Emma Crawford Coffin Races

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The Emma Crawford Coffin Races is an annual Halloween-season festival in Manitou Springs, Colorado, featuring teams racing elaborately decorated coffins down the street in honor of local legend Emma Crawford.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Halloween event
annual festival
community event
cultural tradition
attracts local spectators
regional tourists
basedOn local legend of Emma Crawford
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance celebrates local legend
promotes community identity
dressCode costumes encouraged
familyFriendly true
features elaborately decorated coffins
push-cart style races
teams racing coffins
hasActivity coffin races
costume contest
parade
street festival
hasCompetitionCategory best Emma
best coffin design
best entourage
fastest time
hasMusic live bands
hasTheme Victorian funeral imagery
humorous
spooky
hasVendors craft vendors
food vendors
honors Emma Crawford NERFINISHED
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Manitou Springs, Colorado NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage local news
regional media
notableFor coffin-themed racing
unique Halloween celebration
organizer City of Manitou Springs and local organizations
raceCourseType downhill street course
relatedTo Emma Crawford NERFINISHED
Manitou Springs folklore NERFINISHED
safetyRequirement helmets recommended for racers
season Halloween season
streetUsed Manitou Avenue NERFINISHED
teamRoles one person as Emma in the coffin
pushers
typicalDate October
typicalTeamSize four or five people

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Manitou Springs, Colorado hasEvent Emma Crawford Coffin Races