This year’s fair will be on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Planning is currently underway, and vendor applications are now open!
See the Vendor Info page for all the details including guidelines, important dates, and the application form. Please read all the information on that page before filling out the application, even if you are a returning vendor.
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026, 9:30am to 4:00pm **Note the slightly different time from last year
Location: Kinsmen and Kiwanis Arenas, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium (aka The Aud) at 400 East Ave, Kitchener
Visit the Aud’s page for location, parking, transit, accessibility, and other information.
The Aud will have food available to purchase. A concession will be open at the back of the Kiwanis arena.
Tickets
Tickets are $6 CAD per person, and you can purchase them online in advance or at the box office on the day. The link for early ticket sales will be added here when they are available.
Note that there is a $2.50 facility fee, and possible extra fees for purchasing online. We have decreased our ticket price to help offset these fees.
Vendors
We are very excited about this year’s vendors, but we can’t tell you anything yet! Check out last year’s vendor list to give you a taste of what to expect. The vendor list and fair layout will be posted here when they are available.
Vendor registration is now open! Email us if you have any questions. See the Vendor Info page for all the details including guidelines, important dates, and the application form.
To sign up to be notified about vendor applications, this year and in the future, email fair@kwkg.ca.
Schedule of Events
There will be a Fashion Show of vendor submissions, showcasing some gorgeous yarn, patterns, and supplies.
This year we will also have some vendor demonstrations. Check back here for the full schedule.
Volunteers needed!
Want to get into the Fair for free? We need 2 hours of your time to help make the fair a friendly, welcoming place (and comply with fire codes), then you get the rest of the fair to shop, visit, and bask in the yarn glory. Jobs include giving information to attendees, running the ballwinding service, giving out door prizes, door security, or modelling in the fashion show!
To volunteer, please fill out the Volunteer form here.
Safe Space
The K-W Knitters’ Fair is a safe and inclusive space for all.
The planning committee for the K-W Knitters’ Fair is committed to creating a safe, welcoming, accessible, and inclusive event for everyone. All vendors, attendees, and volunteers have the right to feel safe and included, regardless of ethnicity, race, place of origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental health, or socio-economic status.
The KW Knitters’ Fair does not tolerate harassment, discrimination, or abuse of Fair attendees, vendors, or volunteers. Such behaviour may result in removal from the event without refund or a permanent ban from future events. Fair volunteers, event security, or venue staff have the authority to remove offenders from the event.
If you witness or experience abusive or discriminatory behaviour at the Fair, and you feel safe to do so, please speak with a Fair Committee member or a Safe Space Ambassador. Safe Space Ambassadors will be in rainbow “Safe Space Ambassador” sashes, and the Fair Committee will be in purple sashes.
Read our full Safe Space policy here.
Mask-friendly event
The Knitters’ Fair is a mask-friendly event.
We are incredibly excited for the Fair, but we also know that it’s a big event and that big events are nerve-wracking with the ongoing reality of COVID and other infections. We aren’t requiring masks, but we do encourage masks as a way of staying safe and showing respect for those around us who may be at higher risk. We were pleased to see so many folks masked up for each others’ sake in previous years and hope for the same consideration this year.
Also, we ask that if you’re unwell, you stay home. We’d all like to come away from the Fair with a haul of yarn, not a nasty infection! Most of our vendors have online shops and will be delighted to furnish you with buying options that don’t involve in-person shopping.
Yarn Winding Station for Charity
Every year, the Guild provides a yarn-winding station where you can have your yarny purchases wound into tidy cakes, in exchange for a donation to charity. This year’s organization is the Food Bank of Waterloo Region.
We can accept cash, or you can donate online through their website and show us your donation confirmation. We are absolutely NOT accepting donations of food or other items. Financial donations only, please; they go much farther, since the organization can purchase in bulk.
Keep up with us on socials
Watch this space and our Instagram account for more information, and check out our Facebook event page (coming soon) and our Facebook account while you’re at it. We also have a brand new BlueSky account. If you have any questions in the meantime, email us at fair@kwkg.ca.
The Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters’ Fair is one of the oldest and biggest one-day knitting events in Canada. Organized and hosted by the not-for-profit Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters’ Guild, it is truly organized “by knitters, for knitters.”