Mat-Su Valley Fiber Festival

10/10/2026

Don’t forget to enter in our competition! Here are a few rules:
1. Include at least one Fiber-Producing Animal with the flower Lupine.
2. Follow the designated color scheme. Blues, Purples, Pinks, and Greens
3. The design should fit on a shirt, bag, and be printable as stickers.
4. No AI-generated artwork will be accepted.

Please submit your art through our Instagram or pages. Alternatively, you can email your artwork to [email protected] the winner will be announced in March of 2027 and will have the choice of a shirt or bag.

10/09/2026

Don’t forget that the Fairbanks Fiber Festival is happening all weekend long! These food trucks look amazing!

09/26/2026

Another amazing Fiber Festival in Fairbanks Alaska! Start planning a trip because it’s going to be worth it!

Fiber Fest is for EVERYONE! ❤

Yes - knitters, crocheters, spinners, weavers, quilters, felters, embroiderers, and other fiber folks. But ALSO non-crafters (or not-yet crafters) who appreciate locally made art, home goods, knit wear, community and more!

✨ Join us for a full weekend of fiber arts: workshops, demos, crafter's circle, tools & equipment sale and kid's activities, as well as a vibrant Vendor Marketplace featuring OVER 40 Alaskan fiber arts vendors!

• Friday, Oct. 9th, 5-8pm
• Saturday, Oct. 10th, 10am-5pm
• Sunday, Oct. 11th, 10am-5pm

📍at the Alaskaland Centennial Center in Fairbanks
Thank you to our local business SPONSORS who help support this vibrant celebration of craft and community! ❤

Alaskan Expressions
Calypso Farm and Ecology Center
Coyote Trail Farm & Fiber Mill
Emma Creek Fiber and Yarn
Evolutionary Thread
Fairbanks Weavers' and Spinners' Guild
Hats With Attitude (Knit'N'Felt Hats)
Hayseed Hopes
Interlace: Useful Items Handwoven with Delight
Juneau Woolies
MAC Federal Credit Union
Mt McKinley Bank
Polychrome Fibers
The Blissful Bobbin
The Woven Boreal

🌈 Yarn photo by Juneau Woolies

09/18/2026

09/15/2026

We want to try something new for next year’s artwork. We encourage our community members to unleash their creativity and create new art pieces. Here are a few rules:
1. Include at least one Fiber-Producing Animal with the flower Lupine.
2. Follow the designated color scheme. Blues, Purples, Pinks, and Greens
3. The design should fit on a shirt, bag, and be printable as stickers.
4. No AI-generated artwork will be accepted.

Please submit your art through our Instagram or pages. Alternatively, you can email your artwork to [email protected] the winner will be announced in March of 2027 and will have the choice of a shirt or bag.

09/12/2026

Be sure to sign up for classes at the Fairbanks Fiber Festival October is coming up fast!

This free, family-friendly event celebrates all fiber arts including knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, quilting, embroidery, felting, sewing, basketry and more.

09/07/2026

If you are down in the states and close to Idaho be sure to take a pit stop by this festival. It’s amazing seeing how many Fiber Festivals are starting to pop up! Follow the Idaho Fiber Festival!

09/03/2026

The more support these festivals can get the longer they survive. Be sure to visit the Fairbanks Fiber Festival this fall.

08/09/2026

Be on the lookout for classes from our vendors throughout the fall and winter seasons!

Rigid Heddle Weaving Class registration is up!

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