Friday, October 9, 2009

Workshops, Art and Foodie Fest and Festival Opening Performance

Cooking with Lamb, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Green building with Wool, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Roy Kady's Secrets - Sheep, life and the art of dyeing and weaving wool, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Art and Lamb Foodie Fest, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm with Sun Valley Gallery Association and local chefs

Festival Opening performance, lamb tastings, storytelling and music, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm, Ketchum's nexStage Theatre

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Trailing of the Sheep Dog Trials, 7:00 am - dusk

Folklife Fair, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Roberta McKercher Park, Hailey
Peruvian musicians and dancers
Oinkari Basque dancers
Boise Highlanders, bagpipers and drummers
Sheep shearing demonstrations
Sheep herding with dogs
Sheep wagon displays
Spinning and weaving demonstrations
St. Charles 60th Annual Basque Dinner
Children's activities
Wool and craft shops

Saturday evening. Enjoy lamb dinner specials at participating restaurants.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Trailing of the Sheep Dog Trials, 7:00 am - dusk

Trailing of the Sheep Parade 12:00 noon
The highlight of the weekend. 1,500 sheep parade down Ketchum's Main Street with sheep ranching family members and herders. Blessing of the sheep and Peruvian musicians and dancers, Oinkari Basque dancers, the Boise Highlanders and sheep wagons.