Ridge Runners Racing, in partnership with Big Rex Fireworks, proudly presents Big Rex's Bottle Rocket 5K and Little Rex’s Kids Fun Run (.76 mile). This event will take place on Saturday July 4, 2026 in cooperation with the city of Dry Ridge, Kentucky.
Little Rex’s Kids Fun Run (.76 mile) will start at 8:30 AM followed by Big Rex’s Bottle Rocket 5K at 9:00 AM. Both races will start at the City Building and finish inside Piddle Park (check out the Course Maps section for more details).
We hope you will plan to stay afterward at Piddle Park to help us celebrate 250 years of independence in our beloved nation!
“Come Blast Off With Us” on Saturday, July 4th!
Jul 04, 2026
Distance — 1200m
Type — Running
08:30
$20.00
Jul 04, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
09:00
$35.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for July in Dry Ridge.
Dry Ridge is a home rule-class city in Grant County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 2,191 at the 2010 census, up from 1,995 at the 2000 census. From around 1910 to 1960, the city's economy was dominated by business related to its mineral water wells, purported to have healing properties.
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