{"id":233291,"date":"2026-05-15T23:17:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/233291\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T23:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:17:55","slug":"15th-annual-sheep-shearing-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/233291\/","title":{"rendered":"15th Annual Sheep Shearing Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for a woolly good time at Queens County Farm Museum\u2019s 15th Annual Sheep Shearing Festival on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 10am \u2013 5pm!<\/p>\n<p>This signature spring celebration is unlike anything else in New York City\u2014where agriculture, fiber arts, and fun come together in one unforgettable day. Watch master shearers at work, meet friendly farm animals, hop on a hayride, and dive into hands-on crafts and historic demos that bring the farm to life. With local food vendors, seasonal treats, and creative activities for all ages, this is the can\u2019t-miss outdoor festival of the season!<\/p>\n<p>Watch professional shearer Donald Kading in action as our sheep get their much-needed spring haircuts, then dive into the magic of wool with live demonstrations in dyeing, spinning, weaving, and knitting. The Sheep Shearing Festival will also feature plenty of fiber arts &amp; showcases, Queen\u2019s Farm\u2019s own yarn for sale, tours of our historic Adriance Farmhouse, and delicious eats from a variety of local food vendors.<\/p>\n<p>Photos Courtesy Queens County Farm Museum<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-199537 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Sheep-Shearing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2133\" height=\"1600\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get ready for a woolly good time at Queens County Farm Museum\u2019s 15th Annual Sheep Shearing Festival on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-233291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}