Firecracker 4 mile
About this race
The Firecracker 4 Mile and Kids Races are La Crosse's only 4th of July races. The races are centered around Riverside Park in La Crosse, WI.
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Running
Firecracker 4 mile
Liberty 1 mile
Firecracker Challenge
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in La Crosse, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:28 AM and sets at 8:50 PM local time (CDT) in La Crosse on July 4, 2026 — 15h 21m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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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, 14 La Crosse events
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