All events take place in the UK unless otherwise noted.
Past events include
Yarndale 29th and 29th September
Probably our biggest show of the year and one of our most local. Skipton, North Yorkshire.
Pop Up Wool Show
Saturday 17th August 2024 One day only, tickets in advance just £4!
Hulme Hall, 23 Bolton Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH62 5DH
10am until 4pm
North East Wool Show 10th and 11th August
Newcastle Race Course - come and gallop through all the best woolly stalls in the North East!
Summer Wool Show 27th and 28th July
Redbourne School, Ampthill - This show has taken over from Fibre East. Same venue, same time of year, lots of lovely new woolly stuff to discover!
Cumbrian Wool Gathering 22nd and 23rd June
J36 Rural Auction Centre, Cumbria just off the M6. A second year for this show. It's going to be a much bigger event and we've got a big stall planned.
Wonderwool Wales 27th and 28th April
Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells
Our only Welsh show and we love it! Everything woolly from sheep to finished garments.
Fibre Arts Weekend on an Alpaca Farm 20th and 21st April
Fair Winter Farm, MK17 0RB
Unravel Farnham February 2024
Yorkshire Yarn Fest One day fair
https://www.yorkshireyarnfest.com/ on the 26th November
Bakewell Wool Gathering
14th and 15th October
https://www.bakewellwool.co.uk/
Yarndale
23rd and 24th September
https://yarndale.co.uk/
Unravel Autumn
8th and 9th September
https://farnhammaltings.com/events/unravel-autumn-2023
North East Wool Show
12th and 13th August
https://www.northeastwoolshow.co.uk/
Thread, Farnham
Saturday 10th June
Cumbrian Wool Gathering
24th and 25th June
Threads, Farsley,
Spring into Wool, Leeds,
Wonder Wool Wales, Builth Wells
Stitch Fest South West
Bakewell Wool Gathering
Perth Festival of Yarn
Southern Wool Show
Perth Festival of Yarn
We are so happy to be heading back up to Scotland on the for the wonderful Perth Festival of Yarn.
Yarndale 24th and 25th September 2022
One our closest fairs and almost certainly the biggest!
Stitches on the Sand Sunday 14th August to The Hotel Victoria in Lowestoft
SUMMER WOOL FESTIVAL
30-31 July 2022 Redborne School, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, MK45 2NU
YARNINGHAM
9th-10th July
THE WOOL MONTY
18th-19th June 2022 FlyDSA Arena, Broughton Lane, S9 2DF
YORK YARN FEST
28th May 2022 - one day only! York Auction Mart, Murton, York YO19 5GF
One of a few online and in person events organised by York Yarn Fest throughout the year. We will be IN PERSON at the York Auction Mart. Easy to reach just outside the city of York.
WONDERWOOL WALES
April 23-24 2022 The Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3SY.
One of the oldest and best wool shows and our only show in Wales this year (probably!). We can't wait to return to Wonderwool to a new stand, D4 Hall one
SPRING INTO WOOL
April 9-10 2022 The Grammar School at Leeds
A fabulous show for yarn and all things yarn related - and of course Joe's Toes! The Grammar School at Leeds is on the main A61 road between Leeds and Harrogate. So pleased to be returning to our closest yarn show - it's been too long!
UNRAVEL
February 11-13 2022 Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey
Southern Wool Show Newbury Racecourse September 2021
Yarndale 2021
Stitch Fest South West Newton Abbot Racecourse September 2021
22nd August 2020 (one day only!)
The Pop Up Wool Show, Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Wirral
2nd February 2020 Bishop Blaize Wool Festival, Bradford Industrial Museum
Steiner School York Advent Fair
Saturday 23rd November 10.00-16.00
November 17th 2019 only (Sunday)
Nottingham Yarn Exhibition
November 2nd and 3rd
Stitchfest Southwest
Totnes
Bakewell Wool Gathering
October 12th-13th
28th and 29th September
Yarndale 2019
Yarndale is a friendly festival of woolly and yarny creativity! A beautiful part of the world for a weekend break.
15th and 16th June 2019
The Wool Monty - a brand new show in a big arena
Sheffield Arena
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28th and 29th June 2019 (that's Friday and Saturday)
Woolfest, Cockermouth Cumbria
Our fifth visit to this longstanding wool fair, always interesting and lots to see and buy. Emphasis on British wools and natural materials.
27th and 28th July 2019
Fibre East, Ampthill, Bedfordshire
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7th and 8th September 2019,
Dewars Centre, Perth, Scotland
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1st June 2019
Leeds Wool Festival
Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills, Leeds
11th and 12th May 2019
Buxton Wool Gathering
We're looking forward to this new show by the organisers of the ever-popular
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27th and 28th April 2019
Wonderwool Wales
A Very Big Woolly show at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells
Always a busy, happy show for Joe's Toes. We've been asking for more space each year!
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13th and 14th and April 2019
Spring into Wool
Leeds - a super woolly show in The Grammar School at Leeds.
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Sunday 20th January only 2019
Waltham Abbey Wool Festival
Marriott Hotel
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Festiwool, Hitchin, Herts
Saturday 10th November 2018 - One Day Show
Kendal Wool Gathering
October 27th -28th
Our first visit for several years, we hear it's bigger and better than ever! All the details at
Bakewell Wool Gathering
Our second visit to this very popular fair
October 13th - 14th
Yarndale, Skipton, North Yorkshire
29th-30th September 2018
Our fifth visit to Yarndale. Our busiest fair so far (just!). Yarndale is a friendly festival of woolly and yarny creativity! A beautiful part of the world for a weekend break.
Southern Wool Show
1st September 2018
A brand new wool show by the organisers of Spring into Wool
Southern Wool Show, Newbury Race Course, Berkshire, England
Fibre East, Ampthill, Bedfordshire
28th to 29th July 2018
Woolfest, Cockermouth Cumbria
22nd-23rd June 2018 (that's Friday and Saturday)
Wool@J13 Penkridge, Staffordshire (j13 of the M6)12th to 13th May 2018
Wonderwool Wales
Royal Welsh Showground
Spring into Wool
The Grammar School at Leeds
January 2018
Waltham Abbey Wool Show
November 2017
The Knitting and Stitching Show, Harrogate
October 2017
Bakewell Wool Gathering
September 2017
Yarndale, Skipton, North Yorkshire
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Knit for Peace KnitFest at Chelsea Town Hall, London 5th November 2017
Remember, remember the 5th of November! We're delighted to be joining Knit for Peace for this one day event in the wonderful Chelsea Town Hall.
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Fibre East Ampthill, Bedfordshire
29th to 30th July 2017
We went to Fibre East as visitors last year. We loved it and went back this year with a Joe's Toes stall in Jacob Hall. All the details at
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The Contemporary Craft Festival, Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey, Devon
9-11 June 2017
We're delighted to have a space in the suppliers area at this prestigious fair.
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Woolfest, Cockermouth Cumbria
23-24 June 2017 (that's Friday and Saturday)
Our third visit to this longstanding wool fair, always interesting and lots to see and buy.
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Shepley Spring Festival May 19th - 21st
Primarily a folk music festival celebrating contemporary and traditional folk music, wool and all things Yorkshire. We'll be in the Baabaabazaar tent on the 20th and 21st.
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Wonderwool Wales 22nd - 23rd April 2017
Spring into Wool, Leeds 8th April
Vogue Knitting Live, Marriott Marquis, Times Square, NYC. 13-15th January 2017
Amanda is sharing booth 1005 with Knitting pattern designer Ann Kingstone who will have copies of her latest books.
December 11th 2016
The Egg Factory, Hebden Bridge
Yarnporium November 5th - 6th 2016
King's College London,
The Strand,
WC2R 2LS
Yarnporium Opening Hours
Saturday, 5 November: 10am - 5:30pm Sunday, 6 November: 10am - 4pm
17th - 23rd October 2016
Joe’s Toes Slippers + Kits at The Corner Shop, Craft Central, 21 Clerkenwell Green, London, EC1R 0DX
