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Independence Day Festival

Saint Marys, Georgia, United States View on map
Jul 03, 2026 – Jul 05, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Running

About this race

Join us on Friday, July 4th in St. Marys , GA for the 55th Annual Independence Day Festival 5K & 10K Run.  Proceeds from the race will benefit Kiwanis Programs and the Camden Community Family Center.

Start Format: 7:00 a.m.  Runners will be self seeded and begin from  the START/FINISH ARCH. Over All awards will be based off of Gun Time.  All age group awards will be based off chip time.  

The event will be professionally chip timed by Second Wind Race Timing.

Pick your distance

Running

5K Run/Walk

Jul 03, 2026 5K 8:30 AM
$40.00
Closed

10K Run

Jul 03, 2026 10K 8:30 AM
$40.00
Closed

Virtual Race Option; 10K/5K/1M

Jul 03, 2026 10K 8:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

1 Mile Family Walk

Jul 03, 2026 1.6K 11:00 AM
$30.00
Closed

1 Mile Youth Race

This is a 2 Loop race. Course is completely within the Park. Open to all runners 16 and younger.

Jul 03, 2026 1.6K 10:00 AM
$20.00
Closed

5K Run

Jul 03, 2026 5K 7:00 AM
$35.00
Closed

10K Run

Jul 03, 2026 10K 7:00 AM
$40.00
Closed

Youth 1 Mile Fun Run

Jul 03, 2026 1.6K 8:00 AM
$25.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Saint Marys, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 24.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 30.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 40.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
16.0
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
83.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 3, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 3, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 05m

The sun rises at 6:27 AM and sets at 8:33 PM local time (EDT) in Saint Marys on July 3, 2026 — 14h 05m of daylight.

Course

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  • 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, 4 Saint Marys events

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