Events
LCSNA Fall 2025 Conference
November 6, 2025 - November 9, 2025 EST
The Lewis Carroll Society of North America invites you to its Fall Conference 2025 in Winston-Salem, NC—a weekend filled with Carrollian talks, camaraderie, curiosities, and lively in-person activities. Whether you’re a longtime member or newly curious, join us for engaging presentations, hands-on events, and a joyful celebration of all things Carroll.
Meeting Venue. The conference will be held at the Hanesbrands Theatre, a premier black-box performance venue in downtown Winston-Salem, NC, operated by the Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County.
Getting to Winston-Salem
The most convenient airport for traveling to Winston-Salem is Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro. It’s a small, easy-to-navigate airport located just about 20 minutes from the recommended downtown hotels.
If you’re looking for more flight options or economical fares, consider flying into either Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) or Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). Both are major airports approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes away by car, with straightforward access via major highways.
One helpful tip when driving into Winston-Salem from the east: be sure to take Salem Parkway (US-421) when it splits from I-40. This route leads directly into the heart of downtown and avoids unnecessary detours.
Places to Stay
Most of the weekend will be centered in downtown Winston-Salem. The venues you will want to be near are Hanesbrands Theater at 209 North Spruce Street at Second, Bookmarks at 634 West Fourth Street, and a/perture cinema at 311 West Fourth Street. Other venues (croquet on Friday, socializing on Saturday night and Sunday morning) will require a rideshare or a car. There are many restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, and bars in the downtown district as well.
We recommend
Courtyard by Marriott
On the west side of downtown, at 640 West Fourth Street next to Bookmarks, this mid-priced Marriott offering is much newer than the Fifth Street Marriott and has parking. This would be a very convenient and satisfactory location for the weekend events.
Hampton Inn & Suites
Centrally located at 235 North Cherry Street, at Third, this Hilton property is, like the Courtyard by Marriott, much newer than its pricier big brother on Fifth Street.
Two options that would be more upscale
The Kimpton Cardinal Hotel
This is the former R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. headquarters, a gorgeous Art Deco building, finished in 1929 as an architectural sketch for the Empire State Building. It is now a high-end luxury hotel, on the east side of downtown, at 51 East Fourth Street with the entrance on Main Street, with a restaurant in the lobby and valet parking. Intrigued visitors may want to visit the lobby or restaurant rather than stay there.
Hotel Indigo
Like all Hotel Indigos, this is an historic building that has become a hotel. The former Pepper Building, at 104 West Fourth Street, is now a very nice hotel with a restaurant and valet parking, located on Fourth Street downtown.
Two standard convention hotels
Embassy Suites by Hilton and Winston-Salem Marriott
These two hotel towers cater to visitors to the convention center (where we will not be meeting) and have the features one would expect. They are on the corners of Fifth Street and Cherry Street on the north side of downtown and have been there since the 80s.
Three inns that are in historic buildings
The Brookstown Inn
This historic 1837 mill building at 200 Brookstown Avenue is now an inn. It is not as close to the events, but is possible for downtown walking, and is close to the Old Salem area and across the street from a good bakery and a couple of dining options.
The Shaffner Inn and the Summit Street Inns
These three historic houses are managed together. The Shaffner Inn is on the south edge of downtown at 150 South Marshall Street. The two houses on Summit Street are side by side at 434 Summit Street and near three good restaurants. They are in the West End, the historic residential district just west of downtown proper, but still walkable to downtown, a 10-minute walk from Bookmarks.
There are all the usual options at interstate highway nodes, but we urge people to stay downtown, and all of these will be convenient to the events, restaurants, etc.
Conference Registration
Your registration fee covers attendance at all the events listed on the schedule, including lunch on Saturday, dessert on Saturday night, and the Sunday brunch. Your registration fee also helps to offset the cost of meeting room rentals.
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Exploring Winston-Salem and Beyond: Local Attractions, Entertainment, and Dining Options
Winston-Salem is a vibrant, walkable city with much to explore. Be sure to check the full conference program for a curated list of attractions, activities, and dining options.
