Benjamin Leatherman
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It’s time to grab a shopping cart and start planning your group costume – the Phoenix Idiotarod shopping cart race recently announced its 2025 date, and registration is now open.
On Saturday, Feb. 8, up to 36 teams will gather in downtown Phoenix for a day of fun, competition, shenanigans and drinking presented by the AZ Cacophony Society.
Teams of five people will rush around downtown Phoenix with their shopping cart, stopping at checkpoints to participate in challenges. (The starting time and location is given to registered attendees closer to the day of the event.)
A Rick and Morty team from the Idiotarod in 2017.
Benjamin Leatherman
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As it says on the society’s website, “sabotage, costume and presentation are rewarded.” In years past, popular group costumes have included LEGO people, “South Park” characters, pro wrestling, “Rick and Morty” and the many fashion statements of David Bowie.
The cost to join in the fun is $50 per team, and all participants must be at least 21 years old, since the race includes stops at several downtown bars. Some of the proceeds benefit a local charity; this year’s recipient is to be determined.
