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Coming
Events…N..
Massachusetts Sheep and Wool
Craft Fair — held May 25-26, 2024 — Cummington
Fairgrounds, 97 Fairgrounds Rd. This event began in 1974 as a
statewide sheep show it now also includes exhibits, dog trials, a
vendor marketplace, sheep and fleece auctions, demonstrations and
more.
www.masheepwool.org
Fiber
Fusion Northwest 2024 — June 1-2, 2024 —
Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington. This event is
hosted by North Sound Alpaca Association (NSAA). Activities
include a fleece show and sale, workshops, demonstrations,
vendors, fiber arts show, a spin-in and live fiber animal
exhibit. New in 2024, classes will be held Friday May 31 through
June 2.
https://www.fiberfusion.net
The
Estes Park Wool Market — June 8-9, 2024. Workshops are
held on Thursday and Friday June 6-7, 2024 in Estes Park,
Colorado.
www.estesparkeventscomplex.com/
The
Annual Black Sheep Gathering will celebrate 50 years this
June 28-30, 2024, at the Linn County Expo Center in Albany,
Oregon. The show catalog is published in this issue and will be
online at
www.blacksheepgathering.org
The
Grazing Hills Fiber Arts Festival — July 13-14, 2024 —
new venue for 2024, the Latah County Fairgrounds, 1021
Harold St in Moscow, Idaho. This event includes a fleece sale,
workshops, demonstrations, vendors, music and activities for
kids
https://ghfiberfest.com/
The
Prairie City Fiber Fest — July 27-28, 2024 —
Prairie City, Oregon. Workshops are held on Friday, July 26.
www.PrairieCityFiberFest.com
Michigan
Fiber Festival will be held August 14-18, 2024 at the Allegan
County Fairgrounds.
Contact:
staff@michiganfiberfestival.info
https://www.michiganfiberfestival.info
Oregon
Flock and Fiber Festival — September 21-22, 2024 —
Linn County Expo Center, Albany. Workshops begin on Friday,
September 20; event includes livestock and fiber arts
competitions, vendors and
more.
https://www.oregonflockandfiberfestival.com/
28th
Annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival — October,
2-6, 2024 — Hailey, Idaho. Their mission: To gather,
celebrate, present, and preserve the history and cultures of
sheep herding in Idaho and the
West.
https://trailingofthesheep.org
The
10th World Congress on Coloured Sheep
— will be held 12-15 November 2024, followed by a
post-congress tour. Venue: Sudima Christchurch Airport Hotel,
Aoteoroa, New Zealand. (Please note the change of venue.)
Participant options include attending only the Congress,
attending only the South Island Tour (a seven day journey) or
attending the Congress and the South Island Tour. The organizers
have been able to secure the accommodation rate up until the 1st
of October.
For more information, visit the Black and
Coloured Sheep Breeders’ Association of New Zealand’s
web page: https://www.colouredsheep.org.nz/congress24/
Contact
email: congress24@colouredsheep.org.nz
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