The Massachusetts Sheep and Woolcraft Fair

Schedule of Events

6:30 am-4:00 pm: Food Booth Open, Breakfast Available

8:00 am-4:00 pm: Sheep Dog Trials

9:00 am
Sheep Show

Show Order: Sheep Show – Ring #1, Upper Barn:
Dorset
Southdown
AOB Meat
Cheviot
Hampshire
Dorper
Katahdin
Tunis

Show Order: Sheep Show – Ring #2, Lower Barn:
Cotswold
AOB Wool
Shetland
Jacob
Natural Colored
Romney

9:00 am-4:00 pm: Commercial Vendor Exhibits Open

9:00 am-3:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Open, Fleece Sales, Woolcraft, Photography Displays

10:00 am-12:00 pm: Demonstration: Jill Horton-Lyons, All About Angoras at Pavilion

10:00 am-3:00 pm: Demonstration: Reggie the Weaver at Outdoor Vendors

10:30 am: Sheep Shearing Demonstration at Near Sheep Show Ring #2

11:00 am-3:00 pm: Drop-In Spinning & Knitting at Dining Hall Porch

12:00 pm-2:00 pm: Horse Drawn Wagon Rides by Clay Hill Farm

12:00 pm-3:00 pm: Demonstration: Fleece to Shawl Demonstration

1:00 pm: Lead Line Pageant at Sheep Show Ring #1

1:00 pm-1:45 pm: Workshop: Introduction to Wet and Needle Felting Techniques (For Youth & Adult) at Dining Hall Porch

2:00 pm-2:45 pm: Workshop: Introduction to Wet and Needle Felting Techniques (For Youth & Adult) at Dining Hall Porch

2:00 pm (or 1/2 hour after end of sheep show): Awards & Shepherds Meeting at Sheep Show Ring #1

2:00 pm: Sheep Shearing Demonstration at Near Sheep Show Ring #2

2:00 pm - Workshop: Introduction to Wet and Needle Felting Techniques (For Youth & Adult)

3:00 pm-4:00 pm: All Woolcraft, Photographs and remaining
Fleeces need to be picked up from Exhibit Hall

4:00 pm - Commercial Vendor Exhibits Close

Cost: Parking $10/day or $15 /2 days