This year, on October 25, the Emma Crawford Coffin Races were held in the streets of Manitou Springs after the parade to kick off the festival, showing the participants coffin designs, costumes and team names.
This annual event was inspired by Emma Crawford after her death in 1891 when her coffin slid down the mountain into town due to the heavy rain.
In coffin races, multiple teams race the coffins two by two until there is a final winner. There is usually one person in the coffin and four people around the coffin pushing it…