Festivals and Events | Art Directory

Door County Shepherds' Market
A special market day for fibers and handmade fiberworks put on by the Sheep and Goat Raisers organization. List of participating vendors.
http://www.whitefishbayfarm.com/market.htm

Endless Mountains Fiber Festival
Spinning, weaving and fiber event in northeastern Pennsylvania. Includes vendor application, location directions and general information.
http://www.pafiberfestival.com/

Estes Park Wool Market
Annual show in Colorado. Schedule, workshops, registration form.
http://www.estesnet.com/events/woolmarket.htm

Events Calendar
CyberFyber's list of related events.
http://cyberfyber.com/events/

Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia
Festival displaying sheep, alpaca, llamas, other fiber producing animals, sheep dog trials, offering weaving, spinning, knitting and fiber products for sale at historic Montpelier estate in Virginia.
http://www.fallfiberfestival.org/

Fleece Fair
Annual event in Putnam County, Indiana. Information and photos of fiber and related items for sale, and list of competitions and workshops.
http://www.fleecefair.com/

Maine Fiber Frolic
Sponsored by the Maine Llama Association. Event and workshop schedule, volunteer information.
http://www.fiberfrolic.com/

Michigan Fiber Festival
Spinning, weaving, sheep shearing and dog herding demonstrations. Animal shows, competitions and vendors of supplies and finished items. Allegan, Michigan.
http://www.marrhaven.com/mff.html

New York State Sheep and Wool Festival
Held the third weekend in October in the Hudson Valley, offers workshops, competitions and vendors. Contains schedule, registration forms, and breeders information.
http://www.sheepandwool.com/

Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival
Results of fiber arts and fleece contests, information on herding dog demonstration and fiber workshops.
http://www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org/

Spin-Off Autumn Retreat (SOAR)
Annual event sponsored by Interweave's Spinoff magazine.
http://www.interweave.com/events/

Taos Wool Festival
Annual event featuring sheep, wool and wool products, sponsored by the Mountain and Valley Wool Association which promotes sheep and wool of Northern New Mexico and Colorado.
http://www.taoswoolfestival.org/

Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival
Annual wool and fiber event. Contains list of workshops and instructors, registration and participant forms.
http://www.vermontsheep.org/festival.html

Williamsburg Festival Week
Four festivals revolving around the textile arts: Mid-Atlantic Fiber Arts Fair; Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival; Mid-Atlantic Wearable Art Festival; Vintage Fashion & Accessories Show. Workshops, lectures and special activities, vendors. Williamsburg, Virginia.
http://www.quiltfest.com/activities.asp?id=8