UK Yarn Shows 2019
Hello!
Welcome to my first-ever post on my new website! I'm still figuring out what to do with the ten years' worth of posts on my old blogs, but they're safely tucked away for now.
Continuing with my annual tradition, I'll start with a round up of the yarn shows that are coming up around the UK in 2019. There is always a mixture of new shows balancing out the shows that have been discontinued, and this year we're seeing new events being held in previously-neglected parts of the country. Hosting yarn shows is a risky proposition, so if there's an event near you, please do support it!
I'll keep this post updated with any changes that I become aware of.
As a vendor I am currently booked to attend Waltham Abbey Wool Show in a few weeks' time, and Edinburgh Yarn Fest in March.
I hope to see you there.
| 20 Jan | Waltham Abbey Wool Show Waltham Abbey, Essex |
| 22-24 Feb | Unravel Farnham Maltings, Surrey |
| 28 Feb - 3 Mar | Spring Knitting and Stitching Show Olympia, London |
| 17 March | Cornwoolly Redruth, Cornwall |
| 21-23 March | Edinburgh Yarn Festival Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 13-14 April | Spring into Wool Leeds |
| 27-28 April | Wonderwool Wales Builth Wells, Wales |
| 11-12 May | Buxton Wool Gathering Buxton, Derbyshire (new) |
| 18-19 May | Wool@J13 Penkridge, Staffordshire |
| 25 May | Watford Festiwool Watford, Hertfordshire (new) |
| 9 June | Aberdeen Yarnfest Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 1 June | Leeds Wool Festival Armley Mills, Leeds |
| 15-16 June | The Wool Monty Sheffield (new) |
| 28-29 June | Woolfest Cockermouth, Cumbria |
| 13-14 July | Yarningham Uffculme Centre, Birmingham |
| 27-28 July | Fibre-East Ampthill, Bedfordshire |
| 2-4 August | Woolness Newcastle upon Tyne (new) |
| 3 August | Yarnfolk Whitehead, Northern Ireland |
| 9-10 August | British Wool Show York, Yorkshire |
| 16-17 August | EWEFest Dundee, Scotland CANCELLED |
| 17 August | Popup Wool Show Port Sunlight, Wirral |
| 24 August | Wool@Portsoy Portsoy Scotland |
| 24-26 Aug |
Internationwool Anglesey, Wales (new) CANCELLED |
| 31 Aug - 1 Sept | Southern Wool Show Newbury, Berkshire |
| 7-8 Sept | Perth Festival of Yarn Perth, Scotland |
| 7-8 Sept | Cornish Yarn Festival Penzance, Cornwall |
| 28 Sept - 6 Oct | Shetland Wool Week Shetland, Scotland |
| 28-29 Sept | Yarndale Skipton, Yorkshire |
| 5-6 Oct | Masham Sheep Fair Masham, Yorkshire |
| 11-14 Oct | Knitting and Stitching Show Alexandra Palace, London |
| 12-13 Oct | Bakewell Wool Gathering Bakewell, Derbyshire |
| 16-20 Oct | Loch Ness Knit Fest Inverness, Scotland |
| 27-28 Oct |
Kendal Wool Gathering Kendal, Cumbria |
| 2 Nov |
Highland Wool and Textiles Fair Strathpeffer, Scotland |
| 2-3 Nov | Stitch Fest South West Totnes, Devon |
| 9 Nov | Hitchin Festiwool Hitchin, Hertfordshire |
| 17 Nov | Nottingham Yarn Expo Nottingham |
| 22-25 Nov | Knitting and Stitching Show Harrogate, Yorkshire |
Last updated: 28.05.19
Hi Julia. I’m glad you found it helpful. I’ll be publishing my 2020 guide over the Christmas break.
Just subscribed, when are you planning to post 2020 list?
I found this most useful this year, thanks.
I need to plan my year! Already getting excited! J
nice to meet you at Woolness and look forward to knitting with the yarn purchased from you hope to see you at other yarn festivals
Thanks so much for pointing that out. I’ve edited it now.
Hi, I have just noticed that the date you have for woolfest at cockermouth isn’t right for this year, it is at the end of June. Hope you don’t mind me pointing this out. It’s a good list and great to see where other wool festivals are.