The next gathering is on
June 27-29, 2025
Linn County Expo Center
Albany, Oregon
We are looking forward to the start of the next half-century of The Black Sheep Gathering in 2025! We’ll be bringing you some of the best sheep, goats, fleeces, and classes in the country and are looking forward to a fabulous year.
Be sure to mark your calendars every year for the last weekend in June. We recognize that we have often met earlier, but availability at the Linn County Expo Center was limited, so to ensure consistency, we will always be meeting the last weekend in June.
We welcome the Natural Colored Wool Growers’ Association for their 2025 annual meeting. The American Gotland Sheep Society will also be bringing their National Wool Show to the Gathering this year. These events should bring some absolutely gorgeous animals and fleeces from around the country, so be sure to check out the barns, and don’t forget to bring home that perfect natural colored wool fleece!
The BSG Store will again have a selection of unique merchandise to commemorate your time at the Gathering this year. Be sure to let the volunteers know if you are interested in something you would like to have added to the selection. We are always looking for new ways to celebrate our event!
Admission and parking at the Gathering are always free. Bring your family and friends and take part in one of the most unique events in the country, celebrating natural-colored animals and their fiber. Please remember that all dogs, including Service Dogs, are prohibited in the vicinity of the livestock for the safety of humans and animals in the area.
The Black Sheep Gathering is an all-volunteer, non-profit agricultural organization that welcomes your suggestions, participation, and support. We encourage everyone to become more involved and make new friends by volunteering, which will ensure the future of the Gathering for another 50 years and beyond! For information on specific events, to volunteer, or to offer suggestions, please get in touch with committee workers listed on the Contacts page.
Here's a link to a story about the show in the Albany Democrat-Herald.
