Events
We love having visitors at Cestari, and they are always welcome.Our sales barn features our fine quality yarns, patterns and supplies for knitting and crocheting as well as traditional animal toys, quality sheepskin products and hand knit sweaters, caps and scarves.
You can take a tour of the mill and see how we spin our wool into our fine yarn, all right here in Churchville, Virginia.
Guided tours are available as follows (min. 10 people):
Book your date with is in advance. Tour the yarn spinning mill. We explain each phase of the operation and end the tour at our sales barn. The cost of the tour is $4.00 per person, with children 2 and under free. These tours are ideal not only for adults and children, but also senior citizen and other charter bus groups.
Cestari, Ltd. hosts two major events each year:
Our Wool Fair, which is held in the spring, is a celebration of sheep, wool and things warm and cuddly. There are sheep shearing demonstrations, hand carding, natural dyeing, spinning and knitting of our wool together with our products and other quality crafts. There are various food vendors, horse and pony rides and tractor-driven hay rides and plenty of activities for children. Admission to the fair is free. Crafters are welcome. Contact us for information on being a vendor at 540-337-7282.
This year we will have in addition to our regular activities, the combined draft horse demonstrations of plowing and disking of some of our fields--see how these wonderful trained animals work as a team with their master.
Buckhorn Inn
For a wonderful overnight or weekend stay for our Wool Fair, we recommend the Historical Buckhorn Inn, just 7 miles to the west. Relax in the charming and quiet countryside of Augusta County and the George Washington National Forest.
For a great meal the luxurious dining room at the Buckhorn Inn is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
They have a great Wool Fair Package.
Wool Fair Package: April 26-27
- Two night Package: $289.00 - $339.00 (two people)
- One night Package: $189.00 - $219.00 (two people)
- Each extra person within the same family: $54.00
What a fascinating weekend this is at the Cestari Sheep and Land Co. Wool Fair 2008. This remarkable operation is only one of a few like it in America where wool is grown (on sheep of course), shorn, and manufactured into skeins of yarn, sweaters, socks and a myriad of other products all at one place. It is a unique look at a process unlike any you have ever seen.
The festival is full of fun things to do for a whole family or a couple. Musical hay bales, Dye your own piece of wool, knitting lessons, a state wide clogger competitions, fashion show and so much more. Most activities are free but a few are not and your package gets you a free pass to those activities also.
Your package includes:
- One or two nights stay depending which package you choose
- Dinner for two in the restaurant at The Buckhorn Inn on Saturday night
- Free tokens to any of these activities at the Wool Fair
- Tour of the Mill
- Sheep go-round
- Pony rides
- Tractor Hay rides
- Horse Drawn Hay rides
- Face Painting
- A Hearty Breakfast in the morning
Garlan Yoder
The Buckhorn Inn
540-337-8660
The Pumpkin Fest is held in the fall and is two great weekends of fun including wagon rides to the pumpkin patch to pick your own pumpkin, craft and food vendors, music and cloggers, an animal petting zoo, haunted barn, pony rides and free contests and children’s games. This is truly a Fabulous Fall Family Fun event. Admission, parking, contests and children’s games, musical entertainment and the petting zoo are free to the general public.
Mill tours are available during both the Wool Fair and the Pumpkin Fest.
Click here for more info on the Wool Fair.
Click here for more info on the Pumpkin Fest.
2008 Events
The Wool Fair will be held April 26 & 27 - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Pumpkin Fest on October 11 & 12, and October 18 & 19