4th Annual Freedom Festival 5K
The goal of the 2026 Freedom Festival 5K is to provide a community event to bring people together from both within and outside of Star Valley, promote health and fitness, create another event as part of the Afton Freedom Festival, and to benefit Amputee Blade Runners, a nonprofit that provides free running/sports legs to active amputees throughout the country. In support of this event, we are working with local businesses, churches, community organizations to use this race as both a way to promote tourism and local businesses in Afton and Star Valley, as well as a fundraiser for the Amputee Blade Runners. All money from entry fees, donations, and sponsorship beyond race expenses will go to the Amputee Blade Runners.
Race Details
- Date and Time: Friday, July 3, 2026, at 8:00 AM
- Entry Fee: $35.00 until May 31, $40.00 June 1 - July 1, $45.00 July 2-3
- Virtual Freedom Festival Elkhorn 5K: $50.00 (this includes fee to ship race swag and processing fee) If you can’t run or travel to Wyoming but would still like to support the event and ABR!
- Race T-Shirts: $25.00, Swift Creek Trading will be printing some race T-shirts (unisex and women’s fit). You can purchase during online registration, packet pick-up, or race morning. If you want to guarantee a size, please order with registration. Register by June 15, 2026, to guarantee size!
- Kids Run: TBD
- Awards:
- Awards for the 1st Overall Male and Female and 1st Overall Male and Female Masters (40+).
- Awards for 1st Male and Female in each of the following divisions: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+, and Adaptive Athlete - Open to hand cycles, wheelchairs, limb differences, vision impaired, and other mobility impairments! The goal is to grow this category and create opportunities for adaptive athletes to compete! Contact Race Director with questions.
Come out and run or walk! Stollers and dogs on leash are welcome but please start at the back and pick up after your dog!
- Post-Race Raffle: All participants will be entered in the post-race raffle for gift certificates and goodies from local businesses. The post-race raffle will take place with the awards ceremony staring at approximately 9:00 AM. Must be present for the raffle!
- Packet Pick-up and Onsite Registration: Thursday, July 2, 2026 1:00-5:00 PM at Rustic Rose (478 S. Washington S, Afton, WY 83110) or Friday, July 3, 6:30-7:45 AM near the Start/Finish. Please complete late registration and pick up your packet on Friday, if possible, to make race morning smoother for everyone and to prevent a late start.
- NOTE: All registration is online. If you will be registering the day before, or morning of the race, it is recommended you register before coming to packet pick-up or the race because cellular and WiFi can be unpredictable and slow in downtown Afton.
- Course Description: Start/Finish at the world’s largest Elkhorn Arch in Downtown Afton, WY. Course runs through neighborhood streets and is 100% paved.
- Lodging: The Lazy B Motel is offering discounted room rates for race participants. Call 307-885-3187 for reservations.
- All race proceeds donated to the Amputee Blade Runnershttps://amputeebladerunners.com
- Questions or interested in volunteering?
Race Director contact: karibradley72@gmail.com
Charity Partner - Amputee Blade Runners
ABR is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission to help lower limb different athletes of all ages reimagine what is possible in sports and in life. ABR provides prosthetic education, equipment, and empowerment to active amputees throughout the United States.
Health insurance companies have deemed running legs to be "not medically necessary" and do not cover the cost. When a local prosthetic company gave our co-founder, Ryan Fann, his first running leg after high school, the world opened up. It's precisely that opportunity that inspired Aaron Fitzsimmons and Ryan Fann - two prosthetists - to found ABR in 2011.
Our organization helps lower limb amputees live an active lifestyle by providing this vital equipment free of charge. We have provided services to athletes in 40 states who serve as ambassadors to other amputees.
Can’t race but still want to support Amputee Blade Runners? You can donate directly to ABR using the Donation link above!
