SAFF 2024 Information
Be sure and mark your calendars for SAFF 2024!
October 18, 19, 20 2024
- Event Location – WNC Agricultural Center-GATE 7
761 Boylston Hwy, Fletcher, NC 28732 - Driving Directions
- Venue Map
- Workshops & Classes
- Admission Cost is $5 per Person per day or three day pass for $10 (only at gate, no early sales). Bring cash!
- Youth Under 13 Years are Free!
There are classes on Thursday. No shopping, no selling. We are setting up.
Friday, October 18 – (9 am – 5 pm)
Saturday, October 19 – (9 am – 5 pm)
Sunday, October 20 – (9 am – 4 pm)
The event is located at the WNC Agricultural Center, in Fletcher, NC, across Hwy 280 from the Asheville Regional Airport. (Exit 40 off I-26).
Demonstrations
Free demonstrations take place all the time at SAFF. Watch as vendors and other festival-goers spin, knit, weave, crochet and felt throughout the event. At particular times, vendors will demonstrate a special technique.
Drop in and Weave
Throughout the weekend you can try your hand at weaving with the WNC Fiber Handweavers Guild. They’ll have looms set up near the main entrance of the Davis, In the long hall that runs from the atrium area near the information desk. Experienced weavers will be on hand to answer your questions as you try out the fascinating transformation from yarn to cloth.
Educational Opportunities
If you want to learn more, visit with representatives of the John C. Campbell Folk School on Friday and Saturday to see what opportunities are available in our craft-rich area. You’ll find them in the long hall near the main entrance of the Davis arena, near the information desk.
This is just a sampling of the demonstrations going on all around you. 2024 SAFF event program will have the demonstrations listed.
Event Schedule
Venue Map
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WNC Agricultural Center-GATE 7
761 Boylston Hwy, Fletcher, NC 28732
Fletcher, NC 28732
From Asheville:
Take I-26 East to Exit 40. Make a right turn off the ramp on to Airport Road, 280. Go past Fanning Bridge Road and continue on Airport Road, 280 to gate 7. That is the main entrance. All gates, except 7, will be closed.
From Hendersonville:
Take I-26 West to Exit 40. Make a left turn off the ramp on to Airport Road, 280. Go past Fanning Bridge Road and continue on Airport Road, 280 to gate 7. That is the main entrance. All gates, except 7, will be closed.
For more information on the Event Location visit:
WNC Agricultural Center
It is with profound regret that we must inform you that SAFF 2024 will not happen this year. As you are probably aware, the Western North Carolina region has been severely impacted by tropical storm Helene. As of this writing, many of our communities are still without power, water, and internet. Cell service is spotty. Some roads were washed away, others are still impassable, and communities remain isolated.
The WNC Ag Center is being used as a shelter for those who have lost their homes as well as a major staging area for rescue efforts and infrastructure recovery. They have cancelled all October events.
If you have signed up for a class, your refund will be processed as soon as we can do so. Vendors and instructors will be contacted when communications and connectivity are restored. Please be patient as each board member and their families are dealing with the aftermath of this event. We are all safe.
If you wish to support your favorite vendors, please visit our website. They would love to have your business!
Lodging and RV
SAFF takes place during “Leaf Season” and rooms fill up quickly. Try to make your reservations as soon as possible. The actual address is 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher, NC 28732. Also the zip code of 28704 which is Arden.
RV Sites:
RV Site Rental Information-there are, roughly, 127 full hook-ups
- SAFF can provide a number of full hook-ups for Recreational Vehicles on the Grounds of the Western NC Agricultural Center at a cost of $50/night before October 1. After October 1 $100. No refunds after October 1
- RV Site locations are along the fence by Fanning Bridge Road; on the right-hand side of the Alpaca Barn; in front of Barns A & B, and along the back area at the lower end of the fairgrounds.
- Campers will need to bring a splitter for water, as most of the locations share 1 hydrant between 2 sites.
- Site selection is based on first-come-first-served. Specific RV sites are not reserved, because there is no way for us to police this across the board.
- All RV’s must post their RV Sticker on the passenger’s side of their windshield where it can be easily seen from outside. (These stickers indicate what nights have been paid for.) You will be required to check in with the front desk or Friends and Fiberworks in the Davis arena and to get your sticker.
- You MUST fill out a 2024-RV-rental-form and mail it to Lorri Helms or if you would like to register and pay online click here https://saffregistration.org/rvregnonmbr.asp. If you are unable to download the Reservation Form or register online, contact Lorri to have them sent to you.
- No matter where you chose to camp, entry to and exit from the fairgrounds is from Airport Rd only, gate 7
Lorri Helms
258 Angel Road
Mars Hill, NC 28754
info@saffsite.org
