Welcome to our 2026 Convention page! Here is where you will find all the latest information about The Wodehouse Society’s 23rd convention, to be held in Garden City, New York. Soon we will be opening registration. Please note that convention attendance is restricted to TWS members.<\/strong> If you are not currently a member, please go to our Membership page<\/a><\/strong> to join.<\/p>\n HOTEL LOCATION AND ROOM RATES Convention room rate: $289 per night<\/strong> for a Deluxe Double (two beds) or Deluxe King (one bed) Reserving a Room:<\/em><\/strong> Reservations may be made online at The Biennial Convention of the Wodehouse Society<\/strong><\/a>. You may also call the hotel at 516-747-3000; be sure to ask for the Biennial Convention\/Wodehouse Society room block<\/strong> when making your reservation<\/em>.<\/p>\n Roommate Matching:<\/em><\/strong> For those traveling alone who wish to share costs with others, we would be happy to put you in touch with fellow singles. Contact us<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n SCHEDULE AND PRICING Thursday, November 5: Reception, 5\u20137 pm <\/em>[Fee: $40] Friday, November 6: Pilgrimage to Remsenburg <\/em><\/strong>[Fee: $50] Friday, November 6: Concert and Singalong, 7:30\u201310 pm <\/em><\/strong>[Fee: $20] Saturday, November 7: Riveting Talks, 9:00 am\u20134:30 pm <\/em><\/strong>[Fee: $50] Saturday, November 7: Reception, 6:30\u20137:30 pm; Banquet, 7:30\u201310:00 pm <\/em><\/strong>[Fee: $100] Sunday, November 8: Breakfast, 8:00\u201310:00 am (Cotillion)<\/em><\/strong> [Fee: $40] BITS AND BOBS No Rummage Sale This Time: <\/em><\/strong>There will be no rummage sale at this binge (there simply isn\u2019t room), so please do not<\/em> bring items to donate.<\/p>\n Book Sale: <\/em><\/strong>Although there won\u2019t be a rummage sale, we will be selling a few books. Please notify us<\/strong><\/a> if you plan to bring any to donate as table space will be limited.<\/p>\n Silent Auction: <\/em><\/strong>We will be holding a silent auction to help raise funds for future conventions. If you have anything of value that you feel would make a good silent auction lot, again, please notify us<\/strong><\/a> in advance.<\/p>\n Sitting Pretty in Garden City: The 23rd International Convention of The Wodehouse Society November 5\u20138, 2026 Welcome to our 2026 Convention page! Here is where you will find all the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15782875,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","pmpro_default_level":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[26],"class_list":["post-15768454","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-conventions","pmpro-has-access","cat_conventions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/15768454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/15768454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15783532,"href":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/15768454\/revisions\/15783532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15782875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15768454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15768454"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=15768454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Convention venue: the Garden City Hotel<\/strong><\/a>, 45 7th St., Garden City, NY
\n* 12 miles from JFK International Airport
\n* 16 miles from LaGuardia Airport
\n* Directly across the street from a Long Island Railroad station (app. 45 minutes to Penn Station). Note: This station is not wheelchair accessible.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n* State and county taxes additional
\n* Fee of $30 per room, per day, covers parking (self or valet), in-room Wifi, local calls, and use of the indoor pool and fitness center.
\n* The convention rate is good for the nights of November 4\u20138, but please note that for the 4th and the 8th, only a small number of rooms have been reserved.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Note: Space is limited for certain events, as indicated in the information below. If you have any questions, please <\/em><\/strong>contact us<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>* Cash bar and appetizers
\n* Games: Take part in our Wodehouse-themed games or just watch the fun. If neither suits, simply chat with friends old and new.
\n* Dinner on your own in the hotel\u2019s King Bar or Red Salt Room (reservations recommended), or visit one of the many nearby restaurants. We will be providing a list of dining options.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>* Limited to 110 people (55 per bus)
\n<\/strong>* Bus departures at 9 am and 10 am; return to hotel mid-to-late afternoon
\n–\u00a0Note: <\/em>Choose your preferred bus departure time when registering.
\n* Bideawee Adoption Center and Memorial Park, Westhampton
\n– Burial site of several Wodehouse pets; special surprise in store!
\n– Please bring along cash if you wish to make a donation to the shelter.
\n* Remsenburg Community Presbyterian Church Chapel
\n– Lunch and visit to the grave of Sir P. G. and Lady Wodehouse
\n* Visit to site of the Wodehouse home on Basket Neck Lane
\n* Stop at the post office that PGW walked to daily
\n* After return to hotel, dinner on your own<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>* Performance by Maria Jette and Dan Chouinard
\n* Optional: Stay on for a singalong after the performance.
\n* If you like, you can bring drinks from the hotel bar.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>* Talks by a great panel of riveting speakers
\n* Short business meeting following the lunch break
\n* Special reading of a particularly apt Wodehouse short story<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>* Limited to 150 people
\n<\/strong>* Come in costume or in evening finery.
\n– Costume judging during the reception; winners to be announced during dinner.
\n* Cash bar during both the reception and the dinner
\n– Note: No bottles of wine will be provided, so get your own from the hotel bar if desired.
\n<\/em>* Toasts, awards, and more<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>* Limited to 150 people
\n<\/strong>* A chance to bid your Wodehousean comrades farewell before heading back home<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>New York City Tours:<\/em><\/strong> Before or after the convention, there may be groups forming to go into New York City to visit Wodehouse-related sites there. These are not being organized by the Convention Committee, but please notify us<\/strong><\/a> if you wish to organize or join such a group so we can help you spread the word.<\/p>\n
\nHOW YOU CAN HELP
\n<\/strong>We have been raising funds that will help to offset the various costs of our convention, thus enabling us to keep fees down and make it more affordable. One way of doing this is to hold periodic auctions on eBay, selling items of a distinctly Wodehousean nature. These auctions are posted on our Facebook page<\/a> and on PGWnet<\/a>. We are also requesting direct donations according to the following levels of giving: Corky, $1-$99; Bertie, $100-$249; Psmith, $250-$499; Gally, $500-$999; Uncle Fred, $1,000. (Note that the characters are listed not in order of their wealth but by the amount of sweetness and light they can be counted on to spread.) Donations can also be made in honor or memory of someone. Any size of donation will be gratefully received, and donors do not need to attend the convention in order to contribute. All donors will be listed in the convention program, unless they prefer anonymity. To learn how you can make a contribution, write to the Convention Committee Chair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"