Teams of 5 (ages 10+) build & decorate a wheeled bed, then RACE it down a track!
One rider, four pushers – Pure fun, creativity, and speed!
Entry Deadline: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Space is limited!
Gather a team, create a theme and build a bed!
Entry Fee: $150 per team – includes event T-shirt for each participant!
All questions and documentation may be submitted to events@mcfamilypromise.org
Sponsors and team captains will receive required documents via email.
Please fill out the required Team Package and Photo Release Forms for anyone participating in the event. Make your payment below and please note your team name with payment!
Bed Race Schedule
9:00am Bed Dropoff and Team Check-in
9:30am Bed Judging
10:00am Parade of Beds General Public Arrives!
10:15am Races Begin
1:00pm Awards Ceremony
Please note that times are approximate, and the number of entries will affect timing. More accurate timing will be determined closer to the day of the event and communicated to Team Captains.
Award Descriptions
Teams will race in heats of 2, a minimum of 2 times. The two top teams will race individually to compete for the fastest time.
We want you to get into the idea of creating a theme for your bed and your team. We’ve had a range of themes in years past: Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bed Wolf, Aladdin, Scooby Doo, The Holy Rollers, Super Heroes, Bed of Roses, and others. Get creative! Get your team involved, and win a trophy! Judges will be walking around evaluating your creativity, clarity of theme, costumes, bed decoration, and team spirit!
Get ready to show off your handy skills! Judges will be looking for creativity of bed engineering, adherence to rules/guidelines, movability, and quality of construction.
Come one come all! Invite everyone you know! Post on social media where you and your team will be and tell them to buy tickets! Whichever team has the most tickets WINS the coveted People’s Choice trophy.
This award is given to the team that shows the most heart. It is awarded by the team of Family Promise staff and board members (that don’t have a team in the race!). Be sure to woo the Family Promise staff at the event as they are keeping their eyes open for the team that represents Family Promise and their mission wholeheartedly.
(see fundraising for teams and sponsors)
Bed Races is our biggest fundraiser of the year. We ask that each team help us make it a smashing success by fundraising for their team before the big day. Each team brings the funds from their fundraising efforts to the check-in table on race day. We calculate each team’s earnings and the team with the most funds wins a trophy!
Racing Details
Five people per team. Ages 10 and up.
Entry Fee: $150 per team – includes event T-shirt for each participant!
Entry Deadline: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 – Space is limited!
Team Rules
Race Day Information
Bed Construction Guidelines
Questions related to bed construction may be emailed to: events@mcfamilypromise.org
You can make a difference just by attending our fun, family-friendly event!
Thank you for helping us support the children of our community!
