Fiber Fair

Sunday, August 30, 2026 | 10am-2pm
Winooski Farmers Market at 20 Winooski Falls Way, Winooski

Fiber Fair is a fiber arts festival honoring Winooski’s roots as a mill town while celebrating Vermont’s rich textile art and farming community. The festival started in 2019 at the Heritage Winooski Mill Museum and joined forces with the Winooski Farmers Market in 2024.

Learn about local history, browse fiber vendors, talk with nonprofit guests, and enjoy hands-on activities!

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What's Going On

Guest Vendors

Vendors

  • Dagesse Farms
  • Mobius Meadows Farmstead
  • Ellen Spring Studio
  • Whetstone Textiles
  • Eliza West Makes
  • Sewn Stuff by Stephanie
  • Fig’s Art Collective
  • Fern Bridge Farm
  • Kathryn DeBari
  • Crescencia
  • Hands & Heart Farm
  • Purl & Post Yarn Studio
  • Essiba’s Provisions

Community Guests

  • Heritage Winooski Mill Museum
  • Twist o’ Wool Guild
  • Vermont Weavers Guild
  • Pride & Joy / Riot Craft Studio
  • Ethan Allen Homestead Museum
  • The Makery
Performances

10–11:30 Mike Paternoster

12:30–2 Rik Palieri

Activities

All Day:

  • Valias Sheep Petting with Dagesse Farms
  • Winooski Historical Society and Heritage Winooski Mill Museums Open On-Site with Fiber Displays
  • Recycled Fabric Weaving activity from the Heritage Winooski Mill Museum and The Makery
  • Wool Spinning, Drum Carding, and Drop Sindling Demos, Yarn Doll Making from Twist o’ Wool Guild
  • Hands-on Loom Weaving demo from Vermont Weavers Guild
  • Crafts with Riot Craft Studio
  • Flax Processing demo from Ethan Allen Homestead

 

1-1:30pm:

  • Kids Storytime and Hand-Knitting activity inside the Heritage Winooski Mill Museum

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