The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival an event featuring domestic sheep and wool.[1] It is held at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Maryland.
| Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival | |
|---|---|
 Dorset Horn ram at the 2010 festival | |
| Begins | First full weekend in May |
| Ends | Sunday |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | West Friendship, Maryland |
| Inaugurated | 1973 |
| Participants | Knitters, sheep breeders, wool spinners |
History
editThe festival was started in 1973.[2] In 2003 it attracted over 70,000 people.[2] The 2014 festival was the 40th consecutive. It is sponsored by the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association.[3]
It is held annually during the first weekend in May at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Maryland.[4] It has vendors of wool yarn, and judging of more than 30 sheep breeds. Vendors of other fiber-producing livestock such as goats, angora rabbits, llamas, and alpaca also attend.
A virtual festival was held in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A Mild and Woolly Adventure; 'Hobbyist' Farmers Tend Flocks In Effort to Reconnect With Land". Washington Post. March 24, 2001. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ a b "Md. sheep and wool fest phenomenal in 30th year". American Farm. 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival". Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Archived from the original on 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "Curtain falls on 31st annual edition of Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival". American Farm. 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2009-02-09.