Welcome! We’re so glad you’re going to visit our fair.

Schedule of Events

May 27, 2023

7:00 am-4:30 pm: Food Booth Open, Breakfast Available

7:30 am-9:00 am: All fleece, woolcraft & photography entries at Exhibit Hall

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

9:00 am-5:00 pm: Commercial Exhibits Open

9:30 am-1:00 pm: Exhibit Hall closed for judging of fleeces and woolcraft entries

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

10:00 am-3:00 pm: Drop-In Spinning & Knitting all ages at Dining Hall Porch

10:00 am-3:00 pm: Demonstration: Michelle Parrish, Natural Dyeing at Dining Hall Porch

11 am-12:00 pm: Demonstration: Sondra Slesinski, Drum Carding at Dining Hall Porch

11:00 am-3:00 pm: Demonstration: New England Lace Making Group, Bobbin Lace at Pavilion

12 Noon: All sheep for show on grounds

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

12:30 pm: Sheep Shearing Demonstration at Near Sheep Show Ring #2

1:00 pm-4:00 pm: Drop In Weaving: All ages at Exhibit Hall Porch
Presenter: Springfield Weavers Guild

1:00 pm-5:00 pm: Fleece Sale & Woolcraft & Photography Exhibits Open

1:30 pm Start
Sheep Show
Show Order: Sheep Show Ring 1 – Upper Barn
Fitting & Showmanship
Market Lamb
Horned Dorset
Shropshire
Suffolk

2:30 pm: Sheep Shearing Demonstration at Near Sheep Show Ring 2

5:00 pm: Commercial Vendor Exhibits Close

6:00 pm: Pot Luck Supper and Ice Cream Social

May 28, 2023

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

Date: May 27-28, 2023

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

Location:
Cummington Fairgrounds,
97 Fairgrounds Road,
Cummington, MA 01026.

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