The Manitoba Fibre Festival is a unique annual gathering connecting local fibre farmers with the crafting community in a relaxed creative atmosphere.

Friday September 6 3:00 - 9:00 pm

Note we are opening 2 hours earlier this year!

Saturday September 7 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
ADMISSION:

This year we are implementing a flexible admission fee from $5.00 - $20.00, including full access to all the demonstrations, animals, and vendors for both days of the Festival.

The Manitoba Fibre Festival is a not-for-profit, volunteer run organization passionate about community building, experiential learning, and promoting the work of fibre growers, designers, artisans, and fibre specialists. It is important to us to keep the Festival as accessible as possible.

We welcome everyone, and we gratefully acknowledge anyone who might wish to support the present and future success of the Festival by paying extra. Thank you all!

As always, volunteers, workshop participants, and people 15 years and under get in for free.

MARKETPLACE

The Knit City Toronto Marketplace will feature indie yarn dyers, local yarn stores, fibre farmers, knitwear designers, notions makers and more. 

The Marketplace will be open to the public Saturday May 18 from 9am-5pm and Sunday May 19 from 9am-3pm. 

Advance Ticket prices are as follows:

Saturday Marketplace: $20

Sunday Marketplace: $10

Weekend Marketplace pass: $25

Group Tickets (block of 10) $20

Workshop registrants will have the option to purchase a Weekend Marketplace pass for $20, during registration.

WORKSHOPS

Workshops will run from Friday May 17 until Sunday May 19. Please note the Marketplace is NOT open on Friday May 17.

Please check out our Instructors and Workshop & Event schedule! Ticket sales will open January 17th at 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern here.

EVENING EVENTS

We will be hosting two exciting evening events at the Westin Harbour Castle on Friday May 17 and Saturday May 18, 8pm-10pm.

Keynote Lecture & Kick Off Party with Stephanie Pearl McPhee

Games Night!

HOTEL

The Westin Harbour Castle is located at 1 Harbour Square, Toronto, ON. Please see our WHERE TO STAY page for hotel discount booking code.

GROUP TICKET SALES

Groups of 10 are eligible to receive the group discount of $20 each for a weekend pass (regular price is $25). Ticket sales will open on January 17. Group Tickets can be purchased in blocks of 10. Each Group Ticket block will need to be purchased separately.

VOLUNTEERS

If you are interested in volunteering for KCT, we have a form you can fill out here. We will be filling volunteer time slots in March 2024.

Manitoba’s only show dedicated to the love of gardening! 

Get a jumpstart early in the season on gardening and back-yard plans with this inspirational garden show. Join us at Exhibition Place for Living Green 2024!

• Shop with local vendors, selling (and pre-selling) plants, yard services, natural products and more!

• Learn from experts on our speaker stage.

• Connect with other gardening enthusiasts.

• Admission

• Show Hours

• Exhibitors

• $10 General (Age 12 and up)
• Children under 12: FREE!
FREE PARKING!

We are kicking off the holiday shopping season with a luckygirl curated POP UP at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights with a FULL weekend of local HUMAN MADE good & cool VINTAGE VILLAGE on November 11th (1pm -6pm) and November 12 (10am-5pm).

Saturday May 20 & Sunday May 21, 2023 at Le Centre Sheraton Montreal

Workshops and other events offered Friday May 19 to Sunday May 21.

MARKETPLACE

Our world-class Marketplace will feature indie yarn dyers, local yarn stores, fibre farmers, knitwear designers, notions makers and more. 

The Marketplace will be open to the public Saturday May 20 from 9am-5pm and Sunday May 21 from 9am-4pm. 

The Day Pass (good for either Saturday or Sunday) will be $15, and a Weekend Pass will be $25. Children 12 and under are free to attend with an adult. All Marketplace tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred. Please see our FAQ’s for more details (coming soon).

Marketplace tickets can be purchased online beginning February 22nd at 4pm PST/7pm EST. All tickets must be purchased in advance, no door sales will be available.

WORKSHOPS

Workshops will run from Friday May 19th until Sunday May 21st. Please note the Marketplace is NOT open on Friday May 19th.

Workshop schedule is available here. Click on the workshop or event title for descriptions. You can purchase your workshop tickets here.

All Workshop registrants will receive a complimentary Weekend Pass to the Marketplace, no need to purchase a separate ticket!

Samedi 20 mai et dimanche 21 mai 2023 au Centre Sheraton Montréal

Ateliers et autres événements proposés du vendredi 19 mai au dimanche 21 mai.

LE MARCHÉ

Notre marché de classe mondiale présentera des teinturiers indépendants, des magasins de laine locaux, des producteurs de fibres, des créateurs de tricots, des fabricants d'articles de mercerie et bien plus encore.

Le marché sera ouvert au public le samedi 20 mai de 9h00 à 17h00 et le dimanche 21 mai de 9h00 à 16h00.

Le laissez-passer d'une journée (valable pour le samedi ou le dimanche) coûtera 15 dollars, et le laissez-passer du week-end 25 dollars. Les enfants de 12 ans et moins peuvent assister gratuitement à l'événement s'ils sont accompagnés d'un adulte. Tous les billets pour le marché ne sont pas remboursables mais peuvent être transférés. Veuillez consulter notre FAQ pour plus de détails (à venir).

Les billets pour le marché peuvent être achetés en ligne à partir du 22 février à 16 heures PST/7 heures EST. Tous les billets doivent être achetés à l'avance, il n'y aura pas de vente à la porte.

ATELIERS

Les ateliers se dérouleront du vendredi 19 mai au dimanche 21 mai. Veuillez noter que le marché n'est pas ouvert le vendredi 19 mai.

Le programme des ateliers est disponible ici. Cliquez sur le titre de l'atelier ou de l'événement pour obtenir des descriptions. Acheter des billets pour l'atelier ici.

Toutes les personnes inscrites à l'atelier recevront un laissez-passer gratuit pour le week-end sur le marché, il n'est pas nécessaire d'acheter un billet séparé !

Manitoba Fibre Trail Presented by the Manitoba Fibre Festival

Our Farm is a stop on the Manitoba Fibre Trail this coming fall! 

Manitoba Fibre Trail, a physically distanced and socially connected version of the 2020 Manitoba Fibre Festival.

We will be open 
Friday, 4pm - 9pm
Saturday, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, 10am - 4pm

Ferme Fiola Farm will be offering:

Farm Fresh Yarn, Sheepskins, Tallow balm, Greeting cards, and local farm produce including lamb pre-orders.

SPECIAL EVENTS:

FRIDAY Sept 11th:

Sunset bonfire… Weather permitting

SATURDAY Sept 12th:

Guest Vendor Green Pasture Acres  (Leah and Guy Bouchard) https://www.facebook.com/farmgreenpastures/ Offering Handmade 100% local Wool Duvets.

Moose hide Sheepskin Moccasin workshop https://www.facebook.com/events/622856375297163/

SUNDAY Sept 13th:

Guest Vendor Forage Natural Dye Works (Tamara Klassen) https://www.tamaraklassen.ca/what-is-forage-natural-dyeworks offering naturally dyed hand stitching thread made of organic cotton which is perfect for embroidery, sashiko, quilting and other types of hand stitching. 

Pompom workshop: https://www.fermefiolafarm.ca/events/2020/9/30/pompom-making-workshop

Planning your visit:

All activities at the farm will be held outdoors and some under covered open air shelters.

PLEASE DRESS FOR THE WEATHER and BRING WATER AND SNACKS.

Accessibility:

-Most of the ground on the farm is flat and either grass or gravel. Some accessible parking available

-We have a port-a-potty available for use, unfortunately not wheelchair accessible at this time.

Food and Drink:

-Plan to bring your own water and lunch. Bring a blanket and have a picnic in the field! We will have limited small pre-packaged snacks and some drinks as well as limited water bottles for purchase.

-Fresh local pizzas can be purchased from our neighbor Ste. G’s General Store (Call ahead for pick-up!) They are delicious. Menu can be found here and here

Farm Bio-Security:

-Please ensure you do not wear (or sanitize and wash) footwear worn on your own, or other farms for our animals protection as well as yours.

-Rubber boots or shoes that can be soiled (we are a farm with muck and poop after all ) are recommended.

Covid-19:

-There is lots of room for physical distancing while having fun on the farm. We will have a sign in sheet upon arrival for contact tracing.

-Please ensure at least a llama, or one sheep and a bit (2m) of distance from those outside your bubble.

-Mask wearing strongly is recommended and hand sanitizer as well as a hand washing station will be available on site.

We will adhere to Provincial Government guidelines for Covid-19

Go to the @manitobafibrefestival website and get together with your fibre-loving bubble-buddies to map out your weekend route for the Manitoba Fibre Trail. 

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