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Galva Freedom Fest 5k
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Galva Freedom Fest 5k

Galva, Illinois, United States View on map
Jul 04, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Time:  8am (Day-of Registration 7am - 7:45am)

Registration Cost:  
$25 on or before July 1st, 2026 at midnight (includes t-shirt)
$30 after July 1st, 2026 at midnight (t-shirt subject to availability) - no online registration available - register day of race only. 

Location:  Galva Wiley Park

Course: In town and flat

Equal awards for men and women.

Trophies in each age group.  

Age divisions: 9 and 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 and over.

Trophies to 1st, 2nd, 3rd men and women finishers from the Galva School District 224. 

New* Trophy to the first Active Military/Veteran to finish.

$100 Course Record bonus to the top male and female runner that breaks the current course record.

Best Patriotic costume award!  

Pick your distance

Running

5k

Jul 04, 2026 5K 8:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Galva, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 20.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 30.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 35.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
18.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.8mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
73.6%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 4, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 4, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
15h 03m

The sun rises at 5:33 AM and sets at 8:36 PM local time (CDT) in Galva on July 4, 2026 — 15h 03m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Galva Freedom Fest 5k

5k · 234 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Galva Freedom Fest 5k
Place Name Time Pace
1 DOMINIC CANTARINI 16:15 5:15 /mi
2 FERNANDO AVILA 17:14 5:33 /mi
3 ANDREW PETERSON 17:16 5:34 /mi
4 WYATT HALL 18:07 5:51 /mi
5 BRADEN REES 18:26 5:57 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results
2023 edition View Results

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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, 1 Galva event

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