The Ten Best Photos From Saturday's Coffin Derby Race

On Saturday the people of Denton took to Downtown's streets for the annual Day of the Dead Festival. The family friendly event includes a stage for local musicians, a salsa cook off, screenings from the 48 Hours of Hell short film contest, multiple performances of the Cirque Du Horror show...

By Jaime-Paul Falcon

October 28, 2013

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On Saturday the people of Denton took to Downtown's streets for the annual Day of the Dead Festival. The family friendly event includes a stage for local musicians, a salsa cook off, screenings from the 48 Hours of Hell short film contest, multiple performances of the Cirque Du Horror show and a costume parade. But the day's biggest highlight is always the Coffin Races, a sort of mad cap soapbox derby for adults.

Parts of the festival were rained out by the evening's Thunderstorms, but not before photographer Stephen Masker captured the day in photos.

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