Sheep & Wool Festivals

posted on April 24, 2008

Spring is here and sheep & wool festival season begins! Below is a list of some upcoming festivals to check out. If you know of any others taking place during the next few months, leave a comment and I’ll add it to the list.

April 26, 2008
   21st Annual Sheepshearing Festival at Gore Place
   Gore Place - Waltham, Massachusetts
   http://www.goreplace.org/sheepshearing.htm

   99th Annual Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association Sheep, Wool and Fiber Festival
   Tolland Agricultural Center - Vernon/Rockville, Connecticut
   http://www.ctsheep.org/event.htm

May 3-4, 2008
   Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
   Howard County Fairgrounds - West Friendship, Maryland
   http://www.sheepandwool.org/

May 10-11, 2008
   32nd Annual New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival
   Hopkinton State Fairgrounds - Contoocook, New Hampshire
   http://www.nhswga.com/content/view/36/33/

   11th Annual Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival
   Washington County Fairgrounds - Lake Elmo, Minnesota
   http://www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org/

May 17-18, 2008
   Waynesburg Sheep and Fiber Festival
   Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
   http://www.sheepandfiber.com/

May 24-25, 2008
   34th Annual Massachusetts Sheep and Woolcraft Fair
   Cummington Fairgrounds - Cummington, Massachusetts
   http://www.masheepwool.org/aboutus.htm

June 14-15, 2008
   4th Annual Iowa Sheep & Wool Festival
   Dallas County Fairgrounds - Adel, Iowa
   http://www.iowasheep.com/Festival.html

June 20-22, 2008
   Black Sheep Gathering
   Lane County Fairgrounds - Eugene, Oregon
   http://www.blacksheepgathering.org/

— Katherine

Comments
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Isn't the Black Sheep Gathering in Oregon (Eugene, I am pretty sure) in June? It's a major and should be on your list. And late in the season...Taos Wool Festival in Taos, NM the first weekend in October (10/4 and 10/5 this year). Thanks!

Posted by: Meredith at April 25, 2008 12:14 PM

Good catch, Meredith! I've added Black Sheep Gathering to the list. In a few months I'll post a list of festivals taking place in the fall and I'll be sure to include the Taos Wool festival. Thanks!

Posted by: Katherine at April 25, 2008 3:37 PM