Coffin Races 2025

Description

DATE: Saturday 10/25/25 @ Noon (Teams arrive at 9:30am)

LOCATION: Wehmhoff Square 166 East Jefferson Street, Burlington, WI 53105

RACE:

Race Track is a block and a half on Pine St. with light obstacle courses.

Each heat has two teams of four members - Coffins will have 4 rope handles for carrying, NO WHEELS. 

Gloves and tennis shoes are recommended!

No humans in the coffin…inanimate objects only (skeletons, mascots etc.)

Go ALL OUT on decorating and adding to it... but do not alter the structure of the coffin.

Dead First winners based on a point system.

Highly suggested that teams practice running with the coffin before race day, it is a blood curdling physical challenge!

Your team/coffin will participate in a Parade at Noon (details to come) 

You may keep your coffin for a future races.

*Registration Closes Friday October 10th at 3pm

*RULES & WAIVER to be reviewed and signed by Tuesday October 14th 

TEAM PRIZES

DEAD WINNER $500

SPEED DEMON $250

CREATIVE SPIRIT $250

ESTIMATED SCHEDULE :

(Stay Tuned, timing depends on number of entrants.)

9:30 - Teams arrive for Coffin Placement at Wehmhoff Square

11:00 - Mandatory Team meeting 

12:00 - Coffin Parade on Pine

 ~12:15 - Race Start

              *Each heat/wave will take place with two coffin teams at a time.

~1:15 -Public Game Playing on the raceway

~1:30 - $1,000 Awards Ceremony & Coronation (Teams must be present to win!)