Student organizations at Missouri Western State University plan to use science in a pumpkin blast.

According to a news release, the Alchemy Club and the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Club at will host an event called Pumpkin Blast at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, starting in Agenstein Hall, room 324. Western said the event is free and open to the public.

The event will begin with chemistry demonstrations inside, followed by exploding pumpkins and other explosive activities outside.