The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival takes place annually in New York's Hudson Valley; it's pretty much the best place to go if you're at all interested in cuddly animals, adorable children, sweaters — or more yarn than you've ever seen in your entire life.
Lots of yarn:
The weekend festival always takes place during the third weekend in October and stars food carts, yarn vendors, and sheep breeders. Thousands of people attend each year.
I've gone for the past five years and I always promise myself I won't spend any money on yarn or food. Like clockwork, every year I find myself in line for the ATM with a maple cotton candy in one hand and a bag full of artisan-spun merino yarn in the other. (I knit, btw.)
Judgmental sheep:
"You can't sit with us."