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The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival is coming up in about a week. Held the first full weekend of May every year, this is the largest Sheep and Wool festival on the East Coast of the USA -- it's free to the public, running from 9 to 6 Saturday and 9 to 5 Sunday at the Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, Maryland (near Baltimore).
The festival can be a fun day-trip; it's definitely the place to be if you're into fiber arts to any degree, though you might want to leave your wallet with a trusted friend in that case.
There will be sheepdog demonstrations, breed conformation trials, the Parade of Sheep Breeds, a sheep-to-shawl competition, a gallery of entries for the garment, skein and fine arts awards, lamb and equipment auctions, and lots and lots of vendors.
I'm still looking for a carpool up on Saturday, if anyone is planning on going and has space.
The festival can be a fun day-trip; it's definitely the place to be if you're into fiber arts to any degree, though you might want to leave your wallet with a trusted friend in that case.
There will be sheepdog demonstrations, breed conformation trials, the Parade of Sheep Breeds, a sheep-to-shawl competition, a gallery of entries for the garment, skein and fine arts awards, lamb and equipment auctions, and lots and lots of vendors.
I'm still looking for a carpool up on Saturday, if anyone is planning on going and has space.
