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SUMMARY:30th Annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival
DESCRIPTION:Sheep have been trailing through the Wood River Valley of Idaho
  for well over a century-and-a-half and are an integral part of Idaho’s w
 estern heritage. It is only fitting that they take center stage at the 30th
  annual celebration of the iconic Trailing of the Sheep Festival\, October 
 7-11\, 2026\, which celebrates the sheep\, herders\, history\, and food of 
 this unique tradition\, and is recognized as one of the “Top Ten Fall Fes
 tivals in the World” by msn.com.\\n\\nEach fall\, the Trailing of the She
 ep Festival honors the 150+ year annual tradition of moving sheep (‘trail
 ing’) from high mountain summer pastures down through the Valley to tradi
 tional winter grazing and lambing areas in the south. This annual migration
  is living history and the focus of a unique and authentic Festival that ce
 lebrates the people\, arts\, cultures\, and traditions of Idaho’s sheep r
 anching families\, highlighting the principal contributors – the Basques\
 , Scottish and Peruvians.\\n\\nThe five-day Festival includes nonstop activ
 ities in multiple venues - history\, folk arts\, an authentic Sheep Folklif
 e Fair\, lamb culinary offerings\, Wool Fest classes\, music\, storytelling
 \, National Qualifying Sheepdog Trials and\, the always entertaining\, Big 
 Sheep Parade with over 1\,200 sheep hoofing it down Main Street in Ketchum.
 \\nFestival Highlights include: \\n\\n 	Big Sheep Parade with 1\,200 sheep 
 trailing down Main Street in Ketchum\, Idaho.\\n 	National Qualifying Sheep
 dog Trials featuring 80 of the country’s most talented border collies and
  their handlers competing for top awards.\\n 	Sheep Folklife Fair featuring
  Basque\, Scottish\, and Peruvian dancers and musicians\, sheep shearing de
 monstrations\, 80+ sheep and wool product vendors\, and children’s activi
 ties.\\n 	Sheep Tales Gathering will feature Dr. John Bieter\, professor of
  History at Boise State University\, and Iñaki Arrieta Baro\, head of the 
 Jon Bilbao Basque Library at the University of Nevada\, Reno\, who will dis
 cuss the lertxun-marrak or arborglyphs - unique cultural artifacts that wer
 e etched by Basque sheepherders during the late nineteenth and twentieth ce
 nturies in the aspen groves of the Western mountains.\\n 	Culinary Events w
 ith For the Love of Lamb tastings\, Lamb Fest at the Folklife Fair\, Cookin
 g with Lamb classes and a Cheese Making class\, and Farm to Table Lamb Dinn
 ers featuring Idaho lamb from local ranchers.\\n 	Wool Fest featuring 22 cl
 asses and workshops on creating with wool.\\n 	Happy Trails Closing Party i
 n Ketchum Town Square (before and after the Big Sheep Parade) featuring ven
 dors\, food\, and live music.\\n\\nFor daily activities schedule click here
 . For tickets\, lodging deals and more visit www.trailingofthesheep.org.\\n
 TO VOLUNTEER CLICK HERE.\\n\\n\\nhttps://youtu.be/h55TvpjBhs4\\n\\nAbout th
 e Trailing of the Sheep Festival\\n\\nThe Trailing of the Sheep Festival ha
 s also garnered some well-deserved accolades over the years\, including bei
 ng recognized as one of the Top Ten Fall Festivals in the World by msn.com 
 travel\, Top Ten US Fall Festivals by smartertravel.com\, Top Animal Festiv
 als in the World and Top Ten Fall Festivals by USA Today\, Top 7 Fun Fall F
 estivals by AARP\,  One of the Greatest Cultural Events in the West by Nor
 thwest Travel\, and recipient of the Society of American Travel Writer’s 
 Phoenix Award for best in cultural tourism\, and the  Idaho Governor’s A
 ward for Cultural Heritage.\\n\\nMedia Contacts:  \\n\\nLaura Musbach Drak
 e\, Director\, Trailing of the Sheep Festival\, 208.720.0585\, laura@traili
 ngofthesheep.org\\n\\nCarol Waller\, Festival PR\, CW Communications\, 208.
 720.3965\, carol@cw-communications.com\\n\\nIMAGES TO DOWNLOAD FOR MEDIA US
 E HERE: https://trailingofthesheep.org/news-media/media/
URL:https://visitsunvalley.com/events/annual-trailing-of-the-sheep-festival
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