2024 South Slope Derby

Saturday, August 24
17th Street between 5th Ave. and 6th Ave., Brooklyn

Open Source Gallery and KoKo NYC present the annual South Slope Derby, a celebration of creativity and innovation!

For over fifteen years, KoKo NYC has offered week-long Soap Box Workshops all summer long where kids ages 7-14 create soap box cars from found objects and recycled materials. These workshops culminate in the annual South Slope Derby, which takes place on 17th Street in South Slope, Brooklyn.

This year, over 100 kids will race their fun, funky, eco-friendly gravity racers in the South Slope Derby while hundreds more friends, family and community members cheer them on. Each car is evaluated on creativity, design, engineering, and speed by a panel of esteemed judges. Judges of the race are Council Members, local business owners, artists and more. Winners in each category receive trophies created during the Soap Box Workshop.

During the South Slope Derby visitors will enjoy food vendors and a raffle in addition to the race. This event is free and open to the public.