Join us for the 28th Annual Trailing of The Sheep Fiber Festival from October 2nd thru October 6th in Hailey, Idaho. To celebrate the history of sheep ranching in the West, we will be offering our entire collection of fibercrafts, including wool yarn, wool knitwear, woven goods, frontier satchels, and wool dryer balls, as well as our traditional soap, herbal salves, ceramics, woodcrafts, and copper cast ware.

Championship Sheep Dog Trials | Friday, October 4th-6th, 2024

Join us for the Championship Sheep Dog Trials from Friday, October 4th (9am-5pm), thru Sunday, October 6th (9am-2pm). As much as we’d like to attend all three trial days, we will only be setting up shop for Friday, October 4th, from 9am-2pm, then prepare for the Folklife Fair the following day. Amongst the 30+ sheep and sheepdog orientated craft vendors, there will be the National Qualifying Sheep Dog Trials featuring the most talented border collies and their top handlers. Tickets will be available for purchase on July 1st, 2024 ($7 per ticket or free for children 5 years old or younger).

Folklife Fair | Saturday, October 5th, 2024

Join us for the Folklife Fair at Roberta McKercher Park on Saturday, October 5th, from 10am-4pm. Amongst the 80+ sheep-orientated vendors and information booths, there will be kid’s crafts and activities, sheep shearing demonstrations, sheep camps, live music, dancing, and a lamb feast.

Join us for the 10th Annual Flathead Celtic Festival, a two-day event from Friday, September 13th (3-7pm) to Saturday, September 14th (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

Join us for the 46th Annual Bigfork Festival of the Arts, a two-day event running from August 3rd to August 4th, open daily from 9:00am-4:30pm, located on Electric Avenue in Bigfork, Montana.

Our well attended Festival fills the village of Bigfork with a fine selection of art, crafts, food, music and other entertainment on both Saturday and Sunday. You are invited to be a part of this special weekend. Many exhibitors have declared that this is their favorite show of the summer.

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, woodcrafts, and more.

Join us for the 25th Annual Flathead Cherry Festival, a two-day event running from July 27th (9:00am-5:00pm) to July 28th (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 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.

Join us for the 8th Annual Copper K Fiber Festival, a two-day event running from July 20th to July 21st , 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

Join us for the 4th Annual Grazing Hills Fiber Festival, a two-day event running from July 13th to July 14th from 9:00am-5:00pm daily, located at the Latah County Fairgrounds in Moscow, Idaho.

The Grazing Hills Fiber Festival is a great educational experience for visitors to learn how animals contribute to the fiber industry through live displays of alpacas, sheep, goats, rabbits and more!  

Find Bee’s Knees ‘n’ Knits in the depot barn 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 also be featuring our hand-felted wool blankets, crafted with local wool.

ADDRESS: 1021 Harold Avenue, Moscow, ID 83843

Join us for the 7th Annual Crazy Mountain Fiber Festival, a two-day event running from Friday, April 26th (12pm to 4pm) to Saturday, April 27th (9am t0 4pm); organized by the Montana Wool Growers Association and the Sweet Grass County Chamber of Commerce at the Big Timber Civic Center in Big Timber, Montana.

The Crazy Mountain Fiber Festival offers products from a variety of local and regional fiber vendors, as well as classes for all age levels to share about the fiber industry, sheep culture, the important role of agriculture, and how animals contribute to rural economies. Craft classes cover topics such as natural dyeing, beginner drop spindle spinning, weaving, felting, basic knitting projects and more. There will also be sheep shearing demonstrations, a petting zoo, and a tour at the historic Wool House.

We will be offering a variety of fibercrafts, including millspun wool yarn, wool knitwear, woven goods, and wool dryer balls, as well as our line of traditional soap, herbal salves, beeswax candles, woodcrafts, and cast ware. We may also have a limited run of sheepskins, fleeces, and wool blankets prepared by the time of this event!

Big Timber Civic Center | 301 Hooper St. Big Timber, MT 59011