Dates for Wool and Fibre Festivals
Upcoming Dates for UK Yarn and Fibre Festivals
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June 2023
Leeds Wool Festival
3 June 2023
Leeds Industrial Museum, Armley Mills, Canal Road, Armley, Leeds, LS12 2QF, England
Website: Leeds Wool Festival.
Woolly Weekend
10–11 June 2023
The Weavers’ Workshop, Dilham, Norfolk, NR28 9PT.
Website: Woolly Weekend.
Cumbrian Wool Gathering
24–25 June 2023
J36 Rural Auction Centre, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7FP, England
Website: Cumbrian Wool Gathering.
The Wool Monty
2023 dates to be confirmed
FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, S9 2DF, England
Website: The Wool Monty.
Woolfest
No longer taking place
Website: Woolfest.
July 2023
Summer Wool Festival
29–30 July 2023
Redbourne School, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, MK45 2NU, England
Website: Summer Wool Festival.
Yarningham
Taking a break in 2023
Uffculme Centre, Queensbridge Road, Birmingham, B13 8QY, England
Website: Yarningham.
August 2023
North East Wool Show
12–13 August 2023
Newcastle Racecourse, High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5HP, England
Website: North East Wool Show.
Popup Wool Show
19 August 2023
Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Wirral, CH62 5DH, England
Website: Popup Wool Show.
September 2023
Southern Wool Show
2–3 September 2023
Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire, RG14 7PN, England
Website: Southern Wool Show.
Unravel Autumn
8–9 September 2023
Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR, England
Website: Unravel Autumn.
The Scottish Yarn Festival
9–10 September 2023
Station Hotel, Leonard Street, Perth, PH2 8HE, Scotland
Website: Perth Festival of Yarn.
Llandovery Sheep Festival
16–17 September 2023
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Website: Llandovery Sheep Festival.
Kernow Yarn and Fibre Festival
17 September 2023
The Pavilion Centre, Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7JE, England
Website: Kernow Yarn and Fibre Festival.
Yarndale
23 September 2023
Skipton Auction Mart, Gargrave Road, Skipton, Yorkshire, BD23 1UD, England
Website: Yarndale.
Shetland Wool Week
23 September – 1 October 2023
various venues, Shetland, Scotland
Website: Shetland Wool Week.
Masham Sheep Fair
30 September – 1 October 2023
Masham, North Yorkshire, HG4 4DZ, England
Website: Masham Sheep Fair.
October 2023
The Glasgow School of Yarn
5–8 October 2023
Venue to be confirmed, Glasgow, Scotland
Website: Glasgow School of Yarn.
The Knitting and Stitching Show
5–10 October 2023
Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, N22 7AY, England
Website: Knitting and Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace.
The West Wales Wool Show
7 October 2023
Queen’s Hall and Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire, SA67 7AS, Wales
Website: West Wales Wool Show.
The Kelly House Woolly Weekend
14–15 October 2023
Kelly House, between Launceston and Tavistock, Devon, PL16 0HH, England
Website: Kelly House Woolly Weekend.
The Bakewell Wool Gathering
14–15 October 2023
Bakewell Agricultural Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AH, England
Website: Bakewell Wool Gathering.
The Big Textile Show
Taking a break in 2023
The KUBE, Leicester Racecourse, Oadby, Leicester LE2 4AL, England
Website: The Big Textile Show.
The Kendal Wool Gathering
Taking a break in 2023
Kendal Town Hall, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DL, England
Website: Kendal Wool Gathering
November 2023
Stitch Fest South West
4–5 November 2023
Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3AF, England
Website: Stitch Fest South West.
The Knitting and Stitching Show
16–19 November 2023
Harrogate International Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA, England
Website: Knitting and Stitching Show, Harrogate.
Yorkshire Yarn Festival
26 November 2024
Sandburn Hall, York, YO60 7RB, England
Website: Yorkshire Yarn Festival.
January 2024
Waltham Abbey Wool Show
2024 date to be confirmed
Marriot Hotel, Old Shire Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3LX, England
Website: Waltham Abbey Wool Show.
Yorkshire Yarn Festival
2024 date to be confirmed
Online
Website: Yorkshire Yarn Festival.
February 2024
Blaise Wool Festival
2024 date to be confirmed
Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Rd, BD2 3HP, England
Website: Blaise Wool Festival.
Cambridge Yarn Festival
2024 date to be confirmed
Online
Website: Cambridge Yarn Festival.
Textiles East Fair
10–11 February 2024
The Burgess Hall One Leisure, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 6WU, England
Website: Textiles East Fair.
Unravel
23–25 February 2024
Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR, England
Website: Unravel.
March 2024
The East Anglia Yarn Festival
9–10 March 2024
The Norfolk Showground Arena, Norwich, NR5 0TT, England
Website: The East Anglia Yarn Festival.
Fibre Quest
2024 dates to be confirmed
Fernhill Farm, Compton Martin, Somerset, BS40 6LD, England
Website: Stitch Fest South West.
Far Woolly West
2024 date to be confirmed
Marazion Community Centre, Marazion, Cornwall, TR17 0HW, England
Website: Far Woolly West.
The Stitch Festival
21–24 March 2024
The Business Design Centre, London, N1 0QH, England
Website: The Stitch Festival.
The Scottish Wool Producers Showcase
2024 dates to be confirmed
Dewars Centre, Glover Street, Perth, PH2 0TH, Scotland
Website: The Scottish Wool Producers Showcase.
April 2023
Spring into Wool
1–2 April 2023
The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley Gates, Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS17 8GS, England
Website: Spring into Wool.
Wonderwool Wales
22–23 April 2023
Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY, Wales
Website: Wonderwool Wales.
Cotswold Wool Weekend
29 April–1 May 2023
Cirencester Market Place & Abbey Grounds, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Website: Cotswold Wool Weekend.
May 2023
Buxton Wool Gathering
7–8 May 2023
Buxton Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6BE, England
Website: Buxton Wool Gathering.
Threads Textile Festival
12–14 May 2023
Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Pudsey, LS28 5UJ, England
Website: Threads Textile Festival.
Wool @ J13
13–14 May 2023
Bishton Hall, Wolseley Bridge, Staffordshire, ST17 0XN, England
Website: Wool @ Junction 13.
Highland Wool and Textiles
27 May 2023
Strathpeffer Pavillion, The Square, Strathpeffer, IV14 9DL, Scotland
Wild About Wool pop-up yarn market
2023 dates to be confirmed
The WaterShed, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, HD7 5JN
Website: Wild About Wool.
Woolly Weekend and Shipston Wool Fair
No longer taking place