Great Pumpkin Blowout!

Name: Great Pumpkin Blowout!
Start: 2026-11-07T16:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-07T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Brunswick Town Fort Anderson

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When: Saturday, November 7, 202611:00 AM – 4:00 PM ESTAdd to calendar Google Calendar
Where: Brunswick Town Fort AndersonOpen in Maps
Hosted by: The Anthropology Club

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You could let your old jack-o-lantern dissolve into a puddle of goo on your front porch, but wouldn’t you rather (safely) blow it up using Civil War technology? Saturday, Nov. 7th from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m., join the staff of Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson (BTFA) for what has become a beloved site tradition — the Great Pumpkin Blowout.

The event is BYOP (bring your own pumpkin). Participants will pay $10 for the unique experience of detonating their pumpkin using the same technology used to launch Civil War-era torpedoes. Visitors will see different types of torpedoes from the time period and learn the technology behind black powder and the torpedo itself. Staff advise that pumpkins with minimal carving offer the best explosions, but all types will work. Admission to the site and watching the fun is free. Proceeds from the Great Pumpkin Blowout support educational programming at the site.

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