Fiber Arts Festival

The Fiber Arts Festival takes place over two days at Veterans Memorial Arena in West Fargo, North Dakota. The event includes paid classes in fiber techniques, vendor shopping, hands-on activities, and a World Traditions in Textile & Fiber showcase featuring textiles from multiple cultures, including handwoven Chinese cottons and silks from the 1960s, Native American pieces, and star quilts by Crystal Two Hearts. Past demonstrations have covered basket making, sprang, kumihimo, Viking knitting, natural dyeing, and felting. Admission to the festival is free. This West Fargo festival gathers fiber artists, vendors, and teachers under one roof at Veterans Memorial Arena. The event centers on its World Traditions showcase, where community members share textile heritage from China, Native American traditions, and other cultures. Attendees can take classes, work on a community cloth, watch demonstrations ranging from kumihimo to Viking clothing construction, and shop from vendors. The festival format allows participants to move between shopping, learning new techniques, and viewing historical textiles throughout the weekend.