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9th Annual Great American 5k

calendar_today 04 Jul, 2026

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9th Annual Great American 5k

About the Event

Celebrate 250 years of Freedom at the 9th Annual Great American 5K in Dacula!

Join us for a great morning of patriotic music, great soft style patriotic shirts, all american snacks, awards and of course the chance to burn some calories before heading off to your July 4th cook out!

Each participant is eligible for tons of great All-American door prizes so skip the waking up at 2 a.m. to drive to downtown Atlanta and fight huge crowds and have to take Marta and stay local and celebrate the 4th!

7:00 a.m. Check in and Registration

8:00 a.m. 5K starts

9:15 a.m. Awards

Races Offered

Running-5K - Individual Age group/open

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$33.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature
22.0° / 32.1°
wb_sunny Feels like
24.2° / 33.9°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
11h 39m
water_drop Avg rainfall
3.6 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
air Avg wind speed
8.4 km/h (Light breeze)
opacity Sweat loss rate
Very high
terrain Course conditions
Hard and dry surface
sunny Max UV Index
Very High (8.0)
humidity_mid Humidity
72.4%
wb_twilight Sunrise
06:36
nightlight Sunset
20:45

About Dacula

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Dacula is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, located approximately 37 miles (60 km) northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, Dacula had a population of 6,882. In 2023 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population was 8,151. The Dacula area is home to some of the oldest buildings in northeast Georgia, such as the Elisha Winn House, which originally acted as the courthouse for Gwinnett County.

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