Participants in a soapbox race compete in creatively designed carts on a sunny day, with spectators watching and greenery in the background.
Competitors participate in a qualifying heat in The Great Bristol Outhouse Race in Bristol on Thursday, July 4. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

The Great Bristol Outhouse Race brought crowds to Main Street in Bristol to witness the 45th annual running of the toilets on Thursday, July 4th 2024. Four heats of commode competition had racers sprint for a block with their decorated loos. Each mobile lavatory team had to include one member who squatted on a facsimile potty as their teammates propelled them. The eventual winners, a team from LaRose Surveys, were pooped after the race.

People decorating a cart with an American flag pattern outside a church. A woman is stapling the fabric while others assist her.
A man in a white T-shirt and black shorts walks on a street holding a plunger during a parade. Spectators are seated and standing along the sidewalk, with some decorations visible in the background.
A person wearing a helmet decorated with fake flamingos smiles while holding a phone and standing next to a large inflatable flamingo. The scene is colorful with festive leis and banners.
A group of people push ornately decorated carts labeled "Addison County Bird Nerds" across a crosswalk during a parade, with American flags and spectators in the background.
Participants in a soapbox race compete in creatively designed carts on a sunny day, with spectators watching and greenery in the background.
A display table with miniature outhouse models, each topped with an American flag and the year "2024", set outdoors in front of a building.
A person pushes a large, decorated booth with a person in a squirrel costume inside, along a street during a parade. Many spectators are observing on both sides of the road.
Participants in patriotic attire push a festive cart decorated with red, white, and blue balloons in a parade while spectators watch from the sidelines.
Three men, one in a blue shirt and two wearing festive hats with red, white, and blue decorations, are talking at an outdoor event. Other attendees and trees are visible in the background.
Participants in a homemade kart race push their vehicles down a street decorated with an American flag, while spectators watch under a clear blue sky.
A person wearing a red "The Great Bristol Outhouse Race 7.4.24" shirt and a blue and red knit hat with a white "A" emblem, smiling outdoors.
Participants race in a homemade cart down a street, surrounded by a cheering crowd.
Participants push decorated carts in a road race during a community event, with a crowd of spectators in the background and a yellow caution tape in the foreground.
Participants pull a cart in a race on a street lined with spectators on both sides. An American flag is suspended above the road.

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