District of Stewart Events
A number of events happen on a yearly (or bi-annual) basis. These events are well attended by locals and tourists alike.
- Border Town Snowmobile Club Poker Run
3rd Weekend in April - International Days
July 1st - July 4th
This annual event includes both the town of Hyder and Stewart. Canada Day celebrations begin on July 1st with the July 4th American holiday closing the event. - Stewart Annual Bear Arts Festival August 2012
(outline of events from 2011 is displayed
below - 2012 Schedule to be updated closer to August 2012):
- Friday night - Live music in the Pavilion, refreshment garden with designated drivers.
- Saturday events include a Fire Department sponsored pancake breakfast, bake sale, Bear Aware activities, The Watermelon Man, amateur & professional photo contests, vender booths and Public library puppet show and children's games. Relax with a game of bingo in the afternoon.
- Public Market runs Saturday, 11am-4pm with local arts and crafts.
- Join our nature hike on Sunday @ 10:00am
- Local activities include: visiting our local museum, a self guided auto tour to Salmon Glacier and watching the bears at fish creek; Hyder, Alaska
- The photo contest is a must see! Professional and Novice photographers enter the event by providing their bear/wildlife photographs. Judges determine the winning photographs. These photographs show a variety of bears/wildlife in different formats and will be on display.
For more information regarding the Bear Festival, please call Pat Lynn @ 1-250-636-2666 or email @ canyank4@telus.net