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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: February 2010

Arizona
Arizona Federation of Weavers & Spinners Guilds, Phoenix 2010: Apr 15–18 azfed.org
Southwest Fiber Arts Festival, Amado 2010: Oct 30 southwestfiberfestival.
com
California
Association of Southern California Handweavers, Riverside 2011: Mar 25–30 aschsite.org
California Wool & Fiber Festival, Boonville 2010: Sep 10–12 fiberfestival.com
Conference of Northern California Handweavers, “A World of Creativity,” Santa Clara 2010: Apr 9–11 cnch.org
ETC, Santa Clara 2010: Mar 1–2 knittinguniverse.com
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 2009: Nov 1 schg.org/festival
Stitches West, Santa Clara 2010: Feb 25–28 knittinguniverse.com
Surface Design Association International Conference, “Reinvention,” San Francisco 2010: Mar 19–24 surfacedesign.org/
conference.asp
TNNA Winter Trade Show, Long Beach 2010: Jan 9–11 tnna.org
Colorado
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
Florida
Florida Tropical Weavers Guild Annual Conference, Lake Yale 2010: Mar 18–21 ftwg.org
Georgia
Stitches South, Atlanta 2010: Apr 22–25 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 2009: Sep 19 fiberinthepark.com
Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair, Grayslake 2010: Jul 16–18 fiberandfolk.com
Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair, Cedarville 2010: Apr 17 suzybeggin.com
Stitches Midwest, Schaumburg 2010: Aug 19–22 knittinguniverse.com
Indiana
The Fiber Event, Greencastle 2010: Apr 9–10 thefiberevent.com
Fiber Fest and Spin In, Portland 2010: Mar 12–13 visitjaycounty.com
Hoosier Hills Fiberarts Festival, Franklin 2010: Jun 4–5 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
Kentucky
Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival, Lexington 2010: May 15–16 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 1–2 sheepandwool.org
Massachusetts
Fiber Revival, Newbury 2009: Aug 15 fiberrevival.com
Franklin County Fiber Twist, Greenfield 2009: Sep 26 fibertwist.com
Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair, Cummington 2010: May 29–30 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: Jun 12 fiberartfest.com
Fiber Arts Festival at Castle Farms, Charlevoix 2010: Jul 24–25 castlefarms.com
Fiber Expo, Ann Arbor 2010: Oct 23–24 fiberexpo.com
Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan 2010: Aug 18–22 michiganfiberfestival.info
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 2010: Mar 11–13 web site »
TNNA Needlearts Market, St. Charles 2009: Sep 26–27 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 2010: May 8–9 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
Best of the Southwest Fiber Arts Festival, Farmington 2009: Nov 14–15 web site »
Complex Weavers Seminars, location TBA 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
Knox Farm Fiber Festival, East Aurora 2009: Sep 26 knoxfarmfiber.com
New York Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck 2010: Oct 14–17 sheepandwool.com
Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival, Greenwich 2009: Sep 26–27 web site »
North Carolina
Fiber Forum, Lake Junaluska 2011: TBA sefiberforum.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
TNNA Summer Trade Show, Columbus 2010: Jun 12–14 tnna.org
Upper Valley Fiber Fest, Troy 2010: May 15–16 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 2009: Jul 24–25 fiberchristmas.com
Oregon
The Black Sheep Gathering, Eugene 2010: Jun 18–20 blacksheepgathering.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 2009: Sep 25–26 knittersdayout.org
Mid Atlantic Fiber Assocation Conference, Gettysburg 2011: Jul 7–10 mafafiber.org
Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival, Mars 2010: Feb 13–14 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
Middle Tennessee Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival, Dickson 2010: May 28–29 tnfiberfestival.com
TNNA Needlework Market, Nashville 2010: Feb 20–21 tnna.org
Texas
Contemporary Handweavers of Texas, San Antonio 2011: Jun 2–5 contemporary
handweaversoftexas.org
DFW Fiber Fest, Addison 2010: Apr 9–11 dfwfiberfest.org
Kid ‘n Ewe & Llamas Too, Boerne 2009: Nov 13–15 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 2010: Feb 11–14 madronafiberarts.com
North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival, Sequim 2010: Oct 1–3 fiberartsfestival.org
Northwest Regional Spinners’ Association, Deer Lake 2010: Jun 3–6 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, West Bend 2009: Oct 30–Nov 1 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
Fibre Arts Festival, Gibsons Landing, British Columbia 2010: Aug 18–21 gibsonslanding
fibrearts.com
Hand Weavers, Spinners & Dyers of Alberta, Annual Conference, Edmonton, Alberta 2010: Jun 4–6 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/

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