Seward's Day

Seward's Day
Observed by	Alaskans
Significance	Signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty
Date	Last Monday in March
2016 date	March 28  (2016-03-28)
2017 date	March 27  (2017-03-27)
2018 date	March 26  (2018-03-26)
2019 date	March 25  (2019-03-25)
Frequency	annual
Related to	Alaska Day

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

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

See also

• Alaska purchase
• Alaska Day