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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) held an annual VegFest from 1991 to 2018. 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

In these times of COVID-19. Please check the individual websites for whether these events are cancelled or postponed.

UNITED STATES 2020

March
1	Space Coast Fresh Fest	Cocoa Riverfront Park	Cocoa FL
2	Charlotte County Veg Fest	Laishley Park	Punta Gorda FL
8	Ocala Veg Fest	Ocala Downtown Market	Ocala FL
14-Postponed-TBR	Temecula Vegan Festival	41000 Main St	Temecula CA
21	Palm Beach VegFest	Mizner Park Amphitheater	Boca Raton FL
21-22-Postponed-TBR	Vegan Street Fair Los Angeles	Chandler Blvd	North Hollywood CA
22-Canceled for 2020	Savannah Veg Fest	Forsyth Park Band Shell	Savannah GA
28-Postponed-TBR	Inland Empire Vegan Festival	Epicenter Stadium	Rancho Cucamonga CA
29-Canceled for 2020	Indy VegFest	Bankers Life Fieldhouse	Indianapolis IN
April
4	Texas VegFest	Fiesta Gardens	Austin TX
5-Canceled for 2020	Raleigh Veg Fest	Moore Square	Raleigh NC
5-Postponed-TBR	VegFest Puerto Rico	TBA	Aguada PR
11	NH VegFest	NHTI	Concord NH
12	Veggie Pride Parade	Union Square Park	New York NY
18	Black VegFest Bronx	Mitchell Center	Bronx NY
19	Berkeley Earth Day	David Brower Center	Berkeley CA
19-Canceled Tentative 04/18/2021	Fairfax Veg Fest	Northwest Federal Credit Union	Herndon VA
25	Central Florida Earth Day	Lake Eola Park	Orlando FL
25	Charleston Sol-Food Veg Fest	Sangaree Park	Summerville SC
25	Long Island Vegan Extravaganza Earth Day	Sisters of St. Joseph	Brentwood NY
25	Midwest Vegan Fest	Nicolet High School	Glendale WI
26	Michiana VegFest	Century Center	South Bend IN

TBA	Des Moines VeganFest	TBA	Des Moines IA
TBA	VegOut! Scottsdale Vegan Beer & Food Festival	TBA	Scottsdale AZ
May
2-3	Nashville VegFest	Nashville Fairgrounds	Nashville TN
2-3	Seattle VegFest	Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center	Seattle WA
3	VegFest Los Angeles	6004-6076 Woodley Ave	Lake Balboa CA
9	Herbivore Fest	University of Redlands	Redlands CA
15-17	Rehoboth Beach VegFest	Epworth United Methodist Church	Rehoboth Beach DE
16-17	NYC Vegetarian Food Festival	Metropolitan Pavilion	New York NY
17	Michigan VegFest	TCF Center	Detroit MI
22-24-Postponed-TBR	Health Fest	Various locations	Marshall TX
Not in 2020 Tentative 05/15/2021)	Lowcountry VegFest	Shelter Cove Community Park	Hilton Head Island SC
Not in 2020 Tentative 05/22/2021	Cleveland VegFest	TBA	Cleveland OH
Not in 2020	Sarasota Veg Fest	TBA	Sarasota FL
June
6	Lancaster VegFest	Buchanan Park	Lancaster PA
6	Oakland VegFest	Lake Merritt Amphitheater	Oakland CA
13	Philadelphia VegFest	TBA	Philadelphia PA
13-14	Asheville VeganFest	YMI Cultural Center and Pack Square Park	Asheville NC
20	Bethlehem VegFest	Colonial Industrial Quarter	Bethlehem PA
20	Chicago Vegandale Food and Drink Fest	Grant Park, Butler Field	Chicago IL
20	Triad VegFest	Center City Park/Lebauer Park	Greensboro NC
27-28-Canceled for 2020	Hudson Valley Vegfest	BSP Kingston	Kingston NY
27-28	Wilmington Vegfest	Coastline Conference Center	Wilmington NC
28	New England VegFest	DCU Center	Worcester MA
TBA	Eat Drink Vegan	The Rose Bowl	Pasadena CA
TBA	Edison Veganfest	TBA	Edison NJ
TBA	VegFest Kansas City	TBA	Kansas City MO
July
1-5	Vegan Summerfest	University of Pittsburgh	Johnstown PA
10-12	Atlantic City Vegan Food Festival	Showboat Hotel	Atlantic City NJ
11	Mountain Veg Fest	Colburn Park	Lebanon NH
16-19	Animal Rights National Conference	Hyatt Regency	Portland OR
19	Greenville FunFest	Fluor Field at the West End	Greenville SC
25	Compassionfest	Whitneyville Cultural Commons	Hamden CT
25	Spokane Vegfest	Spokane Community College	Spokane WA
25-26	VegFest Colorado	1^stBank Center	Broomfield CO
26	Erie Veg Fest	Perry Square Park	Erie PA
TBA	Newark’s Urban VegFest	Military Park	Newark NJ
TBA	VegFest Houston	TBA	Houston TX
August
1	Long Beach Vegan Festival	The Pike Outlets Green	Long Beach CA
2	Glens Falls Roots Vegan Festival	Glens Falls City Park	Glens Falls NY
8	Red & Green Vegfest Albuquerque	JCC of Albuquerque	Albuquerque NM
8-9	Black VegFest Brooklyn	TBA	Brooklyn NY
8-9	Veggie Fest Chicago	Danada South Park	Lisle IL
15-16	Triangle VegFest	Durham Arts Council PSI Theater and Durham Amory	Durham NC
22	Madison Vegan Fest	Alliant Energy Center	Madison WI
22	Phoenixville Vegfest	Reeves Park	Phoenixville PA
22	Vegan Soulfest	Carroll Park	Baltimore MD
29	St. Louis Vegfest	Langenberg Field Forest Park	St. Louis MO
30	Sonoma County VegFest	Santa Rosa Veterans Bldg	Santa Rosa CA
TBA	Columbus Vegan Festival	TBA	Columbus OH
TBA	DC Vegfest	Nationals Park	Washington, DC
TBA	Pittsburgh Vegfest	TBA	Pittsburgh PA
TBA	VegOut! Portland Vegan Beer & Food Festival	TBA	Portland OR
TBA	WNY VegFest	TBA	Buffalo NY
September
5-6	Vegan Street Fair Nights	TBA	North Hollywood CA
12	Rochester VegFest	Martin Luther King Jr. Park	Rochester NY
12	SLC VegFest	Library Square	Salt Lake City UT
12-13	SoCal VegFest	OC Fair & Events Center	Costa Mesa CA
13	Grand Rapids VegFest	TBA	Grand Rapids MI
19	Delaware VegFest	Glasgow Park	Newark DE
19	NEPA VegFest	TBA	Dunmore PA
20	Twin Cities Veg Fest	Harriet Island Regional Park	Saint Paul MN
26	New York Vegandale Food Drink Festival	Randall’s Island Park	New York NY
26	Vegas VegFest	Clark County Amphitheater	Las Vegas NV
TBA	Alaska VegFest	Alaska Pacific University, Grant Hall	Anchorage AK
TBA	Easton PA VegFest	Scott Park and Riverside Park	Easton PA
TBA	MKE Vegan Expo	TBA	Milwaukee WI
TBA	Richmond VegFest	Byrd Park	Richmond VA
TBA	CA Vegetarian Food Festival	The Palace of Fine Arts	San Francisco CA
Not in 2020	Harvest VegFest	TBA	York PA
TBA	Vegfest Oahu	TBA	Honolulu HI
TBA	Vegan Roots Fest	Booker T. Washington Park	Charlottesville VA
Not in 2019	Delaware Action for Animals VegFest	UU Society of Mill Creek	Newark DE
October
3	Vegfest OKC	The Myriad Gardens	Oklahoma City OK
4	Albany VegFest	Albany Capital Center	Albany NY
10	Lehigh Valley VegStock	Llantrisant Retreat & Wellness Center	Tatamy PA
10	Midwest Soul VegFest	TBA	Kansas City MO
17	Austin Vegandale Food Drink Festival	Carson Creek Ranch	Austin TX
24	Los Angeles Vegandale Food Drink Festival	Los Angeles State Historic Park	Los Angeles CA
24-25	Boston Veg Food Fest	Reggie Lewis Athletic Center	Boston MA
24-25	Portland VegFest	Oregon Convention Center	Portland OR
25	Loudoun Veg Fest	Village at Leesburg	Leesburg VA
TBA	Long Island Vegan Extravaganza Fall Fest	Sisters of St. Joseph	Brentwood NY
TBA	Scruffy City VeganFest	Knoxville Expo Center	Knoxville TN
TBA	Syracuse Vegfest	Time Warner Science & Industry Bldg	Syracuse NY
TBA	Central Florida Vegfest	Orlando Festival Park	Orlando FL
TBA	World Veg Festival	San Francisco Co Fair Bldg	San Francisco CA
Canceled in 2019	Fort Wayne Veg’n Brew Fest	Headwaters Park	Fort Wayne IN
Canceled in 2019	Vegfest Expos Florida	Expo Center South Florida Fairgrounds	West Palm Beach FL
Not in 2019	Celebrate Vegan Fest: Chicago	TBA	Chicago IL
November
	World Vegan Month	Everywhere
1	Wake Forest Veg Fest	E. Carroll Joyner Park	Wake Forest NC
7	Tampa Bay Veg Fest	Perry Harvey Sr Park	Tampa FL
14	Atlanta Veg Fest	Infinite Energy Center	Duluth GA
14-15	New Jersey Vegan Food Festival	Meadowlands Expo Center	Secaucus NJ
Not in 2020	Solutionary Health Festival	TBA	Osprey FL
TBA	Texas Veggie Fair	Dallas Farmers Market	Dallas TX
TBA	East Michigan VegBash	Packard Proving Grounds	Shelby Twp MI
TBA	Hampton Roads VegFest	Mill Point Park	Hampton VA
TBA	Maine Animal Coalition VegFest	Italian Heritage Center	Portland ME
TBA	Seed Food & Wine Week	Various locations	Miami FL
TBA	Houston Vegandale Food and Drink Festival	Sam Houston Park	Houston TX
TBA	VegFest of Eastern Iowa	TBA	Coralville IA
TBA	VegOut! Tucson Vegan Food Festival	Whistle Stop Depot	Tucson AZ
TBA	Cape Coral Veg Fest	TBA	Cape Coral FL
Not in 2019	Space Coast Vegfest	TBA	Cocoa Village FL
December
5	Palm Beach VegFest	Mizner Park Amphitheater	Boca Raton FL
Not in 2019	Arizona Vegan Fest	TBA	Peoria AZ

CANADA 2020

April
26-Postponed-TBR	Vegan Food Festival	Horticulture Bldg	Ottawa ON
May
2	Veggie Fest Hamilton	Ancaster Fairgrounds	Hamilton ON
23	Mississauga VegFest	Port Credit Memorial Arena	Mississauga ON
24	VegFest Kelowna	Immaculata Regional HS	Kelowna BC
June
6	Powell River Vegfest	Townsite Market	Powell River BC
14	Veg Expo	Vancouver Convention Centre	Vancouver BC
19-21	Whistler Vegan Fest	Rebalgiati Park	Whistler BC
21	Afro Vegan Fest	Artscape Wychwood Barns	Toronto ON
27	Sustainable Block Party	TBA	Toronto ON
27	Vegan Expo York	Aurora Public Library	Aurora ON
TBA	Ottawa VegFest	TBA	Ottawa ON
TBA	VegFest Windsor	TBA	Windsor ON
TBA	VegFest Calgary	Shaw Millennium Park	Calgary AB
Not in 2019	Niagara VegFest	TBA	St. Catharines ON
July
4	KW VegFest	Downtown Kitchener	Kitchener ON
5	Sarnia VegFest	Canatara Park	Sarnia ON
11	Grey Bruce VegFest	TBA	Saugeen Shores ON
18	Vegtoria Veg Fest	Centennial Square	Victoria BC
25	Vancouver Vegan Festival	Creekside Park	Vancouver BC
August
8	Toronto Vegandale Food and Drink Festival	Fort York Garrison Commons	Toronto ON
9	Veg on the Block	TBA	Charlottetown PE
22	Burlington VegFest	Burloak Waterfront Park	Burlington ON
23	Penticton Vegfest	Penticton Trade & Convention Centre	Penticton BC
23	Wolfville VegFest	Wolfville Farmers Market	Wolfville NS
Not in 2020	Muskoka Veg Fest	TBA	TBA
Canceled for 2019	St. John’s Vegfest	TBA	St. John’s NL
September
6	Toronto Black Vegan Festival	Artscape Wychwood Barns	Toronto ON
11-13	Veg Food Fest (Toronto)	Harbourfront Centre	Toronto ON
19	Winnipeg Vegfest	University of Winnipeg	Winnipeg MB
TBA	Bronte Health & Vegan Food Fair	Bronte Seventh-day Adventist Church	Oakville ON
TBA	VegFest Edmonton	TBA	Edmonton AB
TBA	Peterborough VegFest	Millennium Park	Peterborough ON
TBA	Vegfest Guelph	Riverside Park	Guelph ON
TBA	Montreal Vegan Festival	Convention Center	Montreal QC
TBA	HFX VegFest	Halifax Forum	Halifax NS
October
TBA	Sunshine Coast Vegan Festival	Sechlelt Community Hall	Sechelt BC
???	Durham Veg Fest	Abilities Centre	Whitby ON
November
TBA	VegFest London (Ontario)	Western Fair Agriplex	London ON

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