Winter Ceremonial - Hotels
​
DoubleTree - $179 - Click link below:
DoubleTree Shriners Weekend 2026
​Tryon Riverfront Inn - $199 - click link below:
Tryon Riverfront Inn Shriners Weekend 2026
​
SpringHill Suites - $159​​
​
​
SUDAN SHRINERS
WINTER CEREMONIAL
New Bern, North Carolina
January 23 – 24, 2026
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday - January 23, 2026
8:00 am Past Potentates Cabiri Breakfast / Meeting – Courtyard by Marriott
10:00 am Board of Directors Meeting – Courtyard by Marriott
11:00 am - 3:00 pm Open for shopping and sightseeing
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sudan Hospitality Room - New Bern Shrine Club – 2102 S. Glenburnie Rd.
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Memorial Service, Patient Introductions, Check Presentations & Potentate Remarks - Riverfront Convention Center, 203 S. Front St.
9:00 pm - 12:00 am Ceremonial Dance – “DJ Justin Rouse”
CASH BAR DOWNSTAIRS ALL WEEKEND
Admission by 2026 Shrine or Blue Lodge Dues Card
Coat / Tie & Fez Requested – Ladies – Dress or Pantsuit
Saturday - January 24, 2026
7:30 am Registration of Candidates – Fez Sizing & New Candidate Orientation
Grover C. Fields Middle School - 2000 MLK Blvd
8:00 am Annual Stated Business Meeting - Officer Elections & Budget Approval, Sudan Shriners Holding Corporation - Grover C. Fields Middle School
9:00 am Ladies Breakfast & Entertainment - Riverfront Convention Center
(All Shrine Ladies, New Candidates Ladies, and Special Guests are invited) $20
9:30 am Shrine Degree by Ritualistic Cast - Grover C. Fields Middle School
11:00 am Parade Formation at Kafer Park - George Street
12:00 Noon Parade Steps Off – George St. - Broad St. - Middle St. - Disbands on South Front St. at Truist Bank & DoubleTree
1:00 pm Moslem Feast - Chef Crew – Grover C. Fields Middle School
Camel Drivers will be set up
2:00pm Potentate’s Happy Hour - Hosted by the Wrecking Crew - Grover C. Fields Middle School
6:00 pm Riverfront Convention Center – Doors Open
6:30 pm Doors to Ballroom Open for Seating
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Grand March - Distinguished Guests, Divan & Past Potentates
Fez & Rose Presentation / New Nobles & their Ladies
Installation of Potentate & Remarks
9:00 pm - 12:00 Potentate’s Ball - “Blackwater Band”
Nobles / Ladies & Invited Guests Only
Fezzes Requested All Weekend
Nobles Coat / Tie & Fez Requested / Ladies Formal - Semi-Formal
Ladies - Dress or Pantsuit
​
Schedule of Events - 2026
Jan. 23 - 24 - Winter Ceremonial – New Bern
Feb. 7 - Venison Feast – Elizabeth City Shrine Club
Feb. 14 - Leadership Seminar – Dunn Shrine Club
Feb. 27 - 28 - Shrine Bowl Annual Meeting – Spartanburg, SC
March 6 - 7 - Shriners Days – Greenville, SC
March 4 - 7 - Oriental Guide Seminar – Tampa
March 8 - 11 - Assistant Rabban Seminar - Tampa
March 26 - 29 - Spring Festival SASA – Lexington, Ky
April 24 - 26 - Spring Ceremonial – Greenville, NC
July 12 - 16 - Imperial Session – Tampa, FL
July 22 (4th Wed) - Suffolk – Khedive dinner
Sept. 12 - One Day Ceremonial – Wilson, NC
Sept. 17 - 20 - SASA, Myrtle Beach, SC
Oct. 10 - Oxford Homecoming
Nov. 21 - Fall Ceremonial / Family Day – One Day – Clinton, NC
Dec. 19 - Shrine Bowl 2026 – Spartanburg, SC