C.S. Lewis Festival

We Make C.S. Lewis Come to Life… and Have Since 2002!

C.S. Lewis Festival

We Make C.S. Lewis Come to Life… and Have Since 2002!

The C.S. Lewis Festival

If you joined us for the 2024 Festival in Petoskey—thank you!!
We are so grateful for your participation & support.

*NEW* Save the Date!
September 19 – 21, 2025

About the Festival

Welcome to The C.S. Lewis Festival of Northern Michigan celebrating the life and work of the man who created Narnia.

2024 Featured Scholars & Speakers

We are thankful to have had Sarah Arthur, Sophfronia Scott, and Léna Roy with us for 2024! Please join us for next year’s festival, September 19 — 21, 2025.

Lewis Festival Scholar Series

Join us for insightful conversations with featured scholars on our official podcast. To listen, click the button below.

CS Lewis at Desk

Why a C. S. Lewis Festival in Northern Michigan?

C. S. Lewis was enthralled of what he termed Pure Northernnes “a vision of huge, clear spaces hanging above the Atlantic (or Lake Michigan) in the endless twilight of Northern summer, remoteness, severity.” In 2002 a group of educators, cultural leaders, local clergy, and Emmy Award winning producer David Crouse, came together to help promote the screening of David’s television biography on Lewis. The Festival was thus organized to promote The Magic Never Ends: The Life and Faith of C. S. Lewis before it’s roll-out nationwide on PBS stations.

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Support the C.S. Lewis Festival

Photos from Previous Festivals

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Thank you to our 2024 sponsors & donors!

David and Teresa Crouse | Jay and Laura Crouse | Mary Ellen Stroh

Carrie and Pete Mogavero | Karen Crouse Miller

For lodging information while attending the C.S. Lewis Festival, visit www.PetoskeyArea.com