Upcoming Dates for UK Yarn and Fibre Festivals
April 2021
St Abbs Wool Festival - cancelled due to Coronavirus
Eyemouth Community Centre, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, TD14 5DE, Scotland
Website: St Abbs Wool Festival.
Spring into Wool
10–11 April 2021
Online event
Website: Spring into Wool.
Virtual Yorkshire Yarn Festival
24 April 2021
Online event
Website: Yorkshire Yarn Festival.
Wonderwool Wales
24–25 April 2021
Will now be online
Website: Wonderwool Wales.
Blog post: Wonderful Wonderwool.
May 2021
Buxton Wool Gathering - CANCELLED due to COVID-19
9-10 May 2020 - 2021 dates to be confirmed
Buxton Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6BE, England
Website: Buxton Wool Gathering.
Cornish Fibre Festival - CANCELLED due to COVID-19
9-10 May 2020 - 2021 dates to be confirmed
Royal Cornwall Showground Exhibition Centre, Whitecross, Wadebridge, PL27 7JE, England
Website: Cornish Fibre Festival.
Unravel
14–16 May 2021
Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR, England
Website: Unravel.
Wild About Wool pop-up yarn market
17 May 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
The WaterShed, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, HD7 5JN
Website: Wild About Wool.
Woolly Weekend and Shipston Wool Fair – cancelled because of Covid-19
29–31 May 2021
Sheep Street, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4AB, England
Website: Shipston Wool Fair.
Festiwool pop-up at The Hertfordshire County Show
23–24 May 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
The Showground, Redbourn, Hertfordshire, AL3 7PT, England
Website: Festiwool pop-up.
Virtual Yorkshire Yarn Festival
29 May 2021
Online event
Website: Yorkshire Yarn Festival.
June 2021
Leeds Wool Festival
6 June 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
Leeds Industrial Museum, Armley Mills, Canal Road, Armley, Leeds, LS12 2QF, England
Website: Leeds Wool Festival.
Fibre Rocks - CANCELLED until 2022
5–6 June 2021
Bexhill-on-Sea, England
Website: Fibre Rocks.
The Wool Monty
13–14 June 2021
Will now be online
Website: The Wool Monty.
Woolly Weekend
19–29 June 2021
The Weavers’ Workshop, Dilham, Norfolk, NR28 9PT.
Website: Woolly Weekend.
Woolfest
25–26 June 2021
Will now be online
Website: Woolfest.
Virtual Yorkshire Yarn Fest
26 June 2021
Online
Website: Yorkshire Yarn Fest
July 2021
Yarningham
10–11 July 2021
Will now be online
Website: Yarningham.
Fibre East – postponed until 2022
31 July – 1 August 2021
Redborne Upper School and Community College, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NU, England
Website: Fibre East.
Virtual Yorkshire Yarn Fest
31 July 2021
Online
Website: Yorkshire Yarn Fest
August 2021
Virtual Yorkshire Yarn Fest
28 August 2021
Online
Website: Yorkshire Yarn Fest
September 2021
Southern Wool Show
4–5 September 2021
Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire, RG14 7PN, England
Website: Southern Wool Show.
Perth Festival of Yarn
12–13 September 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth, PH2 0TH, Scotland
Website: Perth Festival of Yarn.
The Handmade Fair, Hampton Court
11–13 September 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
Battersea Park, London, SW8 4NW, England
Website: Handmade Fair, Hampton Court.
Llandovery Sheep Festival
19–20 September 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Website: Llandovery Sheep Festival.
Yarndale
25–26 September 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
Skipton Auction Mart, Gargrave Road, Skipton, Yorkshire, BD23 1UD, England
Website: Yarndale.
Masham Sheep Fair
26–27 September 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
Masham, North Yorkshire, HG4 4DZ, England
Website: Masham Sheep Fair.
Shetland Wool Week
25 September – 3 October 2021
Will now be online
Website: Shetland Wool Week.
October 2021
The West Wales Wool Show
3 October 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
The Queen’s Hall and Play Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, DE45 1AH, Wales
Website: West Wales Wool Show.
The Knitting and Stitching Show
8–11 October 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, N22 7AY, England
Website: Knitting and Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace.
YarnFolk Wool Festival
10 October 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
Whitehead, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Website: YarnFolk Wool Festival.
The Bakewell Wool Gathering
9–10 October 2021
Bakewell Agricultural Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AH, England
Website: Bakewell Wool Gathering.
The Big Textile Show
30–31 October 2021
The KUBE, Leicester Racecourse, Oadby, Leicester LE2 4AL, England
Website: The Big Textile Show.
The Kendal Wool Gathering
24–25 October 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
Kendal Leisure Centre, Burton Road, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 7HX, England
Website: Kendal Wool Gathering
Three Bags Full Wool Market
17 October 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
The Public Hall, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 6BW, England
Website: Three Bags Full Wool Market.
November 2021
Hitchin Festiwool
7 November 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
The Priory School, Hitchen, Hertfordshire, SG5 2UR, England
Website: Festiwool.
The Knitting and Stitching Show
26–29 November 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
Harrogate International Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA, England
Website: Knitting and Stitching Show, Harrogate.
Nottingham Yarn Expo
2021 date to be confirmed
Nottingham Conference Centre, Burton St, Nottingham NG1 4BU, UK, England
Website: Nottingham Yarn Expo.
Stitch Fest South West
30 October – 1 November 2020 – 2021 dates to be confirmed
Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3AF, England
Website: Stitch Fest South West.
Wild About Wool Pop-up Yarn Market
2021 date to be confirmed
Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5JN, England
Website: Wild About Wool.
Winter Woollies
2021 date to be confirmed
Home Farm, Nanpantan, Leicestershire, LE11 3YG, England
Website: Winter Woollies.
January 2022
Waltham Abbey Wool Show at Home
17 January 2021
Online event
Website: Waltham Abbey Wool Show.
Virtual Yorkshire Yarn Festival
30 January 2021
Online event
Website: Yorkshire Yarn Festival. February 2021
February 2021
Unravel - Postponed to 14-16 May 2021
(12–14 February 2021)
Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR, England
Website: Unravel.
Textiles East Fair - CANCELLED because of COVID-19
19–20 February 2021
Swavesey Village College, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4RS, England
Website: Textiles East Fair.
The Stitch Festival - CANCELLED because of COVID-19
25-28 February 2021
The Business Design Centre, London, N1 0QH, England
Website: The Stitch Festival.
Virtual Yorkshire Yarn Festival
27 February 2021
Online event
Website: Yorkshire Yarn Festival.
March 2021
Virtual Yorkshire Yarn Festival
27 March 2021
Online event
Website: Yorkshire Yarn Festival.
Edinburgh Yarn Festival
returning in 2021 - date to be confirmed
Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 11 New Market Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1RJ, Scotland
Website: Edinburgh Yarn Festival.