Emma Crawford Coffin Races

This is what you have been waiting for, the 2015 Emma Crawford Coffin Races! This year marks the 21st annual Emma Crawford Coffin Races. Each year more than 10,000 people come to Manitou Springs for the fun and festive Coffin Races. Teams of five, one Emma and four runners, push their coffins 195 feet to the finish line. The fastest times earn trophies as well as  a chance to win Best Emma, Best Entourage, and Best Coffin. There is even a separate fire department division that competes for their own traveling trophy. The Races start off with a parade of all the coffins and teams as well as authentic hearses at 12:00pm. The races begin with two teams per heat racing for their own time. Awards are announced and handed out after the races at 2:00pm.