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: March 2008
| Arizona | ||
| Fibers Through Time | 2008: Apr 3–6 | azfed.org |
| California | ||
| Association of Southern California Handweavers, Riverside | 2009: Mar 6–8 | colorconnects.org |
| California Wool & Fiber Festival, Boonville | 2008: Sep 12–14 | fiberfestival.com |
| Conference of Northern California Handweavers, Sacramento | 2008: May 2–4 | cnch.org |
| Fabulous Fiber Fest, Santa Monica | 2008: Aug 15–17 | thefiberfest.com |
| Lambtown USA, Dixon | 2008: Jul 19 | lambtown.com |
| Sacramento County Fair, Sacramento | 2008: May 22–26 | sacfair.com |
| Stitches West, Santa Clara | 2008: Feb 21–24 | knittinguniverse.com |
| TNNA Trade Show, San Diego | 2009: Jan 17–19 | tnna.org |
| Colorado | ||
| Estes Park Wool Market, Estes Park | 2008: Jun 12–15 | estesnet.com |
| Intermountain Weavers Conference, Durango | 2009: Jul 30–Aug 2 | intermountainweavers. org |
| Pagosa Fiber Festival, Pagosa Springs | 2008: May 24–25 | pagosafiberfestival.com |
| Connecticut | ||
| CSBA Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival, Vernon/Rockville | 2007: Apr 28 | ctsheep.org |
| Florida | ||
| Complex Weavers Seminar, St. Petersburg | 2008: Jun 28–Jul 2 | complex–weavers.org |
| Convergence, Tampa Bay | 2008: Jun 22–28 | weavespindye.org |
| Florida Tropical Weavers Guild Annual Conference, Lake Yale | 2008: Mar 27–30 | ftwg.org |
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| Idaho | ||
| Snake River Fiber Fair, Idaho Falls | 2008: May 16–18 | srfiberarts.org |
| Illinois | ||
| Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair, Crystal Lake | 2008: Jul 18–20 | fiberandfolk.com |
| Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair, Cedarville | 2008: Apr 19 | suzybeggin.com |
| Stitches Midwest, Schaumburg | 2008: Aug 21–24 | knittinguniverse.com |
| Indiana | ||
| Hoosier Hills Fiberarts Festival, Franklin | 2008: Jun 6–7 | hhfiberfest.com |
| The Fiber Event, Greencastle | 2008: Apr 11–12 | thefiberevent.com |
| Fiber Fest and Spin In, Portland | 2008: Mar 6–8 | visitjaycounty.com |
| Iowa | ||
| Iowa Summer Sheep & Wool Festival, Adel | 2008: Jun 14–15 | iowasheep.com |
| Midwest Weavers Conference | 2009: TBA | midwestweavers.org |
| Kansas | ||
| Central Plains Fiber Festival, Phillipsburg | 2009: TBA | centralplainsfiberfest.com |
| Louisiana | ||
| Fiber Arts For-'em Event, Lake Pearl | 2007: Sep 7–9 | web site » |
| Maine | ||
| Fiber College on Penobscot Bay, Searsport | 2008: Sep 5–7 | fibercollege.org |
| Maine Fiber Frolic, Windsor | 2008: Jun 7–8 | fiberfrolic.com |
| Maryland | ||
| Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, West Friendship | 2008: May 3–4 | sheepandwool.org |
| Stitches East, Baltimore | 2008: Nov 6–9 | knittinguniverse.com |
| Massachusetts | ||
| Franklin County Fiber Twist, Old Deerfield | 2008: Oct 25 | fibertwist.com |
| Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair, Cummington | 2008: May 24–25 | masheepwool.org |
| New England Weavers Seminar, Northhampton | 2009: TBA | newenglandweavers seminar.com |
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| Michigan | ||
| Fiber Arts Festival at Castle Farms, Charlevoix | 2008: Jul 26–27 | castlefarms.com |
| Fiber Expo, Ann Arbor | 2008: Oct 25–26 | fiberexpo.com |
| Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan | 2008: Aug 13–17 | michiganfiberfestival.info |
| Michigan League of Handweavers Summer Workshops, Holland | 2008: Aug 9–11 | mlhguild.com |
| Mt. Bruce Sheep & Wool Festival, Romeo | 2008: Sep 27–28 | sheepstuff.com |
| Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival, West Branch | 2008: Sep 26–28 | lambandwoolfestival.com |
| Minnesota | ||
| Knit–Out & Crochet, Minneapolis | 2008: Feb 16–17 | craftyarncouncil.com |
| Shepherd's Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival, Lake Elmo | 2008: May 10–11 | shepherdsharvest festival.org |
| Missouri | ||
| Heart of America Sheep Show & Fiber Fest, Sedalia | 2007: Jun 1–3 | moncwga.com |
| Marshfield Fiber Fair, Marshfield | 2008: May 19–21 | hfafiberfair.com |
| Missouri Fiber Retreat, Jefferson City | 2008: Mar 7–9 | web site » |
| Surface Design Association International Conference, “Off the Grid,” Kansas City | 2009: May 28–31 | surfacedesign.org |
| TNNA Needlearts Market, St. Charles | 2008: Sep 14–15 | tnna.org |
| World Sheep & Fiber Arts Festival, Bethel | 2008: Aug 30–Sep 1 | worldsheepfest.com |
| Montana | ||
| Fiberfest Eureka, Eureka | 2008: Aug 2–3 | fiberfesteureka.org |
| Montana Association of Weavers & Spinners Fiber Conference, Helena | 2008: Jun 19–22 | mawsonline.org |
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| New Hampshire | ||
| Knit & Crochet Show, Manchester | 2008: Jul 25–27 | knitandcrochetshow.com (Summer Show) |
| New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Festival, Contoocook | 2008: May 10–11 | nhswga.com |
| New Jersey | ||
| Garden State Sheep Breeders Sheep & Wool Festival, Ringoes | 2008: Oct 4–5 | quintillion.com |
| North Country Spinners Fibre Fallout Retreat, Johnsonburg | 2008: Sep 26–28 | northcountryspinners.org |
| New Mexico | ||
| Best of the Southwest Fiber Arts Festival, Farmington | 2008: Nov 8–9 | web site » |
| Camp Stitches New Mexico, Santa Fe | 2008: May 14–19 | knittinguniverse.com |
| Wool Festival at Taos, Taos | 2008: Oct 4–5 | taoswoolfestival.org |
| New York | ||
| Camp Stitches New York | 2008: Jun 26–30 | knittinguniverse.com |
| Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Conference, Lewiston | 2007: Oct 5–8 | weaversguildofbuffalo.org |
| Fingerlakes Fiber Arts Festival, Hemlock | 2008: Sep 20–21 | gvhg.org |
| New York Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck | 2008: Oct 18–20 | sheepandwool.com |
| North Carolina | ||
| Southeast Fiber Forum Association Fiber Forum | 2009: Apr 17–19 | web site » |
| Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, Fletcher | 2008: Oct 24–26 | saffsite.org |
| Ohio | ||
| A Wool Gathering, Midwest Festival of Fibers, Yellow Springs | 2008: Sep 20–21 | web site » |
| Great Lakes Fiber Show, Wooster | 2008: May 24–25 | web site » |
| TNNA Summer Trade Show, Columbus | 2008: May 10 | tnna.org |
| Upper Valley Fiber Festival, Troy | 2008: Sep 14–15 | ewetopia.net |
| Woolfest, Kirtland | 2008: Jun 26–29 | web site » |
| Oregon | ||
| The Black Sheep Gathering, Eugene | 2008: Jun 20–22 | blacksheepgathering.org |
| Kint & Crochet Show, Portland | 2008: Sep 12–14 | knitandcrochetshow.com |
| NW Regional Spinners’ Association, Salem | 2008: Jun 5–8 | nwrsa.org |
| Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival, Canby | 2008: Sep 26–28 | flockandfiberfestival.com |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Endless Mountains Fiber Festival, Hartford | 2008: Sep 6–7 | pafiberfestival.com |
| Knitters’ Day Out, Summerdale | 2008: Sep 19–20 | knittersdayout.org |
| Mid Atlantic Fiber Assocation Conference, Scranton | 2009: Jul 31–Aug 2 | mafafiber.org |
| Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival, Pittsburgh | 2008: Feb 9–10 | pghknitandcrochet.com |
| Spin-Off Autumn Retreat (SOAR), Pocono Manor | 2008: Oct 5–12 | web site » |
| Surface Design Association Conference, Wayne | 2008: Apr 5–9 | surfacedesign.org |
| Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Festival, Waynesburg | 2008: May 17–18 | sheepandfiber.com |
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| South Dakota | ||
| North Country Fiber Fair, Watertown | 2008: Sep 20–21 | northcountryfiberfair.org |
| Texas | ||
| Contemporary Handweavers of Texas Conference, San Antonio | 2009: TBA | contemporary handweaversoftexas.org |
| DFW Fiber Fest, Addison | 2008: Apr 4–6 | web site » |
| Kid ‘n Ewe & Llamas Too, Boerne | 2008: Nov 7–9 | kidnewe.com |
| Utah | ||
| Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair, Salt Lake City | 2008: Sep 20–21 | greatbasinfiber artsfair.org |
| Vermont | ||
| Annual Jamaica Fiber Festival, Jamaica | 2007: May 19 | web site » |
| Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival, Essex Junction | 2008: Sep 6–7 | vermontsheep.org |
| Virginia | ||
| Fall Fiber Festival & Montpelier Sheepdog Trials, Montpelier | 2008: Oct 4–5 | fallfiberfestival.org |
| Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival, Berryville | 2008: Oct 25–26 | web site » |
| Washington | ||
| Association of NW Weavers’ Guilds, “Weaving Waves of Color,” Spokane | 2009: May 28–31 | northwestweavers.org |
| North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, Sequim | 2008: Oct 3–5 | fiberartsfestival.org |
| Shepherds' Extravaganza, Puyallup | 2008: Apr 17–20 | shepherds– extravaganza.com |
| Wisconsin | ||
| Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson | 2008: Sep 5–7 | wisconsinsheepand woolfestival.com |
| Canada | ||
| CSNF CreativFestival Fall Show, Toronto, Ontario | 2008: Oct 17–19 | csnf.com |
| CSNF CreativFestival Spring Show, Mississauga, Ontario | 2008: Apr 25–27 | csnf.com |
| Fibrefest International, Abbosford, British Columbia | 2008: Mar 7–8 | fibrefestinternational.com |
| Hand Weavers, Spinners & Dyers of Alberta, Olds Alberta | 2008: May 9–11 | hwsda.org |
| Salt Spring Island Fibre Festival, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia | 2009 | fibrefestival.com |
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