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9th Annual Copper K Fiber Festival
Jul
19
to Jul 20

9th Annual Copper K Fiber Festival

Join us for the 9th Annual Copper K Fiber Festival, a two-day event running from July 19th to July 20th , open from 9:00am-4:30pm daily, located at the historic Copper K Barn in Whitehall, Montana.

A destination fiber festival, taking place in the remote country side. Taking Fiber Arts back back to it's roots.

Find Bee’s Knees ‘n’ Knits at our yellow cottage and shop from a variety of our Montana made goods, including: Montana wool dryer sheets and dryer balls, hand-dipped beeswax candles, herbal salves and soaps, ceramics, knitwear, woven goods, millspun yarn, woodcrafts, and more. During this special event, we will also be featuring our hand-felted wool blankets, crafted with local wool.

ADDRESS: 786 Point of Rocks Road, Whitehall, MT. 59759 | Free Admission

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26th Annual Flathead Cherry Festival
Jul
26
to Jul 27

26th Annual Flathead Cherry Festival

  • 305 Main Street Polson, MT, 59860 United States (map)
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Join us for the 26th Annual Flathead Cherry Festival, a two-day event running from July 26th (9:00am-5:00pm) to July 27th (10:00am-3:00pm) on Main Street in Polson, Montana.

Explore the rich history of cherries and indulge in a delightful shopping experience featuring a carefully curated selection of talented artists, unique vendors, and freshly baked treats. Relax, cool down under the tent by the food court, and take it all in. Stroll down the streets, meeting local and regional artists and businesses, all while satisfying your taste buds with various delectable foods and treats. In the heart of it all, Polson stands as a truly unique and beautiful destination, inviting you to see, savor, and appreciate its extraordinary offerings. More details to come soon about the Foodie Competition, Cherry Pit Spitting and Chalk Art Contests.

Find Bee’s Knees ‘n’ Knits at our iconic yellow cottage and shop from a variety of our Montana made goods, including: Montana wool dryer sheets and dryer balls, hand-dipped beeswax candles, herbal salves and soaps, ceramics, knitwear, woven goods, woodcrafts, and more. During this special event, we will be featuring our felted Flathead Cherry wool dryer balls.

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11th Annual Flathead Celtic Festival
Sep
12
to Sep 13

11th Annual Flathead Celtic Festival

Join us for the 11th Annual Flathead Celtic Festival, a two-day event from Friday, September 12th (3-7pm) to Saturday, September 13th (9am-7pm) at the Centennial Farm in Kalispell, Montana. Amongst the vendors and food trucks, you may sign up to participate in the Highland Games and Parade of Clans, as well as observe the Scottish and Irish dancers, folk bands, and bagpipers. The Highland Games include: the Scottish hammer throw, weight throw, stone put, caber toss, sheaf toss, and weight over height game (youth, beginners, intermediate, and masters class).

The Flathead Celtic Festival is an organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, and exposing our community to Celtic culture for the educational benefit of the people in this region and its visitors. We provide education by providing locals and visitors to music, dance, history, ancestry, language, food, crafts, and traditional athletic events in public venues as well as utilizing the website to provide facts, statistics, and other related data on Celtic Nations.

We will be offering a large collection of traditionally crafted products including our small batch soaps and herbal salves, beeswax candles, wooden cutting boards/charcuterie boards, ceramics, knitwear, millspun yarn, and wool dryer balls and Montana wool dryer sheets. Amongst the offerings, we specially made a batch of Flathead Mint Soap along with Scottish Quaichs (double-handled shallow whiskey bowl) to honor our heritage during the Flathead Celtic Festival (Representing Clan Cumming, Mackay, Thompson, and Calvert).

Centennial Farm | Address: 563 McMannamy Draw, Kalispell, MT. 59911

2022’s Highlander Game Participants (Kyle is pictured in the back row towards the right).

Kyle has participated in the Highland Games for the past two years as a beginner (2020-2022). Here he is shown doing the sheaf toss, a traditional Scottish agricultural sport in which a pitchfork is used to hurl a 16# to 22# burlap sack stuffed with straw over a horizontal bar, which is raised to increase difficulty. One at a time, each player must turn their backs to the bar, build momentum by swinging the sheaf with the pitchfork, then hurl it over their shoulders over the bar. the sheaf must go over the bar to score, it cannot go under the bar or directly hit the bar.

Our friends, Ryan and Grace (local owners of Cranky Goose Hill Farm in Lakeside), surprised us at our booth last year with a bouquet of their homegrown flowers. They also participate in the Highland Games with Kyle, along with their son.

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Trailing of The Sheep Festival
Oct
10
to Oct 12

Trailing of The Sheep Festival

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Join us for the 29th Annual Trailing of The Sheep Festival from October 9th thru October 12th in Hailey, Idaho. This multi-day event celebrates the history of sheep ranching of the West by hosting the Championship Sheep Dog Trials, Folklife Fair, Happy Trails Closing Party, and Big Sheep Parade. As some of the activities overlap, you’ll be sure to find us at the following:

Championship Sheep Dog Trials | Friday, October 10th, 9am-5pm | 2400 Buttercup Rd, Hailey, Idaho 83333

Although the Sheep Dog Trials span over the course of three days (October 10th-12th), we will only be vending on Friday, October 10th. Talented border collies and their top handlers will be judged during the National Point Qualifying Sheep Dog Trials whilst 30+ sheep and sheepdog-orientated vendors will be selling their handmade wares.

Folklife Fair | Saturday, October 11th, 10am-4pm | 810 S. 3rd Ave. Hailey, ID 83333

Join us at Roberta McKercher Park to peruse 80+ sheep-orientated vendors, sheep shearing demonstrations, live music and dancing, a lamb feast, as well as kid’s activities and info booths.

Happy Trails Closing Party | Sunday, October 12th, 10am-3pm | 480 4th St E. Ketchum, ID 83340

Join us at Ketchum Town Square as we close out this year's festival. Shop the wares of vendors, as well as enjoy music, food, and drink as we celebrate another great year of Festival events. At noon, the Big Sheep Parade will commence, an authentic trailing of the sheep down Ketchum's Main Street as part of their annual migration. A band of 1,500 sheep with sheep ranching family members and herders will head south to winter pastures.

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