You’ll find PNW Fiber Connect at these events in 2026.
Come meet us and learn more about how you can engage with your local fiber network!
Shepherds Extravaganza
Come watch weaving, spinning, felting, rug hooking, crochet, knitting, and more! Tons of fun for everyone!
Fat Lamb Festival
The Fat Lamb Fiber Festival is one of many events held at the Linn County Lamb & Wool Fair.
For years FLFF attendees have asked for a fleece sale or which marketplace vendors had fleeces available. Your requests have be heard and FLFF is excited to unveil the…
1st annual Shepherd's Fleece Sale!
This event is a one day sale scheduled for Sunday, May 17th and will exclusively host shepherds and vendors who specialize in raw or washed fleeces. Fibers that have been further processed will not be found in this sale, please look to our Marketplace for dyed locks, roving, yarn and more.
The Black Sheep Gathering
Bring your family and friends and take part in one of the most unique events in the country, celebrating natural-colored animals and their fiber.
Spokane Fleece & Fiber Festival
A Gathering for Fleece, Fiber, and the Creative Arts
The festival’s mission is to promote local fibers, support and encourage the fiber arts, and celebrate the artistry of regional creators.
Trailing of the Sheep
30th Annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival
October 7-11, 2026
Proud to be ranked as "One of the Top Ten Fall Festivals in the World" by msn.com, this festival’s mission is to gather, celebrate, present, and preserve the history and cultures of sheepherding in Idaho and the West.
Be a part of another year of stories and flock to Hailey, ID for farm to table dinners, the wool fest, cooking with lamb classes, sheepdog trials, presentations on history, and of course The Big Sheep Parade!
Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival
The Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival, established in 1997, is a family-friendly fiber arts festival. Oregon Flock and Fiber is a weekend filled with classes, demonstrations, livestock shows, and an expansive marketplace with a wide array of fiber goods and accessories.
Spinning is the 2025 celebrated Craft and Angora Rabbit is the featured fiber.
Quilcene Fiber Festival
The Quilcene Historical Museum partners with Fiber and Clay to celebrate the extraordinarily diverse talents in our region. We have performances, live music, a food court, demonstrations, animals, and many vendors. There will truly be something here for everyone – with many engaging, fun, and educational events for all ages within the 1892 Hamilton-Worthington Mansion, open meadows, the Linger Longer Outdoor Theatre, near the 1915 Historic Barn and inside the Quilcene Historical Museum. Learn the history, meet today’s experts and crafters, find amazing holiday gifts, bring the whole family – kids will love the hands-on activities and live animals.
American Lamb Summit
American Lamb Summit Purpose
Inspire the next level of change and collaboration among all segments of the US Lamb industry to improve our competitiveness, product quality and productivity through increased use of the most efficient, progressive management tools.
Black Sheep Gathering
We are looking forward to the start of the next half-century of The Black Sheep Gathering in 2025! We’ll be bringing you some of the best sheep, goats, fleeces, and classes in the country and are looking forward to a fabulous year.
Weaving Webs: ANWG Bi-Annual Conference
We’ll be at the ANWG conference this year! Come revel in all things textiles.
Fiber Fusion
FFNW is 2 days of fiber, education and fun!
Whether you are new to the world of natural fibers or are an experienced fiber aficionado - Fiber Fusion has something for you!
There will be fabulous fleeces - alpaca, wool, mohair, llama and angora - at our fleece show & sale, as well as free demonstrations throughout the weekend, a wide variety of classes, over 80 fiber-related vendors, a live fiber animal exhibit, a fiber arts show, a spin-in and much more!
2025 US Shearing Championships
Please join us to watch our very own Douglas County Shearers compete with the best in the United States. Shearing will be held in the River Arena with preliminary events on Friday and the Semi-finals and Finals on Saturday. The event will include wool handling, blade shearing and standard shearing.
Gathering of the Guilds
Join us at the Annual Gathering of the Guilds at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR!
Shepherd’s Extravaganza
We’ll be at the annual Shepherd’s Extravaganza in Enumclaw this April! Come join us and let’s chat fiber.