Rules & Regulations

Welcome to the Festival

By purchasing admission, registering for or participating in event activities/shows/competitions and/or entering the premises, attendees agree to all regulations, restrictions and guidelines as set forth below and/or duly posted by Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival and/or regulations as set forth by Hill Country Youth Exposition Center, Kerrville, Texas.

All persons enter at their own risk.
No soliciting, polling, campaigning.
Controlled substances prohibited on the grounds at all times.
Smoking prohibited in all Exposition buildings.
Parents/Guardians are responsible for the supervision of all minors.
Exhibitors/participants in Festival shows, competitions, classes and activities participate at their own risk and may be disqualified and lose awards, premiums and/or lose eligibility to exhibit and or participate at Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival for failure to follow the rules.
The only dogs allowed are service dogs, service dogs in training and those participating in the Herding Dog Demonstration. Thank you!
Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival and Hill Country Youth Exposition Center are not responsible for lost articles or damage to property.
All vendor sales of merchandise and/or services are by express permission of Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival.
No bikes, skateboards, roller blades, scooters, golf carts or motorized bikes are allowed on the Festival grounds during hours of operation for the event without express permission of the Exposition staff or Festival management.
No drones, except by express permission of the Festival.
No persons allowed on Festival grounds overnight without a camping permit. Contact the Hill Country Youth Exposition Center office for reservations/permits.
Sale or distribution of food or beverage items of any kind is strictly prohibited except by permit from Festival management. All food vendors have been pre-approved by Festival management.
No photos or video taping of vendor displays, demonstrations or products without permission.
Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival reserves the right to publish and copyright images associated with Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival (including audio, moving image or photography) for educational programs, websites and promotion of the event.
Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival reserve the right to exclude from the Expositions Center and Festival activities any person (exhibitor, spectator, vendor, participant, student, competitor) who is in any manner disruptive or who exhibits inappropriate behavior that may include but not be limited to public cursing, abusive or belligerent language or any language/actions that be construed as threatening or in the opinion of Festival or Exposition Center management, would disturb the public or cause interruption of shows, events, transactions, classes or any activity associated with the Festival. The Festival may delegate such authority to impose any such sanction to designated security officers or local law enforcement. Said sanction shall also include the right to temporarily or permanently ban participation and attendance at future events.

ALL VIOLATORS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ESCORTED FROM FESTIVAL GROUNDS

Statement of Non-Discrimination

Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival do not discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, creed, religious or sexual preference, or physical or other disabilities with regard to volunteers, participants or any person associated with or attending the Festival.

Statement of Liability

All activities of Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival (Festival) taking place on the grounds of the Hill Country Youth Exposition Center shall be under the immediate control and direction of the Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival or representatives thereof, or chairperson(s) and/or superintendent(s) for that event or activity, but the Festival, Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival and Hill Country Youth Exposition Center shall not be, in any case, held responsible for any type of loss, injury, actions or damage that may occur or be experienced by exhibitors, vendors, customers, volunteers, students, onlookers, participants or attendees. Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival take no responsibility for any activity assuming, claiming or advertising an affiliation with the Festival which does not take place within the limits of the Hill Country Youth Exposition Center and within the posted daily schedule of the Festival.

Each exhibitor, vendor or persons displaying for educational, exhibition or instructional reasons any animal, item or product will be solely responsible for any consequential or other loss, injury or damage to, or occasioned by, or arising from any animal or article exhibited by any said person, and shall indemnify the Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival and Hill Country Youth Exposition Center against all legal or other proceedings in regard thereto, as well as damage or injury to any other person(s) or property caused by the exhibitor, vendor, or person(s) displaying items for educational, exhibition or instructional reasons, or any of the animals exhibited by persons or arising out of, or in any way connected with such exhibition of any of the animals, products or items exhibited, displayed or offered for sale.

The care, feeding, safe handling and safety of all animals brought to the Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival shall be the sole responsibility of the person or persons exhibiting, displaying or managing such animals, including sheep for display, entered in competition, or for educational purposes; dogs entered in a stock dog trial or stock dog demonstration; or any animal as part of or incidental to a vendor display. Exhibitors and handlers must provide their own feed, bedding, and water for animals in their care. The Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival shall provide exhibitors, handlers and vendors with assigned space for their displays and exhibits subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed. By providing such space, the Festival shall not insure, nor be responsible for, the safety of such animals, or the person or persons tending them.

Accepted Entries

In all cases, the Texas Fleece and Fiber Festival reserves the right to reject, accept, or conditionally accept any entry and does not guarantee space in any show, trial or display barns to any entry, as it is intended that only such animals shall be entered and shown as have merit, will be a credit to both the exhibitor and Festival, and are judged not to pose any health risk to other livestock, their handlers and other exhibitors. In all matters related to acceptance of entries, decisions shall be at the discretion of the superintendent in charge of the respective activity, show or exhibition. Any exhibitor who knowingly makes a material misrepresentation may be barred from all future competitions at this event.