WRAP UP WARM
with
EAST NEUK KNITS
Friday & Saturday
27—28 Nov 2026
Bowhouse
St Monans
Fife
PLUS exciting workshops running on THURSDAY 26 NOV
What are we doing?
We are working in collaboration to bring a festival to rural Fife at a traditionally quiet time.
Come and support farmers, makers and the local tourism industry, squish yarn, snuggle a goat, eat cake, and purchase lovely Christmas gifts.
Please be aware there will be photography and filming at the event.
Please let photographers know if you don’t want to be included
Locations
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Bowhouse
Bowhouse is our hub for the weekend, with vendor marketplace, lots of great food, pop-up talks, mini-exhibitions and our community decorated Drifter herring boat sail.
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Scottish Fisheries Museum
There will be special talks in the Education Room at The Scottish Fisheries Museum - our donation to the museum on your behalf includes entry, so please take time to explore this wonderful heritage site! Why not also visit on Sunday, using your wristband for a discounted ticket?
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Di Gilpin Studios
Two streams of workshops will be held at Di Gilpin’s Studios - in her cosy first floor bothy, and wonderful ‘Wool Hoose’ just next door. We will be holding workshops here on Thursday too!
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Kellie Castle
Friday Adult and Saturday Children’s Workshops will be held in the Kellie Castle Undercroft (right next to the tea rooms).
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Meeting Place @ Ardross Farm Loft
Ardross Farm Shop have kindly offered their Loft event space above the shop for people to gather, sit, knit, chat and have hot drinks and cake during the Friday and Saturday.
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ENK Friday Night Social @The Auld Kirk St Monans
Our fun Big Knit In social was such a hit last year and raised lots of money for CHAS. Cake! Raffle! Skein Exchange!
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THursday Night Social @The Dreel Halls Anstruther
A new social for locals and those visiting for the whole festival - knitting together for a köldvaka - an Icelandic style evening of knitting, making and mending as we chat, and listen to stories and song. Textiles themed film and traditional singing from Jimmy Hutson & Erika Douglas of Newburgh Handloom Weavers. Refreshments in aid of The Dreel Halls.
Vendors
Our vendors, workshop tutors and speakers are invited by the team so we can offer a balance of exciting local makers and those from further afield.
Heritage, community and ‘farm to yarn’ are key values for us.
Tickets are now on sale!
We have weekend, early doors, mid morning and afternoon passes available.
There is an accessible ticket + free carer ticket for those who need it, in addition to a Saturday 65+ ticket.
Children are free, but you’ll need a Child ticket to help us manage numbers.
Tickets are available from the Ticket Tailor website here
You will be invited to make a charity donation when buying your ticket - an easy way to give.
Thank you for your generosity in advance.
Speakers and workshop providers in 2026 include Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell, Sylvia Watts Cherry, Tania Ashton Jones, Samira Hill, Donna Smith, storyteller Riikka Palonen, Helen Lockhart, Sophie Hale and many more…
Enjoy demonstrations of weaving, storytelling, and knitting the herring…
You can still donate your knitted herring to The Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther, even though we don’t have space for a boat at Bowhouse this year!