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