Come celebrate love, literature, and community at Love In The Carolinas!
About this Event
📚✨ Love In The Carolinas 2026 ✨📚
From Sweet Tea to Sweet Nothings...Love Lives Here
Get ready for a fun-filled weekend dedicated to Black romance! 💖
Meet your favorite authors, connect with fellow readers, enjoy book signings, vendors, and all kinds of bookish fun. With 40+ Black romance authors and amazing bookish vendors, it’s an event you don’t want to miss! 🌹
Friday: Meet & Greet (SOLD OUT)
Saturday: Book Expo, Candle making, & Game Night (TICKETS AVAILABLE)
Sunday: Farewell Brunch (SOLD OUT)
🎟 Ticket Options:
· Sweet Tea & Sweet Nothings Weekend Pass (SOLD OUT)
· Front Porch Day Pass -TICKETS AVAILABLE
· Grown & Lit Candle Making (Add-on)-TICKETS AVAILABLE
· Pages, Pajamas, & Playtime w/The Cousins game night (Add-on)- TICKETS AVAILABLE
📍 January 16–18, 2026
Come celebrate love, literature, and community at Love In The Carolinas!
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Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM - 10:30 AM
The Prologue Meet & Greet
Info: Start your LITC weekend right! Mingle with black romance readers and authors over light refreshments and good vibes! Let the fun and the connections begin.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Love in the Carolinas Book Expo
Info: See your favorite black romance authors and meet your book cousins! Snag signed books, win exciting door prizes, and enjoy the vibes.
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Grown & Lit Candle Making
Host: Shequila La'Queen
Info: Unwind, sip, and spark your creativity with a candle-making experience inspired by the passion and heat of romance books. Mix scents, pour your own candle, and take home a little glow that feels just as good as your favorite love story. ??
🕑: 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Pages, Pajamas, & Playtime w/the Cousins
Info: Get ready for a big sleepover vibe! Come in your pajamas and enjoy a night filled with music, games, laughter, and more. Spades players...be nice!!
🕑: 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Ever After Farewell Brunch
Info: Close out Love In The Carolinas with good food, laughter, and community. This farewell brunch is the perfect happily-ever-after—one last chance to connect with authors, readers, and friends before we say goodbye… until next time.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
150 Westpark Dr, 150 Westpark Drive, Florence, United States
USD 28.52 to USD 50.00
