This blog post is the annual update to my calendar of European yarn festivals (excluding the UK {England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland}). I have included dates and venues as well as links to websites. Find out about yarn festivals in the UK by reading my last blog post.
If you plan to visit a show, please check with the organisers beforehand: you will find links to the websites below.
September 2024
Strik Bornholm (Knit Bornholm)
19–20 September 2024
Bornholm, Denmark
Website: Strik Bornholm.
Hurup Wooldays by Thy Strikkefestival
20–22 September 2024
Hurup, Thy, Denmark
Website: Wooldays Thy.
Nederlandse Breidagen (Dutch Knitting Festival)
27–28 September 2024
De Loods/Hart van Holland, Berencamperweg 12, 3861 MC Nijkerk, Netherlands
Website: Nederlandse Breidagen.
Bergen Strikkefestival (Bergen Knitting Festival)
27–29 September 2024
Textile Industry Museum, Salhus, Bergen, Norway
Website: Bergen Strikkefestival
Hamburger Garn Gang Yarn Festival
29 September – 7 October 2024
Nine yarn stores in Hamburg, Germany
Website: Hamburger Garn Gang.
October 2024
Knit Eat & Co Lyon
12–13 October 2024
La Sucriere, Lyon, 69002, France
Website: Knit Eat & Co Lyon.
Journées Nationales de la Laine
25–27 October 2024
Felletin, 23500, France
Website: Journées Nationales de la Laine.
Dublin Fibre Festival
26 October 2024
Richmond Barracks, Dublin, Ireland
Website: Dublin Fibre Festival.
À Procura do Novelo
2024 dates to be confirmed
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Website: À Procura do Novelo.
Wiener Woll- und Stofffest (Vienna Wool and Fabric Festival)
2024 dates to be confirmed
Modecenterstraße 22, 1030 Wien, Austria
Website: Wienner Woll- und Stofffest.
November 2024
Fiberfolk Wool Festival
3 November 2024
Aalborg Kongres and Kultur Center, Europa Pl. 4, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
Website: Fiberfolk Wool Festival.
Handwerkbeurs Groningen
14–16 November 2024
Martini Plaza, 9727 KB Groningen, Netherlands
Website: Handwerkbeurs, Groningen.
Barcelona Knits
16–17 November 2024
WTC Barcelona, 08039 Barcelona, Spain
Website: Barcelona Knits.
L’aiguille en Fêtes/Créations & Savoir-Faire
27 November –1 December 2024
Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris, France
Website: L’aiguille en Fêtes.
Zagreb Yarn Craft Fest
2024 dates to be confirmed
Studentski Centar, Zagreb, Croatia
Website: Zagreb Yarn Craft Fest.
January 2025
Handwerkbeurs Houten
9–12 January 2025
Expo Houten, Meidoornkade 24, 3992 AE Houten, Netherlands
Website: Handwerkbeurs, Houten.
February 2025
Love Yarn Madrid Festival
14–16 February 2025
Pabellón de Convenciones, Casa de Campo, Avenida de Portugal, n/n 28011, Madrid, Spain
Website: Love Yarn Madrid.
Jyvaskyla Winter Knit Festival
2025 date to be confirmed
Toivolan Vanha Piha, Cygnaeuksenkatu 2, Jyväskylä, Finland
Website: Jyvaskyla Knit Festival.
March 2025
WoolFashion
2025 date to be confirmed
PGE Narodowy, Poniatowskiego 1, 03-901 Warszawa, Poland
Website: WoolFashion.
Fiberfolk Wool Festival
2025 date to be confirmed
Spinderigade 11, 7100 Vejle, Denmark
Website: Fiberfolk Wool Festival.
April 2025
Swiss Yarn Festival
4–6 April 2025
Riverside, Meeting & Event Hotel, Zweidlen-Glattfelden, Switzerland
Website: Swiss Yarn Festival.
Leipziger Wolle-Fest & Stoffmesse (Leipzig Wool Festival and Fabric Fair)
5–6 April 2025
Leipzig, Germany
Website: Wolle-Fest & Stoffmesse.
Hohenloher Wollfest
26–27 April 2025
Schulstraße 13, 74572 Blaufelden, Germany
Website: Hohenloher Wollfest.
May 2025
Festival Sevilla Teje
2025 dates to be confirmed
La Galería ABC, Pl. de Cuba, 10, 41011 Sevilla, Spain
Website: Festival Sevilla Teje.
June 2025
Jyvaskyla Summer Knit Festival
2025 date to be confirmed
Toivolan Vanha Piha, Cygnaeuksenkatu 2, Jyväskylä, Finland
Website: Jyvaskyla Knit Festival.
Knit with Friends Knitting Festival (Festival de Tricot)
14–15 June 2025
Seminário de Vilar, 4050-621 Porto, Portugal
Website: Knit with Friends Knitting Festival.
Prjónagleöi Iceland Knit Fest
2025 dates to be confirmed
Icelandic Textile Centre, Blönduós, Iceland
Website: Iceland Knit Fest
July 2025
Jyvaskyla Knit Festival
2025 dates to be confirmed
Toivolan Vanha Piha, Cygnaeuksenkatu 2, Jyväskylä, Finland
Website: Jyvaskyla Knit Festival.
Le Fil de la Manche
2025 dates to be confirmed
Elbeuf en Bray, 76220, France
Website: Le Fil de la Manche.
Craft Camp (Estonian traditional craft workshops)
6–12 July 2025
Vilma Building, University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, Viljandi, Estonia
Website: Craft Camp.
August 2025
Midtnorges Storste Kultur- og Strikkefestival
2025 dates to be confirmed
Bårdshaug Herregård, Orkdalsveien 105, 7300 Orkanger, Norway
Website: Midtnorges Storste Kultur- og Strikkefestival.
Fiberfolk Wool Festival
2025 dates to be confirmed
Hall 7 & Hall 9, Rabalderstraede 9, Musicon, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Website: Fiberfolk Wool Festival.
East Finland Wool Festival
23–24 August 2025
Old Town House, Nurme, Finland
Website: East Finland Wool Festival.
What’s in your diary?
If you organise a yarn and fibre festival that is not listed, fill in my Contact Me form or leave details in the comments below. Please let me know about yarn and fibre festivals that are not listed by filling in the form on the Contact Me page or leaving details in the comments below.
Hi,
There is a nice yarn festival in October, in Felletin, France (near Aubusson)
Les journées nationales de la laine, october, 26, 27 and 28th
Many workshops
official website: http://journeesdelalaine.wixsite.com/felletin
Sophie
Hi Sophie, thank you for letting me know about this yarn festival. I’ve added it to my list along with the weblink.
Hi! Don’t miss Barcelona Knits Festival 2nd edition It will be held the weekend of 16 and 17th November 2019 at the WTC Barcelona.
Check out their website http://www.barcelonaknits.com
Thank you!
Thank you Esther for letting me know about Barcelona Knits Festival. It looks great! I’ve only been to Barcelona once, but would love to go back!
There is also a yarn festival in Vienna in November – 02.11.-03.11.!
Wiener Woll- und Stofffest!
http://www.wollfest.at
Thank you Barbara for letting me know about this festival. I’ve added it to my ever-growing list.
Knit with Friends festival is in Porto Portugal 8-9th June .. lots of classes too
Thank you Julie, I know that crochet is very popular in Portugal, but this is the only festival there on my list.
Jyvaskyla Knitfest 4 -7th July is a fabulous show with classes
held in the pretty town of Jyvaskyla Finland
Thank you Julie, this is the only knitting festival in Finland on my list.
Festival of yarns, we do not have it here. Sigh!
May be you should organise one!
Hi
There are lost of knitting festivals in Norway:
Bergen strikkefestival- https://bergenstrikkefestival.com/program-2019/
Midt- norsk sktrikkefestival – https://www.mns-festival.com/program
Trondheim strikkefestival- https://www.trdstrikk.no/
Thank you Merete! I’ve added those to my blog post.
Hi –
We have a great knitting festival in Stavanger, Norway. Next year is our 7th, and will be held on October 23rd-25th.
Official websiite: http://www.stavangerstrikkefestival.no (English version coming.)
IG: @stavangerstrikkefestival
We have wiorkshops, lectures, marketplace and a lot of social events.
Anne-Grethe
Anne-Grethe, thank you for letting me know about your festival. It sounds inspiring!
There is a festival in Poland, Torun in September called Drutozlot, organised by Hada (Hanna Maciejewska)
Thank you for letting me know about this festival!
And please don t forget the first icelandic woolweek!!! 4.10.-11.10.
https://ullarvikan.com/en/
Thankyou, Marled, I didn’t know about this one!
Gewollt Berlin 2-3 May is missing.
https://www.gewolltberlin.com/
Cecilia, thankyou for letting me know about this festival.
Hi there
When us the Edinburgh Yarn festival in 2021?
Warm regards
Marlene Botha
Hi Marlene, I have not heard when the Edinburgh Yarn Festival will take place. On their website it says that the next EYF will be in 2021. It usually takes place in February, however, with the COVID restrictions, this seems unlikely.
Hello!
We have an annual knitting festival in Kihnu island, Estonia.
This year it will start tomorrow already, the dates are September 3.-5.
Usually it is held in spring, in April, but with the COVID regulations we had to postpone it to September.
Facebook event (in Estonian): https://www.facebook.com/events/405577030869658
Kihnu Cultural Space foundation homepage: http://www.kultuuriruum.ee/en/kihnu-knitting-festival/
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Olá!
Em Portugal organizamos o “À Procura do Novelo” nas Caldas da Rainha. Sempre em Setembro. O Próximo é dia 8, 9 e 10 Setembro de 2023.
Toda a informação: http://www.aprocuradonovelo.pt
Hi there,
thanks for the list. You missed out for this very successful festival in the south of Denmark. It will come up again in October 2024:
https://maskerimarsken.dk/
best regards, Frauke
Hi Frauke,
I am happy to add this festival, however, I need to know the venue and dates before I can add it. I have looked on the website, but cannot find this information.
Nicki