The 12th annual Festival, October 10-12, 2008

celebrates "Songs and Stories of Sheepherders" and highlights the unique contributions made by the western sheepherders who worked and settled in the Wood River Valley of Idaho.

Friday, October 10 starts with afternoon workshops that feature cooking lamb with gourmet chefs, and with music, storytelling and poetry by Brenn Hill, Roy Kady, Mick Lucey and Stan Howe (above left to rirght).

Saturday, October 11 there is the Sheep Folklife Fair in Hailey, featuring regional artisans working with wool - shearing, carding, spinning and weaving, and herding sheep demonstrations. Rosalie Sorrels, and Hal Cannon offer a concert of "Songs and Stories of Sheepherding".

Sunday afternoon, October 12, join us for the Trailing of the Sheep Parade, with hundreds of sheep moving down Main Street. This "Trailing" follows a nearly 100 year-old tradition and will be led by one of four local sheep ranching families, as well as historic sheep wagons, Oinkari Basque Dancers, Polish Highlanders, Peruvian Dancers and Musicians and the Boise Highlanders bagpipers and drummers.