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2026 Catalog Cover Artist Andrea Wisnewski
Posted: May 7, 2026
Find out more about our 2026 cover artist Andrea Wisnewski.2026 Featured Breed: Scottish Blackface
Posted: October 2, 2025
We are pleased to announce Scottish Blackface as our Featured Breed for the 2026 Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival.2025 Featured Breed: Valais Blacknose
Posted: January 21, 2025
Valais Blacknose Sheep are known as “The Cutest Sheep In The World”. During the Festival, look for Valais Blacknose Sheep Society (VBSS) in the Breed Display Barn and VBSS members showing Valais Blacknose sheep!The Perfect Holiday Gift for Your Favorite MDS&W Fan!
Posted: December 22, 2024
Know someone who loves to knit, weave, or simply adore fluffy sheep?
Give them the gift of fiber-filled happiness: a ticket to the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival!
Tickets are like a woolly hug in gift form. Grab them now and make their holidays unforgettable!
2024 Catalog Cover Artist Ashley White
Posted: May 13, 2024
For the 2024 catalog cover, we had custom pet portrait artist Ashley White devise a cover that introduced our community to a valuable albeit sometimes overlooked member of the shepherd community - the noble livestock guardian dog. You can find Ashley's Etsy shop for custom pet portraits here.2024 Festival Gear Now Available
Posted: April 4, 2024
A selection of 2024 Festival Merchandise is now available. We have short-sleeved t-shirts, long-sleeved hooded t-shirts, three styles of bags, and two sizes of posters. Click "Read More" for details on how you can get yours!2024 tickets and catalogs now on sale!
Posted: February 25, 2024
Tickets and catalogs for the 2024 festival are now on sale at https://mswf2024.eventbrite.com. The deadline for ordering catalogs is March 15.Registration for 2024 Fiber Arts Seminars Opening Soon
Posted: February 6, 2024
Registration will open on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Registration for Spinning Classes ONLY will open at 12 noon ET. Registration for all other classes will open at 2:00 p.m. ET.2024 Featured Breed: Cotswold
Posted: February 10, 2024
Learn more about the Jacob breed and talk to JSBA members in the Breed Display Barn (Barn 7-8 on the map) while you are at the Festival.Warm up for the Festival with Winterfest 2024!
Posted: November 10, 2023
Registration is now open for two days of virtual spinning, knitting, and fiber preparation classes to be held on February 3 and 4, 2024. Shepherds' Seminars, too!
