Celebrating Ontario’s Fibre Traditions

Continuing the legacy of the 25-year-old Quilt and Fibre Art Festival, each year local quilts are showcased along with the many talented fibre artists from the area.  Visitors are welcome to learn about local guilds, vote on their favourite quilt and explore the diverse group of artists who sell supplies, art and their unique fashion designs.

Be Inspired, find unique items or join a guild and get creative!

  • The feature exhibition of the Quilt of Belonging.
  • A quilt display with a people’s choice award. (Award winner gets a Lens Mill Stores gift basket)
  • Over 25 Fibre Artist, Designers and vendor booths.
  • Opportunity to have your quilt professionally photographed.
  • Local Guilds info and sale tables.
  • Demonstrations and talks.
  • Tearoom.
  • Free Parking.
  • Make a weekend of it
    and when you do, bring your tickets from these 3 partners to WEFTFest for $5 off your entry fee Thanks to our Partners; Mennonite Story, …
  • Saturday Shuttle Service
    Who says there’s no such thing as a free ride? Saturday May 17 between WEFTFest Fibre Arts Festival and the TriSisters Art House in St. Jacobs, free …
  • Artistic Apparel Fashion Show
    Thursday May 15, 2025  Doors open at 6 pm – Fashion Show Starts at 7pm Art and Design come together in the Artistic Apparel Fashion …

Between the speakers and demonstrations, you and your friends can refresh with a spot of tea before continuing to explore the wonderful expressions in fibre art traditions Woolwich is known for and marvel in the beauty of our featured exhibit;

A richly hued portrait of the human family, Quilt of Belonging is a 36 metre (120 foot) long collaborative textile art project. Its 263 blocks portray the rich cultural legacies of all the First Peoples in Canada and every nation of the world at the dawn of the new Millennium.