Sunshine Festival July 4th 5k & 1 mile

🏃‍♂️ Welcome to the 41st Annual Sunshine Festival July 4th Race!

Finisher medals for all 5k and 1-mile finishers (with a bib on)

Website: There are many local social media and web "local event" calendars for the Golden Isles, they are not always up to date for our event in spite of our efforts. This is our OFFICIAL Race Website!

⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTES

• Starting Line: Is self-seeded by average expected pace per mile
• Strollers: ARE ALLOWED, be careful and respectful of the Adaptive Athletes.
• Dogs: ARE NOT ALLOWED: this is due to insurance liability and safety issues.
• Registration: PRE-RACE DAY Walk-up registration on July 3rd is available. NO RACE DAY registrations on July 4th

📅 Pre-Race Day Packet Pickup & Walk Up Registration

Wednesday, July 3rd, 4-7 pm at St. Simons Presbyterian Church social hall, 205 Kings Way. From Kings Way, turn onto Delegal St and park behind the church.

• Packet Pickup: Your friends or family can pick up your packet but may have to get in multiple lines.
• Line Process: After picking up your bib, you will proceed to a different line to pick up your shirt.

🏁 Race Day Information

• No Registrations: NO RACE DAY registrations
• Packet Pickup: RACE DAY packet pick up is available Thursday, July 4th, 6 am Kings Park basketball courts (Park & Mallery streets)
• 5K Race Start: 7 am
• Awards Ceremony: 8:30 am

📍 Starting Line

Start/Finish Location: St Simons Park / Kings Park, 515 Park Ave, St Simons Island, GA 31522 (Across from Mallery Park and by the basketball court)

• Timing: Only the Overall Fastest Male and Female winners are scored by gun time, everyone else is by chip time.
• Pace Sections: The starting line will be sorted by expected pace with 10 different pace group sections.

🚻 Bathrooms

• Location: 2 multi-stall bathrooms across the street in Mallery Park by the ball field.
• Additional Facilities: 8 bathrooms in the Village Pier Casino building on Beachview Drive (0.25 miles) and 8 Porta-potties by the starting Line.

📸 Photos

Sports in Motion Photography will be photographing our event this year. We are providing the digital images for FREE! Please look for an email after the event with a direct link to your images or you can go to www.simphotos.com to view photos too.

🛍️ Vendors On-Site Race Day

• Sandy Bottom Bagels
• Parkers: handing out water
• Georgia Watermelon Association: handing out watermelon
• Herdon Farms: Selling bags of Vidalia onions

🏃‍♀️ 5K ROUTE

USTAF Certified 5k route

5K Route video preview

📏 1 MILE ROUTE

The 1 Mile route will be 1 Loop this year. The start will be a good way behind the 5k starting at the corner of Park and Oak Street.

🏆 AWARDS

• Chip Timing: This is a chip timed event that starts when you cross the starting line.
• Award Ceremony: Will take place at approximately 8:30 am
• Finisher Medal: All 5k and 1-mile participants who complete the course and are wearing a bib will receive a Finisher medal

🚗 Parking

Parking is a challenge, please carpool, be dropped off, ride a bike, or walk! Stay away from private residences.

🏨 Hotel Discount

Sea Palms Resort - Attention Runners! Getting a good night's rest is essential for crushing your 5k race.

🎨 Sunshine Festival Craft Show

Stay after the race and come shop 70 original art & handmade booths at Crafts in the Village. For more information, visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/craftsinthevillage.

🎆 Additional Events

• Golf Cart Parade: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
• Fireworks: 9:00 pm