Congratulations 2025 winner
Jasmin Kuykendall
Designs for our 2026 Coffin Race Logo are OPEN. Public voting for this year’s design will begin in August.
Thank you to all creatives who submitted designs for the 2026 Emma Crawford Coffin Races T-Shirt Design Contest. We received incredible submissions this year, and much appreciation to all contestants for the time spent on creating and sending in your artwork.
Again, thank you to all who submitted artwork, and we look forward to seeing you at this year’s races on Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Downtown Manitou Springs.
2026 Emma Crawford Coffin Races
T-Shirt Design Competition OPEN for 2026
Calling on community artists to submit their creative designs for the official 32nd anniversary Emma Crawford Coffin Races commemorative t-shirt. The winning artist will receive $100 in cash, a coffin race T-shirt featuring their design, 2 VIP tickets to the event, and recognition on race day. Submissions are now open until July 24th, with community voting starting August 3, 2026, until 5pm on August 21, 2o26.
Designs should incorporate specific text and follow contest guidelines:
- Must include "Manitou Springs," "Emma Crawford Coffin Races," & "32nd Anniversary" or "32nd Annual"
- The primary subject matter should be coffin-race or Emma Crawford related.
- All entries must be original. NO AI will be accepted.
- Please submit digital designs as a singular .JPEG, .TIFF, .AI, .PSD, or PDF file.
- Please design your piece at a size of 16” x 20” with a resolution of 300 PPI.
- Artwork submitted on lined paper will not be accepted.
Entry Form for Designs
Race Coffin! If you’d rather race a coffin, you can enter here!
