Hello Friends of the Cottage! 

Welcome to the 2025 Fiber Festivals and Events List. 

I update this list regularly and keep it current, so keep checking back!

After a festival or event has taken place, I am archiving it so that 

you will find the most current / upcoming events at the top of the list.  

As always, please email me at allyson@thatchedroofcottage.com 

to add a festival or correct any information.

August 1 - 31: The Great Tennessee Yarn Tour, Tennessee

August 22 – 24: Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival, Green Tree, Pennsylvania

August 23: Easy Does It with Patty Lyons, Online

August 30 -31: Heart of New Mexico Fiber and Art Gathering, Edgewood, New Mexico

May 24 - August 31: Cowboy Yarn Crawl, Wyoming

July 1 - September 30: Northern MN Summer Shop Hop (scroll down page)

Duluth, Ely, Grand Marais, Minnesota

September 2 - 21: Yarn Discovery Tour, Northeast Ohio

September 5: Mini Forest Floor Weaving Class, Albany, New York

September 5 - 6: Anson County Fiber Arts Festival, Wadesboro, North Carolina

September 5 - 7: Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson, Wisconsin

September 6 - 7: Salida Fiber Festival, Salida, Colorado

September 6 - 7: Pennsylvania Endless Mountains Fiber Festival, 

New Milford, Pennsylvania

September 6 - 7: Natural Fiber Fair, Arcata, California

September 6 - 7: Hill City Quilt & Fiber Arts Show, Hill City, South Dakota

September 6 - 7: Boston Fiber Festival, Boston, Massachusetts

September 11 - 14: Sierra Nevada Yarn Crawl, California and Nevada

September 12 - 14: Fall Knit Camp, near Grand Marais, Minnesota

September 13: Western New York Fiber Arts Festival, East Aurora, New York

September 13 - 14: New Jersey Sheep and Fiber Festival, Ringoes, New Jersey

September 19 - 21: DFW Fiber Fest, Irving, Texas

September 19 - 21: North Country Fiber Fair, Watertown, South Dakota

September 19 - 21: Florida Fiber In, Kissimmee, Florida

September 20 - 21: Wool Gathering at Young's, Yellow Springs, Ohio

September 20 - 21: Lehigh Valley Fiber Festival, Allentown, Pennsylvania

September 20 - 21: Adirondack Wool & Arts Festival, Greenwich, New York

September 20 - 27: Charlotte Area Yarn Crawl, Charlotte, North Carolina

September 25 - 27: USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, Grading & Sale, 

Des Moines, Iowa

September 27 - 28: Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival, Berryville, Virginia

September 27 - 28: Northern Michigan Fiber Festival, Alpena, Michigan

September 27 - 28: National Alpaca Farm Days, Various Locations

September 27: Tacoma Fiber Fling, Tacoma, Washington

October 3 - 4: Bloomington Wool & Fiber Festival, Bloomington, Indiana

October 3 - 5: Minnesota Knit Together, Plymouth, Minnesota

October 3 - 5: Pacific Northwest Fiber Arts Expo, Port Angeles, Washington

October 3 -5: Kentucky Wool Festival, Falmouth, Kentucky

October 4: Hagerstown Fiber Festival, Hagerstown, Maryland

October 4 - 5: Mountain and Valley Wool Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico

October 4 - 5: Mid-Plains Fiber Fair, York, Nebraska

October 4 - 5: Lambtown Festival, Dixon, California

October 4 - 5: Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival, Tunbridge, Vermont

October 4 - 5: Fall Fiber Festival & Montpelier Sheep Dog Trials,

Montpelier Station, Virginia

October 4 -5: Taos Wools Festival, Taos, New Mexico

October 8 - 12: Trailing of the Sheep Festival, Wood River Valley, Idaho

October 9 - 11: Maker Festivals Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

October 10 - 11: Lake Area Fiber Arts Festival, Camdenton, Missouri

October 11: Kings County Fiber Festival, Brooklyn, New York

October 11: Pennsylvania Sheep & Wool Festival, Dayton, Pennsylvania

October 12 - 17: SOAR (Spin Off Autumn Retreat), Loveland, Colorado

October 16: Fiber Arts Camp, Washburn, North Dakota

October 17 - 18: Southern Indiana Fiber & Arts Festival, Corydon, Indiana

October 18: Minnesota Fiber Festival, Cambridge, Minnesota

October 18 - 19: Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival, Albany, Oregon

October 18 -19: Autumn Fiber Festival, Mansfield, Ohio

October 17: Indie Untangled, Saugerties, New York

October 18 - 19: New York State Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck, New York

October 24 - 26: Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, Fletcher, North Carolina

October 24 - 26: Texas Fleece & Fiber Festival, Kerrville, Texas

October 25: Frederick Fiber Fest, Frederick, Maryland

October 29 - November 2: Fiber Art Show & Sale, Longmont, Colorado

November 1: Fiber Flurry, Leonardville, Kansas

November 1 - 2: The Fiber Festival of New England, West Springfield, Massachusetts

November 1 - 2: Buckeye Alpaca Fall Fest, Tallmadge, Ohio

November 6 - 8: Yarn Fest @ Home, Interweave, Online 

November 6 - 9: TKGA Retreat 2025, San Francisco, California

November 7 - 8: Ozark Fiber Fling, Steelville, Missouri

November 7 - 8: NWA Fiber Festival, Fayetteville, Arkansas

November 7 - 9: Interweave @ Home Summit, Online

November 7 - 10: Knit Camp, Lutsen, Minnesota

November 8 - 9: Maryland Alpaca and Fleece Festival, West Friendship, Maryland

November 14 - 15: Alabama Fiber Festival, Birmingham, Alabama

November 14 - 16: Sacred Sheep, Portland, Oregon

November 22 - 23: Pennsylvania Fall Fiber Arts Festival, Leesport, Pennsylvania

November 22 - 23: SoCal Fiber Fair, Pomona, California

TBD: Threads and Fiber Festival, Des Moines, Iowa

💛 This list is compiled by me, Allyson — 

knitter and founder of Thatched Roof Cottage. 

I love researching, compiling,and sharing this resource 

for fiber artists and fiber lovers.

Here’s a little more about me.

If you’ve found this list helpful and would like to support the time and care 

that goes into keeping it updated, here’s how you can help👇:

This list is a true labor of love — researched, updated, and shared to help fiber lovers 

find events that spark joy, creativity, and connection. 

It also helps festival organizers and small shops connect with the people 

who’ll show up with project bags, big smiles, and a deep love for yarn and all things fiber.

If it’s been helpful to you and you would like this resource to contine next year, 

here are a few ways you can help keep it going:

Pick up something from my shop — every order helps!

Drop a little kindness in the Ko-Fi tip jar — quick and easy (no goodies yet, but I’m working on that).

OR: Use the shop checkout process! (Scroll a bit and you'll see where to do it)

Choose a tier below and get cozy downloads as thanks:

🧣 $5 – Festival Starter Bundle (value $8): Countdown to the Fiber Festival Printable + 

Scarf Pattern Bundle (3 scarf patterns + gift tracker)

🌸 $10 – Festival VIP Bundle (value $15): Everything in the $5 tier, plus the beautifully designed

Floral Productivity Kit for Inspired Planning

If you’ve donated before via Ko-Fi — thank you! 

You are the original supporters and have a special place at Thatched Roof Cottage. 

I’ll make sure you get these goodies too.

 Please just give me a little time to figure this out and I'll send them your way. 💌