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Altru Family YMCA Firecracker 5K & 10K Fun Run/Walk

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calendar_today 04 Jul, 2026

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About the Event

Come join us the morning of July 4th to kick off your Independence Day festivities with a fun 5K or 10K and Free Kiddie Run. This run/walk is open to all abilities, from the very competitive to the hobby jogger to the walker. Proceeds from the event support the YMCA Partner of Youth Financial Scholarship program.

Packet pickup/on-site registration is July 3 from NOON to 7:00 PM at See Dick Run. Limited packet pickup race morning from 6:30 to 7:45 at See Dick Run.

5K/10K races start at 8:00 AM. 

Kiddie Run:
A fun run designed for our youngest participants! Younger children will enjoy a short run in the grass, while older kids will take on a ¼-mile or ½-mile run along a portion of the official race route. A great way for kids to experience the excitement of race day! 

Races Offered

10K Run

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

5K Run/Walk

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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$25.00

Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 16.4° / 27.4°
wb_sunny 15.9° / 27.1°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 10.8 /
water_drop 69.1%

About Grand Forks

Learn more about the host city, Grand Forks.

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Grand Forks is a city in northeast North Dakota, a state in the United States of America. With a population of about 57,000 people in 2017, it's the third largest urban area in the state. There are another 8,600 people in East Grand Forks on the other side of the Red River in Minnesota. Grand Forks is best known for the disastrous flood of 1997 and the productive nearby farms which grow mostly wheat and sugar beets. Grand Forks sits at the center of the former Lake Agassiz which is why this area is so incredibly flat.

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