2024 G.O.AT (Greatest of All Time) Sheep and Goat Festival
Venue: New River Valley Fairgrounds, Dublin
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: New River Valley Sheep and Goat Club
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Class
Cost: Free
The New River Valley Sheep and Goat Club presents the 4th Annual G.O.AT (Greatest of All Time) Sheep and Goat Festival on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at the New River Valley Fairgrounds in Dublin, VA.
Event Schedule:
• 10:00 AM: Herding Dog Demos (Outdoor Arena)
• 10:00 AM: Sheep Shearing (Sheep & Goat Barn)
• 10:00 AM: How to Properly Handle Sheep (Farris Building)
• 10:00 AM: Goats in Coats Storytelling (Straw Bale Maze)
• 11:00 AM: Cooking Demo with Free Samples (Wysor Building)
• 11:00 AM: Prepping a Fleece For Sale (Wysor Building)
• 11:00 AM: Sheep Shearing (Sheep & Goat Barn)
• 11:30 AM: Goat Milling (Petting Zoo)
• 12:00 PM: Hoof Trimming (Sheep & Goat Barn)
• 12:00 PM: Herding Dog Demos (Outdoor Arena)
• 12:30 PM: Sheep Shearing (Sheep & Goat Barn)
• 12:30 PM: Goat Milling (Petting Zoo)
• 12:30 PM: How to Properly Handle Sheep (Farris Building)
• 1:00 PM: Showmanship (Sheep & Goat Barn)
• 1:00 PM: Goats in Coats Storytelling (Straw Bale Maze)
• 1:30 PM: Sheep Shearing (Sheep & Goat Barn)
• 1:30 PM: Prepping a Fleece For Sale (Wysor Building)
• 2:00 PM: Cooking Demo with Free Samples (Wysor Building)
• 2:30 PM: Sheep Shearing (Sheep & Goat Barn)
• 2:30 {M: How to Properly Handle Sheep (Farris Building)
• 2:30 PM: Herding Dog Demos (Outdoor Arena)
• 2:30 PM: Goat Milling (Petting Zoo)
• 3:00 PM: Hoof Trimming (Sheep & Goat Barn)
• 3:00 PM: Goats in Coats Storytelling (Straw Bale Maze)
This year’s Festival promises to be the biggest and best ever! We will still have all of your favorite attractions including over 30 breeds of sheep & goats, live music, live demonstrations including sheep & goat shearing, goat milking, yarn spinning and herding dog demos!
There will also be a petting zoo, kid’s craft and activity area, photo booth, sheep and goat breed display, many vendors including club members who make exciting creations from wool and/or goat milk! There will be educational booths and displays, and your chance to win at the Spinning Wheel of Prizes along with every young'uns favorite contest, Help Bo Peep Find Her Lost Purple Sheep!
There will also be a Starter Flock Sale! If you’ve been “on the fence” about raising sheep or goats, this is your chance to get a great start!
Be prepared to be dazzled and have more fun in one day than you can imagine! Ewe don’t want to miss this!
Admission is free and all are welcome.
The event is rain or shine.
New River Valley Fairgrounds is located at 5581 Fair Grounds Circle in Dublin, VA.
To view the event flyer and schedule, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/3x4GVp5G/image.png.
For more information, visit: https://www.nrvsheepandgoatclub.com/goat-festival/ or https://www.facebook.com/nrvsheepngoatclub or https://www.facebook.com/events/389543137371972.
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