Totally tubular: Tube To Work Day goes retro

Catch up quick: The event started when two friends, Jeff Kagan and Andy Gruel, donned suits and floated Boulder Creek in 2008 as a joke and to see if they could get to work without burning fossil fuels.

• It has grown since then, with hundreds of people floating for fun and watching the wild and weird journey to work.

State of play: The 1980s triumphed over '70s work uniforms for this year's theme in a "landslide" social media vote, per the event's Facebook page.

• It's the second year event organizers have added a theme, with voters choosing "Mad Max" in 2024.

What to expect: Participants register and put in at Eben G. Fine Park and tube as far as they choose. A party goes down at Canyon Boulevard and Broadway and will include music and refreshments.

If you go: The event kicks off at 8am on July 11 at Eben G. Fine Park located at 101 Arapahoe Ave.

• Registration is required. A link should be posted in the coming weeks at the event's official website.

Pro tips: Participants must bring their own tubes, a life jacket and closed-toe shoes.

• While the costume and tube contests will be based on the '80s theme, it's not a requirement to come clad in old-school athleisure. So if you prefer to show up dressed as a dinosaur or a unicorn wrangler, you are Kenough.