The annual California Classic Alpaca & Fiber Show to be held this weekend on Saturday and Sunday where fiber enthusiasts and artisans will showcase alpaca fiber (raw fiber, roving, and yarn) and examples of felting, fiber arts and more.
A lot of vendors and farm displays will sell the latest alpaca fashions and hand-crafted items at the show.
This show is the best place, to learn more about the alpaca industry as it gives an opportunity to talk to alpaca breeders and meet 200 alpacas face to face, plus get your hands on their soft, luxurious fiber.
Some 200 alpacas from several ranches in Vacaville and as well as many from across California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Arizona will be traveling to Dixon this weekend – will be represented.
The alpaca judged to have the highest quality of fleece and composition will be awarded a blue ribbon in the show ring.
This show is put on each year by CALPACA, California’s regional affiliate of the Alpaca Owners Association. In California’s tradition as a pioneer of progress, Calpaca was the first and the oldest regional alpaca association in the Northern Hemisphere and has been a leader in the American alpaca industry since 1989.
Admission is free at the show, On Saturday it will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m at the Dixon May Fairgrounds, 655 S. first St. in Dixon, a city in northern Solano County, California, United States.
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