Media Resources

Welcome to our media resource page.  You can view our recent press releases, photo gallery, and videos below.  Our photo images are available for editorial use only. If you would like to use an image for non-editorial use, you will need to contact the photographer directly and we can put you in touch with them.  For all media and photo inquiries please contact:

Laura Musbach Drake, Festival Executive Director, laura@trailingofthesheep.org, 208.720.0585

Carol Waller, CW Communications, carol@cw-communications.com, 208.720.3965

PRESS RELEASES

One of the World's Most Unique Cultural Festivals is All About Sheep; Idaho's annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival celebrates sheep ranching and the West  (July 2025)

Speed Painter Annika Wooton to Headline Starry Starry Night in the Wild West  (July 2025)

STARRY STARRY NIGHT IN THE WILD WEST Fundraiser To Benefit the Trailing of the Sheep Festival (June 2025)

Trailing of the Sheep Festival Nominated by USA TODAY for Best Fall Festival (August 2025)

University of Idaho agricultural economics student Luke Auqusitapace is first recipient of The John Peavey Legacy Fund Scholarship  (Sept 2025)

Trailing of the Sheep Festival selected as one of Top Ten Fall Festivals by USA Today (Sept 2025)

MEDIA COVERAGE

NATIONAL

5 Unique & Popular Fall Festivals in the US, Travel Awaits, Oct 2025

Top Events in the US this October, TravelPulse, Oct 2025

Fall festivals: Travel expert shares details on where to go, KUSA-TV Channel 9 (Denver), Sept 2025

Sun Valley’s Trailing of the Sheep Festival 2025: Hotel Ketchum Welcomes Travellers with Style, Comfort, and Sheep-Inspired Charm, Tour & Travel News, August 2025

 

REGIONAL/LOCAL

From pastures to podcasts: Sheepherders share their stories in a new series, Boise State Radio/NPR, Oct 2025

Trailing of the Sheep Event Guide: Ketchum tradition celebrates 29 years running, KIVI-TV (Boise), Oct 2025

Sheep lovers unite at Idaho's 'Trailing of the Sheep' festival in Ketchum, KTVB-TV (Boise), Oct 25

Sheep Stories Recount Sheepherders’ Experiences in Idaho, Eye on Sun Valley, Oct 2025

Trailing of the Sheep Festival to Bring Arborglyphs into Focus, Eye on Sun Valley, Oct 2025

Trailing of the Sheep Festival Resembles Yarmageddon at Times, Eye on Sun Valley, Oct 2025

Road Trip: Trailing of the Sheep Festival, Idaho Falls Magazine, Oct 2025

New podcast tells the ‘Sheep Stories’ of Idaho’s Scottish, Basque and Peruvian immigrants, Boise State Radio/NPR, Oct 2025

Trailing of the Sheep Festival Wins Another Accolade, Eye on Sun Valley, September 2025

Valley festival garners readers' choice award; USA Today names Trailing of the Sheep Festival one of the country's best, Idaho Mountain Express, September 2025

Trailing of the Sheep secures second Best Fall Festival nomination - Idaho Mountain Express, August 2025

Trailing of the Sheep Festival-Like Being in a Different World - Eye on Sun Valley, August 2025

Trailing of the Sheep Festival rolls out 2025 schedule; Five days of heritage, herding and celebrations will begin Oct. 8 - Idaho Mountain Express, July 2025

One of the World’s Most Unique Cultural Festivals is All About Sheep - Idaho Falls Magazine, July 2025

Starry Starry Night to Feature Speed Painter Annika Wooton - Eye on Sun Valley, July 2025

Trailing of the Sheep Festival Wool and Cooking Class Tickets on Sale - Eye on Sun Valley, July 2025

Trailing of the Sheep to Host a Starry Starry Night in the Wild West - Eye on Sun Valley, July 2025

These 6 Idaho Towns Have The Most Unique Festivals - World Atlas, May 2025

Trailing of the Sheep Festival Hits Pop Culture TV - Eye on Sun Valley, April 2025