The Pride parade in June 2025 in Anchorage. June is Pride month because that was when the Stonewall riots broke out in New York City, a series of riots and demonstrations that sparked the gay rights movement.
June 1 Nationwide National Cancer Survivors Day.
June 1-30 Nationwide Gun Violence Awareness Month.
June 1-30 Nationwide Men's health Month. Anchorage has a Men's Run on June 13, which proceeds going toward prostate and testicular cancer research and awareness. There is also a virtual option.
June 14 National Flag 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 21 National Father's Day
June 21 Northern Hemisphere Summer solstice. The astronomical start of summer. Those in the Southern Hemisphere are entering winter. Summer solstice officially is at 12:24 a.m. ADT.
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, on June 27. Other events take place this month in Fairbanks, Homer, Seward, Valdez and other communities.
