Pumpkin Smash 2026

Bring Pumpkins, Jack-o-Lanterns, and Gourds for a Smashing Good Time! You smash them and the QBG Compost Team will turn them into compost for improving soil all over Queens. Join us for refreshments, activities, and more! FREE if you bring your own pumpkin. Registration recommended; Walk-ins welcome. Drop-in. Rain or shine. Location: QBG Compost Yard CANCELLATIONS This event is rain or shine and will proceed in light rain. In the case that the event is cancelled due to inclement weather, you will be notified via email. COMMUNICATIONS By purchasing tickets and attending QBG events, you hereby opt in to receiving communications from the Garden. You may receive updates about future QBG events and news through the addresses you provide. If you do not wish to receive future communication, simply click the “unsubscribe” button at the bottom of an email or write to [email protected]. PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) occasionally photographs or films visitors and activities to support our mission in promotional media and materials, including print, online, broadcast, and social media. By attending this event, you grant permission to QBG use your likeness in perpetuity, in all forms of print and digital media used to promote, publicize, or advertise the Garden, its activities, and programs. If you do not give QBG permission to take and use your image, you must notify an event organizer or staff when you arrive for this event. QBG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.