General Info

The Sheep and Wool Festival is held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York.

NO PETS ALLOWED!

 Admission $10.00 (2 Day Pass $15.00)

• Children under 12 Free
   
• Charter Buses welcomed PLUS discounted tickets available upon advance reservations.  Please contact Bob Davis for more information.
   
• Free Parking
   
• Entire Fairground is Wheelchair accessible - rentals are available
  • manual wheelchairs are $15/day
  • motorized scooters are $5/hour or $45/day and
  • strollers for children are $15/day

(Shirts and Shoes Required - No Pets, Bottles or Cans, No Skateboards, Scooters, Bicycles, or Rollerblades)

HOW TO GET HERE? 

The physical address of the fairgounds is 6550 Spring Brook Ave., Rhinebeck, NY 12572. 

Printable Directions
Directions from the South to the NYS Sheep and Wool Festival at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, NY

From Taconic Parkway: North on Taconic Parkway to Route 199 Exit (exit is approximately 1 hour from start of Taconic Parkway). Exit at Route 199 (Red Hook, Rhinebeck). Turn left onto Route 199, heading west. After 4 miles, Route 199 will bear right at a traffic light; go straight at that traffic light onto Route 308, continuing west. Route 308 will take you into Rhinebeck. At the traffic light in Rhinebeck, turn right onto Route 9, heading north. The entrance to the Fairgrounds is approximately 2 miles from that traffic light on the right (east).

From NYS Thruway (I87/I90): Travel north to Exit 19, Kingston. After paying toll, you will enter a traffic circle, take your first right off the traffic circle (Route 28). You will go through a traffic light and bear right on the exit for the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, Route 209, heading east. Crossing the bridge, the road changes to Route 199. After the bridge, at the second traffic light, turn right, heading south, onto Route 9G. In approximately 1 mile, you will come to another traffic light and the intersection of Route 9. Turn right onto Route 9, heading south. The Fairgrounds are located approximately 2 miles on your left.

For directions and details from locations other than the south refer to the interactive mapping service below.

Visit MapQuest to find out more information or obtain best trip and distances from your location.

Public Transportation from New York City:

By Train (All trains are met by taxis):

• Metro North to Poughkeepsie, followed by an approximate 45 minute taxi ride.
   
• Amtrak to Rhinecliff, followed by an approximate 5 minute taxi ride.

By Bus:

• Trailways to Kingston, followed by an approximate 25 minute taxi ride.

WHERE TO STAY?

If you are in need of a place to stay, please print our hotel listing for locations & phone numbers for numerous hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts and campgrounds.

 Key to map (pdf)

To find out about the Festival's history click here.