The perfect event for lovers of knitting, crochet, feltmaking, weaving, spinning, dyeing, and all things woolly!


A very warm welcome to MIDLANDS WOOL FESTIVAL - an exciting festival of knitting, crochet and woolly fibre crafts.

Please join us at Wolverhampton Racecourse (WV6 0PE), from 10am to 4pm on 11th and 12th July 2026.

  An amazing range of top class exhibitors from all over the country
  A great range of workshops providing you with new skills, fun and inspiration
  A fabulous venue which is fully accessible
  Cafes selling a range of hot and cold food and drinks
  Lots of room to sit
  Free demonstrations from local guilds
  A charity second-hand magazine stall
  Loads of free parking and marshals to show you where to go

So please come to visit. There's so much to see, do and buy.
For lots more info, please take a look at our Visitor Information page.


We run several other wool events around the country (in Leeds, Newbury, Ampthill and Newcastle). Here are some of the comments we've received from visitors to those events ...

"Had an absolutely amazing day " - Sue

"A great day out! Very well organized and lots of interesting stalls. Worth the two hour drive." - Karen

"My friend and I had an amazing time and felt like we were in wool heaven. There were many lovely stalls and friendly people to chat to about all things yarn." - Chriss

"It was, by a country mile, THE best show I've ever attended. Brilliant!" - Netty

"Thank you for such an awesome event. I felt like a kid in a candy shop, also the spinning workshop was soooo good." - Avani

"A great variety and something to suit everyone's pocket." - Cath

"I thought it was fantastic. Loads of space, loads of wool. Extremely well organised. Well done." - Suzanne

"Had a super day on the Saturday. Venue was brilliant, organisation was excellent, car parking dead easy." - Karen

"Loved loved the festival I came both days and thoroughly enjoyed it, a big thank you." - Maureen

"Was an absolutely amazing day and will defo be back next year." - Julie

"We had a great time shopping etc. The event was well spaced out, lots of exhibitors with good variety." - Angela

"We had a really lovely day. It was quite mind blowing really!" - Carolyn

"I had a great time. So much loveliness" - Fiona

"Great variety of stalls and lovely atmosphere." - Eleanor

"A great venue and easy to park which was a joy!" - Roselle

"The exhibitors were all really nice. It was a lovely atmosphere. The wide aisles were a success." - Pauline

"We had a brilliant time - thank you! Already saving up for next year." - Lizzie

"The choice (and quality) of stalls was perfect. We all had the space and time to chat to the exhibitors and we really enjoyed our day." - Elaine

"Thanks for organising such a fabulous event! My daughter and I had great fun looking around the stalls and attending a crochet workshop." - Alison

"The exhibitors were great, plenty of space to move around." - Marion

"Thank you for organising such a fantastic event. Looking forward to next year." - Tracey




40 reasons for visiting the Midlands Wool Festival ...

  70 top class stalls
  Inexpensive ticket price
  Lovely comfortable venue
  Cafes
  Loads of free parking
  Wheelchair friendly
  Plenty of seating
  Easy to find
  Workshops
  Under 16s enter free
  Carers enter free
  Loads of hand-dyed yarns
  Commercial yarns
  Knitting accessories
  Knitting patterns
  Knitting kits
  Knitted products
  Spinning equipment
  Spinning demos
  Feltmaking materials
  Feltmaking kits
  Vegan Silk yarn
  Felted goods
  Sheep locks
  Wool tops
  Carded batts
  Blends
  Weaving materials
  Silk, linen & other fibre
  Crochet patterns
  Crochet kits
  Crochet accessories
  Crochet products
  Dyes
  Dyeing kits
  Dyeing advice
  Books and authors
  Group discount
  Marshalls and First Aid
  Charity magazine stall