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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2019
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Festival Headquarters Open
Limelight Hotel, 151 South Main Street, Ketchum
Visit us for Festival merchandise, questions and registration assistance.6:00 pm – Farm to Table Dinner with American Lamb and Local Produce
Wood River Sustainability Center, 308 S. River Street, HaileyTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Festival Headquarters Open
Limelight Hotel, 151 South Main Street, Ketchum
Visit us for Festival merchandise, questions and registration assistance.9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Cheese Making Class
Chef Kendall Russell, Lark’s Meadow Farms
Red Star, 618 S. Main Street, Hailey10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Cooking with Lamb
Chef Chris Kastner of CK’s Real Food
CK’s Real Food, 320 Main Street South, Hailey12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Cooking with Lamb
Chef Chris Koetke, Dean of the Sun Valley Culinary Institute
97 Badeyana Drive, (Formerly Elkhorn Springs Restaurant), Sun Valley
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Cooking with Lamb
Chef Spring Bullard of Good Scents (Private Chef)
Red Star, 618 S. Main Street, Hailey6:00 pm – Farm to Table Dinner with American Lamb and Local Produce
Wood River Sustainability Center, 308 S. River Street, HaileyFRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2019
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – SHEEP DOG TRIALS
2019 National Point Qualifying Sheepdog Trials
Quigley Canyon Field, Hailey
($5.00/person entrance fee at the door; children under five are free)9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Festival Headquarters Open
Limelight Hotel, 151 South Main Street, Ketchum
Visit us for Festival merchandise, questions and registration assistance.9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Stained Glass Felted Scarf Class
Instructor: Anna Anderson
Sun Valley Center, 314 2nd Avenue South, Hailey9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Needle-Felted Sheepdog Class
Instructor: Michele Bowman
The Grange Hall, 609 S. 3rd Street, Hailey10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Cooking with Lamb
Chef Laurent Loubot of Michel’s Christiania
Michele’s Christiania, 303 Walnut Avenue, Ketchum12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Cooking with Lamb
Chef Sean Temple
TBD, Ketchum1:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Modern Skinnfelling Class
Instructor: Amika Ryan
Sun Valley Center, 314 2nd Avenue South, Hailey1:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Botanical Dyeing Class
Instructor: Elena Gonzalez
The Grange Hall, 609 S. 3rd Street, Hailey2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Cooking with Lamb
Chef Brent Rasmussen, Private Chef
Ketchum Grill, 520 East Avenue, Ketchum2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – SHEEP RANCHING Q & A with Henry Etcheverry & Friends
The Community Library, 415 Spruce, Ketchum
Free Event!
*** 4:30 pm – “FOR THE LOVE OF LAMB” ***
Experience the best in American Lamb bites from some of the Valley’s top chefs and restaurants
Downtown Ketchum
Register Now!7:00 pm – SHEEP TALES GATHERING: FOOD AS CULTURE with MARK KURLANSKY
The Argyros, 120 Main Street South, KetchumSATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – SHEEP DOG TRIALS
2019 National Point Qualifying Sheepdog Trials
Quigley Canyon Field, Hailey
($5.00/person entrance fee at the door; children under five are free)9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Cobweb Felting Class
Instructor: Deb Gelet
The Grange Hall, 609 S. 3rd Street, Hailey9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Fleece Weaving in the Rya Style Class
Instructor: Doris Florig
Sun Valley Center, 314 2nd Avenue South, Hailey*** 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – FOLKLIFE FAIR ***
Roberta McKercher Park, Hailey
Free Event!
Spend your Saturday at the Sheep Folklife Fair experiencing a unique event with artists, music, dance, food, sheep-shearing (demos every 30 minutes) and family fun.10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Fluff for Kids at the Folklife Fair
Craft activities for children sponsored by 4-H and other local groups. Activities are free or have a nominal fee for materials.11:00 am — LAMB FEST at the Folklife Fair
Enjoy various lamb plates from favorite local restaurants.1:30 am – 4:30 pm – Needle-Felted Sheep Class
Instructor: Michele Bowman
The Grange Hall, 609 S. 3rd Street, Hailey1:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Card (Tablet) Weaving Class
Instructor: Doris Florig
Sun Valley Center, 314 2nd Avenue South, Hailey*** TASTE & CRAFT EVENT ***
To Benefit The Festival4:30 pm – 8:00 pm – VIP, The Argyros, 120 Main Street South, Ketchum
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – General Admission, The Argyros, 120 Main Street South, Ketchum
10:00 pm – 12:00 am – Taste Takeover at The Boho Lounge, 131 Washington Avenue, Ketchum
Buy Tickets!*** SHEEP JAM! ***
Whiskey Jacques, 251 N. Main Street, Ketchum6:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Cocktail Reception
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Lamb Dinner Buffet
8:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Intermission
8:30 pm – 11:00 pm – Show Featuring The Dusty 45s
Buy Tickets!SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2019
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – SHEEP DOG TRIALS
2019 National Point Qualifying Sheepdog Trials
Quigley Canyon Field, Hailey
($5.00/person entrance fee at the door; children under five are free)9:00 am – 11:30 am – Sheep Photography Outing
Meet at the Ketchum Post Office, 151 4th Street, Ketchum
(Free to caravan; register for a seat on the shuttle.)9:30 am – 11:00 am – Sheepherding Stories with John Peavey & Jerry Seiffert
The Argyros, 120 Main Street South, Ketchum
Free Event!***10:00 am – 3:00 pm – HAPPY TRAILS FESTIVAL CLOSING PARTY***
Ketchum Town Square
Free Event!
- Additional Info
- The Trailing of the Sheep Festival was started in 1996 in response to the rapid loss of farms and ranches and the rapid growth in the Wood River Valley. The Festival preserves the stories and colorful history of sheep ranchers and herders, celebrates the rich cultures of the past and present and entertains and educates children, adults, and families about the production of local food and fiber that sustain local economies and generations of hard-working families. Our mission is: To gather, present and preserve the history and culture of the families and individual men and women involved in Idaho sheep ranching and to honor their contributions to the development of Idaho and the West. Trailing of the Sheep has been named in the Top Ten Fall Festivals in the World, Top 200 Best U.S. Festivals and the Top 100 Festivals in N. America. In 2013, USA Today named it One of the Top Ten Fall Festivals in America. It is also the recipient of the Governor’s Award for Cultural Heritage.
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