2018 FESTIVALS & EVENTS HISTORY
February 23-24, 2018 (Fri-Sat)
Stitch Up Chicago
Virgin Hotel Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
February 23-25, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Midwest Fiber Frolic
Crowne Plaza - Milwaukee Airport
6401 S. 13 St.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 9-11, 2018 (Fri -Sun)
Susan’s Fiber Shop - Spinning Retreat
Comfort Inn and Suites
DeForest, Wisconsin
March 9-10, 2018 (Fri-Sat)
Fiber Arts Festival
Jay Community Center
115 E. Water St.
Portland, Indiana
March 16-18, 2018 (Fri -Sun)
Madison Knit-In
Alliant Energy Center
Madison, Wisconsin
March 16-18, 2018 (Fri -Sun)
Carolina Fiber Frolic Retreat
Sapphire, North Carolina
March 27-31, 2018 (Tue-Sat)
PlyAway - A Spinning Retreat
Weston at Crown Center
Kansas City, Missouri
April 7-8, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
YarnCon - Chicago’s Indie Fiber Fair
Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Hall
1340 West Washington Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois
April 12-15, 2018 (Thu-Sun)
Interweave Yarn Fest
Embassy Suites Loveland Hotel
Loveland, Colorado
April 13-14, 2018 (Fri-Sat)
The Fiber Event at Greencastle
Putnam County Fairgrounds
Greencastle, Indiana
April 14, 2018 (Sat)
Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair
Jane Addams Community Center
430 W. Washington Street
Cedarville, Illinois
April 14-15, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Ann Arbor Spring Fiber Expo
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds
5055 Ann Arbor Saline Rd.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
April 20-22, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival
GSM Heritage Center & The Townsend Visitors Center
Townsend, Tennessee
April 21-22, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Rainbow Fleece Farm - Spring Shearing
W7181 Hustad Valley Rd
New Glarus, Wisconsin
April 27-29, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Minnesota Knitters’ Guild - Yarnover
Minneapolis Marriott Northwest
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
www.knitters.org/whats-yarnover
April 27-29, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Georgia Mountain Needle Arts Festival
Gilmer County Civic Center
Ellijay, Georgia
georgiamountainnee.wixsite.com
April 28, 2018 (Sat)
All Missouri Spin-In
Webster Hills Christian Center
1333 W Lockwood Ave.
St. Louis, Missouri
April 28-29, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Wisconsin Alpaca Fiber Fest
Wisconsin County Fairgrounds
3000Pleasant Valley Rd.
West Bend, Wisconsin
May 4-5, 2018 (Fri-Sat)
Annual Rites of Spring Fiber Frolic
Wisconsin Roadtrip
Wisconsin
www.ritesofspringfiberfrolic.com
May 5-6, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Howard County Fairgrounds
West Friendship, Maryland
May 11-13, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Shepherds Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival
Washington County Fairgrounds
Lake Elmo, Minnesota
www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org/
May 18-20, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Illinois Prairie Spinners Spring Spinning Retreat
Camp Emmaus (more info)
Mt. Morris, Illinois
May 19-20, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Kentucky Sheep & Fiber Festival
Masterson State Park
Lexington, Kentucky
May 25-26, 2018 (Fri-Sat)
Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival
Dickson County Fairgrounds
Dickson, Tennessee
May 26-27, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Great Lakes Fiber Show
Wayne County Fairgrounds
199 Vanover St.
Wooster, Ohio
June 1-2, 2018 (Fri-Sat)
Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Franklin, Indiana
June 2, 2018 (Sat)
Fine Line Arts Festival
Fine Line Creative Arts Center
37W570 Bolcum Rd.
St. Charles, Illinois
June 2-3, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Northern Illinois Sheep and Fiber Festival
McHenry County Fairgrounds
11900 Country Club Rd.
Woodstock, Illinois
June 2-3, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Blue Ridge Fiber Fest
Alleghany County Fairgrounds
Sparta, North Carolina
June 2-3, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Mid-Ohio Fiber Fair
The Shops at Worthington Place Mall
Worthington, Ohio
June 7-10, 2018 (Thu-Sun)
Estes Park Wool Market
Estes Park Events Complex
Estes Park, Colorado
estesparkeventscomplex.com/wool-market
June 9, 2018 (Sat)
World Wide Knit in Public Day
June 9-10, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
CNY Fiber Arts Festival
Butternut Hill Campground
6893 US Route 20
Bouckville, New York
June 16-17, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Iowa Sheep and Wool Festival
Hansen AG Learning Center
Ames, Iowa
www.iowasheepandwoolfestival.com
June 29-July 1, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Black Sheep Fiber Gathering
Lane County Fairgrounds
Eugene, Oregon
July 6-12, 2018 (Fri-Thu)
Convergence
Reno, Nevada
www.weavespindye.org/convergence-2018
July 13-15, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Natural Fiber Extravaganza
Wilson County Exposition Center
945 East Baddour Parkway
Lebanon, Tennessee
July 20-22, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Susan’s Fiber Shop - Summer Retreat
Columbus Super 8
219 Industrial Dr.
Columbus, Wisconsin
August 2-5, 2018 (Thu-Sun)
STITCHES Midwest
Schaumburg Renaissance and Convention Center
Schaumburg, Illinois
www.knittinguniverse.com/STITCHES
August 4-5, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Fiber Arts Festival
Red River Valley Fairgrounds
West Fargo, North Dakota
August 17-19, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Michigan Fiber Fest
Allegan County Fairgrounds, Michigan
www.michiganfiberfestival.info
September 7-9, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival
Jefferson Fair Park
503 N. Jackson St.
Jefferson, Wisconsin
www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
September 8-9, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
PA Endless Mountains Fiber Festival
Hartford Fairgrounds
Hartford, Pennsylvania
endlaessmountainsfiberfest.com
September 15, 2018 (Sat)
Fiber in the Park
Shabbona Park
4178 Co Hwy 22
Earlville, Illinois
September 22-23, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival
Clackamax County Event Center
Canby, Oregon
September 28-30, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Berwyn Spin In
TLDDesign Center
2619 Ridgeland Ave.
Berwyn, Illinois
September 29-30, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Northern Michigan Lamb and Wool Festival
Ogemaw County Fairgrounds
West Branch, Michigan
October 6-7, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Rainbow Fleece Farm - Autumn Fiber Extravaganza
W7181 Hustad Valley Rd
New Glarus, Wisconsin
October 12-14, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Rainbow Fleece Farm - Madtown Yarn Shop Hop
W7181 Hustad Valley Rd
New Glarus, Wisconsin
October 12-14, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Rainbow Fleece Farm - Fall Into Felting
W7181 Hustad Valley Rd
New Glarus, Wisconsin
October 19-20, 2018 (Fri=Sat)
Southern Indiana Fiber & Arts Festival
Harrison County Fairgrounds
Corydon, Indiana
October 26-28, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair
WNC Agricultural Center
Fletcher, North Carolina
October 27-28, 2018 (Sat-Sun)
Ann Arbor Fall Fiber Expo
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds
5055 Ann Arbor Saline Rd.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 2-3, 2018 (Fri-Sat)
Ozark Fiber Fling
Meramac Baptist Retreat Center
Steelville, Missouri
November 9-12, 2018 (Fri-Mon)
Knit Ithaca
Downton Marriott
Ithaca, New York
December 7-9, 2018 (Fri-Sun)
Susan’s Fiber Shop - All Fibers Retreat
Susan’s Fiber Shop
N250 County Rd A
Columbus, Wisconsin
