Schedule of Events
Thursday, June 26, 2025 | |
| 10:00am-8:00pm | • Marketplace vendor booth set-up. |
| 1:00-8:00pm | • Begin receiving fleeces. All entries must be checked in by 9am Friday. • Begin receiving Fiber Arts entries. All entries must be checked in by 10am Friday. |
| 2:00-10:00pm | • Fairgrounds open for livestock arrival. Health certificates checked. |
Friday, June 27, 2025 | |
| 7-8am | • Livestock check-in. |
| 8:15-9am | • Workshop Check-In Opens |
| • Resume receiving fleeces. NO ENTRY CHANGES PERMITTED • All livestock must be in place. No livestock may arrive after this time. • Resume receiving Fiber Arts entries. | |
| 9:00am | • Workshops Begin |
| • Sheep Show in Show Ring A. Sheep Show begins, lunch break at judges' discretion (order to be determined based on entries and will be sent out to exhibitors after June 1 and posted at the show ring). • Marketplace opens. • Black Sheep Gathering Store opens • All fleeces in place. No new entries accepted. | |
| 10:00am | • Fleece Show —Wool Fleece judging begins, open to the public. • Fleece Sale —For Sale Only Fleeces. • All Fiber Arts entries in place. No Fiber Arts will be accepted after this time. |
| 12:45-1:30pm | • Workshop Check-In Opens |
| 1:00pm | • Fiber Arts—Judging open to the public. |
| 1:30pm | • Workshops Begin |
| 4:00pm | • Fleece Show — Mohair Fleece judging begins (start time approximate). |
| By 7:00pm | • Fiber Arts Judging closes — Presentation of the Black Sheep Cup and Black Lamb Cup at the completion of judging. |
| 6:00pm | • Marketplace closes for the day. |
| • Fleece Show and Sale closes for the day. | |
Saturday, June 28, 2025 | |
| 8:15-9am | • Workshop Check-In Opens |
| 9:00am | • Workshops Begin |
| • Fleece Show—judging resumes. • Fleece Sale —For Sale Only Fleeces resumes. • Sheep Show continues, lunch break at judges' discretion. (order to be determined based on entries and will be sent out to exhibitors after June 1 and posted). • Angora Goat Shows Lot Q: Registered Colored Angora Goats. Lot P: Registered Angora Goats. • Sheep-to-Shawl — competition begins. • Black Sheep Gathering Store Opens. • Marketplace opens. • Fiber Arts Display opens. | |
| 10:00am | • Herding Dog Demonstration – Calpooia Arena. |
| 10:30am | • Alpaca Fleece Judging begins.Start time approximate. |
| Noon | • Fleece Show Judging closes. • Presentation of the Black Sheep Cup for the Five Most Valuable Fleeces for Handspinning from a Single Producer and the Wayne Thompson Memorial Trophy for the Best Natural Colored Fleece. Start time approximate. • Herding Dog Demonstration – Calpooia Arena. |
| 12:45-1:30pm | • Workshop Check-In Opens |
| 1:00pm | • Fleece Show open for public viewing. Start time approximate. • Sheep Show continues. |
| 1:30pm | • Workshops Begin |
| 1:45pm | • Fleece Show viewing closes. |
| 2:00pm | • Herding Dog Demonstration – Calpooia Arena. • Sheep-to-Shawl — competition ends. |
| 2:15pm | • Fleece Sale begins. Start time approximate. |
| 4:00pm | • At the conclusion of the Sheep Show, presentation of the Black Sheep Cup for Best Young Flock and The Glen Eidman Memorial Trophy for Best Sheep in Show. Start time approximate. |
| 5:00pm | • Fleece Sale closes for the day. • Fiber Arts Display closes for the day. • Marketplace closes for the day. |
| 5:30pm | • Potluck, no host bar. |
| 6:30pm | • Potluck dinner and socializing. Bring a dish to share and your sheep tales. |
| 8:00pm | • Spinner’s Lead, in show ring. Start time approximate. |
Sunday, June 29, 2025 | |
| 8:15-9am | • Workshop Check-In Opens |
| 9:00am | • Workshops Begin |
| • Junior Sheep Show begins with Showmanship Competition, followed by the Jr. Breed classes. • Valais Blacknose Workshop in the goat show arena. • Fleece Sale opens. • Marketplace opens. • Fiber Arts Display opens. | |
| 12:45-1:30pm | • Workshop Check-In Opens |
| 1:30pm | • Workshops Begin |
| 2:00pm | • Fiber Arts Display closes. |
| 3:00pm | • Fleece Sale closes. Unsold fleece must be claimed between 3-5pm. |
| 4:00pm | • Release of all animals. • Marketplace closes. |
| 2:00-5:00pm | • Release of Fiber Arts items. |
| 6:00pm | • Grounds must be vacated. |
