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VegFests
VegFests typically promote the vegan lifestyle with food, speakers, and merchandise.
The first VegFest was created by Toronto Vegetarian Association in 1985. Chester County (PA) has had an annual VegFest since 1991. Boston hosted its first major VegFest in 1996. Other cities caught the idea, and now VegFests, big and small, indoors and outdoors, proliferate. These events inspire people to try veganism or reaffirm their decision to be vegan.
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Want to start a VegFest? A step-by-step guide is available here from Compassionate Action for Animals.
Are you a VegFest vendor or organizer? Would you like vegan resources?
Contact AVS 856-694-2887 for FREE vegan stuff or AVS-published books at 50% discount to sell.
UNITED STATES
January 2019
12 Palm Beach VegFest Mizner Park Amphitheater Boca Raton FL
19-20 Sedona Vegfest Sedona Performing Arts Center Sedona AZ
26 SacTown VegFest McClellan Conference Center McClellan Park CA
February 2019
2-3 AZ Vegetarian Food Festival Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater Scottsdale AZ
16 Gainesville VegFest Depot Park, 200 S.E. Depot Avenue Gainesville FL
23 Central Coast VegFest SLOUMC, 1515 Fredericks Street San Luis Obispo CA
23-24 PHX Vegan Food Festival Margaret T. Hance Park, 1202 N. 3rd St. Phoenix AZ
24 Puerto Rico Vegan Fest Gran Park “El Dorado” Dorado PR
24 SWFL Veg Fest Riverside Park Bonita Springs FL
24 Veg WinterFest Lewes Public Library Lewes, DE
March 2019
2 Northeast Florida Veg Fest Riverside Park Jacksonville FL
7 V313: Detroit’s Premier Vegan Celebration Shed 5 of the Eastern Market Detriot MI
9 North Florida VegFest Tom Brown Park Tallahassee FL
23-24 Vegan Street Fair Los Angeles 11223 Chandler Blvd North Hollywood CA
24 Ocala Veg Fest Ocala Downtown Market Ocala FL
27 UCF Vegfest UCF Memory Mall Orlando FL
30 Indy VegFest Biltwell Event Center Indianapolis IN
30 Inland Empire Vegan Festival Epicenter Stadium Rancho Cucamonga CA
30 MKE Vegan Expo UWM Student Union Ballroom Milwaukee WI
30-31 Seattle VegFest Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center Seattle WA
30-31 Wilmington Vegfest Coastline Conference Center Wilmington NC
Not 2019 Health Fest South Marshall TX
April 2019
6 Nashville VegFest Nashville Fairgrounds Nashville TN
6 Texas VegFest Fiesta Gardens Austin TX
13-14 VegOut! Scottsdale Vegan Beer & Food Festival Waterfront S. Bridge Scottsdale AZ
14 Veggie Pride Parade Greenwich Village/Union Square New York NY
14 Michiana VegFest Century Center South Bend IN
14 VegFest Puerto Rico Parque Pasivo Enrique Gonzalez Ponce PR
20 Central Florida Earth Day Lake Eola Park Orlando FL
20 Midwest Vegan Fest Nicolet High School Glendale WI
20 NH VegFest Manchester Community College Manchester NH
21 Berkeley Earth Day David Brower Center Berkeley CA
27 Charleston Sol-Food Veg Fest Jenkins Institute for Children N Charleston SC
27 Des Moines VeganFest Atrium at Capital Square & Cowles Commons Des Moines IA
27 Palm Beach VegFest Mizner Park Amphitheater Boca Raton FL
28 Herbivore Fest Crafton Hills College Yucaipa CA
28 Michigan VegFest Suburban Collection Showplace Novi MI
28 New England VegFest DCU Center Worcester MA
not 2019 Valley Vegfest Northampton MA
May 2019
4 Sarasota Veg Fest Sarasota Fairgrounds Sarasota FL
5 VegFest Los Angeles 6004-6076 Woodley Ave. Encino CA
17-19 Rehoboth Beach VegFest Epworth United Methodist Church Rehoboth Beach DE
18 Cleveland VegFest Huntington Convention Center Cleveland OH
18 Oakland VegFest Lake Merritt Amphitheater Oakland CA
18-19 NYC Vegetarian Food Festival Metropolitan Pavilion 18th St New York NY
TBA Seed Food & Wine Week Los Angeles Brookside Golf Course Los Angeles CA
TBA Vegan Street Fair San Diego Nights Anthem Vegan San Diego CA
June 2019
1 Lancaster VegFest Buchanan Park Lancaster PA
7-9 VegFest Kansas City City Market Park Kansas City MO
8 Philadelphia VegFest Bainbridge Green Philadelphia PA
9 Asheville VeganFest Pack Square Park Asheville NC
15 Edison Veganfest NJ Convention and Expo Ctr Edison NJ
22 Triad Veg Fest Deep Roots Market Greensboro NC
22 Eat Drink Vegan The Rose Bowl Pasadena CA
22 Chicago Vegandale Food and Drink Fest Grant Park, Butler Field Chicago IL
TBA Houston Vegandale Food and Drink Festival Sam Houston Park Houston TX
TBA Maine Animal Coalition VegFest East End Community School Portland ME
TBA Solutionary Peace Walk & Festival Lake Eola Park Orlando FL
July 2019
3-7 Vegetarian Summerfest University of Pittsburgh Johnstown PA
12-14 Atlantic City Vegan Food Festival Showboat Hotel Atlantic City NJ
13 Mountain Veg Fest Colburn Park Historic District Lebanon NH
13 Bethlehem VegFest Daniel Rice Field Bethlehem PA
13 VegFest Houston Minute Maid Park Houston TX
20
20 Taste of Memphis Vegan Food & Drink Festival Cook’s Lake Memphis TN
27 Spokane Vegfest Spokane Community College Spokane WA
27-28 VegFest Colorado 1stBank Center Broomfield CO
August 2019
3 Madison Vegan Fest Madison College Truax Campus Madison WI
3 Sonoma County VegFest Luther Burbank Center Santa Rosa CA
3 Vegan Soulfest Clifton Park Baltimore MD
3 Long Beach Vegan Festival The Pike Outlets and Green Long Beach CA
10 Red & Green Vegfest Albuquerque JCC of Albuquerque Albuquerque NM
10-11 Black Vegfest Lincoln Terrace Park Brooklyn NY
10-11 Veggie Fest Chicago TBA Lisle IL
10-11 VegOut! Portland Vegan Beer & Food Festival Holladay Park Portland OR
17-18 Triangle VegFest Durham Arts Council PSI Theater and Durham Amory Durham NC
31-9/1 Vegan Street Fair Nights The Federal North Hollywood CA
TBA Chester County Vegan Festival East Goshen Township Park West Chester PA
TBA Columbus Vegfest Whetstone Community Center Columbus OH
10 Pittsburgh Vegfest Allegheny Commons Park East (North Side) Pittsburgh PA
TBA St. Louis Vegfest World’s Fair Pavilion, Forest Park St. Louis MO
4 WNY VegFest LaSalle Park Buffalo NY
September 2019
8/31-9/1 Vegan Street Fair Nights The Federal North Hollywood CA
7 Alaska VegFest Alaska Pacific University Anchorage Alaska
7 Vegfest OKC Myriad Botanical Gardens Oklahoma City OK
8 Albany VegFest Albany Capital Center Albany NY
7 Easton PA VegFest Scott Park and Riverside Park Easton PA
14 Rochester VegFest Martin Luther King Jr. Park Rochester NY
14 SLC VegFest Library Square Salt Lake City UT
14 Richmond VegFest Byrd Park Richmond VA
15 Twin Cities Veg Fest Harriet Island Regional Park St. Paul MN
21 Delaware VegFest Glasgow Park Newark DE
21 Harvest VegFest Cousler Park York PA
21-22 CA Vegetarian Food Festival Raleigh Studios Hollywood Los Angeles CA
22 Grand Rapids VegFest DeltaPlex Grand Rapids MI
28 New York Vegandale Food Drink Festival Randall’s Island New York NY
28 Vegas VegFest Clark County Amphitheater Las Vegas NV
TBA Berkeley Heights Vegan Fest Berkeley Heights NJ
TBA DC Vegfest Yards Park Washington, DC
TBA Delaware Action for Animals VegFest UU Society of Mill Creek Newark DE
TBA NEPA VegFest Dunmore Community Center Dunmore PA
TBA Phoenixville Vegfest 200 block of Bridge Street Phoenixville PA
TBA Vahimsa Vegan Camp 153 Blacks Lane Shamokin PA
TBA Vegan Roots Fest Booker T. Washington Park Charlottesville VA
TBA Vegfest Oahu TBA Honolulu HI
TBA VegFest of Eastern Iowa UU Society Coralville IA
TBA Vegstock 400-500 blocks of N. High Street Millville NJ
October 2019
5 Fort Wayne Veg’n Brew Fest Headwaters Park Fort Wayne IN
5-6 Portland VegFest Oregon Convention Center Portland OR
19 Hudson Valley Vegfest BSP Kingston Kingston NY
19 Lowcountry VegFest Shelter Cove Community Park Hilton Head Island SC
19-20 SoCal VegFest OC Fair & Event Center Costa Mesa CA
TBA Boston Veg Food Fest Reggie Lewis Athletic Center Boston MA
TBA Central Florida Vegfest Orlando Festival Park Orlando FL
TBA Chicago VeganMania Broadway Armory Chicago IL
TBA Texas Veggie Fair Reverchon Park Dallas TX
TBA Vegan Love Cookout Cylburn Arboretum Baltimore MD
TBA World Veg Festival San Francisco Co Fair Bldg San Francisco CA
November 2019
1 World Vegan Day Everywhere
3 Hampton Roads VegFest Mill Point Park Hampton VA
9 Atlanta Veg Fest Infinite Energy Center Duluth GA
9 Tampa Bay Veg Fest Perry Harvey Sr Park Tampa FL
10 Palm Beach VegFest Meyer Amphitheater West Palm Beach FL
10 VegOut! Tucson Vegan Food Festival Whistle Stop Depot Tucson AZ
16-17 New Jersey Vegfest Meadowlands Expo Center Secaucus NJ
17 Space Coast Vegfest Riverfront Park Cocoa Village FL
TBA Seed Food & Wine Festival Various locations Miami FL
TBA Solutionary Health Festival Oscar Scherer State Park Osprey FL
TBA SouthWest VegFest Steele Indian School Park Phoenix AZ
December 2019
14 Palm Beach VegFest Mizner Park Amphitheater Boca Raton FL
TBA Arizona Vegan Fest TBA Peoria AZ
TBA South Florida Vegfest TBA Fort Lauderdale FL
TBA Vegan Mac Fest R House Baltimore MD
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Philadelphia Event
The producers of Philly’s ‘Veggie Cabaret’ and ‘Veggie Cabaret II,’ Public Eye: Artists for Animals, are joining forces with Vance “V for Veg” Lehmkuhl, organizer of the Best Vegan Cheesesteak in Philly contest, for a singular can’t-miss event!
All proceeds from the event will benefit
Lancaster Farm Sanctuary.
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