Join us at the Dixon May Fairgrounds for our 37th annual celebration of all things sheep, lamb, and wool. Lambtown Festival is California's largest sheep and wool event!

Kids Activities - Wooly Adventures hosts sheep-themed crafts and beginning fiber arts projects for the young and the young at heart.

Schedule of Events:

Saturday, October 7, 2023

9:00AM - Gates Open
Vendor Halls Open
Workshops Begin
Skeins and Textiles - Entry Drop Off

10:00AM - Wooly Adventures Opens
Sheep Dog Demo
Wool and Fine Fiber Show Begins
Sock Crank-In Begins

11:00AM - Sheep Shearing Demo
       
12:00PM - Sheep Dog Demo
      
1:00PM - Sheep Shearing Demo
Afternoon Workshops Begin
       
2:00PM - Sheep Dog Demo
BIPOC Meetup
                         
3:00PM - Sheep Shearing Demo
Wool and Fine Fiber Sale Begins
       
4:00PM - Sheep Dog Demo
       
5:00PM - Vendors Halls Closed
       
Sunday, October 8, 2023

9:00AM - Gates Open
Vendor Halls Open
Workshops Begin
Wool and Fine Fiber Sale Begins

9:30AM - Skeins and Textiles Judging Begins
       
10:00AM - Wooly Adventures Opens
Sheep Dog Demo
Sheep to Shawl Competition Begins
Sheep Show Begins
       
11:00AM - Sheep Shearing Demo
       
12:00PM - Sheep Dog Demo
                    
1:00 PM - Sheep Shearing Demo
Stitch Marker Swap
       
2:00 PM - Sheep Dog Demo
LGBTQIA+ Meetup

3:00 PM - Sheep Shearing Demo
Sheep to Shawl Judging
       
4:00 Pm - Vendors Halls Closed
Festival Closed

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Workshop Schedule:

9:00am-4:00pm
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Approachable Indigo Dyeing - Brooke Sinnes

?Clasped Warp on a Rigid Heddle Loom - Robin Lynde

Fair Isle Knitting with Steeks - Sunni Scrivner

Fiber Prep Four Play - Henry Clemes

Intro to Tapestry Weaving - Kira Dulaney

?Weaver at the Wheel - Stephenie Gaustad

Friday, October 6, 2023

9:00am - 4:00pm
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Botanical Printing or Eco-Dyeing - Sharon Mansfield

?Choose Fleece Like a Pro - Henry Clemes

?Get the Best from Your Wheel - Stephenie Gaustad

?Rare Breeds Trek - Amy Ross Manko

Spinning Braids - Jillian Moreno
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Visible Mending - Kira Dulaney

Weaving Tartans on a Pin Loom - Hazel Spencer

Worsted to Woolen in a Day - Jacey Faulkner

?Saturday, October 7, 2023

9:00am - 12:00pm
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Come Dye with Me! - Eva Szabo

Spinning Circles - Jacey Faulkner

?9:00am - 4:00pm
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Beginning Basketry - Peeta Tinay

Drop Spindle Spinning - Linda Dean

?Spinning for Speed - Stephenie Gaustad

Yarnitechture: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want - Jillian Moreno

1pm-4:00pm
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Spinning Coils - Jacey Faulkner

Make a "Vegetarian Sheepskin" Seat Pad - Siobhan Harlakenden

?Sunday, October 8, 2023

9:00am-12:00pm
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Demystify Perfect Hats - Linda Dean

Draft-o-Rama: Woolen and Worsted Prep and Draft - Jillian Moreno

Ladderback Jacquard for Stranded Knitting - Amy Snell

Knitting Comfortably Ever After - Ergonomics of Knitting - Carson Demers

?Medieval Distaff and Spindle Spinning - Siobhan Harlakenden

Sheep to Skein - Fiber Processing for Funsies - Amy Ross Manko

1pm-4:00pm
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Beginning Crochet - Kavitha Raman

Ergonomics at Your Spinning Wheel - Carson Demers

?Fiber Across the Wheel - Amy Ross Manko

?Getting Started Two at a Time - Amy Snell

?Naturally Dyed Speckled Yarn - Brooke Sinnes

Date: October 5-8, 2023

Time:

October 5, 2023 - 9:00am to 4:00pm

October 6, 2023 - 9:00am to 4:00pm

October 7, 2023 - 9:00am to 5:00pm

October 8, 2023 - 9:00am to 4:00pm

Location: Dixon May Fair, 655 South First Street, Dixon, CA 95620

Cost: $10

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