List of vegetarian festivals

This is a list of vegetarian and vegan festivals. Vegan festivals, vegetarian festivals, or vegfests are vegetarian festivals held in numerous locations around the globe to promote vegetarianism among the public and support and link individuals and organizations that practice, promote or endorse vegetarianism. Many of them are also food festivals and/or music festivals and can also contain edutainment.

Almost all festivals in the world only allow vegan (plant-based) foods in the venue.

Africa

Ghana

Accra

Vegfest 2015 was organized by the Vegetarian Association of Ghana.[1]

Asia

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Vegfest started in 2013. The festival only allows vegan food in the venue and is organized by the Hong Kong Vegan Association.

Indonesia

Ubud, Bali

The first Bali Vegan Festival started in 2015 at Down To Earth (Ubud).[2][3]

Japan

Tokyo

The Vegetarian Festival in Tokyo started in 2006.[4]

Philippines

The Philippines will have its first vegan festival in November 2016.[5]

Singapore

See also: EarthFest (SG)

The EarthFest Singapore had its debut in September 2015 and was sponsored by Singapore's Vegetarian Society and others.

Thailand

Bangkok

The Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok takes place each fall.[6]

Phuket

This vegetarian festival is a nine-day period in October that celebrates the abstinence from meat during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar.

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

The Vegan Festival in Ho Chi Minh City takes place under the name Plant Power Celebration. The first one was held on 30th October 2016.[7]

Europe

See also: Veganmania and VeggieWorld

Belgium

Brussels

Vegan Summer Fest is organized by BE Vegan.[8]

Republic of Ireland

Dublin Vegfest is the Irish capital's vegan festival.[9]

Italy

Bologna

VeganFest Bologna is a big vegan event in Europe which had more than 43,000 visitors in 2014. The event took place in Bologna in September 2015.[10]

Switzerland

Zurich

VeggieWorld was held in September 2016,

Winterthur

Since 1998 the vegan street festival Veganmania has been held in the city of Winterthur, Switzerland. The main organizer is Swissveg, the country's biggest organization for vegetarians and vegans.

United Kingdom

Bristol, Brighton, London

See also: Vegfest (UK)

London

JustVShow is held in July.[11]

Hungary

Budapest

The XIX Vegetarian Festival was organized in August 2015 in Budapest.

Spain

Alicante

Vegan Fest Alicante has been organized by Alacant Rock since 2014. It is the only vegan festival in Spain.

North America

Canada

Guelph

Vegfest Guelph[12] is an annual festival to celebrate the benefits of embracing a plant-based lifestyle and promote compassionate, sustainable and healthy living for all. The 2016 festival took place on Sunday, September 25 at Goldie Mill and the Guelph Youth Music Centre. It included a showcase of vendors and exhibitors,talks by guest speakers, cooking demonstrations, live music, and a children's activity area.

Toronto

The Vegetarian Food Festival in Toronto is a large vegetarian festival which attracted over 50,000 attendees in 2014 and featured more than 120 food and product vendors.[13] It is a free public festival held at Harbourfront Centre by the Toronto Vegetarian Association in Toronto the second weekend of every September.

The Toronto Vegan Expo (formerly known as Vegan Spring Expo) is a free annual vegan festival that took place in Toronto from 2011 to 2013 and had an attendee record of 1500 in 2012. It is not sure if the festival will continue in the future.[14]

Niagara (St. Catharines)

Niagara VegFest began in 2012 and is an annual event that takes place in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario.[15] The 2012 Niagara VegFest closed with a screening of Vegucated.[16]

Ottawa

The first Ottawa Veg Fest was held in 2009, and was organized by the National Capital Vegetarian Association.[17]

Kingston

The first Kingston Veg Fest will be held in the fall of 2016. It is being organized by the Kingston Vegetarian Network[18]

Montreal

The first Montreal Vegan Festival was held on September 26-27th, 2014. It welcomed over 5000 people.[19] This year's edition will take place at Marché Bonsecours on November 5-6th 2016.

United States

California

Yucaipa

In early October at Crafton Hills College, Yucaipa, there is the herbivorefestival.[20]

Colorado

Denver

VegFest Colorado is 100% volunteer run, open to the public.[21]

Florida

Tallahassee

The first North Florida VegFest occurred in 2015, with over 2,500 attendees. It is organized by the Tallahassee Vegetarian Community (TalVeg). The second annual event occurred on March 20, 2016, at Cascades Park, Tallahassee.[22]

Illinois

Chicago

Veggie Fest in Chicago, Illinois is one of the largest vegetarian food and lifestyle festivals in North America and held annually since year 2005. It celebrated its 10th annual ceremony in 2015. Over 800 volunteers have helped in the festival. Over 30,000 people came to visit this festival in year 2015 and over 100 vendor booths were set up on all aspects of healthy living. Many speakers were interviewed from city of Chicago over how vegetarian lifestyle is beneficiary in each aspect of life for mental, physical, and spiritual reasons. Karyn Calabrese - American raw foodist and restaurateur was a notable speaker [23]

Michigan

Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids' festival includes popular speakers and bountiful food offerings including El Cardenal Vegan Tamales. It is held the second Sunday in September.[24]

Novi

John Salley spoke at Michigan's Vegfest from 2009-2012.[25]

Missouri

Kansas City

VegFest Kansas City's inaugural event will take place on June 24th, 2017 at the City Market Park. It will feature myriad plant-based companies, speakers, and cooking demonstrations. https://www.facebook.com/events/1576620075981919/

Nevada

Las Vegas

The first Vegas VegFest took place on April 9 of 2016. It was 100% volunteer organized and featured local vegan options, speakers, cooking demonstrations, live music, kids' activities, and animal-oriented nonprofits.[26]

New York

New York City

The New York Vegetarian Vision Festival, which operated for several years during the late 1990s, was organized by NYC-based Vegetarian Vision, a nonprofit organization composed mostly of professional vegetarians from India who were largely devout Jains or Hindus. The NYC Vegetarian Food Festival is organized by U.S. Veg Corp.[27]

Buffalo

WNY VegFest is organized by WNY Vegans. It is typically held the first Sunday in August, is free to attend, is organized by volunteers, and includes a Tofurky Trot.[28]

Raleigh

Triangle Vegfest™ (TVF) is organized by Helene Greenberg. Ms. Greenberg is the creator and founder of TVF, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located in Wake Forest, NC. TVF was created in 2014 and has had three annual events to date in addition to a monthly vegan market. Our annual event has attracted presenters such as Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Gene Baur, Ellen Jaffe Jones, Chef AJ, and Esther the Wonder Pig's Dads, Steve and Derek. Our attendance has grown to between 5,000 and 7,000. TVF also creates vegan events in the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) such as a vegan mac and cheese cooking competition and cooking classes hosted by local vegan chefs. More information about our events and our organization can be found at www.trianglevegfest.com and Triangle Vegfest on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Ohio

Columbus

The first ever Columbus VegFest is scheduled for September 17, 2017, and is expected to be held each September.[29]

Oregon

Pittsburgh VegFest The inaugural Pittsburgh VegFest took place in 2015 with an attendance of over 4,000 people from all over the metro area and visitors from Virginia, West Virginia, Erie, Buffalo, Philadelphia and New Jersey. Pittsburgh VegFest is a free summer festival that also includes a full music lineup, shopping, activities for children, non profit animal organizations as well as the best food in the city. In 2016 the Pittsburgh VegFest was voted the "Best Food Festival" which says a lot for a meat heavy Midwest town.

Portland

A vegan beer and food festival is held every summer around May.[30]

VegFes is a two-day event held in mid-November at the Portland convention center, with the attendance of many vegan vendors and companies.[31]

Texas

Austin

The annual Texas VegFest is held in Austin.[32]

Houston

VegFest Houston is hosted annually by the Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E. This vegan community festival is dedicated to "Promoting an ethical, compassionate and sustainable world for all".[33]

Marshall

HealthFest is an annual three-day whole foods, plant-based festival that takes place every spring in historic Marshall.[34]

Pennsylvania

The Erie Vegan and Vegetarian Society happens in the fall in Erie.[35]

Pittsburgh

The free annual Pittsburgh VegFest is held every summer in the North Side.[36]

Pittsburgh VegFest The inaugural Pittsburgh VegFest took place in 2015 with an attendance of over 4,000 people from all over the metro area and visitors from Virginia, West Virginia, Erie, Buffalo, Philadelphia and New Jersey. Pittsburgh VegFest is a free summer festival that also includes a full music lineup, shopping, activities for children, non profit animal organizations as well as the best food in the city. In 2016 the Pittsburgh VegFest was voted the "Best Food Festival" which says a lot for a meat heavy Midwest town.

Bethlehem

The annual Bethlehem Vegfest was held in southside Bethlehem in 2015.[37]

Tennessee

Nashville

Nashville Vegfest is held every April. It is a two day event www.nashvillevegfest.com This event drew 4000 attendees in its first year.

Wisconsin

Mad City Vegan Fest is held in the summer every year in Madison, WI.[38]

Oceania

Australia

See also: Vegfest (AU)

New South Wales

Sydney

The International Vegetarian Union encourages regional and national organizations to run vegetarian festivals. The next World Vegfest will be the 43rd WorldVegFest in Sydney and Melbourne.[39]

Victoria

Melbourne

The IVU also encourages regional and national organizations to run vegetarian festivals. The upcoming next World Vegfest will be the 43rd WorldVegFest in Sydney and Melbourne.[40]

On November 1, Melbourne celebrates World Vegan Day.[41]

South America

Brazil

Recife

Vegfest in Brazil happens in Recife.[42]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WNY VegFest". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bali Vegan Festival". Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bali Vegan Festival".
  4. ↑ "Tokyo Vegefood Fiesta". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "VegFest Pilipinas". Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Vegetarian Festival".
  7. ↑ "The Vegan Festival".
  8. ↑ "Vegan Summer Fest". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Dublin Vegfest
  10. ↑ "VeganFest Bologna". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  11. ↑ JustVShow
  12. ↑ Vegfest Guelph
  13. ↑ "Vegetarian Food Festival Toronto". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  14. ↑ Vegan Spring Expo
  15. ↑ "Niagara VegFest". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Vegucated". Getvegucated.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
  17. ↑ "Ottawa Veg Fest". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Kingston Vegetarian Network". Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  19. ↑ http://festivalveganedemontreal.com/2014en/
  20. ↑ "herbivore festival". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "Veg Fest Colorado". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "North Florida VegFest". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  23. ↑ "Veggie Fest Chicago". Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  24. ↑ http://grvegfest.com
  25. ↑ "Veg Fest Michigan". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  26. ↑ "Vegas VegFest". Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  27. ↑ "NYC Vegetarian Food Festival". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  28. ↑ "WNY VegFest". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  29. ↑ http://www.columbusvegfest.com/
  30. ↑ http://www.veganbeerfest.com/
  31. ↑ "Vegfest". Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  32. ↑ "Texas VegFest in Austin". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  33. ↑ "VegFest Houston". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  34. ↑ "HealthFest". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  35. ↑ "ErieVegFest". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  36. ↑ "PittsburghVegFest". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  37. ↑ "Bethlehem Vegfest". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  38. ↑ "Mad City Vegan Fest". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  39. ↑ "43rd World IVU VegFest in Australia". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  40. ↑ "43rd World IVU VegFest in Australia". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  41. ↑ "World Vegan Day Melbourne". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  42. ↑ "Vegfest in Recife".
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