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Santa Cruz Firecracker

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Santa Cruz, California, United States

calendar_today 04 Jul, 2026

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About the Event

40 Year Celebration of the Firecracker!

The Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise is ecstatic to announce that our full Firecracker race is back for 2025. That means all three courses will be available - 10K, 5K, and a Kid's 1K Fun Run will be hosted at Harvey West Park.

Its all here and waiting for just for you! The race is always held on July 4th in the morning! What a great way to kick off a holiday celebration of our nation's Independence Day.

Runners on the 10K will be treated the the challenging "Thrill of the Hill" in Pogonip Park before topping out on the Spring Trail that winds through the beautiful meadow by UCSC before dropping down into the neighborhoods before returning to Harvey West Park.

5K Runners will face a flat and fast course contained completely in the Harvey West Business Park Area. The 5K course is Stroller, ADA and Wheelchair accessible.

Click on the Course Map tab above to see maps for all three courses.

Everyone ends up in beautiful Harvey West Park for great music and awards. You don't want to miss this!

Refer a Runner! When you register you will have an option to refer 5 people - friends or family. If those people all register for the race will get an automatic refund on your registration. Total referrals for the 5K and 10K is a $10 refund and for the 1K it is a $5 refund. So what are you waiting for - Pay it Forward and claim your refunds.

Races Offered

Kids 1K

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — Kids 1K

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08:00

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$10.00

10K

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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08:30

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$40.00

5K

Jul 04, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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08:40

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$35.00

Weather Overview

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

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 13.3° / 25.0°

wb_sunny 13.2° / 23.9°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 6.1 /

water_drop 73.4%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 13.3° / 25.0°

wb_sunny 13.2° / 23.9°

air 6.1 km/h

water_drop 73.4%

About Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is a coastal city in Santa Cruz County, at the north end of Monterey Bay in California, about 40 miles south of San Jose and 75 miles south of San Francisco.