Taking our current and past members’ input, the Board of Directors has opted to hold the festival in Durango, Colorado beginning in 2026. Durango provides the opportunity to reimagine our festival and plan its future growth. However, for this first year, the Board and several survey respondents feel that we should keep things simple and focus on the elements that our visitors value. So, we plan to recruit quality instructors to deliver classes and workshops, and we will continue to provide free demonstrations throughout the weekend.

The Festival Includes:

• An Outstanding regional wool market featuring Juried Artists, Crafters and Vendors offering their wool, fiber, yarns,
  fiber arts-related tools and equipment as well as finished items and other artistic, fiber arts creations.

• Fiber Animals that include sheep, alpacas, goats, llamas, and more.

• Workshops focused on fiber arts techniques delivered by outstanding instructors.

• Demonstrations of spinning, dyeing, sheep shearing and many other fiber arts-related skills.

• Watch this space for updates to our list of 2026 activities and opportunities.