Annual Wool Festival, Taos, New Mexico, October 4 - 5, 2008
FREE entrance Vendors, contests, demos, fashions, workshops (begin 9/27), auctions, music, and food. For more information go to www.taoswoolfestival.org

16th Annual Fiber Arts Festival, Bisbee, Arizona, October 11th, 2008
In celebration of National Spinning and Weaving Week the Bisbee Fiber Arts Guild is presenting the 16th Annual Bisbee Fiber Arts Festival. It will be held Saturday October 11th from 8am to 1pm in Vista Park along with the Bisbee Farmer’s Market. The location is in the Warren District, across from the ballpark. This is an educational event and is open to the public free of charge. For details on workshops, which are held before and after the public event and other information please go to http://www.bisbeefiberarts.com

Southwest Fiber Festival, Amado, Arizona, October 25th, 2008
Shop premier fiber purveyors and artists, enjoy animal exhibits, fleece & fiber competitions, demonstrations. Learn something new or improve a skill in one of the many classes offered. For more information call: go to www.southwestfiberfestival.com/.

Fiber Arts Festival, McGee Park Convention Center and Fairgrounds, Farmington, New Mexico, November 8 - 9, 2008
Workshops, auctions, competitions in a variety of subjects. For more information go to www.woolfestivalsw.meridian1.net.

Intermountain Weavers Conference (IWC) - A Conference For Fiber Artists, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado, July 30th - August 2nd, 2009
Biennial conference for fiber artists in the mountain states (and elsewhere). Check work shops and vendor info at www.intermountainweavers.org