Firecracker 5K/10K
About this race
Celebrate the 4th of July with the Firecracker 5K/10K 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 37th Annual 5K with a course that starts and finishes in the historic town of Bryson City, and meanders through Deep Creek Community, the 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 not 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, 6:30 - 7:15 am Onsite Registration and Packet Pick Up at 101 Mitchell Street, Bryson City, NC
7:30 am The 10K Race Starts 8:00 am The 5K Race Starts
Age Groups & Awards
Awards to the Top 3 Overall Male and Female finishers.
Challenge Award presented to the fastest overall male and female 5K finisher who beats the all-time course record:
Male Record: 16:52 — Silas Harden
Female Record: 19:00 — Annie Batcheller
Awards to the Top 3 Male and Female finishers in each of the following Age Groups:
M/F 9 & Under | 10–14 | 15–19 | 20–24 | 25–29 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70–74 | 75–79
Inspiration Award presented to the top Male and Female finisher age 80 & Over.
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Running
Firecracker 5k
2026 Race Event proceeds will support the Rotary Club of Bryson City projects that address the needs of our community.
Firecracker 10K
2026 Race Event proceeds will support the Rotary Club of Bryson City projects that address the needs of our community.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Bryson City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:23 AM and sets at 8:52 PM local time (EDT) in Bryson City on July 4, 2027 — 14h 29m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Bryson City
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- Bryson City 5K Races 4 races
- Bryson City Running Calendar 2026 4 races
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, 5 Bryson City events
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