Seward's Day

Seward's Day
Signing the Alaska Treaty of Cessation
Observed by	Alaskans
Significance	Signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty
Date	Last Monday in March
2024 date	March 25  (2024-03-25)
2025 date	March 31  (2025-03-31)
2026 date	March 30  (2026-03-30)
2027 date	March 29  (2027-03-29)
Frequency	annual
Related to	Alaska Day

Seward's Day is a legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska. This holiday falls on the last Monday in March and commemorates the signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30, 1867. ^[1] It is named for then-Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase from Russia. It was declared a holiday in the Territory of Alaska on March 30, 1917. ^[2]

It should not be confused with Alaska Day, which marks the formal transfer of control over Alaska from Russia to the United States.

References

1. "Student Information". State of Alaska. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
2. "Governor signs bill". Juneau Empire . March 31, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved March 31, 2025.