Soapbox Derby! A Parade! Pinewood Racers & More!
Saturday August 22 3–8ish pm
Harvey Hill at Dix Park
Register Below to Participate!
Mini PineCars
*KIDS ONLY!* Bring a handheld mini Pinecar and race it on the official wooden track. Pinecars have specific size and weight requirements and start from a block of wood. Decorate it yourself. Based off Boy Scouts mini cars. You can buy starter kits at most craft shops and on amazon.
Mini Pinecars Info & Pics
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Soapbox Derby
*ADULTS ONLY* (but everyone has fun watching) THE Soapbox Derby of Raleigh! Build a gravity-vehicle and race against a competitor. Multiple heats whittle down to the winners for fastest, most creative, and people’s choice! Limited spots. Registration required.
All the Derby Details & Pics
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The Parade
*EVENT FOR ALL* You know you’ve always wanted to be in a parade! Get your friends, family or whole community involved and make your artistic statement for this non-motorized procession.
Parade – get all the details
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Have Fun
Kirby Derby is an annual day of awesomeness – a time-honored tradition in Raleigh since 2002. There is a theme each year, and people create costumes, parade entries and soapbox derby cars to participate in a quirky day of friendly competition and silliness. Even the spectators can dress up and make a statement!
Every year since 2002, residents, friends and curious Raleighites don costumes and line the street to watch the annual event. Handbuilt, gravity-powered cars disguised as everything from sharks to cake slices barrel downhill to the tune of cheering neighbors, all racing for the Kirby Cup. Some cars wipe out early on; others are surprisingly fast.
WALTER Magazine
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE FOLKS BEHIND THE SCENES FOR MAKING KIRBY DERBY AWESOME
PULLEN PARK TERRACE
(neighborhood that creates Kirby Derby)
Many creations are there less to race than to be seen, eye-catching spectacles that draw oohs and ahhs from fans as they amble past. …the Kirby Derby is a huge showcase of creativity; it’s a celebration of community.“All aspects of it are good-spirited,” says Pullen Park resident Danielle Teed. “It’s just an event full of family and fun, run by people who are very passionate about it.”WALTER Magazine
