FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby (89th)

The world championship of gravity racing: kids race cars they built themselves down the Derby Downs hill, a tradition going back to the 1930s. Organizers haven't posted 2027 dates; championship week traditionally runs mid-July and ends on a Saturday.

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