Manitou Springs/ Downtown
1-800-642-2567
www.manitousprings.org
The legend of Emma Crawford lives again in this unique race up Manitou Avenue. Costumed impersonators of Emma Crawford, a 19th-century local who was buried on nearby Red Mountain, ride on coffin-like contraptions pulled by teams of four mourners. (Emma supposedly still haunts the mountain even though her coffin washed away years after her burial.) A parade and awards for the best Emma, the most creative coffin, and the best overall entourage complete the daylong event.
Registration begins at 10 a.m., parade at noon.
For more information about the Emma Crawford Festival, call the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce 719-685-5089 or 1-800-642-2567 or visit www.manitousprings.org
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