Alpaca Events
Tennessee alpaca farms offer the following opportunities to learn about alpacas and their wonderful fleece.
TAA Scarf Competition
Any time between now and March, 2010
Deadline: April 1, 2010
The Tennessee Alpaca Association is sponsoring an alpaca scarf competition to promote the use of alpaca fiber produced right here in Tennessee. Knitters, crocheters, weavers and felters: Send us your very best. We invite all Tennessee fiber artists to join the fun. Win fame, win admiration, win cash! Two hundred dollars to the winner in each category.
Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair
October 23-25, 2009
Asheville, NC
Premier fiber art event features spinners, weavers and fiber artists working with many animal fibers, with a dominant alpaca presence in recent years. Folks come to SAFF from all over the eastern United States. Amazing things are done with fiber here!
TAA Annual Meeting
December 5, 2009
Crossville, TN
TAA members will meet at the Cumberland Mountain State Park in Crossville, TN for the annual membership meeting, announcement of new board members, lots of discussion, and general "just plain fun" socializing. $12 per person for lunch. Dr Charles Hatcher, TN State Veterinarian, is our speaker. Silent Auction will be held to raise money for the UT Large Animal Hospital Building Fund.
Click here for a MapQuest map to Cumberland Mountain State Park.
Southern Select Alpaca Show
Mar 6 - 7, 2010
Calsonic Arena
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Join many of the alpaca farms in TN and in the SE for the 9th annual Southern Select Alpaca Show. Halter, fleece and spin-off competitions take center stage along with educational classes, a silent auction, herd sire auction and an alpaca product store. FREE to the public. This is your chance to see the prettiest alpacas in the entire Southeast, as everyone brings their very best, hoping to take home blue.
www.southernselectalpacashow.org
National Alpaca Farm Days
September 25, 2010
Wilson County Fairgrounds
Lebanon, TN
The Tennessee Alpaca Association will hold its own special Middle Tennessee event as part of the AOBA sanctioned National Alpaca Farm Days. This event will be held at the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, TN on Saturday, September 25th. Public is invited, free of charge. Come meet the alpacas!
National Alpaca Farm Days
September 25 and 26, 2010
Farms all across Tennessee (and the entire nation, too) invite visitors to come and visit alpacas on individual farms to celebrate National Alpaca Farm Days. This is an annual event sponsored by AOBA to help educate the public about alpacas. See alpacas up close and get your hands on their soft, luxurious fleece. Find a map of participating farms (map available each year during the month of September) by clicking here: