Montague Soapbox Committee Planning 2025 Race

Help spitball ideas to expanded village participation and enthusiasm for this iconic event

2024 Montague Soapbox Crew

The soapbox committee met in early January to begin planning this year's race, to be held Sunday, June 1st, 2025 at Unity Park in Turners Falls. This will be the eighth soapbox race in Turners since it first began in 2010, when a crowd of 1,600 spectators were wowed by 35 racers.

Committee members Jon Dobosz, Dan Burke, Seth Rutherford, Thomas Bullock and Mik Muller discussed many topics, including safety and marketing. The event is a fundraiser for the Montague Parks & Recreation Department scholarship fund, which is distributed to families who need financial assistance to send their kids to summer camp programs. In years past we have raised $5000, and brought crowds to town.

The soapbox committee invites town and business leaders to help expand the event beyond just the race itself in an effort to broaden its impact and increase the fun to more of Turners. The possibilities are endless when it comes to cross promotion and soapbox-ing up the whole day, or even weekend. Can you say Piston Punch, Checkered Flag Fizz or Turbo Tea? How could your business capitalize on the event? Come talk to the committee!

We invite anyone interested in the race, including curious residents, to help make the event bigger and better. This is the only regularly held derby in the tri-state area, and potentially could bring a few thousand people to spectate. Some of these people may want to come the night before, or stick around after the race is over. What can we offer them?

Please join us at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, February 11th at the Recreation Field House in Unity Park to help spitball ideas to expanded village participation and enthusiasm for this iconic 35 mph rubber-meets-road spectacle, like only Turners can do it. All are welcome.

The Montague Soapbox Committee can be reached here, or c/o MPRD, 56 First Street, Turners Falls, MA 01376

Posted: to Montague Soapbox Race News on Wed, Jan 15, 2025
Updated: Wed, Jan 15, 2025