Free: Alpaca Celebration 2/18/12 and 2/19/12

photo by James Preston

Alpaca Celebration is free to the public and takes place at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center Saturday, February 18th, 9am to 5pm, and Sunday, February 19th, from 9am to 3pm. The event will showcase over 450 alpacas that will be competing for ribbons in the showring. There will also be free educational seminars and yarn spinning demonstrations along with vendors that will showcase their wares…from clothes made of alpaca fleece to books about alpacas.

Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a species of South American camelid. It resembles a small llama.

The Cabarrus Arena and Events Center is located at 4751 NC Hwy 49 North, Concord, NC 28025.