Check this page for a listing of local and regional craft events and festivals.
If you are interested in learning more about upcoming events and classes, please visit the Knitters Review or the Thatched Roof Cottage websites for more information.
Events
Local Yarn Store Day – April 25, 2026
Alabama Fiber Festival – This festival will be held on November 13th and 14th, 2026 in Birmingham, Alabama. Their website is https://www.alfiberfest.com/.
Carolina FiberFest – March 13-14, 2026 in Raleigh, NC at the NC State Fairgrounds. Website is https://carolinafiberfest.org/#.
Fiber Festival in the Valley – May 9-10th, 2026. Held in Sautee Nacoochee, GA. For more information, there is information on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/922600910094756.
Birchwood Fiber Festival – May 2-3, 2026 in Birchwood, TN. The website is https://birchwoodfiberfestival.com/.
SC Knitting Guild Knit Inn – The South Carolina Knitting Guild hosts an annual Knit Inn. The dates for 2026 will be Thursday, January 22nd through Sunday, January 26th, 2026. Hotel reservations are now available. Be sure to check out their website for more information and to reserve a room at https://scknittingguild.com/index.php/knit-inn/.
SAFF – The Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair will be held from Friday, October 24th through Sunday, October 26th, 2025 in Fletcher, NC, just outside of Asheville and near the Asheville Airport. Classes will be Thursday through Sunday and are listed on their website. The market will be open Friday through Sunday. The website is https://saffsite.org/.
Scenic Stitches – February 28-March 1, 2026 in Chattanooga, TN at the Chattanooga Convention Center. They have classes and a marketplace. https://www.scenicstitches.com/
The North Georgia State Fair will be September 24th through October 4th, 2026 at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta, GA. Be sure to enter your fiber-y items in the competition! Please check out the website at https://www.northgeorgiastatefair.com/ to get general information.
Rhinebeck – The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival will be held on October 18th and 19th, 2025 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, NY. More info on their website at https://sheepandwool.com/.
Nash Yarn Fest – Dates are April 17-18, 2026 at The Fairgrounds in Nashville, TN. Website is https://www.nashyarnfest.com/,
Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival – March 27-28, 2026 at the Dickson County Fairground in Dickson, TN. For more information, visit https://tnfiberfestival.com.
Great Smoky Mountains Fiber Fair – April 24-25, 2026 in Townsend, TN. Information can be found at https://gsmheritagecenter.org/event/great-smoky-mountain-fiber-fair/.
Blue Ridge Fiber Fest – Held in Sparta, NC, June 5-6, 2026. Website is https://www.blueridgefiberfest.com/.