Plans for the 2025 BSI Weekend

The Baker Street Irregulars will hold its January 2025 events in person in New York City starting on Thursday, January 16, 2025. As usual, many events will be open to all Sherlockians, and we will also have special tax-free group rates for hotel lodgings.

Official BSI events that will be open to the public include the BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture (Thursday) and the Merchants Room (Saturday).

Public reservations for hotel lodgings and BSI events will open via our website beginning Friday, November 22, 2024. Payment is only via postal mail and the deadline will be December 4, so plan to act quickly. Updated: See our 2025 BSI Weekend Registration page for event details

Vendors interested in selling Sherlockiana in the Merchant’s Room should contact Ralph and Debbie Hall at bugmanhall@aol.com or 2906 Wallingford Court, Louisville, KY 40218 or by phone at 502-491-3148. Space is limited and will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

Consistent with other New York City venues, we do NOT expect to have mask or vaccination requirements for the BSI-hosted January 2025 events. See the following link for our BSI Event Covid-19 Policy PDF.

Other Events During BSI Weekend

Numerous other organized Sherlockian activities occur during the extended Weekend, typically from Wednesday to Sunday. These events require separate registrations and may have different deadlines.

2025 BSI Weekend Timeline

The timeline below lists the official BSI events as well as some of the other Sherlockian activities.

Updated November 21, 2024

Free Sherlockian Audio Play
Wednesday, January 15, 4:00pm
“A Musicale in Mrs. Hudson’s Parlor” by Hal Glatzer
Info/RSVP: info@halglatzer.com

ASH Wednesday Dinner
Wednesday, January 15, 6:30pm
Registration required (due by January 8, 2025)
Contact: ashdinners@gmail.com

The ACD Society’s “Doylean Honors” Ceremony
Thursday, January 16, 11:15am
http://acdsociety.com/Honors/Honors.html

The BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture
Thursday, January 16, 6:15pm
Graham Moore, author, director and screenwriter
Register Now

The Literary Agents 2025: The Land of Mist at 100
Friday, January 17, 10:30am-11:30am EST (via Zoom)
Info/Registration: https://forms.gle/aekVU1jdhxZZp86q7

Otto Penzler’s Mysterious Bookshop Open House
Friday, January 17, 11am-5pm
https://www.mysteriousbookshop.com

The William Gillette Memorial Luncheon
Friday, January 17, noon
https://gilletteluncheon.blogspot.com/

The BSI Dinner
Friday, January 17, 6pm
By invitation only

The Gaslight Gala
Friday, January 17, 6pm
Registration required
https://gaslightgalanyc.wordpress.com/

The BSI Merchants Room
Saturday, January 18, 9am – 11:30am
Open to everyone, see the details

The BSI Luncheon Reception
Saturday, January 18, 12:30pm
By invitation only

Lost In New York With A Bunch Of Sherlockians 2025
Saturday, January 18, 6:00pm
Registration required (sold out)
https://ccobs.homesteadcloud.com/lost-2025

The ASH Brunch
Sunday, January 19, 11:30am-2:30pm
Advance registration and payment required
Contact: ashbrunch@gmail.com

For a handy schedule grid of BSI Weekend events & activities, see Monica Schmidt’s Guide to the 2025 BSI Weekend.

For some background on BSI Weekend, see prior year BSI Weekend Reports and visit the BSI Trust website for previous BSI Dinner photos and highlights.