June 1 Nationwide National Cancer Survivors Day.
June 1 Palmer Stallions of the North. A parade of stallions that live in Alaska. This free event begins at 12 noon. https://www.alaskastatefair.org/site/stallions-of-the-north/
June 3 Statewide The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is having a webinar titled “Warming things up with plastic, glass and plastic mulch” 5:30-6:30 p.m. These gardening classes started in April, but there are still some left in June. Join the classes each Tuesday via Zoom. Visit https://bit.ly/AlaskaGardening to register. Can't make a class? Preregister and a link to the video will be emailed to you after the class.
June 6 JBER Annual picnic for 5,000 service members and their families.
June 1-30 Nationwide Gun Violence Awareness Month.
June 14 Nationwide Flag Day.
June 15 Nationwide Father’s Day.
June 19 Nationwide Juneteenth. Commemorates the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom. It is celebrated as a day of freedom, resilience, and a reminder of the struggle for equality and justice. It is now a federal holiday.
June 20 Northern Hemisphere Summer solstice. The astronomical start of summer. Those in the Southern Hemisphere are entering winter.
June 24 Nikiski A presentation from 1 to 2 p.m. on communicating effectively with your senior from Cindy Harris from the Alzheimer’s Association.
June 25 Anchorage Title Wave Books, 1360 W. Northern Lights Blvd., is having a book talk from 5:30 to 7 p.m. featuring Holly Miowak Guise's book “Alaska Native Resilience: Voices from World War II.” Hear about the writing process from the author. This book talk is open to the public. Guise is an Iñupiaq historian from Anchorage with family from Unalakleet.
June 27 Nationwide Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day.
June 28 Nationwide Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in New York, which led to the LGBTQ+ rights movement and Pride events throughout the month of June. The Anchorage Pride parade begins at 11:30 a.m. on the Delaney Park Strip, West Ninth Avenue. Other events take place this month in Fairbanks, Homer, Seward, Valdez and other communities.
June 30 Alaska The early-bird deadline for registration in the Alaska International Senior Games is at midnight. https://www.alaskaisg.org/games/registration/
