Dahlonega's of July Firecracker 5K and Fun Run
About this race
Join the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office as we partner with a local 501c3 non-profit, Team Give Back to host the Firecracker 5k and Fun Run on the 4th of July in Dahlonega. The race will start and finish in historic downtown Dahlonega. All proceeds from this event will go toward Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office Youth Programs.
DATE: Saturday July 4, 2026
TIME:
7:00am - 5K / 8:00am Fun Run / 8:30am awards
LOCATION: Start and Finish will be held at the Dahlonega's Visitors Center (13 South Park Street, Dahlonega, GA 30533)
PARKING: UNG Parking Deck behind the Smith House, Hancock Park, Visitors Parking lot downtown
SHIRTS: Shirts will be provided for all PRE-REGISTERED participants registered before FRIDAY JUNE 19, 2026
AWARDS: Awards will be given to the OVERALL male and female and the top three male/ female in each age division
DIVISIONS: Overall Male, Overall Female, 12 and under, 13-19 / 20-24 / 25-29 / 30-34 / 35-39 / 40-44 / 45-49 / 50-54 / 55-59 / 60-64 / 65-69 / 70-74 / 75-79 and 80 and up
PACKET PICKUP:
Friday July 3rd 10:00am to 6:00pm at Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office (385 East Main Street, Dahlonega GA 30533)
RACE DAY AT 6:00am to 7:00am (13 South Park Street, Dahlonega GA 30533)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact Mitzi Deaton at teamgivebackga@gmail.com
Water station and snacks provided along course
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Running
Firecracker 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Dahlonega, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:28 AM and sets at 8:52 PM local time (EDT) in Dahlonega on July 4, 2026 — 14h 24m of daylight.
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2026 results — Dahlonega's of July Firecracker 5K and Fun Run
Firecracker 5K · 272 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer Fusillo | 17:48 | 5:45 /mi |
| 2 | Evan Good | 18:59 | 6:08 /mi |
| 3 | Jonathan Evans | 19:07 | 6:10 /mi |
| 4 | GREGORY NOONAN | 20:06 | 6:29 /mi |
| 5 | Esteban Ramirez | 21:11 | 6:50 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 15 Dahlonega events
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