Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival explained
| Begins: | First full weekend in May |
| Ends: | Sunday |
| Frequency: | Annual |
| Location: | West Friendship, Maryland |
| First: | 1973 |
| Participants: | Knitters, sheep breeders, wool spinners |
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.
History
The 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.
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Notes and References
- News: A Mild and Woolly Adventure; 'Hobbyist' Farmers Tend Flocks In Effort to Reconnect With Land . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023051910/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-415179.html . dead . October 23, 2012 . . March 24, 2001 . 2009-02-09 .
- News: Md. sheep and wool fest phenomenal in 30th year . American Farm . 2003 . 2009-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060319024443/http://www.americanfarm.com/TopStory7-01-03sheep.html . 2006-03-19.
- Web site: Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival . 2009-02-09 . Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20070316085514/http://www.sheepandwool.org/index.html . 2007-03-16 . dead .
- News: Curtain falls on 31st annual edition of Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival . American Farm . 2004 . 2009-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070629141852/http://www.americanfarm.com/TopStory5-11-04e.html . 2007-06-29.
