Coon Dog Day 5k

🐾 Coon Dog Day 2025

Coon Dog Day 2025 will be held in Saluda, NC on July 12th and the 5K will be better than ever!

📦 Packet Pickup

• Date: Friday, July 11
• Location: (Location to be announced)

🏃‍♂️ Saturday Morning, July 12

• Start/Finish Line: Beside the stage in McCreery Park (across the track from Main Street in the center of town).
• Registration: All registration will be online through the runsignup.com page.
• No Paper Forms: No paper forms for late/walkup registration, so bring a phone.

🚗 Parking

• 5K Parking: Available until 9:30am at First Baptist Church Saluda and Saluda United Methodist Church only for the race.
• Post-Race: Please move your car out of those lots by 9:30am if staying for Coon Dog Day.
• Alternative Parking: Saluda Elementary School back (bus) Parking Lot on Seminary Street (short walk to start line on Main Street).
• No Rush: There's no rush to leave the school lot after the race.

🏅 Race Details

• Host: The Coon Dog Day 5K is hosted by and is a fundraiser for Saluda Elementary School.
• Start Time: The run begins at 8am and follows the traditional Coon Dog Day 5k route.
• T-Shirts: Guaranteed if registered by Memorial Day, Monday May 26th.
• Chip Timing: Chip timing is back for all participants to track their time for this annual festival run!

🏆 Awards and Categories

• New for 2025: Really Sweet 🍬 and Locally Made Awards 🐕!
• Categories: 9 and under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+.

👶 KIDS' Fun Run

• Timing: The KIDS' Fun Run will feature clock timing.
• New Route: A new route for the kids is back.

🎉 Stay for the Festival

Plan to stay for the daylong festival of crafts, food, music and quirky small town fun.

🐾 Our Sponsors

• Top Dogs: Sandy Bee Mine Honey Company, Looking Glass Realty and Upland Orchard.
• Big Dogs: Don Mintz Builders, Saluda Outfitters, Mountain Sky Builders, Stepp Ditching, Adventure Cycles, Solstice Construction, and Wakey Monkey.
• Porch Pup: Jim Carson Gallery/Studio.

💵 Proceeds

Proceeds from the Coon Dog Day 5K and Kid’s Fun Run support Saluda Elementary School, with a primary focus on literacy and other educational resources that enhance teaching and student success.