Coon Dog Day 5k

🐾 EVENT DETAILS

• Date: July 12, 2025
• Location: McCreery Park (corner of Main Street and Greenville Street in the middle of downtown Saluda), Saluda, NC
• Start Time: 8 AM
• More Info: Coon Dog Day Race

🏃‍♀️ PACKET PICKUP

• Date: Friday, July 11
• Location: To be announced

🚗 PARKING

• Availability: 5K parking is available only until 9:30 AM at the First Baptist Church Saluda and Saluda United Methodist Church for the race only.
• Note: If you want to stay for Coon Dog Day, please move your car out of those lots by 9:30 AM.
• Alternative Parking: Available at the Saluda Elementary School back (bus) Parking Lot on Seminary Street, which is a short walk to the start line on Main Street.
• No Rush: There's no rush to leave the school lot.

🎉 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

• Fundraiser: The Coon Dog Day 5K supports Saluda Elementary School.
• Route: The run follows the traditional Coon Dog Day 5k route.
• Chip Timing: Added for all participants to track their time for this annual festival run.
• Awards: New for 2025 - Really Sweet🍭 and Locally Made Awards🦋!

👦 KIDS' FUN RUN

• Details: The KIDS' Fun Run will feature clock timing and a new route for the runners.
• Shirts: We are pre-ordering more shirts! (Supplies are limited to availability based on sign up order.)
• Festival: Plan to stay for the daylong festival of crafts, food, music, and quirky small town fun.

📚 SUPPORT

• Proceeds: Support Saluda Elementary School, focusing on literacy and educational resources.
• Impact: Enhancing teaching and student success.