30/05/19 – Soapbox Race Cancelled
27/05/19 – Traffic information
There will be a number of traffic restrictions in place this Sunday 2nd June to facilitate the staging of the Bundoran Lifeboat Soapbox Race.
The Astoria Road will be closed from 08:00am on Sunday morning 2nd June at the junction of Main Street and Astoria Road.
Traffic for Waterworld, Bundoran Adventure Park and Ozanam House should use Promenade Road and Atlantic Way.
Traffic for Main Beach, Great Northern Hotel and Bundoran Golf Club should use Sea Road. Main beach car park will be open for parking as normal (with access via Sea Road).
The event begins at 1pm and finishes at 4pm. The road should reopen by 7pm.
22/05/19 – Official Road Closure
14/04/19 – It’s coming!
Details of the 2019 event will be revealed soon!
29/05/18 – Traffic Information
Traffic information – Soapbox Race
Sunday 3rd June 2018
There will be a number of traffic restrictions in place this Sunday 3rd of June 2018 to facilitate the staging of the Bundoran Lifeboat Soapbox Race. The Astoria Road will be closed from 08:00am on Sunday morning 3rd June at the junction of Main Street and Astoria Road.
Traffic for Waterworld, Bundoran Adventure Park and Ozanam House should use Promenade Road and Atlantic Way.
Traffic for Main Beach, Great Northern Hotel and Bundoran Golf Club should use Sea Road. Main beach car park will be open for parking as normal (with access via Sea Road).
The event begins at 1pm and finishes at 4pm.
The road should reopen by 7pm.
23/05/18 – Road Closure Final Notice
02/05/18 – Road Closure Initial Notice
19/04/18 – New poster revealed!
Here’s the poster for this year’s event!
17/04/18 – Gearing up for 2018!
The soapbox race will once again happen on the June Bank Holiday Sunday – 3rd of June at 1pm on Astoria Road, Bundoran. More details to follow soon!!
24/08/17 – Event Cancellation.
22/08/17 – Traffic Arrangements
Astoria Road will be closed from 8am to facilitate the setup of the soapbox race. Alternative routes are available via Main Street and Sea Road. **DANIEL O’DONNELL TRAFFIC** Traffic for Daniel O’Donnell at the Great Northern Hotel this Sunday night (27th August) should use Sea Road for early afternoon access to the hotel as the Astoria Road will be closed until late afternoon. The Sea Road route will be signposted. The Bundoran RNLI crew thank you for your cooperation. The Main Beach Car Park will be open as normal – access via Sea Road.
22/08/17 – Road closure granted
We are pleased to announce that Donegal County Council have granted us the road closure.
09/06/17 – EVENT RESCHEDULED!
We are delighted to announce that we have rescheduled this year’s soapbox race to Sunday August 27th. Online entries now being accepted. Further details to follow!
01/06/17 – EVENT CANCELLATION
Following detailed studies of the weather forecast from a number of different sources in the past 24 hours, the decision has been taken by the organising team to cancel this Sunday’s (4th June) planned Bundoran Lifeboat Soapbox Race. Weather conditions are expected to be wet and windy, and for the comfort and more importantly, safety, of our spectators, participants and crew, we have decided that this is the best course of action. We are hugely disappointed at having to make this decision as this is a day that all of the crew look forward to every year. Our street collection will go ahead as normal on Sunday and we hope that we can count on your ongoing generosity and support as we continue to fundraise to help save lives at sea.
We would ask you to share this message to ensure that word gets out to those who were planning to spectate or participate.
Thank you.
The Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat Crew.
17/05/17 –
Road Closure for Soapbox Race granted by Donegal County Council.
We’re back again for another year on Sunday June 4th! Start getting those soapboxes built!
2013’s highlights!
Check out the video highlights from the 2012 Soapbox Race!
and the highlights from the longboard competition!