8 Vegan Meals Festivals You’ll By no means Need To Depart

Searching for eats exterior your typical day-to-day choices is a big motive to journey, and vegans are maybe the more than likely demographic to rearrange their plans round eating places and meals stalls. Nonetheless, there’s another excuse to journey, and sure, it nonetheless includes meals: vegan festivals. We’ve bookmarked the eight greatest vegan festivals within the US, UK, and Canada so you possibly can prepare your travels accordingly.

Why attend a vegan pageant?

Vegan festivals are an awesome alternative to eat plenty of vegan meals, certain. However they’re additionally an opportunity to take a look at new manufacturers and eating places, help small and rising plant-based companies, and join with like-minded individuals. They’re ideally suited for brand new vegans, as they provide an opportunity to be taught from others and pattern totally different substances, however they’re additionally nice for longtime vegans, too. In spite of everything, the vegan market is rising quickly. Based on some experiences, the plant-based meals trade might hit greater than $61 billion by 2028, so there are new, progressive, thrilling merchandise launching on a regular basis. Undecided which one to attempt first? Try these eight choices to determine which pageant fits you finest.

The highest vegan festivals

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1 Vegan Alternate: Taking place now

The annual Vegan Avenue Truthful in North Hollywood, CA has handed, however its sister occasion guarantees the identical quantity of epicness. Free to the general public, the Vegan Alternate Weekly Vegan Market showcases over 100 vegan distributors from 11 am till 5 pm. The meals choices are sometimes intermixed with stay music, in addition to a beer backyard. It’s the perfect of vegan LA all contained inside a metropolis road.
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2 Vegan Avenue Truthful New York: Might 20

Vegan Avenue Truthful was a Los Angeles-only occasion, however this 12 months, after 9 years of operation, it’s rising. Its subsequent cease is The Bronx, New York. It’s free to enter, and attendees can count on 50+ meals distributors, musical leisure, and an entire lot of enjoyable. For those who’re not round for this occasion, don’t fear! All year long, Vegan Avenue Truthful can even be heading to Atlanta (June 17), Seattle (July 29), Oakland (August 26), Denver (September 23), Austin (October 7), Vegas (November 4), and Miami (November 18).
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Vegandale

3 Vegandale Chicago: June 10

Vegandale is greater than a vegan meals pageant. With DJs, artwork, picture ops, and stay music from Rick Ross, it’s an all-out social gathering you received’t need to miss. Greater than 150 distributors from across the globe are confirmed for Vegandale Chicago alongside native favorites. For those who can’t make it to The Windy Metropolis, Vegandale can be heading to New York (September 16), Toronto (September 23), Dallas (October 14), Los Angeles (October 28), and Miami (December 2). 
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VegFest Colorado

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VegFest Colorado: July 29 & 30

For those who’ve at all times needed an excuse to go to the Mile Excessive Metropolis, now you’ve got one. VegFest Colorado is the state’s largest vegan pageant, and though particulars are nonetheless being labored out and distributors are nonetheless being added to the roster, the venue is about. Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus will host the collective of vegan awesomeness. Preserve your eyes on the occasion’s Instagram web page (@vegfestcolorado) for exhibitor bulletins and ticket gross sales.
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Bizerkley Meals Pageant

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Bizerkley Meals Pageant: September 3

Regardless of Berkley, CA’s lengthy fame for vegan eats, its first vegan pageant didn’t emerge till 2021. This 12 months, the aptly named Bizerkley Meals Pageant is again once more and greater than ever. Anticipate over 75 vegan-friendly distributors together with exhausting kombucha and seltzer tasting (for the 21-and-up crowd), stay performances, and free samples from choose cubicles. Ticket gross sales will go towards the Herd and Flock Animal Sanctuary.
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Montreal Vegan Pageant

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Montreal Vegan Pageant: September 30 & October 1

It doesn’t matter whether or not you communicate English or French (or neither)—veganism is a common language. At Montreal’s finest vegan pageant, attendees can you’ll want to discover a dizzying abundance of Quebec’s finest plant-based choices, and if final 12 months’s occasion is something to go by, there can even be cooking demos, lectures and workshops, and non-food exhibitors. As with all of those occasions, look to the group’s Instagram for the newest updates on distributors and ticket gross sales.
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7VegFest UK: November 18 & 19

London is a booming vegan city—we might count on nothing lower than fabulous from its signature vegan pageant. The 2-day occasion is among the UK’s largest indoor festivals, and this 12 months, it’s coming again in November, in line with VegFest UK’s Instagram. Anticipate to select from a whole lot of distributors amongst hundreds of attendees. Convey your personal reusable utensils and to-go containers! 
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SEED Meals & Wine Pageant

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SEED Meals & Wine Pageant: January 2024

Escape the winter climate wherever you’re and head all the way down to Miami for 5 days of vegan eats, chef demos, stay music, and extra. This multi-faceted celebration of plant-based delicacies is the premiere vegan occasion of the season. Preserve your eyes on the web site for early chook charges.
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