Pencil This In: The Kiditarod

By Samantha Abernethy in Arts & Entertainment on Aug 5, 2013 5:40PM

You know the Iditarod and the Chiditarod, but now there's the Kiditarod. Like the Chiditarod, the event asks participants to bring non-perishable food items to collect for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. While the Chiditarod includes checkpoints at Chicago taverns, families at Kiditarod will include checkpoints at interactive art exhibits created by Figment.

“This is a new kind of kid friendly festival,” said Devin Breen, founder of the parent race. “Instead of adults having all the fun by acting like children, we thought: ‘Why not let children act like adults acting like children?’ The fact that it’s also a food drive helps everyone understand that serving your community can be fun.”

The Kiditarod is on Saturday, Aug. 10 and 11 at the Garfield Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave.

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