Black Sheep Newsletter
  A magazine for shepherds and fiber enthusiasts



Coming Events…N..

Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival — September 21-22, 2024 — Linn County Expo Center, Albany. Workshops begin on Friday, September 20; event includes livestock and fiber arts competitions, vendors and more.

https://www.oregonflockandfiberfestival.com/

Lambtown Festival — October 5-6, 2024. Lambtown Festival is always held on the first full weekend in October at the Dixon May Fairgrounds, located at 655 S. First Street, Dixon California. We spread out across the fairgrounds in several buildings, barns, and outdoor pavilions.

Admission: $15 per day for adults, or $20 for a weekend pass. Children 12 and under are free. Parking is free.

https://www.lambtown.org/festival-info/

28th Annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival — October, 2-6, 2024 in Hailey, Idaho. Their mission: To gather, celebrate, present, and preserve the history and cultures of sheep herding in Idaho and the West.

https://trailingofthesheep.org

The 10th World Congress on Coloured Sheep — will be held 12-15 November 2024, followed by a post-congress tour. Venue: Sudima Christchurch Airport Hotel, Aoteoroa, New Zealand. (Please note the change of venue.)

Participant options include attending only the Congress, attending only the Central South Island Tour (a seven day journey) or attending the Congress and the Central South Island Tour. The organizers have been able to secure the accommodation rate up until the 1st of October.

For more information, visit the Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders’ Association of New Zealand’s web page: https://www.colouredsheep.org.nz/congress24/

Contact email: congress24@colouredsheep.org.nz




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