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CICFF40 Opening Night

Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

Join FACETS family and friends to kick off the 40th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival (CICFF40). The largest and longest running children’s film festival in the United States, Opening...

$25

Pumpkin Smash

Mount Prospect Public Works 1700 W Central Road, Mount Prospect, United States

The Pumpkin Smash is an annual effort by communities to divert pumpkins from landfills by providing locations for residents to drop-off jack-o-lanterns to be composted. It is held each year...

Free

Pumpkin Smash

Lombard Common 433 E. St. Charles Rd, Lombard, 60148

Don’t trash it, smash it! Green your Halloween this year and compost your pumpkin in the Lombard Common east parking lot. This is brought to you by the Lombard Junior...

Free

Food Drive

The CORE (Lemont) 16050 127th Street, Lemont, IL, United States

Pack the pantry with the Lemont Park District. Items needed include:  Food Items: Condiments, canned/packaged meat, rice, instant potatoes, pasta, canned/packaged fruit & veggies, bottled water/juice, breakfast bars, baking mixes,...

Pumpkin Smash

Downers Grove South High School Dunham Road and 63rd Street, Downers Grove, IL

Don’t Trash it, Smash it! The Pumpkin Smash is an annual effort by communities to divert pumpkins from landfills by providing locations for residents to drop-off jack-o-lanterns to be composted....

Free

Pumpkin Smash

Downtown Bartlett Bartlett, IL, United States

The Village of Bartlett will be hosting its annual pumpkin composting event with this year’s Pumpkin Smash! SCARCE, a nonprofitorganization committed to keeping β€œstuff” out of the landfill by reusing...

Pumpkin Composting Event

Westmont Public Library 428 North Cass, Westmont, IL, United States

Citizens are encouraged to bring their pumpkins to be composted to the Library. All pumpkins MUST be cleaned free of inorganic materials such as candles and other decorations prior to...

Smashing Pumpkin Recycling Event

La Grange Park Public Works 937 Barnsdale Road, La Grange Park, United States

The Pumpkin Smash is an annual effort by communities to divert pumpkins from landfills by providing locations for residents to drop-off jack-o-lanterns to be composted. It is held each year...

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