News & Events
Festivals
Includes upcoming and recent listings by state and event name. Canada events are listed after the states. Web site links will open in a new window. Last update: August 2010
| Arizona | ||
| Arizona Federation of Weavers & Spinners Guilds, Phoenix | 2012: TBA | azfed.org |
| Sheep is Life Celebration, Tsailé (Navajo Nation) | 2010: Jun 14–19 | navajolifeway.org |
| Southwest Fiber Arts Festival, Amado | 2010: Oct 30 | southwestfiberfestival. com |
| Tucson Wool Festival, Tucson | 2010: Nov 6 | web site » |
| Wool Festival, Flagstaff | 2010: Jun 5–6 | web site » |
| Arkansas | ||
| Arkansas Fiber Arts Extravaganza, Mount Magazine State Park | 2010: Dec 3–4 | arfiberarts extravaganza.com |
| California | ||
| California Wool & Fiber Festival, Boonville | 2010: Sep 10–12 | fiberfestival.com |
| Conference of Northern California Handweavers, “Spin Me a Story, Weave Me a Tale,” Sutter Creek | 2011: May 13–15 | cnch.org |
| Conference of Northern California Handweavers | 2012: May 18–20 | cnch.org |
| Fiber Fair at Lambtown, USA, Dixon | 2010: Oct 2 | www.lambtown.com/ fiberfair.html |
| Fiber on the Foot, Red Bluff | 2010: May 1–2 | fiberonthefoot.com |
| Southern California Handweavers’ Guild Weaving & Fiber Festival, Torrance | 2010: Nov 7 | schg.org/festival |
| Stitches West, Santa Clara | 2011: Feb 17–20 | knittinguniverse.com |
| Studio 66 Retreat, Forest Falls | 2011: May 6–8 | studio66retreat.org |
| TNNA Winter Trade Show, Long Beach | 2011: Jan 8–10 | tnna.org |
| Colorado | ||
| Best of the Southwest Fiber Arts Festival, Durango | 2011: TBA | web site» |
| Denver Fiber Fiesta, Denver | 2010: Apr 30–May 2 | alpacabreeders.org |
| Estes Park Wool Market, Estes Park | 2010: Jun 10–13 | estesnet.com |
| Intermountain Weavers Conference, Durango | 2011: Jul 21–24 | intermountainweavers. org |
| Pagosa Fiber Festival, Pagosa Springs | 2010: May 29–30 | pagosafiberfestival.org |
| SLV Folk Arts and Fiber Festival, Monte Vista | 2010: Jul 9–11 | slvfest.com |
| Connecticut | ||
| Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival, Vernon/Rockville | 2010: Apr 24 | ctsheep.org |
| Stitches East, Hartford | 2010: Oct 28–31 | knittinguniverse.com |
| Stitches East, Hartford | 2011: Oct 20–23 | knittinguniverse.com |
| Florida | ||
| Florida Fiber In, Orlando | 2011: Sep 17–19 | floridafiberin.org |
| Florida Tropical Weavers Guild Annual Conference, Lake Yale | 2011: Mar 16–20 | ftwg.org |
| Georgia | ||
| Stitches South, Atlanta | 2011: Apr 14–17 | knittinguniverse.com |
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| Idaho | ||
| Snake River Fiber Fair, Idaho Falls | 2010: May 15–16 | srfiberarts.org |
| Illinois | ||
| Fiber in the Park, Earlville | 2010: Sep 25–26 | fiberinthepark.com |
| Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair, Grayslake | 2011: Jul 15–17 | fiberandfolk.com |
| Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair, Cedarville | 2011: Apr 9 | suzybeggin.com |
| Stitches Midwest, Schaumburg | 2010: Aug 19–22 | knittinguniverse.com |
| Stitches Midwest, Schaumburg | 2011: Aug 25–28 | knittinguniverse.com |
| Indiana | ||
| The Fiber Event, Greencastle | 2011: Apr 15–16 | thefiberevent.com |
| Fiber Fest and Spin In, Portland | 2010: Mar 12–13 | visitjaycounty.com |
| Hoosier Hills Fiberarts Festival, Franklin | 2011: Jun 3–4 | web site » |
| Southern Indiana FiberArts Festival, Corydon | 2010: Oct 15–16 | southernindianafiberarts. com |
| Iowa | ||
| Iowa Sheep & Wool Festival, Adel | 2010: Jun 12–13 | iowasheep.com |
| Louisiana | ||
| Fiber Arts For’em Event, Reeves | 2010: Sep 24–26 | web site » |
| Kansas | ||
| Kansas Alliance of Weavers and Spinners, Manhattan | 2011: Apr 16–17 | kansasweavers.com |
| Kentucky | ||
| Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival, Lexington | 2011: May 20–22 | kentuckysheepandfiber. com |
| Maine | ||
| Fiber College on Penobscot Bay, Searsport | 2010: Sep 9–12 | fibercollege.org |
| Maine Fiber Frolic, Windsor | 2010: Jun 5–6 | fiberfrolic.com |
| Maryland | ||
| Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, West Friendship | 2010: May 7–8 | sheepandwool.org |
| Massachusetts | ||
| Fiber Festival of New England, West Springfield | 2010: Nov 6–7 | nesheep.org |
| Fiber Revival, Newbury | 2010: Aug 14 | fiberrevival.com |
| Franklin County Fiber Twist, Deerfield | 2010: Sep 25 | fibertwist.com |
| Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair, Cummington | 2011: May 28–29 | masheepwool.org |
| New England Weavers Seminar, Northhampton | 2009: Jul 9–12 | newenglandweavers seminar.com |
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| Michigan | ||
| Fiber Arts & Animals Festival, Marshall | 2010: Oct 2–3 | fiberartfest.com |
| Fiber Arts Festival at Castle Farms, Charlevoix | 2011: Jul 23–24 | castlefarms.com |
| Fiber Expo, Ann Arbor | 2010: Oct 23–24 | fiberexpo.com |
| Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan | 2010: Aug 18–22 | michiganfiberfestival.info |
| Michigan Fiber Fiesta, Greenville | 2011: May 14 | mifiberfiesta. yolasite.com |
| Michigan League of Handweavers Summer Workshops, Holland | 2010: Aug 6–8 | mlhguild.com |
| Midwest Weavers Conference, “Northern Wefts,” Hancock | 2011: Jun 23–25 | midwestweavers.org |
| Mt. Bruce Sheep & Wool Festival, Romeo | 2010: Sep 25–26 | sheepstuff.com |
| Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival, West Branch | 2010: Sep 24–26 | lambandwoolfestival.com |
| Minnesota | ||
| Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival, Lake Elmo | 2010: May 8–9 | shepherdsharvest festival.org |
| Surface Design Association International Conference, “Confluence,” St. Paul | 2011: Jun 9–11 | surfacedesign.org/ conference.asp |
| Missouri | ||
| HFA Fiber Fair, Marshfield | 2010: May 15 | hfafiberfair.com |
| Missouri Fiber Artists Conference | 2010: Apr 16–18 | missourifiberartists.com |
| Missouri Fiber Retreat, Jefferson City | 2011: Mar 11–13 | web site » |
| TNNA Needlecraft Market, St. Charles | 2010: Sep 25–26 | tnna.org |
| World Sheep & Fiber Arts Festival, Bethel | 2010: Sep 4–5 | worldsheepfest.com |
| Montana | ||
| Big Sky Fiber Arts Festival, Hamilton | 2011: Jun 10–12 | bigskyfiber.com |
| Fiberfest Eureka, Eureka | 2010: Aug 7–8 | fiberfesteureka.org |
| Montana Association of Weavers & Spinners Conference, Billings | 2010: Jun 4–6 | mawsonline.org/ Conference.html |
| Montana Fiber Roundup, Kalispell | 2010: Jul 10–11 | gttsfibermill.com |
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| New Hampshire | ||
| Knit & Crochet Show, Manchester | 2010: Jul 8–10 | knitandcrochetshow.com |
| New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Festival, Contoocook | 2011: May 7–8 | nhswga.com |
| New Jersey | ||
| Garden State Sheep Breeders Sheep & Wool Festival, Ringoes | 2010: Sep 11–12 | quintillion.com |
| North Country Spinners Fibre Fallout Retreat, Johnsonburg | 2010: Sep 24–26 | northcountryspinners.org |
| New Mexico | ||
| Complex Weavers Seminars, Albuquerque | 2010: Jul 18–22 | complex-weavers.org |
| Convergence 2010, Albuquerque | 2010: Jul 18–25 | weavespindye.org |
| Fiber Arts Fiesta, Albuquerque | 2011: May 26–28 | fiberartsfiesta.org |
| Wool Festival at Taos, Taos | 2010: Oct 2–3 | taoswoolfestival.org |
| New York | ||
| Chancellor’s Sheep & Wool Showcase, Germantown | 2010: Apr 24 | web site » |
| FIBEREVIVAL, Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Conference, Chatauqua Institution | 2009: Oct 9–12 | weaversguildofbuffalo.org |
| Fingerlakes Fiber Arts Festival, Hemlock | 2010: Sep 18–19 | gvhg.org/fest.html |
| Focus on Fiber, Madison County Fair, Brookfield | 2010: July 9–11 | madisoncounty-fair.com |
| Knox Farm Fiber Festival, East Aurora | 2010: Sep 25 | knoxfarmfiber.com |
| New York Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck | 2010: Oct 14–17 | sheepandwool.com |
| North Carolina | ||
| Carolina Fiber Fest, Raleigh | 2010: May 21–23 | carolinafiberfest.org |
| Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, Fletcher | 2010: Oct 22–24 | saffsite.org |
| North Dakota | ||
| Fiber Arts Festival at Bonanzaville, West Fargo | 2010: Jul 24–25 | fiberartsfest.com |
| Ohio | ||
| Great Lakes Fiber Show, Wooster | 2010: May 29–30 | greatlakesfibershow.com |
| Knitters’ Connection, Columbus | 2011: Jun 15–18 | knittersconnection.com |
| TNNA Summer Trade Show, Columbus | 2011: Jun 11–13 | tnna.org |
| Upper Valley Fiber Fest, Troy | 2011: May 21–22 | uppervalleyfiberfest.org |
| A Wool Gathering, Midwest Festival of Fibers, Yellow Springs | 2010: Sep 18–19 | web site » |
| Woolfest, Kirtland | 2010: Jun 26–27 | web site » |
| Oklahoma | ||
| Fiber Christmas in July, Kellyville | 2010: Jul 30–31 | fiberchristmas.com |
| Spring Fiber Fest, Tulsa | 2010: May 2 | maketulsa.com/fiberfest |
| Oregon | ||
| The Black Sheep Gathering, Eugene | 2010: Jun 18–20 | blacksheepgathering.org |
| Exploring Fiber Horizons, 2011 ANWG Conference, Salem | 2011: May 29–Jun 5 | northwestweavers.org |
| Linn County Lamb and Wool Fair, Scio | 2010: May 14–16 | lambfair.org |
| Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival, Canby | 2010: Sep 22–24 | flockandfiberfestival.com |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Endless Mountains Fiber Festival, Hartford | 2010: Sep 11–12 | pafiberfestival.com |
| Knitters’ Day Out, Summerdale | 2010: Sep 24–25 | knittersdayout.org |
| Mid Atlantic Fiber Assocation Conference, Gettysburg | 2011: Jul 7–10 | mafafiber.org |
| Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival, Mars | 2011: Feb 11–13 | pghknitandcrochet.com |
| Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Festival, Waynesburg | 2010: May 15–16 | sheepandfiber.com |
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| Rhode Island | ||
| Rhode Island Wool & Fiber Festival, Bristol | 2010: May 15 | coggeshallfarm.org |
| South Dakota | ||
| North Country Fiber Fair, Watertown | 2010: Sep 18–19 | northcountryfiberfair.org |
| Tennessee | ||
| Fiber Forum, Gatlinburg | 2011: Apr 7–10 | sefiberforum.org |
| Middle Tennessee Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival, Dickson | 2011: May 27–29 | tnfiberfestival.com |
| Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival, Townsend | 2011: Mar 17–19 | smfaf.org |
| TNNA Needlework Market, Nashville | 2011: Feb 19–20 | tnna.org |
| Texas | ||
| Contemporary Handweavers of Texas, San Antonio | 2011: Jun 2–5 | contemporary handweaversoftexas.org |
| DFW Fiber Fest, Addison | 2011: Apr 8–10 | dfwfiberfest.org |
| Kid ‘n Ewe & Llamas Too, Boerne | 2010: Nov 12–14 | kidnewe.com |
| Utah | ||
| Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair, South Jordan | 2010: Sep 4–5 | greatbasinfiber artsfair.org |
| Vermont | ||
| The Gathering, Northeast Handspinners Association, West Dover | 2010: Nov 5–7 | nehandspinners.org |
| Jamaica Fiber Festival, Jamaica | 2010: May 15 | jamaicafiberfestival.org |
| Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival, Essex Junction | 2010: Oct 2–3 | vermontsheep.org |
| Virginia | ||
| Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia, Montpelier | 2010: Oct 2–3 | fallfiberfestival.org |
| Sedalia Spring Fiber Festival, Big Island | 2010: May 15 | sedaliafiber.com |
| Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival, Berryville | 2010: Sep 25–26 | web site » |
| Washington | ||
| Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat, Tacoma | 2011: Feb 17–20 | madronafiberarts.com |
| North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, Sequim | 2010: Oct 1–3 | fiberartsfestival.org |
| Northwest Regional Spinners’ Association, Tacoma | 2012: May 31–Jun 3 | nwregionalspinners.org |
| Shepherds’ Extravaganza, Puyallup | 2010: Apr 15–18 | shepherds– extravaganza.com |
| Wisconsin | ||
| Spin-Off Autumn Retreat (SOAR) Lake Delavan | 2010: Oct 24–31 | interweavesoar.com |
| Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson | 2010: Sep 10–12 | wisconsinsheepand woolfestival.com |
| Wisconsin Spin-In, Hartford | 2011: Apr 7–9 | wispinin.org |
| Canada | ||
| CSNF CreativFestival Fall Show, Toronto, Ontario | 2010: Oct 22–24 | csnf.com |
| CSNF CreativFestival Spring Show, Mississauga, Ontario | 2011: Apr 15–16 | csnf.com |
| Fibers West, Abbotsford, British Columbia | 2011: Mar 18–19 | fibreswest.com |
| Fiber Week, Olds, Alberta | 2010: Jun 25–Jul 2 | web site » |
| Fibre Arts Festival, Gibsons Landing, British Columbia | 2010: Aug 18–21 | gibsonslanding fibrearts.com |
| Hand Weavers, Spinners & Dyers of Alberta, Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta | 2011: Jun 10–12 | hwsda.org |
| Interlacement Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia | 2010: May 17–23 | web site » |
| Maiwa Textile Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia | 2010: Sep–Nov (throughout) | maiwa.com/symposium/ |
| Ontario Handweavers and Spinners Conference, Woodstock, Ontario | 2011: Apr 15–17 | ohs.on.ca |
| Victoria Fibrefest, Victoria, British Columbia | 2010: Jun 18–20 | victoriafibrefest.com |
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