List of vegetarian and vegan 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. [citation needed]
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
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
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
London
JustVShow is held in July.[11]
Hungary
Budapest
The XIX Vegetarian Festival was organized in August 2015 in Budapest. [citation needed]
Spain
Alicante
Vegan Fest Alicante has been organized by Alacant Rock since 2014. It is the only vegan festival in Spain. [citation needed]
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]
North Carolina
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
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]
South Australia
Adelaide
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
- List of vegetarian organizations
- Vegetarianism by country
- World Vegan Day
- World Vegetarian Day
- Vegetarian week
- List of food days
- List of food weeks
- List of food months
- Awareness day
- Meat-free days
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