Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival

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Rebecca Bader/Wisconsin Sheep Breeders

Participants in the Walk and Knit event at a past Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival.

Participants in the Walk and Knit event at a past Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival.

It’s time to restock your stash, fiber folk, and there is no place better to find breed-specific and local yarns than at this annual event. Two barnsful of supplies for spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting and the like cater to the wool side, but there’s also some vendors who raise sheep as meat or raise dairy sheep. There will be a barn full of prize sheep of many breeds, classes, stock dog trials and more.

media release: 7 am-7 pm on 9/5-6 and 7 am-3 pm, 9/7, Jefferson County Fair Park, with sheep & fleece shows, vendors, kids' activities. $10/day, $20/weekend (free ages 8 & under; extra cost for some workshops).

FRIDAY

7:00 Gates Open

7:30 Registration Open, Lobby Activity Center

7:30 Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial Opens, 14 on map

8:00 Silent Auction (Donations accepted until 9:00 am Sat.), Activity Center

8:00 – 4:00 Fair Park Office Open (Purchase/pickup Camping Permits), Activity Center

9:00 – 6:00 COUNTRY STORE VENDORS OPEN

10:00 Judging – Shetland (MASS) Fleece Show, Building 4

10:00 – Noon Hall of Breeds Tour for Fiber Folks, Building 8

12:30 Leicester Longwool Card Grading Event, Building 7

1:00 – 5:00 Silent Auction of Shetland (MASS) Fleeces, Building 4

2:00 Judging – Open Meat, Wool Breeds Shows, Building 5

2:30 Shetland (MASS) Inspection Evaluation Hands-on Workshop,  Building 1

SATURDAY

7:00 Gates Open

7:30 Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial, 14 on map

7:30 Registration Open, Activity Center

8:00 Youth Judging Contest – Sign up, Building 5

8:00 Hall of Breeds – Newborn Lambs, Building 8

8:00 – 4:00 Fair Park Office Open (Purchase/pckup Camping Permits), Activity Center

8:00 – 3:00 Skillathon, Building 3

9:00 Leicester Longwool Card Grading Event, Building 7

5:00 Leicester Longwool Sheep Breeders Assn. Annual Meeting, Building 7

9:00 – 6:00 COUNTRY STORE VENDORS OPEN

9:00 – 11:00 Judging - Make It With Wool, Activity Center

9:00 – 3:00 Silent Auction Open, Activity Center

9:30 Judging – Junior Showmanship, Meat & Wool Breeds, Building 5

9:30 Judging – Open Fleece Show, Building 4

10:00 - Noon Cooking Lamb with the Lambassador! Activity Center Stage

10:00 - Noon Shepherd’s Auction, Building 5

10:00 – 5:00 Private Treaty Sales – Shetland (MASS) Fleeces, Building 4

10:00 – 5:00 Shearing Demos, Building 8

Noon Consignments Close – Used Equipment Auction, Building 9

12:30 Judging – Shetland (MASS) Show, Building 10

2:00 Used Equipment Auction, Building 9

2:00, Make It With Wool - Awards & Best of Wisconsin Style Show, Activity Center

4:00 Lead Line-Costume Class, Building 5

4:30 Walk & Knit-Walk & Crochet Relay Race, Walk & Knit Way, 13 on map

5:00 Poster-Photo Contest Results –Skillathon Area,  Building 3

6:00 – 7:00 Silent Auction of Open Show Fleeces, Building 4

SUNDAY

7:00 Gates Open

7:30 Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial, 14 on map

7:30 – 4:00 Registration Open, Activity Center

8:00 – Noon Skillathon. Building 3

8:30 – 3:00 Private Treaty Sale - Open Fleece Show, Building 4

8:00 – 3:30 Hall of Breeds-Newborn Lambs, Building 8

9:00 Judging - Skein Competition, Adult/Youth Design Challenge, Activity Center

9:00 Sheep to Shawl – Competition begins, Activity Center

9:00 – 3:00 COUNTRY STORE VENDORS OPEN

9:00, Leicester Longwool Card Grading Event, Building 7

10:00, Judging – Showmanship, Market Lamb & Commercial Ewe Show, Building 5

10:30 Evaluation – Pen of 3 Carcass Competition Lambs, Building 8

10:00 – 3:00 Fiber Arts Demonstrations, Building 1

10:00 - Noon Shearing Demonstrations, Building 8

1:00 Pen of 3 Carcass Competition – Live Placings Announced, Building 8

1:45 Judging - Sheep to Shawl, Activity Center

3:30 Festival Closes

Mark your calendars for 2025! September 6-8