Firecracker 5K

About the Event

Celebrate the 4th of July with the Firecracker 5K at the Riverside Park in Bryson City, NC. The race is followed by the Freedom Festival. There's fun for the whole family with events all day, and fireworks at night. You can add whitewater rafting, a train ride, or waterfall hikes. Make a big holiday in a small town.

The Rotary Club of Bryson City hosts the 36th Annual 5K with a course that starts and finishes in the historic town of Bryson City, and meanders through Deep Creek Community, gateway to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Register by June 10th to receive a commemorative race shirt. For registrations after this date, we ordered more shirts, but we cannot guarantee we will not run out or have your size.

July 3rd 3:00 - 7:00 pm Onsite Registration and Packet Pick Up at BC Outdoors,169 Main Street, Bryson City, NC

July 4th 7:00 - 7:45 am Onsite Registration and Packet Pick Up at 101 Mitchell Street, Bryson City, NC

8:00 am The Race Starts

Age Groups & Awards

Trophies: Overall male and female winners

Challenge Trophy if you're fast enough to beat the 2024 Overall male and female winners!

Medals to the Top 3 Male/Female Finishers in the following Age Groups:

M/F Ages 9 and under, 10-14, 15-19,20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and above

Races Offered

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

sell

$25.00

Weather History

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

thermostat Temperature

19.1° / 30.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

21.6° / 32.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 44m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.7 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

3.8 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

Very High (8.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

77.5%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:31

nightlight Sunset

20:46

About Bryson City

Learn more about the host city, Bryson City.

Bryson City is a small city located in the Mountains of North Carolina. The city is located near the eastern entrance of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.