2025 Summer Picnic     July 12, 2025    1 pm   Cascia Vineyard 1200 Thompson Creek Rd, Stevensville, MD 21666

Lunch will be provided (catered by Rams Head Shore House).

All MABA members and alpaca enthusiasts are invited to the Summer picnic.  

 For more information and to RSVP email [email protected].  RSVP with headcount by July 1, 2025 

2025 Maryland State Fair  Llama and Alpaca Show  September 6th & 7th - The Fair runs from August 21 - Sept 7 but the Llama and Alpaca show is the last weekend.  Please consider entering a fiber art item in the home arts competition.  Having finished alpaca items will help promote alpacas and their fiber.  Contact Tilly Dorsey at 410-591-0691 for more info. Online entries will open June 1.  Walk in entries are accepted but must be at the Fairgrounds no later than August 18th.  Needle felted items are judged in the spinning and weaving category. Any MABA member interested in donating yarn or roving as prizes can also contact Tilly.  Business cards can be included with the prize.  NO STALL FEE for show entries.  

Maryland Alpaca and Fleece Festival November 8 & 9, 2025  9 am - 4pm  West Friendship, MD.  VENDOR REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Come join us for this great, fall festival with live animals, fiber, demos, and classes. Whether you knit, crochet, spin, weave, or just love to shop, there is something for you.