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2026 GCR Firecracker 5K

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Naples, Florida, United States

calendar_today 04 Jul, 2026

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sell $30.00

About the Event

Celebrate the 4th of July by running, run/walking, or walking the Firecracker 5K! It is a double loop course through Lake Park. The race starts at 7 am.

Packet Pick up July 3, from 11am-2pm at Naples on the Run

Day of Packet Pick up starts at 5:30 am on Friday, July 4 in Fleischmann Park

Race Start is by the water treatment plant on 10th St. N (see course map below)

Includes a T-shirt at packet pick-up and a finisher medal after!

Age Group Awards 5 Deep!

Kids race will take place at 6:45am (Gather at the FINISH LINE at 6:40am. This is a 1/2 mile loop that starts and ends at our 5k finish line balloon. No sign up necessary.)

GCR Freedom Swim - 10:30am at Lowdermilk Park

Proceeds of the GCR Firecracker 5K will go to the Gulf Coast Runners Youth Development Fund. Find out more at www.gcrunner.org

Races Offered

GCR Firecracker 5K Run

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 3.12 Miles

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$30.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Naples.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 24.4° / 32.2°

wb_sunny 28.4° / 36.3°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 7.4 /

water_drop 80.0%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 24.4° / 32.2°

wb_sunny 28.4° / 36.3°

air 7.4 km/h

water_drop 80.0%

About Naples

Learn more about the host city, Naples.

Naples is a city in Collier County in southwest Florida. Naples calls itself the "Golf Capital of the World" with the second-most golf holes per capita and the most holes of any city in Florida. The beach on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico is more than 10 miles long and is known for its cleanliness and pristine white sand.