Pumpkin Smash Coming this Saturday

It’s that time again! Take your best shot and spray pumpkin seeds across the parking lot at the annual Pumpkin Smash during the Portsmouth Farmers’ Market.

A fine selection of pumpkins from our local farms are waiting for you, along with prizes for complete smashings.

Smashers have their pick of satisfying weaponry. Everything from the simple but highly effective baseball bat to wooden mallets the size the pumpkins themselves.

Of course, you’ll have to pick up some yummy pumpkin treats during your visit, like pumpkin-shaped maple sugar candy from Sugarmomma’s Maple Farm  and pumpkin whoopie pies from Forty Five Market Street Bakery and Cafe.

The Pumpkin Smash is sponsored by the Portsmouth Halloween Parade, with proceeds from the event helping to fund the parade each year.

The Portsmouth Farmers’ Market runs from 8am to 1pm in front of City Hall on Junkins Avenue. For more information about the market, including what’s in season and links to our vendors, visit www.seacoastgrowers.org. For information on the Halloween Parade, visit www.spookyportsmouth.com.

Submitted by Dyanna Smith, Seacoast Growers Association