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Join us for our Virtual Online Festival, May 2nd and 3rd!
Posted: May 1, 2020
Since we won’t be getting together in person this year, we are hosting a virtual online festival instead. We are working on the following components for festival weekend, May 2nd and 3rd:
- Virtual Vendor Marketplace
- Virtual Fleece Sale
- Virtual Junior Spinning Competition
- Virtual Family Activities Tent
- Online Swag Store
Our home base will be the new Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival Online Community group on Facebook. This group was set up to allow the greater festival community to interact, inspire, and share with one another. Anyone is welcome to post in this group. However, if you want to post about items for sale, you must be a current Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival vendor or be part of in the virtual fleece sale.
Virtual Vendor Marketplace – We will be creating an enhanced vendor list on our website, which will include links to online stores for those vendors that have them. Many vendors will also have videos available giving you a tour of their “virtual vendor booth”, as well as special offers and discounts for the virtual festival weekend.
Virtual Fleece Sale – Our Fleece Sale committee will be contacting producers who have brought fleeces to sell …
#showusyourentries
Posted: April 26, 2020
Family Fun at Home
Posted: April 23, 2020
Welcome to our Family Fun at Home page! Since we won’t be having any in-person Family Activities this year, we’ve put together a list of things you can experience from home as part of our 2020 Virtual Online Festival.
View a variety of wool fact sheets on topics such as Wool Qualities 101, Wool History, Wool Processing, Wool and the Carbon Cycle, and How Wool Reduces Climate Impact at https://www.americanwool.org/resource-2.
Read the Sheep Reporter newsletter for kids.
Explore different breeds of sheep at https://sheepusa.org/resources-materials-breeddirectory.
Watch some videos about sheep and wool:
- Meet an American Sheep Rancher
- Learn about Shearing Wool, A Sheep’s Haircut
- Discover the many natural benefits of wool in Wool 101 – Essentials
Learn a new skill by taking a virtual class! Kellie Nuss, chairman of our Family Activities Committee, has made videos of the following classes that would have happened in our Family Activities Tent. These videos are suitable for all ages (including adults):
…Cancellation of the 2020 Festival
Posted: March 18, 2020
With regret that is beyond words, we are announcing the cancellation of the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival for the first time in our 47 year history.Cancelled – 47th Annual Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
Posted: March 18, 2020
- May 2 & 3, 2020
- 8:30AM - 6PM Saturday
- 8:30AM - 5PM Sunday
- Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD
- Admission: $5.00
- No pets…please leave your dog at home
COVID-19 and the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival: Update
Posted: March 10, 2020
...Governor's Executive Order prohibits gatherings of more than 250 people.Online Registration for Fiber Arts Seminars and Family Activities
Posted: February 11, 2017
...is now open!Cover Art Competition Remains On Hiatus
Posted: June 27, 2019
Fun Facts About 2019
Posted: June 4, 2019
Here are some interesting facts about the 2019 Festival.Thank you for helping make 2019 great!
Posted: May 15, 2017
