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


A very warm welcome to NORTH EAST WOOL SHOW - an exciting festival of knitting, crochet and woolly fibre crafts.

Please join us at Newcastle Racecourse (NE3 5HP), from 10am to 4pm on 9th and 10th August 2025.

There'll be 90 amazing stalls, plus a great range of workshops, all in a fabulous venue. There'll also be:
- Two cafes selling a range of hot and cold food and drinks
- Lots of room to sit and chat (inside and out)
- Free demonstrations from local guilds
- A charity magazine stall
- A display from our "North East in Wool" community project
- Loads of free parking and marshals to show you where to go
... And a fabulous pub just 2 minutes walk from our event!

So please come to visit. There's so much to see, do and buy.

Very many thanks to all the lovely people who came to our first North East Wool Show. Here are some of the comments we received from people after their visit ...

"Had an absolutely amazing day " - Sue

"Fantastic event...thank you for bringing the North East such a brilliant event...can't wait for next year " - Lynsey

"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. Bloody 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

"My friend and I had a great time on Saturday. Neither of us had ever been to a Wool Show before. We thought it had 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

"Thank you so much for arranging a fantastic inaugural show - do hope it will be the first of many!" - Anne

"We had a great time shopping etc. The event was well spaced out, lots of exhibitors with good variety. Please, please do it again." - 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. Would love for there to be one in 2024." - 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

"Loved my visit on the Saturday, it was so well organised and a pleasure to visit!" - Fiona

"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




We hope to see you at North East Wool Show on 9th and 10th August 2025!

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40 reasons for visiting North East Wool Show...

  90 top class stalls
  Great workshops
  Lovely comfortable venue
  Low entrance price
  Loads of free parking
  Easy to find
  Plenty of seating
  Hot and cold food
  3 minutes from A1
  Wheelchair friendly
  Loads of hand-dyed yarns
  Commercial yarns
  Knitting accessories
  Knitting patterns
  Knitting kits
  Knitting workshops
  Knitted products
  Spinning equipment
  Spinning demos
  Drop spindle workshops
  Feltmaking materials
  Feltmaking kits
  Feltmaking workshops
  Felted goods
  Sheep locks
  Wool tops
  Carded batts
  Blends
  Weaving materials
  Silk, linen & other fibre
  Crochet patterns
  Crochet kits
  Crochet accessories
  Crochet workshops
  Crochet products
  Dyes
  Dyeing kits
  Dyeing advice
  Books and authors
  Charity magazine stall
 


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