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Big Red Apple 5K & Fun Run

Cornelia, Georgia, United States

calendar_today 19 Sep, 2026

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sell $20.00 – $35.00

About the Event

The Big Red Apple 5K, presented by First Baptist Church of Cornelia, begins and ends at the church and the course goes through the Cornelia City Park. The One Mile Fun Run is 4 laps around the church property. Participants will receive a t-shirt, finisher medal, and official race timing. Awards will be presented to the overall male and female winner, as well as age group category winners.

*You must be registered by Sept. 6th to be guaranteed a shirt. All those registering through race day will receive shirts while supplies last.

Packet pick-up will begin at 7:45AM on race morning.

Jazzercise will lead a warm-up before the race and BSG Coffee will be on site with coffee to energize you for the race or for a nice treat afterwards.

Proceeds will benefit the children & youth ministries at First Baptist Cornelia. If you or your business is interested in sponsoring this event, please visit our sponsor page here. We appreciate your support!

Participants are encouraged to check out the Big Red Apple Festival in Downtown Cornelia after the race! 🍎🍎🍎

Races Offered

1 Mile Fun Run

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$20.00

Big Red Apple 5K

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Cornelia.

thermostat Temperature

16.6° / 26.4°

wb_sunny Feels like

16.2° / 26.5°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 8m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

73.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:17

nightlight Sunset

19:39

About Cornelia

Learn more about the host city, Cornelia.

Cornelia is a city in Habersham County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cornelia had a population of 4,503. It is home to one of the world's largest apple sculptures, which is displayed on top of an obelisk-shaped monument. Cornelia was the retirement home of baseball legend Ty Cobb who was born nearby, and was a base of operation for production of the 1956 Disney film The Great Locomotive Chase that was filmed along the Tallulah Falls Railway that ran from Cornelia northward along the rim of Tallulah Gorge to Franklin, North Carolina.