June 25, 2026, by Seward Folly Staff

NEW THIS MONTH

Check out the RESOURCES page for residents and visitors: https://sewardfolly.com/seward-resources/

Check out the new Seward Energy Futures webpage HERE.

2 Movies @ 2 returns! (Mon-Sun) Experience Alaska’s history with Waves over Seward: The 1964 Earthquake and The Iditarod National Historic Trail. $5 for two movies at the Seward Library.

Register for our library’s annual Summer Reading Program – all ages welcome! (Register HERE. See flyer below.)

The Resources Page now includes a list of Places to Worship in Seward. Go here to find out more.

Seward Children’s Museum has new summer hours! (see flyer below)

Sign up for SPRD’s ‘Drive Less, Move More’ Challenge for the month of July! (see flyer below or click here)

WEEKLY CALENDAR

Thursday, June 25:

• 10:30 – 11:45 a.m., Bloom Play & Chat, at Seward Library
• 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Senior Walking Hour, SPRD, at AVTEC Gym
• 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Summer Potluck Picnic, Seward Senior Center, at Branson Pavilion (see flyer below)
• 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Book signing with Doug Capra: The Last Homesteaders, at Resurrect Art Coffee House (see flyer below)
• 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Open Basketball (16+), SPRD, at AVTEC
• 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Open Ping Pong, SPRD, at AVTEC

Friday, June 26:

• 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Senior Walking Hour, SPRD, at AVTEC Gym
• 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Summer Reading Program: Storytime “The Good Egg,” at Seward Library
• 1:00 p.m. start, Bingorama, at Seward Senior Center
• 1:15 p.m. start, Condensed Alphabet Soup, Seward Pride Alliance, at Senior Center (see flyer below)
• 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Open Volleyball (16+), SPRD, at AVTEC Gym
• 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Open Mic Bonfire, SPRD, at Two Lakes Park

Saturday, June 27:

• 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Seward Farmer’s Market, next to Ranting Raven (228 4th Avenue)
• 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Time Trail Racquetball Tournament, SPRD, at AVTEC Gym
• 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Community Baby Shower, Bloom & SPC, at Seward Library (see flyer below)
• 12:00 – 2:00 p.m., Open Family Pickleball, SPRD, at AVTEC Gym
• 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Seward Reading Program: Imaginative Farm Play, Timberline Learning Center, at 321 Fourth Avenue (see flyer below)
• 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., Open Rock Wall Climb, SPRD, at AVTEC Gym
• 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., World Cup Skate Night, SPRD, at AVTEC Gym
• 7:00 p.m. start, International Packraft Film Festival, Seward Wilderness Collective, at RAE Building (see flyer below, $15 entrance)

Sunday, June 28:

AVTEC Gym Closed: Summer Hours

• 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Community Class (donation-based), at Seward Yoga
• 3:00 – 5:30 p.m., Switchback Improvement Work Party, Friends of the Caines Head State Recreation Area, meet at Upper Tonsina TH parking lot (more info here)
• 5:00 p.m. start, Senior Sandlot Pizza Party, The Hive Dance Studio, at JP Field (see flyer below)

Monday, June 29:

AVTEC Gym Closed: Summer Hours

• 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., Lego Lounge, at Seward Library
• 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Knife Skills, hosted by AVTEC Culinary Instructor Sadie Allen, at Seward Library

Tuesday, June 30:

• 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Maker Member Pop-Up: Susan Wood, Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, at 2001 Seward Highway (see flyer below)
• 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Senior Walking Hour, SPRD, at AVTEC Gym
• 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Open Chess Play, at Seward Library
• 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., Pastels with Carol Souza, at Senior Center (for seniors aged 60+)
• 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., One-on-One Digital Literacy Tutoring, at Seward Library
• 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Adult Rock Wall Climb, SPRD, at AVTEC Gym
• 7:00 p.m. start, Celebrating Queer Cinema, Seward Pride Alliance, at Seward Library
• 8:00 p.m., Open Mic, at Yukon Bar (see flyer below)

Wednesday, July 1:

AVTEC Gym closed for cleaning! It’s also the final date to clean out lockers at AVTEC.

‘Drive Less, Move More’ Challenge Begins! (see flyer below or click here)

• 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Read & Grow: All Day Scavenger Hunt (part of the Summer Reading Program), at Seward Library
• 6:00 p.m. start, Jewelry Class with Carol Souza, at American Legion

Thursday, July 2:

AVTEC Gym closed for cleaning!

• 10:30 – 11:45 a.m., Bloom Play & Chat, at Seward Library
• 2:00 – 8:00 p.m., 4th of July Festival Vendors Open
  • Adams St., Firehouse yard on Fourth Avenue, and next to the Ranting Raven on 4th Avenue
• 6:00 p.m. start, Community Hot Dog Feed, Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department, at 13105 Seward Hwy (see flyer below)

FLYERS FOR THIS WEEK’S EVENTS