Dates for Wool and Fibre Festivals

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.