and expected crowd of 2000 or more for another 'smashing' event!

When:

Sunday, November 9, 2025 11m-2pm

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Middleton Pumpkin Festival

Come to the Middleton Pumpkin Festival for fun for the whole family! There will be live entertainment including a magic show and dance performances, a costume parade, hayrides, martial arts, a bake sale, a book sale, demonstrations by local organizations and great food!

When:

Friday, October 25, 2024 5:30pm-7:30pm

Saturday, October 26, 2024 11am-9pm

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Pumpkin Painting for Kids

Come to Flint Library for pumpkin painting fun! Join our Children's Programming Librarian, Miss Jackie, in Meeting Rooms A+B to choose a pumpkin, paint it, and take it home. Acrylic paint will be used for this activity and does stain clothes. Please dress accordingly. For Ages 3-7.

When:

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 4:30pm

Location:

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Pumpkin Painting for Teens

Come to Flint Library for pumpkin painting fun! Join Felicia and friends in Meeting Room A+B to get in the spooky spirit by painting your own unique pumpkin! For ages 13 and older.

When:

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 4:30pm

Location:

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Pumpkin Decorating with SFL & Backyard Growers

Sawyer Free Library and Backyard Growers host a pumpkin decorating workshop in Gloucester Massachusetts

Join Sawyer Free Library and Backyard Growers for pumpkin decorating! Join us to hear some pumpkin stories & decorate a pumpkin! All supplies and pumpkins will be provided. Best suited for school aged children ages 4 and up. Registration required. Please register each child individually. This event will be held at Backyard Growers (107 Rear Maplewood Avenue.)

When:

Saturday, October 14, 2023 10-11am

Location:

Sawyer Free Library

Backyard Growers Program

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Pumpkin Painting for Tweens

When:

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 5:30pm

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Pumpkin Storytime & Craft at MPL

Pumpkin Storytime and Craft at the Manchester Massachusetts Public Library

Join Miss Audrey for a pumpkin themed storytime and craft on October 28th at 2 pm. We will share fun stories and make a beaded pumpkin that can be displayed all fall long! This program is best for ages four and up.

When:

Saturday, October 28, 2023 2-2:45pm

Location:

Manchester Public Library

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Amesbury Post-Halloween Pumpkin Drop

Composting your Halloween pumkin is a great way to be green!

Don't throw your pumpkins away after Halloween, compost them! One day only - bring your pumpkin to the Amesbury Compost Facility - no sticker needed. More than 1 BILLION pounds of pumpkin get thrown away every year. Composting pumpkins can be used for parks, gardens and farms.

When:

Saturday, November 6, 2021 Noon-4pm

Amesbury

Composting

Pumpkin

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Great Salem Pumpkin Walk at The Gables

Pumpkin Walk at The House of the Seven Gables in Salem Massachusetts

Join the fun for the 2019 Great Salem Pumpkin Walk. Stop by The House of the Seven Gables and check out our display!

When:

Thursday, October 17, 2019 3-8pm

Location:

House of Seven Gables

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Hamilton Pumpkin Illumination

Hamilton Massachusetts puts on a display of Jack-o-Lanterns at Weaver Pond in Patton Park! Photo ©2016 Bill O'Connor

Pumpkin Fest was rained out, but there was still a chance to carve pumpkins! All carved pumpkins will be put on display at Weaver Pond in Patton Park for all to see. Come check out the spooky, the silly and the creative ways that friends and neighbors carved their Halloween Jack-o-Lanterns.

When:

Monday October 30, 2018 5:30-6:30pm

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Appleton Farms offers great farm-based Vacation Week Programs for kids ages 5-11

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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Tuesday, March 17

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Wednesday, March 18

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Stargazing at Mendel Observatory

The Observatory, with the support of volunteers from the North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club, hosts public stargazing every Wednesday night (weather permitting) starting at dusk or 7:30 pm, whichever is later. When special astronomical events of interest occur (total lunar eclipses, etc.) the Obs

Where: Mendel Observatory at Merrimack College

7:00 pm

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Thursday, March 19

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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LEGO Club at Danvers Library

Peabody Institute Library - Danvers invites kids to an afternoon of building and fun! Activities will include free build, themes and instructional design. All structures will remain on display in the Children’s Room till the following weeks's session

Where: Peabody Institute Library - Danvers

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

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Pajama Story Time at Lynn Public Library

Join Miss Sue for some songs, stories, and fun, and don't forget to wear your pajamas! This program is open to children of all abilities. If you require accommodations for this program, please contact the library at 781-595-0567 ext.

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

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Friday, March 20

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Saturday, March 21

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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CraneOutdoors: The Castle Hill Hike

Come explore the lesser-visited corners of Castle Hill and its surroundings with us this season. This hike is a CraneOutdoors guide favorite because it’s got a little bit of all the things that make the Crane Estate such a special place…

Where: Castle Hill on the Crane Estate

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

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Maple Sugaring Saturday at IRWS

Experience the age-old tradition of maple sugaring at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary! The warm days of late winter awaken the flow of sap in the maples resulting in sweet-smelling, billowing clouds of steam rising from the sugarhouse. On a naturalist-guided walk, learn how to identify a sugar...

Where: Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

10:30 am to 3:30 pm

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