Wood Carving Events in 2024

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• Space Coast Wood Carvers
  January 27, 2024
  Location: Eau Civic Center 1551 Highland Ave, Melbourne, Florida
  Featuring Wood carving demo’s/raffles/ food/bake goods
  Contact: Tom Anstett 407-325-5424
  
  
• 3rd Annual Nebraska Carving Retreat
  January 31, 2024 to Febuary 3, 2024
  Location: Peter Kiewit Lodge at Mahoney State Park, Ashland, NE
  Featuring: 3- and 4-day classes
  Hosted by Mid-America Woodcarvers
  Contact: wood_chips@yahoo.com
  
  
• Florida Woodcarvers Roundup - Gainesville Florida
  February 13, 2024 to February 15, 2024
  Location: American Legion Post #16, 4701 NW 6th St; Gainesville, FL
  Featuring: 3 day event. 9 classes going at once. Most are 1 day classes but several days may be necessary to complete some projects. Classes 9am to 4pm each day . Blanks and tools for sale. Classes include caricature people, various whittling projects, relief, "quilting" on wood, woodsprits, barkhouses and caricature birds. There are 2 Roundups in FL this year the other being in Northport, FL. See details and costs at www.whittlingshack.com/classes/workshops
  Hosted by Whillock Whittling Shack
  Contact: 941-697-2002
  
  
• Florida Woodcarvers Roundup - Northport
  February 20, 2024 to February 23, 2024
  Location: 4860 Trott Circle, North Port, FL
  Featuring: 4 day event. 12 classes going at once. Most are 1 day classes but several days may be necessary to complete some projects. Classes 8am to 4pm each day . Caricature, woodburning, chip carving, relief, quilting on wood, animals and birds. See details and costs at www.whittlingshack.com/classes/workshops 

Hosted by North Port Woodcarvers Club
Contact: 9416972002

• 34th Desert Woodcarving Show and Sale
  February 24-25, 2024
  Location: Mesa Convenion Center, 201 N. Center Street, Mesa AZ
  Details: Saturday (9am - 4pm), Sunday(10am - 4pm) , Adm: $10
  Contact: Bobby Gray (480)323-8981, bgray839@gmail.com OR Mark Mosher, outofthewoodsbymark@gmail.com
  
  
• NWA Showcase
  March 23, 2024 to March 24, 2024
  Location: Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway; Saratoga Springs, NY
  Featuring: craftsmanship of amateur and professional woodworkers. See the gallery of furniture, toys, carvings, turnings, intarsia, musical instruments and much more. Includes: a woodworking competition, a “Toy Factory” for children, experts available to answer woodworking questions, continuous free lectures, demonstrations, vendor exhibits and product sales by national and area businesses.
  Hosted by Northeastern Woodworkers Association
  
  
• 42nd Metro Carvers of Michigan Artistic Creations in Wood Carving Show
  March 23, 2024 to March 24, 2024
  Location: Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township, Michigan
  Details: 10-4pm daily. $7 adm. for adults.
  Contact: Sharon Hill, 586-557-3712, sharon0229@att.net.
  
  
• Rochester Woodcarvers Woodcarving Show
  March 23, 2024 to March 24, 2024
  Location: Aune Hall (formally the 4-H Building), Graham Park (formerly Olmsted County Fairgrounds), 1508 Aune Drive SE, Rochester, Minnesota
  Details: 10am-4pm daily. Free adm
  Contact: Tom Severson, 507-254-5445, rochcarve@gmail.com.
  
  
• Texas Woodcarvers Guild 2024 Spring Roundup.
  April 13, 2024 to April 19, 2024
  Location: Kerr County Youth Activity Center, 3785 Hwy 27 E, Kerrville, Texas
  Details: 9am-5pm daily. Free adm
  Contact:  Robert Rangel, robthewoodcarver@yahoo.com

• 15th Annual Oakhurst Woodcarvers Rendezvouz 

April 14-20, 2024

Location: Oakhurst Community Center - 39822 Rd 425B, Oakhurst, California 

Featuring: Carving classes, demonstrations, crafts, programs and seminars for carvers of all levels

Contact: Denis Ciccarelli - 209-402-3583

Facebook Group: Central Sierra Woodcarvers

• Prairie Canada Carving Expo
  April 19, 2024 to April 21, 2024
  Location: Pembina Curling Club, 1341 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  Featuring: Workshops, short courses, show and competition
  Hosted by: Prairie Canada Carvers Association
  Contact: 204-396-6409
  
  
• Marion Whetstone Woodcarvers Annual Show & Sale
  April 20, 2024
  Location: Dayspring Wesleyan Church, 2431 Marion-Mt Gilead Rd, Marion, Ohio
  Featuring: Woodcarving Show and Sale
  Hosted by: Marion Whetstone Carvers
  Contact: 740-360-3155
  
  
• Karve In 8
  April 20, 2024
  Location: Westby High School Gymnasium, 206 West Ave. 10am-4pm, Westby, Wisconsin
  Details:  Free adm
  Contact: John Sutton, lbarnfarms@gmail.com, or Steve Michaels, 608-769-8498, steve.michaels@westby-norse.org.
  
  
• Southtowns Woodcarver of Western New York Spring Show
  April 20, 2024 to April 21, 2024
  Location: Elma Senior Center, 3007 Bowen Rd, Elma New York
  Details: 10am-5pm Sat., 10am-4pm Sun. Free adm
  Contact: Lyle Morgan, 716-801-0664, morganmxracing@yahoo.com
  
  
• Red River Valley International Wood Arts Festival
  April 26, 2024 to April 28, 2024
  Location: Fargo Air Museum, 1609 19th Ave N ; Fargo, ND
  Featuring: 47th Annual event celebrating the art of woodcarving with classes and a show featuring carvers from Minnesota, North Dakota and Canada. Featured Carver is Vladimir Davydov teaching relief carving.
  Hosted by: Red River Valley Woodcarvers
  Contact: 218-839-4259
  
  
• Charlotte Woodcarvers Show
  April 27-28, 2024
  Location: Central Piedmont Community College campus, Worrell Building, 1228 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
  Details: Free admission, free parking, visit https://charlottewoodcarvers.com/about/showcase for more info
  Contact:  info@charlottewoodcarvers.com  Phone: (704) 529-1748
  
  
• Millstream Woodcarvers Annual Show
  April 27,  2024
  Location: 2230 Blanchard Avenue; Findlay, OH
  Featuring: Annual Club Members Carving/Pyrographic Show displays members' projects and presents the Jim Slough Award for best carving completed during the past year.
  Hosted by: Millstream Woodcarvers Club
  Contact: 419 859-3363
  
  
• Red River Valley International Wood Arts Festival
  April 27, 2024 to April 28, 2024
  Location: Fargo Air Museum, 1609 19th Ave N, Fargo, North Dakota
  Details: 10am-5pm Sat., 10am-4pm Sun. $5 adm. $10 adm. per family.
  Contact: Rhonda Smith, 218-839-4259, rhondasmith.carver@gmail.com
  
  
• Kettle Karvers Carving Show
  April 28, 2024
  Location: Emil Mazey Hall, 5425 Superior Ave., Cheboygan, Wisconsin
  Details: Free admission, 10am - 4pm
  Contact: Bob Lawrence, 920-458-4947, bob@kettlekarvers@att.net.
  
  
  
• Montana State Woodcarvers Association Show & Sale
  May 3, 2024 to May 5,  2024
  Location: 1101 South Ave W, Missoula, MT
  Featuring: Their annual show. Carvings, turnings, burnings judged separately. Demonstrations, Raffle, Featured Artist. Admission to the public $5.00. Parallel Virtual Show.
  Hosted by:State Association
  Contact: Show Coordinator Tom Collins (tomcollins875@gmail), Call 406-529-0239
  
  
• North Arkansas Woodcarvers Club’s (NAWC) 44th Annual Woodcarving Show
  May 4, 2024 to to May 5, 2024
  Location: Baxter County Fairgrounds, College and Wade Sts. - 1507 Fairgrounds Dr, Mountain Home, AR 72653,
  Featuring: 10am-5pm Sat., 10am-4pm Sun. Free adm.
  Hosted by: North Arkansas Woodcarvers Club
  Contact: Sandy Smith, 870-431-8070, webmaster@northarkansaswoodcarvers.org.
  
  
• The 48th Annual Mid-Wisconsin Chippers Woodcarving Show
  May 5, 2024
  Location: The Oshkosh Convention Center, 2 N Main St., Oshkosh, Wisconsin
  Details: Competition & Sale themed “Artistry in Wood” , 9am-4pm $5 adm. Children under 12 free
  Contact: Dick Krummick, rkrummick@att.net.
  
  
  
• 47th Doane Woodcarving Experience
  June 1, 2024 to June 7, 2024
  Location: Doane University, 1014 Boswell Ave., Crete, NE
  Featuring: 15 or more outstanding instructors. Advance Registration is required
  Hosted by: Mid American Wood Carvers
  Contact: Rohn Collins, 402-880-6721  rohncollins@cox.net
  Website:  http://www.thedoaneexperience.com/
  
  
• Kitsap County Artistry in Wood Show
  June 8, 2024 to June 9, 2024
  Location:  Sheridan Park Community Center, 680 Lebo Blvd., Bremerton, WA 98310. 
  Featuring: Further information as well as our prospects, entry forms and vendor forms are available on their website. https://www.kitsapcarvers.org/ 
  Contact: Pete Goetz - goetzpete123@gmail.com
  

• Annual International Woodcarvers Congress
  June 10, 2024 to June 15, 2024
  Location: Jackson County Fairgrounds; 1212 E. Quarry Street Maquoketa, Iowa 52060
  Featuring: A quality show that is open to the public. Hundreds of carvings will be submitted into competition to be judged. Carvers will come to Maquoketa, Iowa from across the United States and abroad to attend seminars taught by some of the best carvers in the world.  Stop in and observe some of the seminars, visit vendors for your carving supplies and enjoy the show.  For more information visit our website(s): www.woodcarverscongress.org.  www.awcltd.org. Facebook: Affiliated Wood Carvers
  Hosted by: Affiliated Woodcarvers
  Contact: Cindy Potthast - cynthia.potthast@gmail.com or 608-712-2989
  
  
• Creative Wood Carving
  June 17, 2024 to June 21, 2024
  Location: 101 Recreation Avenue, Osceola County Fair Grounds; Evart, MI
  Featuring: Creative Wood Carving is formerly the Floyd Fest. It will follow the MWCA Roundup at the same location just as the Floyd Fest did in 2023.
  Hosted by: MWCA
  Contact: 616-901-3933
  
  
• Show Me Gourd Society Art Festival
  June 29, 2024 to June 30, 2024
  Location: Kenneth E. Cowan Civic Center, 500 E. Elm St. ; Lebanon, MO
  Featuring: Experience the Fine Art of Gourds! Gourds are an excellent medium for artists and some of the finest (Nationally recognized) gourd artists will be at this show. In addition, wood carvers, painters, basket makers, fiber artists, and more will join us to teach, display and sell both art and supplies. Some of the highlights are: • Workshops on a variety of art media with teachers from around the USA • Vendors selling both art and supplies • free demonstrations • An amazing gourd art competition • Fine Art Raffle • Live Auction • Silent Auction For more information go to www.Showmegourdsociety.org Artists wanting to teach or vend should complete an application available on our website www.showmegourdsociety.org or contact Toni Mickle: smgsvendor_workshop@yahoo.com.
  Hosted by: Show-Me Gourd Society
  Contact: 314-540-7201
  
  
• Northwest Carving Academy 2024
  Juy 8, 2024 to July 12, 2024
  Location: Kittitas County Fair Grounds Event Center;Ellensburg, WA
  Featuring:a week long carving master classes with nationally recognized carving teachers from around the country. This year’s carving instructors include Izo Becic (European sculptural and relief carving), Rohn Collins (realistic animal carvings), Jeff Gibson (chip carving), Tom Henscheid (spoon carving and tool making), Pam Moore (figurine carving), Ryan Olson (charicature carving), Jerry Simchuk (bird habitat design, carving, and painting), Bob Travis (caricature carving), Rich Wetherbee (human figure carvings), and Dick Wilk (NW native carving). Anita Wells will also be teaching Nantucket basket construction and there will be a quilting circle. Registration is open now. For more information check our website: www.nwcarvingacademy.com
  Hosted by: NW Carving Academy Board
  Contact: (503) 718-8391
  
  
• Creede Woodcarvers Rendezvous
  July 13, 2024 to July 19, 2024
  Location: Underground Mining Museum and Community Center, 503 W Willow Ck Rd., Creede, Colorado
  Featuring: Free adm. $30 adm. for class registration.
  Hosted by: Creede Woodcarvers
  Contact:Marianne Benjamin, 719-648-6854, maben4580@gmail.com.
  
  
• 56th Annual International Woodcarvers Congress
  June 10, 2024 to June 15, 2024
  Location: Jackson County Fairgrounds, 1212 E Quarry St., Maquoketa, Iowa
  Featuring: Daily for seminars from 10am-5pm Thurs., Fri., and Sat.
  for the competition. $5 general adm. $ 4 adm. for seniors. $2 adm. for members. Children under 12 free.
  Contact:Cindy Potthast, 608-712-2989, cynthia.potthast@gmail.com.
  
  
• 22nd Northeast Woodcarvers Roundup
  July 21, 2024 to July 26, 2024
  Location: Cherry Ridge Campsite, 147 Camp Rd., Honesdale, Pennsylvania
  Details: Adm free
  Contact:Bob Muller, 570-470-2736, rmuller@nep.net
  
  
• Rock River Valley Carvers’ Show and Sale
  September 14, 2024
  Location: Rock County Fairgrounds Craig Center, 1301 Craig Ave, Janesville, Wisconsin
  Details:  9am-4pm. Free adm.
  Contact: Brad Crandall, 608-931-0188, bwkicrandall@gmail.com
  
  
• 21st Fall Carve
  September 20, 2024  to September 22, 2024
  Location: Cherry Ridge Campsite, 147 Camp Rd., Honesdale, Pennsylvania
  Details: 9am-4pm daily. Free adm
  Contact: Bob Muller, 570-470-2736, rmuller@nep.net.
  
  
• WoodCarving Retreat of New England
  September 27, 2024 - September 30, 2024
  Location: Wisdom House, 229 E Litchfield Rd., Litchfield, CT

  Details: Woodcarving Retreat of New England (ctwoodcarvers.org)
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  Contact: lzibbideo@gmail.com
• West Wisconsin Wood Carvers Guild’s Carve In on the Chippewa
  September 28, 2024
  Location: Brick House Pub and Banquet Room (not handicap accessible), 2233 Birch St, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
  Details: 10am-4pm. Free adm
  Contact: Charlene Lynum, 715-497-6296, thelynums@gmail.com.
  
  
• Conewago Carvers Woodcarving and Art Show and Sale
  October 26, 2024 to October 27, 2024
  Location: East Berlin Area Community Center. 405 N Ave., East Berlin, Pennsylvania
  Details: 9am-4pm Sat. and Sun. $5 adm. Children 17 and under, veterans, and military free.
  Contact: Doug Gabel, 717-676-7611, douglasjgabel@gmail.com