Sunshine Festival July 4th 5k & 1 mile

🎉 42nd Annual July 4th Sunshine Festival 5k Race and 1-mile

🏅 Finisher Medals

• Medals: Finisher medals for all 5k and 1-mile finishers!

🌐 Official Website

• Updates: Many local social media and web "local event" calendars for the Golden Isles are not always up to date for our event in spite of our efforts.
• Link: This is our OFFICIAL Race Website.

🏨 Hotel Discount

• Stay: Attention Runners! Getting a good night's rest is essential for crushing your 5k race, come stay with us at Sea Palms for a quiet and peaceful rest with a view!
• Discount: Use this link for 10% off! Sea Palms Resort (travelclick.com)

⚠️ Important Notes

• Starting Line: Self-seeded by average expected pace per mile.
• Strollers: ARE allowed, be careful and respectful of the Adaptive Athletes.
• Dogs: ARE NOT allowed 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.

📅 Race Day Schedule

• Packet Pickup: 6 am on July 4th at Kings Park basketball courts.
• 5K Start: 7 am.
• 1 Mile Start: 8 am.
• Awards Ceremony: 8:30 am.

📍 Starting Line Location

• Address: 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.

🚻 Bathrooms

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

📸 Photos

• Provider: Sports in Motion Photography will be photographing our event this year.
• Access: 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.

🍽️ Food and Snacks

• Vendors: Sandy Bottom Bagels, Parkers, Georgia Watermelon Association, Pepsi & Coca Cola, Fuse Frozen Yogurt, Winn-Dixie & GITC, Friendly Express, Starbucks.

🏃‍♂️ Routes

• 5K Route: USTAF Certified 5k route. View Map.
• 1 Mile Route: Starts and finishes at the 5K starting line.

🥇 Awards

• Finisher Medals: All participants who complete the course and are wearing a bib will receive a Finisher medal.
• Awards Ceremony: Approximately 8:30 am.

🚗 Parking

• Recommendation: Please carpool, be dropped off, ride a bike, or walk! Parking is a challenge.
• Locations: Park along Mallery Street, around the ballpark, in the village, by the library or lighthouse. Stay away from private residences.

🎆 July 4th Activities

• Craft Show: Sunshine Festival Craft Show (Postell Park), 530 Beachview Drive, St. Simons, GA.
• Golf Cart Parade: July 4, 11:00 am. Deck out your golf cart in red, white, and blue and join the parade.
• Live Music: Throughout the day on July 4.
• Fireworks: July 4, 9:00 pm.