Sheep & Wool Festival — Local services in Town of Rhinebeck

We go to this event annually. We love the scenic drive and fall foliage. The drive alone sets the mode. We actually stopped the mad cattle drive to the BIG E for this event. I am happy to say 12 years later we don't miss anything about the other stop and go drive.

Bring a camera there is so much eye candy. Three Hundred plus juried vendors. Nothing mass produced or done on some assembly line overseas.

Anything and everything from sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas you might imagine is on display. Wool, skins, rugs, clothing, animals, sheep herding display. All original and unique.

Tickets are reasonable too and can be purchased online to avoid the lines checking in. There is a food court and is it mouthwatering. Yes, there will be lines and nobody seems to mind. But to avoid that, we bring our own food so we have more time to wonder around.

A two-day event in October. Saturday from 9am to 6pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm.

Plenty of events for children and what child doesn't love sheep herding dogs or llamas and alpacas being led around the grounds...

This place is really large with tons of vendors. I had a good time, however, there were so many people that the vendor booths and aisles between booths were totally full of people trying to get in and out of different spaces. At many booths, if you stopped to browse, you'd be blocking others from walking by. It works if you know what you want, but not for browsing. The food and bathroom lines were also extremely long all day and blocking people walking to and from different areas. I guess I just learned that I prefer smaller fiber fairs where there is actually room to...

So much wonderful stuff available for yarn crafters. Most of the stuff is high quality, so expect to pay a premium. There is so much, it can be overwhelming after a while. Very long lines for food trucks. Main downside: way, WAY too many people. Esp. on Saturday: it’s extremely crowded and hot. Sometimes you can’t even enter a vendor’s booth for the crowds. This fair has gotten too big and too crowded. I recommend extending it one day, so it’s a three-day festival; the vendors and attendees would be much better served, and it would be a much better...