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The Inland Northwest Grand Adventure: The Inland Northwest Grand Adventure: Dreams, Smiles, Traditions
An invitation to attend the
52nd annual National Carousel Association Convention September 17-21, 2025 Spokane, Washington Inland Northwest Grand Adventure Dreams - Smiles - Traditions You are invited to join our grand adventure and experience six Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho antique carousels and the largest Theme Park in the Pacific Northwest. Conventions provide an opportunity to experience the Mission of the NCA:
Headquarters Hotel
The Ruby River Hotel in Downtown Spokane is the headquarters for our carousel adventure. You will need to call the hotel and make your own guest room reservations by calling (509)326-5577 and identifying you are with the National Carousel Association Convention. We have secured a special discount rate of $125 per night plus taxes and fees. We currently have a room block from September 14th through September 21st, 2025. Free parking is included if you are driving. More more information on the hotel is Available Here.
The Ruby River Hotel does not provide an airport or Amtrak Station shuttle. The following ground transportation services are available:
Convention Schedule 1909 Looff Carrousel Spokane, Washington  Gesa Carousel of Dreams Kennewick, Washington
Wednesday September 17th:
12:00 pm Check-in table opens
6:00 pm: Welcoming reception and dinner at Ruby River Hotel Shoreline Ballroom. No Host Bar, Dinner & Roundabout Faire
Thursday September 18th:
6:30 am: Breakfast in Shoreline Ballroom
8:00 am: Alpha Omega Charter Buses Depart Hotel 8:15 am: Arrive Spokane's Riverfront Park 1909 Looff Carousel
Photos, presentations, rides, and history.
11:00 am: Depart Riverfront Park and SpokaneSpokane Carrousel's Website City of Spokane carousel information See the NCA Photo Show for this carousel 1:15 pm: Arrive Country Mercantile Pasco, Washington
Lunch, shop, and enjoy their San Antonio Roller Works Carousel
2:45 pm: Depart Country MercantileCountry Mercantile's website 3:15 pm: Arrive Kennewick's Gesa Carousel of Dreams 1910/2014 Carmel Carousel Works Carousel.
Photos, presentations, rides and dinner
7:00 pm: Depart Kennewick WashingtonCarousel of Dreams' website See the NCA Photo Show for this carousel 9:15 pm: Arrive Ruby River Hotel Spokane
Friday September 19th: c.1895-1900 Armitage Herschell Merry Go Round Republic, Washington
6:30 am: Breakfast Shoreline Ballroom Ruby River Hotel
8:00 am: Alpha Omega Charters Depart Hotel 9:30 am: Arrive at Grand Coulee Dam Visitor Center 10:30 am: Depart Grand Coulee Washington 12:00 pm: Arrive Republic's Ferry County Fair c. 1895-1900 Armitage-Herschell Merry Go Round. 2:00 pm: Depart Republic Washington 4:30 pm: Arrive Ruby River Hotel Spokane 6:00 pm: Silent Auction Opens in the Shoreline Ballroom
No Host Bar and Roundabout Faire
7:00 pm: Dinner and Auction
 1922 Spillman Engineering Carousel Playland Pier Coeur d'Alene, Idaho  1950s Allan Herschell Carousel Silverwood Theme Park Athol, Idaho  1920s Allan Herschell #2 Special Carousel Sandpoint, Idaho Saturday September 20th:
6:30 am: Breakfast Shoreline Ballroom
8:00 am: Alpha Omega Charters Depart Hotel 8:45 am: Arrive Coeur d'Alene's Playland Pier 1922 Spillman Engineering Carousel
Photos, presentations and rides
10:15 am: Depart Coeur d'Alene, IdahoCoeur d'Alene Carousel's website 11:00 am: Arrive Silverwood Theme Park 1950's Alan Herschell Carousel.
Photos, presentations, rides, and lunch on your own
3:00 pm: Depart Silverwood Theme ParkSilverwood Theme Park's website See the NCA Photo Show for this carousel 3:45 pm: Arrive Sandpoint's Carousel of Smiles 1920's Alan Herschell Carousel.
Photos, presentations, rides, dinner
7:15 pm: Depart Sandpoint IdahoCarousel of Smiles' website 9:00 pm: Arrive at Ruby River Hotel Spokane
Sunday September 21st:
6:30 am: Breakfast Shoreline Ballroom
8:30 am: NCA General Membership Meeting Have a safe return home and see you 2026 in Pennsylvania
Convention Registration
Registration packets will be mailed to NCA Members during the month of April. Downloadable Registration Packets will also be available from this page beginning in April. We also plan to offer on-line registration and payment options.
Convention Fees:
Preservation Fund Raffles and Auction
The NCA is dedicated to the preservation of operating carousels and has a number of programs at our disposal. First and foremost is the NCA Preservation Fund. This is funded by fundraising events at our annual conventions, and by additional donations from our members. Funds are also received from voluntary contributions and even legacies from members' wills. The funds are used for grants for the preservation and restoration of operating carousels and for related projects.
We encourage everyone to donate carousel related items for use with the convention bus raffles, silent auction, and auction.
Roundabout FaireWe will be offering a limited Roundabout Faire this year for vendors. Each Vendor will be limited to one table. The Roundabout Faire will be set up in the Shoreline Ballroom where dinner will be served on Wednesday and Friday evenings at the Ruby River Hotel. The Wednesday Auction will be conducted in the same room. Vendors can also set up their table and merchandise on Thursday evening at the Carousel of Dreams, and Saturday evening at the Carousel of Smiles.
Questions?
If you have questions about our 2025 convention, send email to our convention chair,
Don Largent.
Start planning your Inland Northwest Grand Adventure and join in for the experience of Dreams, Smiles and Traditions at the 2025 NCA Convention.
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