Upcoming Dates for UK Yarn and Fibre Festivals
January 2019
Waltham Abbey Wool Show
20 January 2019
Marriot Hotel, Old Shire Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3LX, England
Website: Waltham Abbey Wool Show.
February 2019
Knit & Stitch It
22-23 February 2019
Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, UK
Website: Knit & Stitch It.
Unravel
22-24 February 2019
Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR, England
Website: Unravel.
March 2019
The Spring Knitting and Stitching Show
28 February – 3 March 2019
Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UX, England
Website: Spring Knitting and Stitching Show.
Blog posts: Spring K&S Show 2014, part 1; Spring K&S Show 2014, part 2.
Edinburgh Yarn Festival
21-23 March 2019
Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1RJ, Scotland
Website: Edinburgh Yarn Festival.
Stitchtopia Festival
22-25 March 2019
Yarnfield Park, Staffordshire, England, UK
Website: Stitchtopia Festival.
Cornwoolly
17 March 2019
Heartlands, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3QY, England
Website: Cornwoolly.
April 2019
St Abbs Wool Festival
6 April 2019
Eyemouth Community Centre, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, TD14 5DE, Scotland
Website: St Abbs Wool Festival.
Spring into Wool
13-14 April 2019
A festival of wooly crafts
The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley Gates, Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS17 9NA, England
Website: Spring into Wool.
Wonderwool Wales
27-28 April 2019
Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY, Wales
Website: Wonderwool Wales.
Blog post: Wonderful Wonderwool.
May 2019
Knit and Stitch Show
4-5 May 2019
Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0DQ, England
Website: Rheged Centre Knit and Stitch Show.
Buxton Wool Gathering
11-12 May 2019
Buxton Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6BE, England
Website: Buxton Wool Gathering.
Wool @ Junction 13
18-19 May 2019
Lower Drayton Farm, Penkridge, Staffordshire, ST19 5RE, England
Website: Wool @ Junction 13.
Watford Festiwool
25 May 2019
The Lanchaster Community Free School, Hempstead Rd, Watford, WD17 3HD, England
Website: Watford Festiwool.
Woolly Weekend and Shipston Wool Fair
25–27 May 2019
Sheep Street, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4AB, England
Website: Shipston Wool Fair.
Shipston Wool Fair
28 May 2018 (2019 date tbc)
Sheep Street, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4AB, England
Website: Shipston Wool Fair.
June 2019
Leeds Wool Festival
1 June 2019
Leeds Industrial Museum, Armley Mills, Canal Road, Armley, Leeds, LS12 2QF, England
Website: Leeds Wool Festival.
Aberdeen Yarnfest
9 June 2019
Hilton Treetops, Aberdeen, AB15 7AQ, Scotland
Website:Aberdeen Yarnfest.
Wild About Wool pop-up yarn market
9 June 2019
The WaterShed, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, HD7 5JN
Website: Wild About Wool.
The Wool Monty
15-16 June 2019
FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, S9 2DF, England
Website: The Wool Monty
Woolfest
28-29 June 2019
Mitchell’s Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0QQ, England
Website: Woolfest.
July 2019
Yarningham
13–14 July 2019
Uffculme Centre, Queensbridge Road, Birmingham, B13 8QY, England
Website: Yarningham.
Fibre East
27-28 July 2019
Redborne School and Community College, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NU, England
Website: Fibre East.
August 2019
Woolness
2–4 August 2019
Life Science Centre, Newcastle, NE1 4EP, England.
Website: Woolness.
YarnFolk Wool Festival
3 August 2019
Whitehead, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Website: YarnFolk Wool Festival.
The British Wool Show
9–10 August 2019
York Auction Centre, Murton Lane, Murton, York, YO19 5GF, England
Website: The British Wool Show.
EWEFest
16–17 August 2019
Slessor Gardens, Dundee, DD1 1AR, Scotland
Website: EWEFest.
The Internationalwool Festival
Postponed to 2020 (24–26 August 2019)
The Anglesey Showground, Isle of Anglesey, DD1 1AR, Wales
Website: Internationalwool Festival.
Southern Wool Show
31 August – 1 September 2019
Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire, RG14 7PN, England
Website: Southern Wool Show.
Spinning Yarns Festival
31 August – 1 September 2019
Antrim Castle Gardens, Antrim, BT41 4LH, Northern Ireland
Website: Spinning Yarns Festival
September 2019
The Great London Yarn Crawl
1-8 September 2019
Various venues, London, England
Website: Yarn in the City.
Highland Wool and Textiles Festival
1 September 2018 (2019 dates tbc)
Strathpeffer Pavilion, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, IV14 9DW, Scotland
Website: Highland Wool and Textiles Festival
Perth Festival of Yarn
7-8 September 2019
Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth, PH2 0TH, Scotland
Website: Perth Festival of Yarn.
CornishYarn Festival
7-8 September 2019
St Johns Hall, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK
Website: Cornish Yarn Festival.
The Handmade Fair, Hampton Court
13-15 September 2019
Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, KT8 9AU, England
Website: Handmade Fair, Hampton Court.
Llandovery Sheep Festival
21-22 September 2019
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Website: Llandovery Sheep Festival.
Knitting in Yorkshire
22 September - 3 October 2019
Arden House B & B, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Website: Knitting in Yorkshire.
Shetland Wool Week
28 September – 6 October 2019
various venues, Shetland, Scotland
Website: Shetland Wool Week.
Yarndale
28-29 September 2019
Skipton Auction Mart, Gargrave Road, Skipton, Yorkshire, BD23 1UD, England
Website: Yarndale.
October 2019
The West Wales Wool Show
5 October 2019
The Queen’s Hall and Play Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, DE45 1AH, Wales
Website: West Wales Wool Show.
Three Bags Full Wool Market
5 October 2019
The Public Hall, Liskeard, Cornwool, PL14 6BW, England
Website: Three Bags Full Wool Market.
Masham Sheep Fair
5-6 October 2019
Masham, Yorkshire Dales, England, UK
Website: Masham Sheep Fair.
Wool Week
8-21 October 2018 (2019 dates tbc)
Various venues, England
Website: Wool Week.
The Bakewell Wool Gathering
12–13 October 2019
Bakewell Agricultural Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AH, England
Website: Bakewell Wool Gathering.
The Knitting and Stitching Show
10-13 October 2019
Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, N22 7AY, England
Website: Knitting and Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace.
The Loch Ness Wool Fest
16-20 October 2019
Inverness, Scotland
Website: Loch Ness Wool Fest.
The Big Textile Show
26–27 October 2019
The KUBE, Leicester Racecourse, Oadby, Leicester LE2 4AL, England
Website: The Big Textile Show.
Blog posts: The Big Textile Show 2013, The Big Textile Show 2015 and Mini Car Yarn bomb.
The Kendal Wool Gathering
26-27 October 2019
Kendal Leisure Centre, Burton Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 7HX, England
Website: Kendal Wool Gathering
November 2019
St Abbs Wool Festival
2 November 2019
Eyemouth Community Centre, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, TD14 5DE, Scotland
Website: St Abbs Wool Festival.
Yarnporium
2–3 November 2019
London, England
Central Hall Westminster, London, England
Website: Yarnporium.
Stitch Fest
2–3 November 2019
Civic Hall & The Grove School, Totnes, Devon, England
Website: Stitch Fest.
Wild About Wool pop-up yarn market
3 November 2019
The WaterShed, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, HD7 5JN
Website: Wild About Wool.
Hitchin Festiwool
9 November 2019
The Priory School, Hitchen, Hertfordshire, SG5 2UR, England
Website: Festiwool.
Nottingham Yarn Expo
17 November 2019
Nottingham Conference Centre, Burton St, Nottingham NG1 4BU, UK, England
Website: Nottingham Yarn Expo.
The Knitting and Stitching Show
28 November – 1 December 2019
Harrogate International Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA, England
Website: Knitting and Stitching Show, Harrogate.
December 2019
Winter Woollies
2 December 2018 (2019 dates tbc)
Home Farm, Nanpantan, Leicestershire, LE11 3YG, England
Website: Winter Woollies.
January 2020
Waltham Abbey Wool Show
19 January 2020
Marriot Hotel, Old Shire Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3LX, England
Website: Waltham Abbey Wool Show.
February 2020
Bring Back Blaise Wool Festival
3 February 2019 (2020 dates tbc)
Bradford Industrial Museum, Bradford, Yorkshire BD2 3HP, England
Website: Bradford Museums & Galleries.
Textiles East Fair
22–23 February 2019 (2020 dates tbc)
Swavesey Village College, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4RS, England
Website: Textiles East Fair.
Unravel
22–24 February 2019 (2020 dates tbc)
Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR, England
Website: Unravel.
March 2020
The Spring Knitting and Stitching Show
27 February – 1 March 2020
Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UX, England
Website: Spring Knitting and Stitching Show.
Blog posts: Spring K&S Show 2014, part 1; Spring K&S Show 2014, part 2.
Cornwoolly
17 March 2020
Heartlands, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3QY, England
Website: Cornwoolly.
Edinburgh Yarn Festival
21–23 March 2020
Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1RJ, Scotland
Website: Edinburgh Yarn Festival.
April 2020
St Abbs Wool Festival
6 April 2019 (2020 date tbc)
Eyemouth Community Centre, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, TD14 5DE, Scotland
Website: St Abbs Wool Festival.
Spring into Wool
18–19 April 2020
The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley Gates, Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS17 9NA, England
Website: Spring into Wool.
Wonderwool Wales
25–26 April 2020
Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY, Wales
Website: Wonderwool Wales.
Blog post: Wonderful Wonderwool.
May 2019
Knit and Stitch Show
4–5 May 2019 (2020 dates tbc)
Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0DQ, England
Website: Rheged Centre Knit and Stitch Show.
Buxton Wool Gathering
9–10 May 2020
Buxton Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6BE, England
Website: Buxton Wool Gathering.
Wool @ Junction 13
16–17 May 2020
Lower Drayton Farm, Penkridge, Staffordshire, ST19 5RE, England
Website: Wool @ Junction 13.
Watford Festiwool
25 May 2019 (2020 date tbc)
The Lanchaster Community Free School, Hempstead Rd, Watford, WD17 3HD, England
Website: Watford Festiwool.
Woolly Weekend and Shipston Wool Fair
23–25 May 2020
Sheep Street, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4AB, England
Website: Shipston Wool Fair.
June 2019
Leeds Wool Festival
1 June 2019 (2020 date tbc)
Leeds Industrial Museum, Armley Mills, Canal Road, Armley, Leeds, LS12 2QF, England
Website: Leeds Wool Festival.
Aberdeen Yarnfest
9 June 2019 (2020 date tbc)
Hilton Treetops, Aberdeen, AB15 7AQ, Scotland
Website: Aberdeen Yarnfest.
Wild About Wool pop-up yarn market
9 June 2019 (2020 date tbc)
The WaterShed, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, HD7 5JN
Website: Wild About Wool.
Woolly Weekend
20–21 June 2020
The Weavers’ Workshop, Dilham, Norfolk, NR28 9PT.
Website: Woolly Weekend.
The Wool Monty
15–16 June 2019 (2020 dates tbc)
FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, S9 2DF, England
Website: The Wool Monty.
Woolfest
26–27 June 2020
Mitchell’s Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0QQ, England
Website: Woolfest.
July 2020
Yarningham
11–12 July 2020
Uffculme Centre, Queensbridge Road, Birmingham, B13 8QY, England
Website: Yarningham.
Fibre East
25–26 July 2020
Redborne School and Community College, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NU, England
Website: Fibre East.