Fiber and yarn festivals in Oregon & Washington - Updated for 2024!
Buy wool fiber and yarn from local farms and scratch a sheep under the chin (spoiler: it’s warm and soft!). Here’s a round-up of yarn and fiber festivals in Oregon and Washington in 2024.
Behold, the fiber festival!! A place where you can watch a kid blow dry a rabbit with a shop vac (pictured above), meet llamas and alpacas, shop for felting fiber and yarn, or take a workshop in fiber arts and animal husbandry. A highlight of these events are the unpretentious and highly skilled people who love these animals and are very often wearing a hand-knit shawl. Load up the kids, stop at the ATM on the way, and don’t miss the goat obstacle course!
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2024 Guide to Fiber Festivals in the Pacific Northwest
April 27, 2024 High Desert Wool Growers Market Day (Deschutes County Fair + Expo Center, Redmond, OR)
Farm-direct fiber, yarn and tools.
May 18-19, 2024 Fat Lamb Fiber Festival (Centennial Elementary Gymnasium, Scio, OR)
Held in conjunction with the Linn County Lamb & Wool Fair in Scio, OR.
June 1-2, 2024 Fiber Fusion NW (Evergreen State Fairgrounds)
70+ fiber-related vendors, spin-in, live animal demonstrations.
June 28-30, 2024 Black Sheep Gathering (Linn County Expo Center, Albany, OR)
This long-running event takes place on the 4th weekend in June. Very well attended with lots of activities including fiber arts expo, animal judging, workshops, and sheep to shawl event.
July 27-28, 2024 Prairie City Fiber Festival (Prairie City, OR)
Prairie City is picturesque Eastern Oregon town with a view of the Strawberry Mountains. This small fiber fest feels personal and has a great selection of yarn and fiber. Workshops may take place in the organizer’s back yard under the shade of a tree. Heaven!
Sept. 21-22, 2024 Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival (Linn County Expo Center, Albany, OR)
The biggest fiber festival in the PNW, with 14,000 attendees annually. The high-quality workshops fill quickly, so register early! Pssst. GOAT OBSTACLE COURSE IS ON SATURDAY AT 4PM. See you there!
October 4-6, 2024 Pacific Northwest Fiber Arts Expo (Port Angeles, WA)
Fostering an awareness of fiber arts by providing a venue for workshops, demonstrations, and the sale of hand-made products.
Unconfirmed for 2024
Events from past years with no information yet about this year. If you know more info, email me and I will update the confirmed events list.
Quilcine Fiber Fest (Worthington Park in Quilcine, WA)
Wahkiakum Fairgrounds Flock and Fiber Show (Skamokowa, WA)