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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.

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CANADA

* Scroll down for VegFests Canada.

UNITED STATES 2019

January
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
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 Street	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
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, 501 Nutt St.	Wilmington NC
Not in 2019 (3/21/2020)	Greenville VegFest	TBA	Greenville SC
Not in 2019	Health Fest	Not in 2019	South Marshall TX
April
6	Nashville VegFest	Nashville Fairgrounds	Nashville TN
6	Texas VegFest	Fiesta Gardens	Austin TX
13-14	VegOut! Scottsdale Vegan Beer & Food Festival	Scottsdale Waterfront South Bridge	Scottsdale AZ
14	Fairfax Veg Fest	Northwest Federal Credit Union	Herndon VA
14	Michiana VegFest	Century Center	South Bend IN
14	VegFest Puerto Rico	Parque Pasivo Enrique Gonzalez	Ponce PR
14	Veggie Pride Parade	Union Square Park	New York NY
20	Central Florida Earth Day	Lake Eola Park (512 E. Washington St.)	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	North Charleston SC
27	Des Moines VeganFest	The 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 in 2019	Valley Vegfest	Not in 2019	Northampton MA
May
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, 125 W 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
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
8-9	Asheville VeganFest	YMI Cultural Center and Pack Square Park	Asheville NC
15	Edison Veganfest	NJ Convention and Expo Ctr	Edison NJ
22	Chicago Vegandale Food and Drink Fest	Grant Park, Butler Field	Chicago IL
22	Eat Drink Vegan	The Rose Bowl	Pasadena CA
22	Triad Veg Fest	Deep Roots Market	Greensboro NC
TBA	Solutionary Peace Walk & Festival	Lake Eola Park	Orlando FL
July
3-7	Vegetarian Summerfest	University of Pittsburgh	Johnstown PA
6	Plant-Based Cookout & Block Party	Shifting Energy Fairgrounds	Atlanta GA
12-14	Atlantic City Vegan Food Festival	Showboat Hotel	Atlantic City NJ
13	Bethlehem VegFest	Daniel Rice Field	Bethlehem PA
13	Mountain Veg Fest	Colburn Park Historic District	Lebanon NH
13	VegFest Houston	Minute Maid Park	Houston TX
20	Compassionfest	Whitneyville Cultural Commons	Hamden CT
20	Taste of Memphis Vegan Food & Drink Festival	Cook’s Lake	Memphis TN
27	Newark’s Urban VegFest	Military Park	Newark NJ
27	Spokane Vegfest	Spokane Community College	Spokane WA
27-28	VegFest Colorado	1stBank Center	Broomfield CO
Not in 2019	South Bay VegFair	TBA	San Jose CA
August
3	Long Beach Vegan Festival	The Pike Outlets and Green	Long Beach CA
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
4	Glens Falls Roots Vegan Festival	Glens Falls City Park	Glens Falls NY
4	WNY VegFest	Buffalo RiverWorks	Buffalo NY
10	Pittsburgh Vegfest	Allegheny Commons Park East (North Side)	Pittsburgh PA
10	Red & Green Vegfest Albuquerque	JCC of Albuquerque	Albuquerque NM
10-11	Black Vegfest	Weeksville Heritage Center	Brooklyn NY
10-11	Veggie Fest Chicago	Danada South Park	Lisle IL
10-11	VegOut! Portland Vegan Beer & Food Festival	Holladay Park	Portland OR
11	DC Vegfest	Nationals Park	Washington, DC
17-18	Triangle VegFest	Durham Arts Council PSI Theater and Durham Amory	Durham NC
24	Columbus Vegan Festival	Whetstone Community Center	Columbus OH
24	Phoenixville Vegfest	Reeves Park	Phoenixville PA
31-Sep 1	Vegan Street Fair Nights	The Federal	North Hollywood CA
TBA	Chester County Vegan Festival	East Goshen Township Park	West Chester PA
September
7	Alaska VegFest	Alaska Pacific University, Grant Hall	Anchorage AK
7	Easton PA VegFest	Scott Park and Riverside Park	Easton PA
7	Vegfest OKC	Myriad Botanical Gardens	Oklahoma City OK
8	Albany VegFest	Albany Capital Center	Albany NY
14	Richmond VegFest	Byrd Park	Richmond VA
14	Rochester VegFest	Martin Luther King Jr. Park	Rochester NY
14	SLC VegFest	Library Square	Salt Lake City UT
15	Twin Cities Veg Fest	Harriet Island Regional Park	St. Paul MN
20-22	Berkeley Heights Vegan Fest	Grove Park & Lower Columbia Park	Berkeley Heights NJ
21	CA Vegetarian Food Festival	The Palace of Fine Arts	San Francisco CA
21	Delaware VegFest	Glasgow Park	Newark DE
21	Harvest VegFest	Cousler Park	York PA
21	NEPA VegFest	Dunmore Community Center	Dunmore PA
21	Vegfest Oahu	Frank Fasi Civic Grounds	Honolulu HI
22	Grand Rapids VegFest	DeltaPlex	Grand Rapids MI
28	New York Vegandale Food Drink Festival	Randall’s Island	New York NY
28	Vegan Roots Fest	Booker T. Washington Park	Charlottesville VA
28	Vegas VegFest	Clark County Amphitheater	Las Vegas NV
TBA	Delaware Action for Animals VegFest	UU Society of Mill Creek	Newark DE
TBA	Vahimsa Vegan Camp	153 Blacks Lane	Shamokin PA
TBA	Vegstock	400-500 blocks of N. High Street	Millville NJ
October
5	Fort Wayne Veg’n Brew Fest	Headwaters Park	Fort Wayne IN
5-6	Portland VegFest	Oregon Convention Center	Portland OR
12	Lehigh Valley VegStock	Llantrisant Retreat & Wellness Center	Tatamy PA
13	Scruffy City VeganFest	Knoxville Expo Center	Knoxville TN
13	St. Louis Vegfest	World’s Fair Pavilion, Forest Park	St. Louis MO
19	Lowcountry VegFest	Shelter Cove Community Park	Hilton Head Island SC
19-20	Boston Veg Food Fest	Reggie Lewis Athletic Center	Boston MA
19-20	Hudson Valley Vegfest	BSP Kingston	Kingston NY
19-20	SoCal VegFest	OC Fair & Event Center	Costa Mesa CA
26	Central Florida Vegfest	Orlando Festival Park	Orlando FL
26	World Veg Festival	San Francisco Co Fair Bldg	San Francisco CA
26-27	Vegfest Expos Florida	Expo Center South Florida Fairgrounds	West Palm Beach FL
Not in 2019	Celebrate Vegan Fest: Chicago (Previously Chicago VeganMania)	TBA	Chicago IL
TBA	Vegan Love Cookout	Cylburn Arboretum	Baltimore MD
November
1	World Vegan Day	Everywhere
2	Texas Veggie Fair	Dallas Farmers Market	Dallas TX
3	East Michigan VegBash	Packard Proving Grounds	Shelby Twp MI
3	Hampton Roads VegFest	Mill Point Park	Hampton VA
3	Maine Animal Coalition VegFest	Italian Heritage Center	Portland ME
3	Wake Forest Veg Fest	E. Carroll Joyner Park	Wake Forest NC
7-10	Seed Food & Wine Week	Various locations	Miami FL
9	Atlanta Veg Fest	Infinite Energy Center	Duluth GA
9	Houston Vegandale Food and Drink Festival	Sam Houston Park	Houston TX
9	Tampa Bay Veg Fest	Perry Harvey Sr Park	Tampa FL
9	VegFest of Eastern Iowa	Kirkwood Regional Center	Coralville IA
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
23	Solutionary Health Festival	Oscar Scherer State Park	Osprey FL
Not in 2019 (stated indefinite break in FB post on 7/13/19)	SouthWest VegFest	TBA	Phoenix AZ
December
14	Palm Beach VegFest	Mizner Park Amphitheater	Boca Raton FL
TBA	Arizona Vegan Fest	TBA	Peoria AZ
TBA	Vegan Mac Fest	R House	Baltimore MD
To Be Announced
TBA	Bayou Veggie Fest		Houma LA

CANADA 2019

February
17	Toronto Black Vegan Festival	Artscape Wychwood Barns	Toronto ON
May
4	Veggie Fest Hamilton	Ancaster Fairgrounds	Hamilton ON
5	Veg Expo	Vancouver Convention Centre	Vancouver BC
11	Mississauga VegFest	Port Credit Memorial Arena	Mississauga ON
26	VegFest Kelowna	Immaculata Regional HS	Kelowna BC
June
1	Powell River Vegfest	Townsite Market	Powell River BC
1-2	Ottawa VegFest	RA Centre	Ottawa ON
9	VegFest Windsor	Lanspeary Park	Windsor ON
15	VegFest Calgary	Shaw Millennium Park	Calgary AB
Not in 2019	Niagara VegFest	Market Square	St. Catharines ON
July
7	Sarnia VegFest	Canatara Park	Sarnia ON
August
10	Muskoka Veg Fest	River Mill Park	Huntsville ON
10	Toronto Vegandale Food and Drink Festival	Fort York, Garrison Common	Toronto ON
Not in 2019 (tentative Aug 22, 2020)	Burlington VegFest	TBA	Burlington ON
Canceled for 2019	St. John’s Vegfest	RE/MAX Centre	St. John’s NL
September
6-8	Veg Food Fest (Toronto)	Harbourfront Centre	Toronto ON
14	VegFest Edmonton	Edmonton’s Baseball Stadium	Edmonton AB
15	Peterborough VegFest	Millennium Park	Peterborough ON
21	Vegfest Guelph	Riverside Park	Guelph ON
21	Winnipeg Vegfest	University of Winnipeg	Winnipeg MB
21-22	Montreal Vegan Festival	Convention Center	Montreal QC
22	HFX VegFest	Halifax Forum	Halifax NS
October
20	Durham Veg Fest	Abilities Centre	Whitby ON
November
9	VegFest London (Ontario)	Western Fair Agriplex	London ON

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