A list of fiber festivals and related events. I'll be a vendor at some of these events. Others I'm watching for future visits. I hope you visit me at some events and find this calendar useful for visiting others on your own.
At this time, the Spinning Guy is planning a much reduced 2025 show schedule. He is planning to resume a larger show schedule in 2026. Please note the schedule posted below is likely to suffer delayed maintenance, but the links to the shows should still be helpful.
| 2024 Events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Event | Location | Website | Notes/Status |
| Remaining 2024 Events | ||||
| September 26-28, 2024 | North American Hill Sheep Show | Escanaba, MI | https://www.nahillsheepshow.com/ | |
| September 28 & 29, 2024. Last Full Weekend in September Every Year. | Northern Michigan Fiber Festival | Alpena, MI | http://www.fiberfestival.net | |
| October 18-19, 2024 | Southern Indiana Fiber & Arts Festival | Corydon, IN | https://www.soinfiberfestival.com/ | |
| October 19, 2024 | Minnesota Fiber Festival | Cambridge, MN | http://www.minnesotafiberfestival.com/ | |
| October 19-20, 2024 | New York Sheep and Wool Festival (aka Rhinebeck) | Rhinebeck, NY | https://sheepandwool.com/ | |
| October 19-20, 2024 | Autumn Fiber Festival | Mansfield, OH | https://autumnfiberfestival.com/ | |
| October 18-20, 2024 | Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival (SAFF) | Fletcher, NC | https://saffsite.org/ | |
| October, 25-26 2024 | Madison Weavers Guild Fall Art & Craft Sale | Olbrich Gardens, Madison, WI | https://knitters.org/yarnover/ | May be a general show, not a fiber festival. |
| November 23-24, 2024 | Threads and Fiber Festival | Des Moines, IA | https://threadsandfiberfestival.square.site/ | |
| 2025 Events | ||||
| Events with available 2025 dates | (Please see the bottom of the table for 2025 events with dates not available) | |||
| March 7-8, 2025 | Jay County Fiber Arts Festival | Portland, IN | https://www.facebook.com/jaycountyfiberartsfestival/ | |
| March 13-15, 2025 | Eureka! Fiber in the Ozarks | Eureka Springs, AR | https://eurekafiberintheozarks.com/ | |
| March 29-30, 2025 | Spring Fiber Expo | Ann Arbor, MI | https://www.fiberexpo.com/page/page/4831882.htm | |
| April 5, 2025 | Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair | Cedarville, IL | https://www.scfiberartfair.com/ | |
| April 5-6, 2024 | YarnCon Marketplace | Chicago, IL | http://www.yarncon.com/ | It is with great regret I have decided not to apply for Yarn Con 2025. I'd love to be back in 2026. |
| April 11 - 12, 2025 | Greencastle Wool Show | Greencastle, IN | https://greencastlewoolshow.org/ | |
| April 25-27, 2025 | Midwest Fiber Festival | Kirkwood, MO | http://midwestfiberfest.com/ | |
| April 26-27, 2025 | Wisconsin Alpaca and Fiber Festival | Madison, WI | https://www.wisconsinalpacafiberfest.com/ | |
| May 3-4, 2025 First Weekend in May. |
Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival | Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD | http://sheepandwool.org/ | |
| May 3-4, 2025. | Birchwood Fiber Festival | Birchwood Community Center, Birchwood, TN | https://birchwoodfiberfestival.com/ | |
| May 9-11, 2025. Mother's Day Weekend. |
Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival | Lake Elmo, MN | http://shepherdsharvestfestival.org/ | Planning to vend in 2025 |
| May 24-25, 2025 | The Great Lakes Fiber Show | Wooster, OH | http://www.greatlakesfibershow.org/ | |
| May 31 - June 1, 2025 | Tip of the Mitt Fiber Fair | Emmet County Fairgrounds, Petoskey, MI | https://www.tipofthemittfiberfair.org/ | |
| June 7, 2025 (annually First Saturday of June) | St. Cloud Spin Fest & Fiber Fair | St. Cloud, MN | https://www.facebook.com/stcloudspinfest | |
| August 13-17, 2025 | Michigan Fiber Festival | Allegan, MI | http://www.michiganfiberfestival.info/ | Planning to vend in 2025 |
| September, 5-7 2025 | Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival | Jefferson, WI | https://wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com/ | Planning to vend in 2025 |
| September, 6-7 2025 | Pennsylvania Endless Mountain Fiber Festival | New Milford, PA | https://endlessmountainsfiberfest.com/ | |
| October, 3-5 2025 | Minnesota Knitters Guild Yarn Over | Minneapolis, MN | https://knitters.org/yarnover/ | |
| 2025 Events | ||||
| Events with 2025 dates not yet available or not yet published | ||||
| March ? | Shepherd's Market Festival | Iowa City, IA | https://www.facebook.com/events/7286901198027118/ | |
| March ??, 2025 | Illinois Fiber Festival | Cedarville, IL | https://www.facebook.com/illinoisfiberfestival | Reportedly having venue availability issues, but aiming at March 15 if possible. |
| April ??, 2025 | Southern Illinois Sheep & Craft Festival | Waterloo, IL | https://www.mcsheepproducers.com/ | |
| April ??, 2024 | Des Moines Weavers and Spinners Guild Fiberfest | Des Moines, IA | https://www.facebook.com/events/393229183163624 | |
| May ????, 2024 | Illiana Fiber Festival | Lake County Fairgrounds, Crown Point, Indiana | http://www.illianafiberfestival.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1550947665246960 | |
| ??? 2025 | Madison Knitting Guild Knit-In | Madison, WI | https://madisonknittersguild.org/knitin | |
| September ??, 2025 | North Country Fiber Fair | Watertown, SD | http://NorthCountryFiberFair.org | |
| September ??, 2025 | Lehigh Valley Fiber Festival | Allentown, PA | https://www.lvfiberfest.com/ | |
| September ??, 2025 | Wool Gathering at Young's Dairy | Yellow Springs, OH | https://youngsdairy.com/wool-gathering/ | |
| September ??, 2025 | Adirondack Wool & Arts Festival | Greenwich, NY | https://www.adkwoolandarts.com/ | |
| September ??, 2025 | NJ Sheep & Fiber Festival | Ringoes, NJ | https://njsheep.net/ | |