2017 FESTIVALS & EVENTS HISTORY
January 20-21, 2017 (Fri-Sat)
Madis0n Knitters’ Guild - Traveling Fiber Merchant Event
Howard Johnson Hotel
3841 East Johnson Ave.
Madison, Wisconsin
January 21, 2017 (Sat)
Winter CSM Gathering - Come Knit Socks
The Knitshop at Rocking Horse Farm
25636 County Road 74
St. Cloud, Minnesota
January 21-23, 2017 (Sat-Mon)
NeedleArts TNNA Winter Trade Show
San Jose Convention Center
San Jose, California
January 27-29, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
Susan’s Fiber Shop - Knitting Retreat
Super 8
219 Industrial Dr.
Columbus, Wisconsin
February 10-12, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
Sauder Village Knitter’s Retreat
Sauder Heritage Inn
Archbold, Ohio
February 16-19, 2017 (Thu-Sun)
Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat
Hotel Murano
Tacoma, Washington
February 17-18, 2017 (Fri-Sat)
Knitting Pipeline Retreat
Washington, Illinois
February 24-27, 2017 (Fri-Mon)
Sheep In The City Getaway
Comfort Suites - Milwaukee Airport
6362 S. 13 St.
Oak Creek, Wisconsin
March 3, 2017 (Fri)
Susan’s Fiber Shop - Spinning Retreat
Columbus Super 8
219 Industrial Dr.
Columbus, Wisconsin
March 10-11, 2017 (Fri-Sat)
Fiber Arts Festival
Jay Community Center
115 E. Water St.
Portland, Indiana
March 10-12, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
Fiber Retreat
George Washington Carver Multipurpose Building
3804 Bald Hill Road
Jefferson City, Missouri
sites.google.com/site/fiberretreat2011/schedule-at-a-glance-1/home
March 17-19, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
Madison Knit In
Alliant Energy Center
Madison, Wisconsin
March, 2017
History Unwound Retreat
Williamsburg, Virginia
March 30-April 2, 2017 (Thu-Sun)
Interweave Yarn Fest
Embassy Suites - Loveland
Loveland, Colorado
April 1-2, 2017 (Sat-Sun)
YarnCon - Chicago’s Indie Fiber Fair
Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Hall
1340 West Washington Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois
April 8, 2017 (Sat)
Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair
Jane Addams Community Center
430 W. Washington Street
Cedarville, Illinois 61013
April 8-9, 2017 (Sat-Sun)
Ann Arbor Spring Fiber Expo
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds
5055 Ann Arbor Saline Rd.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
April 10, 2017 (Mon)
Dyed in the Fleece
Fine Line Creative Arts Center
37W570 Bolcum Rd.
St. Charles, Illinois
April 14-15, 2017 (Fri-Sat)
The Fiber Event at Greencastle
Putnam County Fairgrounds
Greencastle, Indiana
April 21-23, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival
GSM Heritage Center & The Townsend Visitors Center
Townsend, Tennessee
April 21-23, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
Minnesota Knitters’ Guild - Yarnover
Minneapolis Marriott Northwest
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
www.knitters.org/whats-yarnover
April 22-23, 2017 (Sat-Sun)
Rainbow Fleece Farm - Spring Shearing
W7181 Hustad Valley Rd
New Glarus, Wisconsin
April 25-29, 2017 (Tue-Sat)
PlyAway - A Spinning Retreat
Weston at Crown Center
Kansas City, Missouri
April 29-30, 2017 (Sat-Sun)
Indiana Fiber & Music Festival
Tri-County Shrine Club
701 Potters Ln.
Clarksville, Indiana
April 29-30, 2017 (Sat-Sun)
Wisconsin Alpaca Fiber Fest
3000Pleasant Valley Rd.
West Bend, Wisconsin
April 29-May 1, 2017 (Sat-Mon)
Unwind - A Fiber Arts Getaway in the Mountains
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
May 5-7, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
Annual Rites of Spring Fiber Frolic
Wisconsin Roadtrip
Wisconsin
www.ritesofspringfiberfrolic.com
May 5-7, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
4th Annual Okfiberfest
Okanogan Fairgrounds
Okanogan, Washington
May 6, 2017 (Sat)
Indigo Dying
Fine Line Creative Arts Center
37W570 Bolcum Rd.
St. Charles, Illinois
May 12-14, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
Shepherds Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival
Washington County Fairgrounds
Lake Elmo, Minnesota
www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org/
May 20-21, 2017 (Sat-Sun)
Spring Fling Fiber Fest
McHenry County Fair Grounds
McHenry, Illinois
May 20-21, 2017 (Sat-Sun)
The Kentucky Sheep & Fiber Festival
Masterson Station Park
Lexington, Kentucky
June 10-11, 2017 (Sat-Sun)
CNY Fiber Arts Festival
Butternut Hills Campgroud
6893 US Route 20
Bouckville, New York
June 10-11, 2017 (Sat-Sun)
Estes Park Wool Market
Estes Park Events Complex
Estes Park, Colorado
June 12-17, 2017 (Mon-Sat)
Midwest Weavers Conference - Textiles at the Crossroads
Butler University
Indianapolis, Indiana
www.midwestweavers.org/conference/
July 7-9, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
Susan’s Fiber Shop - Summer Retreat
Columbus Super 8
219 Industrial Dr.
Columbus, Wisconsin
July 9-15, 2017 (Sun-Sat)
Beginning Spinning... and Beyond
The Clearing
12171 Garrett Bay Rd.
Ellison Bay, Wisconsin
July 15, 2017 (Sat)
Casual Spinning Wheel Retreat
Glen Ellyn Civic Center
535 Duane St.
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
July 31-August 6, 2017 (Mon-Sun)
Knitterati Retreat at Schloss Münchenwiler
Schloss Münchwiler
Münchwiler, BE, Switzerland
August 3-6, 2017 (Thu-Sun)
STITCHES Midwest
Schaumburg, Illinois
www.knittinguniverse.com/STITCHES
August 7-13, 2017 (Mon-Sun)
Knitterati Retreat at Riederalp - Aletsch Arena
Art Furrer Hotels
Riederalp, VS, Switzerland
August 16-20, 2017 (Wed-Sun)
Michigan Fiber Fest
Allegan County Fairgrounds, Michigan
www.michiganfiberfestival.info
September 7-10, 2017 (Thu-Sun)
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival
Jefferson Fair Park
503 N. Jackson St.
Jefferson, Wisconsin
www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
October 13-15, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
Signature Needle Arts 10th Birthday Celebration Knitting Retreat
Abbey Resort and Avani Spa
Fontana, Wisconsin
October 21-22, 2017 (Sat-Sun)
Ann Arbor Fall Fiber Expo
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds
5055 Ann Arbor Saline Rd.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
October 27-29, 2017 (Fri-Sun)
Southeatern Animal Fiber Fair
WNC Agricultural Center
Fletcher, North Carolina
November 10-13, 2017 (Fri-Mon)
Knit Ithaca
Downton Marriott
Ithaca, New York
