No Fees
Alaska Youth Fish & Wildlife Club (Virtual)
Alaska US Fish and Wildlife Service
www.fws.gov/alaska/pages/alaska-youth-fish-wildlife-club
NO FEE
AGES: Programming is tailored to middle school and younger, but all are welcome!
SCHEDULE: Year Round
Calling all inquisitive explorers, young anglers, brilliant biologists, future fish nerds, and generally nature-curious kiddos! Youth Fish & Wildlife Club aims to tap into youth curiosity and wonder, foster appreciation for nature and culture in Alaska, engage young people informally with science, and teach proficiency in outdoor skills.
Join us every Wednesday at 4PM (Alaska time) to learn about a new topic. Check out the website to connect.
Teen Center
City of Kodiak Parks and Rec
410 Cedar Street
www.city.kodiak.ak.us/parksrec
907-486-8669
CONTACT: Czarina Arbues, Teen Center Recreation Coordinator
No Fee (Racquetball and the gym do have daily entrance fees)
AGES: Teens
SCHEDULE: Year Round
The Teen Center offers various activities for teens to participate in such as billiards, ping-pong, basketball, racquetball, a small fitness area to workout, arts & crafts, and video games
Parks and Recreation Crab Festival Events
City of Kodiak Parks and Rec
Various Locations
https://www.city.kodiak.ak.us/parksrec
907-486-8670
CONTACT: Corey Gronn, Parks and Recreation Director
Schedule: In May during Crabfest
Fees: Depends on activity
AGES: Elementary, Middle School, and High School aged kids are welcome to participate in these activities
The Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual Crab Festival event in May. The City of Kodiak’s Parks and Recreation department organizes a few events during the annual celebration. The events hosted include: a chess tournament, Predit-A-Mile Run, Predict-A-Mile Swim, youth foot races, a tennis tournament, a ping-pong tournament, the Pasagshak Bike Race, the Pillar Mountain Race and the Ididarock. (Crab Festival Pasagshak Bike Race, Pillar Mountain Race, and Ididarock do have entry fees)
Parks and Recreation 4th of July Run
City of Kodiak Parks and Rec
Various Locations
https://www.city.kodiak.ak.us/parksrec
907-486-8670
CONTACT: Corey Gronn, Parks and Recreation Director
Schedule: In May during Crabfest
Fees: Depends on activity
AGES: Elementary, Middle School, and High School aged kids are welcome to participate in these activities
The City of Kodiak hosts a 10k 4th of July run every year. In 2021, we hosted a 5k/10k event. This event is free of charge and open to all members of the community.
Location: see event registration for details on the course and its starting point. Last year the race started and finished at the Armory.
KIHA Youth Activities Program
Kodiak Island Housing Authority
2815 Woody Way
907-942-7681
CONTACT: Nancy Pruitt
NO FEES
AGES: Elementary (Grades K-5)
SCHEDULE: Year Round Program
At the Family Investment Center School-Aged Program, activities for children address all modalities, encourage healthy choices and physical activity, and include a reading and writing component to reading skills. Charter bus service is provided to get children to school, recognizing the importance of daily attendance. A big part of the program is taking the children out into the community and wilderness of Kodiak through field trips, hikes, and picnics. The program encourages the children to participate in life-long recreation activities like bowling, swimming, hiking, biking, foraging, fishing, and skating.
Kodiak Public Library's Summer Reading Program
2022- “Beyond the Beaten Path”
Kodiak Public Library
612 Egan Way
www.facebook.com/kodiakpubliclibrary
http://www.city.kodiak.ak.us/library
907- 486-8686
CONTACT: Ani Thomas, Youth Services Specialist
NO FEES
AGES: All Ages
SCHEDULE: Summer Program
Kodiak.beanstack.org
Kodiak Public Library's encourages all ages to join the Summer Reading Program. Keep track of your reading and library activities and collect incentives along the way! Additional Grand Prizes awarded to Kodiak's top finishers.
Community Beekeeping Program
Kodiak Public Library
612 Egan Way
http://www.city.kodiak.ak.us/library
www.facebook.com/kodiakpubliclibrary
907- 486-8686
CONTACT: Ani Thomas, Youth Services Specialist
NO FEES
AGES: All Ages
SCHEDULE: Weekly, May through September
Join the Kodiak Public Library in its Community Beekeeping Program. There are many ways to BEE involved. Sign up to join a weekly one hour hive check and meet the bees up close, check out a Honey Bee STEAM kit to explore life cycles, beekeeping tools, and how to make honey, or browse our movies and books about bees. Coming soon is an opportunity to help out with our pollinator garden
Kodiak Public Library's Year Round Outdoor Activities
Kodiak Public Library
612 Egan Way
http://www.city.kodiak.ak.us/library
www.facebook.com/kodiakpubliclibrary
907- 486-8686
CONTACT: Ani Thomas, Youth Services Specialist
NO FEES
AGES: Elementary (Grades K-5)
SCHEDULE: Year Round
Enjoy several activities outside the library. Young kids will enjoy getting the wiggles out on our painted sidewalk as they leap like a frog onto lily pads or stomp like a dinosaur. Next do our Story Stroll by reading pages of a picture book as you walk around the building. Don't forget to collect your take away craft that goes with the two stories you just read. Stories change monthly (or more frequently in summer). Top off your experience by bringing a snack to enjoy at our new picnic tables
Kodiak Refuge Salmon Camp Kits
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
Kodiak Refuge Visitor Center
402 Center Avenue.
907-487-2626
CONTACT: Natalie Fath
NO FEES
AGES: Elementary (grades K-5th)
SCHEDULE: Monthly
Once a month we are offering a kit with lesson and art supplies for families to pick up at our front door at the Kodiak Refuge Visitor Center. The kits target elementary school aged children
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