Garden State Sheep and Fiber Show

The Garden State Sheep Breeders Sheep and Fiber Festival is a two-day event at the Hunterdon County 4-H Fairgrounds in Ringoes, New Jersey, and the emphasis here is firmly on the sheep. Open and rare breed shows, sheep shearing demonstrations, herding dog demonstrations, and breed exhibits fill the programming, with a different breed highlighted each year. Vendors spread across four barns, and a dedicated fleece barn lets you buy raw wool directly. Spinning and weaving demonstrations and educational speakers round things out, but the heart of this festival is the animals and their fleece rather than the finished yarn. If you're a spinner or fiber artist who wants to choose your fleece with the sheep that grew it standing nearby, this is that kind of event.