Schedule of Events
Contests & Competitions
Club Lamb Jackpot
The club lamb jackpot is a club lamb show where exhibitors pay a set entry fee and the winner gets t ...
Creative Shearing Competition
Join us for our first annual creative shearing competition, postponed from 2020. Not everyone can sh ...
Fine Arts Competition
New location for 2022 – Main Exhibition Annex This art competition is intended to encourage art ...
Junior Sheep & Goat Skillathon
A skillathon provides youth with the opportunity to blend knowledge and skills acquired in livestock ...
Junior Spinning Competition
New location for 2022 - Main Exhibition Annex The Junior Spinning Competition is for anyone under ...
Lead Line Competition
The Lead Line Competition is a intended to show the relationship between the shepherd and the wool p ...
Mamie Francis Blanket Competition
Mamie Francis was a weaver of small blankets or lap robes. She is remembered by her husband, daughte ...
Maryland Sheep & Wool Ambassador Competition
The 2022 Maryland Sheep & Wool Ambassador will be chosen at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festiv ...
Sheep Photo Competition
New location for 2022 – Main Exhibition Annex This competition is intended to encourage photogr ...
Sheep Promotion Competition
New location for 2022 – Main Exhibition Annex Formerly known as the Sheep Poster Competition, t ...
Sheep To Shawl Competition
New location for 2022 - Main Exhibition Annex Five team members - one shearer, three spinners, an ...
Skein & Garment Competition
This competition features a wide range of items handcrafted by spinners, knitters, weavers, crochete ...
Youth Conservationist Program
The Youth Conservationist Program (YCP) is an adult/youth mentoring program that enables young aspir ...
Family Activities
FA01 God’s Eye with Barbara Volk
The God's eye is a magical object, cultural and spiritual symbol for the Huichol and Tepehuan Indian ...
FA02 Twining with Barbara Volk
Twining is a simple finger weaving technique using a warp and weft where the weft threads are twiste ...
FA03 Lucet Braiding with Barbara Volk
The lucet is a tool used to create a braided cord from a single strand and can make braids which are ...
FA04 Exploring Simple Spinning with Kellie Nuss
You don’t need a wheel to spin! All over the world, in different places and at different times, pr ...
FA05 Exploring Simple Spinning with Kellie Nuss
You don’t need a wheel to spin! All over the world, in different places and at different times, pr ...
FA06 Quick to Crochet with Kellie Nuss
This class will explore the basics of crocheting as you begin a begin a practice piece that can beco ...
FA07 Quick to Knit with Kellie Nuss
Start a lifetime of fun by learning the basics of knitting as you start a bookmark or belt. All supp ...
FA08 Needle Felting with Renata Maile-Moskowitz
At the festival, we are surrounded by real livestock, so please join us to needle an animal mouthpie ...
FA09 Needle Felting with Renata Maile-Moskowitz
At the festival, we are surrounded by real livestock, so please join us to needle an animal mouthpie ...
FA10 Woven Bookmark with Barbara Volk
Learn the traditional art of weaving on a small scale by creating a bookmark on a simple loom. Ag ...
FA11 Hand Carding with Rhiannon Huscha
Learn several methods to hand card wool, using hand cards, a drum carder and a blending board. Learn ...
FA12 Soap Felting with Rhiannon Huscha
Want to start felting? Learn to felt wool with this felting project to make felted soaps. What is a ...
Food at the Festival
Saturday Shepherds Feast
It’s Saturday night at the Festival, you’re tired, hungry and need to relax. Join us for a wonde ...
Sunday Breakfast Buffet
A great way to fuel up for a long day of Festival fun! And it's Mother's Day, too. Why not treat Mom ...
Free Events & Demos
Featured Breed: Border Leicester
In partnership with the American Border Leicester Association, we are pleased to present Border Leic ...
Fiber Arts Demonstrations
New location for 2022 – Main Exhibition Annex You are invited to visit the Main Exhibition Anne ...
Free Class: Basics of Cheesemaking
In this fun beginners class, led by Alicia Clugh of the Maryland Cheese Guild, you will learn all ab ...
Maryland Make It With Wool Fashion Show
New location for 2022 – Main Exhibition Annex The annual Make It With Wool (MIWW) competition i ...
Njörðr’s Wanderers
Njörðr's Wanderers portrays a typical seasonal trading camp found along waterways from Dublin to H ...
Parade of Sheep Breeds
The American sheep industry offers a wide range of genetic diversity. To celebrate that diversity an ...
Sheep Breeds Display
A rare opportunity to view over thirty different breeds of sheep in one place. Breeders will explain ...
Sheep Shearing Demonstrations
The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is pleased to have Emily Chamelin Hickman of Westminster, Mar ...
Sheepdog Demonstrations
The Sheepdog Demonstrations at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival are always a crowd favorite. F ...
Shepherd’s Chat with John Fichtner
John will discuss and answer questions about the environmentally restorative benefits of raising she ...
Shepherd Workshops
CANCELLED – Free Shepherd Seminar – Selecting Sheep for Resistance to Internal Parasites with Susan Schoenian
Sorry, this seminar has been cancelled. Worms have developed resistance to all dewormers. Alternati ...
Free Shepherd Seminar – Adding Value To Wool with Emily Chamelin
Emily will discuss small steps that can make a big difference in adding value to your fleeces. She w ...
Free Shepherd Seminar – Alternative Parasite Control with an Emphasis on BioWorma® with Dr. Kwame Matthews
This talk will cover the use of plant products that may or may not work to control parasites, copper ...
Free Shepherd Seminar – Basic Pasture Management with Dr. Amanda Grev
A well-managed pasture is one of the most cost-effective and high value feeds that can be produced. ...
Free Shepherd Seminar – How to Set Up a Grazing System with Dr. Amanda Grev
Whether you are just getting started or are looking to make improvements, there are a lot of options ...
Free Shepherd Seminar – Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em with Cindra Kerscher
Looking for a fiber challenge with a purpose? Come learn about The Livestock Conservancy’s Shave â ...
Shepherd’s Chat with John Fichtner
John will discuss and answer questions about the environmentally restorative benefits of raising she ...
Shows & Sales
All Breeds Sheep Show & Sale
Our successful All Breeds Sheep Show & Sale continues. Yearling ewes, fall ewe lambs and spring ...
Auction of Handspun Handwoven Shawls
Once a year, sheep breeders, shearers, spinners and weavers from up and down the Mid-Atlantic region ...
Auction of Sheep Equipment and Supplies
Attention shepherds! Do you want some special equipment but hesitate to buy it new? Here is your c ...
Auction of Spinning and Weaving Equipment
Have a loom or spinning wheel you’re no longer using? Looking for a new challenge instead? Now’s ...
Fleece Show & Sale
The Fleece Show & Sale has been a mainstay of the Festival since the very beginning close to 50 ...
Sheep Shows
Saturday, May 7, 2022 Saturday Morning Ring 1 Black Border Leicester Rambouillet Corriedale ...
Authors' Tent
Meet the Author – Catherine Redford
English-born Catherine Redford is an award-winning fiber artist who loves to learn and pass that kno ...
Meet the Author – David Greene
David Greene is a former wool pool manager, shearer, and long-time Maryland Sheep Breeders Associati ...
Meet the Author – Roxanne Dean
Back again this year is Roxy Dean, author of 10 fiction/non-fiction books about dogs ("Where’s Har ...
Meet the Author – Tom Knisely
Talented Master Weaver Tom Knisely will be here both days to talk, sell and sign his books, includin ...
