Fiber Events & Festivals by Date
A full listing of knitting, spinning, weaving and other fiber events, workshops, retreats and festivals.
| DATE | LOCATION | FEE/COMMENTS |
| Recurring Events | ||
| Second weekend in September | East Central Minnesota Sheep & Wool Festival Mora Civic Center, Kanabec County Fairgrounds Mora, MN 320-679-2588 Contact: Pam Manthei (vendor info) Sharon Macy (class info) |
classes available |
| Columbus Day Weekend | Gunnison Fall Fair & Fiber Fest Gunnison Multi-purpose building Gunnison, CO 970-641-1260 Contact: CSU Extension Office |
Livestock exhibits, wool & skein show |
| Third weekend in October | New York Sheep & Wool Festival Fairgrounds Rhinebeck, NY 845-756-2323 Contact: Bob Davis |
$7.00/adults $12.00/weekend pass children free |
| last week of march is our annual maple festival, our farm studio is also open thruout the year by appointment. | Mountainspun Shetland Sheep farm & Fiber Arts Studio Mountainspun Farm P O box 1002 jacksonville vt 05342-brochure & map handout during maple festival. whitingham, VT Contact: Bunny |
Please email for more information Maple fest offers sugar houses making syrup, visit many and taste! famous breakfast , craft & sugar house & farm tours! river winery open house also! |
| Annually, first weekend of April | AlpacaPalooza 2004 Evergreen State Fairgrounds Monroe, WA Contact: April Works |
$2 or $1 with canned food donation Two days of peace, love and livestock featuring hundreds of alpacas, halter and fleece show, a fashion show, fiber arts, educational seminars and demonstrations and much, much more. |
| Starting next year (2005) the event will be annually on the fourth Saturday in April. Up until now it has just been any ole’ Saturday in April. | Stephenson County Fibre Art Fair Jane Addams Community Center Cedarville, IL 815-232-8419 Contact: Suzy Beggin |
$2 Admission Over 20 vendors with raw and washed fleeces, roving, batts, yarns, books, soaps, baskets, supplies. Plus workshops and demonstrations. |
| First weekend in May | Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival Howard County Fairgrounds – West Friendship, MD Glenwood, MD 410.531.3647 Contact: Gwen Handler |
No charge sheep shearing, sheep shows, wool crafts, spinning, weaving, sheepdogs, gourmet lamb cooking (and eating), demonstrations and workshops to teach both kids and adults. No pets |
| Annually, Mother’s Day weekend | Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival Washington County Fairgrounds Lake Elmos, MN 763-389-5311 Contact: Susan Paul |
Free admission, free parking – fees for classes Sheep shearing and displays, sheep and bunny wool shows, vendors, classes – held in conjunction with Llama Magic |
| 8th Annual wool event, held the first Saturday after the 15th of May. | Fiber thing Shawano County Fair Grounds Shawano, WI 715-526-9034 Contact: Kitty Brady |
Free Admission Fiber related activities,classes,demonstrations, vendors, sheep shearing, fiber bearing animals, fleece & skein competitions. |
| Memorial Day weekend | Heart of America Sheep Show and Fiber Fest Vernon County Fairgrounds Nevada, MO Contact: |
Admission – Free to the general public free parking available. On-site camping for tents and 110 hookups only. Restrooms, showers & electrical hookups are available. Campsites with 110 electrical hookups for campers, trailers and vehicles $15 per night; campsites with no electrical hookups $ |
| every other year(even years) | SW Montana Sheep & Wool Festival | free vendors, lifestock show, work shops, seminars, very friendly and family oriented event. |
| every other year(even years) | SW Montana Sheep & Wool Festival | free vendors, lifestock show, work shops, seminars, very friendly and family oriented event. |
| Second weekend in June | Estes Park Wool Market Stanley Park Fairgrounds Estes Park, CO 970-586-6104 Contact: |
Free, $2 parking Workshop dates: 06/10/6/11/2004, pre-registeration required. Exhibits, demonstrations, competitions and vendor booths, children’s tent |
| Third weekend in June | Black Sheep Gathering Lane County Fairgrounds Eugene, OR Contact: |
30th anniversary celebration, |
| Annually-Second weekend in September | Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival-WI SpinIn Jefferson Fair Park Jefferson, WI 608-868-2505 Contact: Jill Alf |
$5.00/day $10.00 weekend pass Fiber Art Classes, Sheep shows and classes,stock dog trials and border collie shows, fleece show and sale Giant Country Store |
| annually | Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival Clackamas County Fairgrounds Canby, OR 503.628.1205 Contact: Brandy Chastain |
free, free parking vendors, livestock show, work shop, seminars, contests, cook-off, lots of stuff for the kids, very nice historic facilty, great atmosphere and family event |
| Annual event always held the last weekend of September. | THE Gathering The Academy of Spinsters Encampment, WY 307-327-5568 Contact: Carol Lee |
No fees, a free weekend Every year we hold this free event. Come on out! |
| Always the 4th weekend in September | Harvest Sheep & Fiber Festival Salem County Fairgrounds Pilesgrove Township, NJ Contact: |
NO PETS – NO DOGS |
| First weekend of October | The Wool Festival at Taos Kit Carson Park, downtown Taos Taos, NM 888-909-9665 Contact: Coralie |
FREE entrance Vendors, contests, demos, fashions, workshops (begin 9/27), auctions, music, and food are yours in Taos, NM. |
| Second weekend of October each year | Saratoga County Fiber Tour Saratoga County Farms , NY 518-893-2015 Contact: Kathy Bourgeois |
free This event is a driving tour of several Saratoga County Farms with events, prizes and items for sale |
| Annually, second weekend in November. | Kid ‘N Ewe and Llamas Too Kendall County Fairgrounds Boerne, TX (361) 729-41 Contact: Grady Ingle |
Free Admission This fiber event features vendors, competitions, workshops, demonstrations, and silent auction sponsored by Fiber Producers of Texas, Inc., Texas Cashmere Association, and the South Central Llama Association. |
| Annually on weekend closest to Veterans Day | Wool Festival of the Southwest McGee Park Convention Center and Fairgrounds Farmington, NM 505-325-2837 Contact: Lyn Brown |
This year’s festival will add fiber animal show, fashion show and sheep dog trial (demos) |
| Annually, first Sunday in May | Stitch n’ Soak Ouray Community Center Ouray, CO 970-325-4071 Contact: Caroline Stoufer |
Vendor Fees to be determined We’ll have vendors of wonderful fibers, classes, demonstrations in a town with incomparable scenery and natural hot springs! |
