2024 NY State Sheep and Wool Festival: Full Schedule

FESTIVAL DATES: Oct. 17-20, 2024
(Workshops happening also Thurs and Fri before the festival, NO VENDORS OPEN Thursday or Friday, only Sat. and Sun.)
We’re using Sched to help you plan your festival. Create your own schedule by ticking off events in the Schedule to add to your own personal plan. Events being added so refresh every few days. The Souvenir Pre-festival ordering hopes to open mid Sept. Thanks for your patience.

9:00am EDT

Breed Specific Knitting Display & Spinning Demos

Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT

Bldg 28 - Breed Barn

Check out the different fibers from various breeds in knitted form on display in the breed barn while watching folks spin with the different fibers. Questions are encouraged.

Exhibitors

Multiple exhibitors throughout the barn.

Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Bldg 28 - Breed Barn

Breed Talks

Fleece Type Long

9:00am EDT

Sheep Breed Displays

Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT

Bldg 28 - Breed Barn

Read, touch, pet, and take photos while learning about various sheep breeds, fibers, and histories of these animals.

Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Bldg 28 - Breed Barn

Livestock Displays, Animals

Fleece Type Long

10:00am EDT

Breed Talk: Coopworth Sheep

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent

Coopworth Sheep and Wool

Exhibitors

Nick Pouder

Owner, Mayapple Hill Farm

Mayapple Hill Farm raises grass-fed Coopworth and Coopworth-cross sheep in the northwestern hills of Connecticut. We focus on high-quality fiber and natural parasite-resistance. Our flock of 45 Coopworths have long and luxurious wool in both white and natural colors. We're delighted... Read More →

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent

Breed Talks

Fleece Type Long

1:25pm EDT

Breed Talk: Enjoy the process of Gotland wool!

Saturday October 19, 2024 1:25pm - 1:55pm EDT

Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent

The Multiple Uses of Gotland Fleeces.

Exhibitors

Christina Ahlseen

Sheep Breed Display: American Gotland, American Gotland Sheep Society

Sheep Breed Display: American Gotland

Saturday October 19, 2024 1:25pm - 1:55pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent

Breed Talks

Fleece Type Long

9:00am EDT

Breed Specific Knitting Display & Spinning Demos

Sunday October 20, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Bldg 28 - Breed Barn

Check out the different fibers from various breeds in knitted form on display in the breed barn while watching folks spin with the different fibers. Questions are encouraged.

Exhibitors