VeggieWorld explained

VeggieWorld is annual vegan food and clothing festivals held in numerous locations around Europe and Asia.^{[1] [2] [3]} VeggieWorld is one of the biggest Vegan/Vegetarian festivals in the world, and one of the biggest such fairs, with on average 8,000 visitors^[4] (compared with 14,500 visitors at the 2018 London Vegfest^[5]). The first VeggieWorld festival was held in Wiesbaden in 2011, hosted by ProVeg Deutschland (known as Vegetarierbund Deutschland until 2017).^[6]

Locations

These festivals take place in the following countries: cities:

• Germany: Düsseldorf (since 2015),^[7] Berlin (since 2015), Frankfurt & Wiesbaden (since 2011), Hamburg, Cologne (since 2019),^[6] Munich, Karlsruhe (since 2023)^[8]
• France: Paris, Lyon
• Netherlands: Utrecht (since 2016)^[9]
• Switzerland: Zürich

Editions

10 editions of VeggieWorld have been held in Wiesbaden from 2011 to 2020, with the last attracting 13,000 visitors.^[10] The next edition is scheduled to take place in 2021 in Frankfurt.^[10]

VeggieWorld Berlin was first held in 2015 with 55 stands, which grew to 130 stands in 2019. The 2019 edition saw 10,000 visitors.^[11]

VeggieWorld Utrecht has been organised by ProVeg Nederland (known as Viva Las Vega until 2017) since 2016. The first edition attracted over 7,600 visitors, making it the largest vegan fair in the Netherlands.^[12] The 2020 edition attracted 9,000 visitors.^[13]

VeggieWorld Paris 2019 was the 7th Parisian edition and attracted over 8,000 visitors, which was 14% more than the 6th.^[14] The 3rd edition of VeggieWorld Lyon was held in 2019.^[15]

See also

• List of vegetarian festivals
• European Vegetarian Union
• International Vegetarian Union
• Veganmania
• World Vegan Day
• World Vegetarian Day
• List of food days

Notes and References

1. Web site: Veggie World by VEBU. 31 August 2015.
2. Web site: VeggieWorld. https://web.archive.org/web/20160220161833/http://veggieworld.de/en/dfaskdjfalksdfj-2. dead. 20 February 2016. 31 August 2015. dmy-all.
3. Web site: VeggieWorld. The trade fair for a vegan lifestyle.. VeggieWorld. en-US. 2019-10-28.
4. Web site: 10 good Reasons. VeggieWorld. en-US. 2019-10-28.
5. Web site: Our events. VegfestUK. en-GB. 2019-10-28.
6. Web site: VeggieWorld findet erstmals in Köln statt . Vegconomist . 3 October 2019 . 14 June 2020 . de.
7. News: Fünf Dinge über die VeggieWorld in Düsseldorf . Claudia Hötzendorfer . . 27 October 2019 . 18 May 2020 . de.
8. https://meinka.de/messe-veggieworld-karlsruhe/ Neue Messe: „VeggieWorld“ wird künftig in Karlsruhe stattfinden
9. News: Gaat het nieuwe vlees het oude vlees verslaan? . NOS . 5 March 2016 . 26 March 2017 . nl.
10. News: Frankfurt: Mehr Platz für Veggie-World . Patricia Andreae . . 21 February 2020 . 18 May 2020 . de.
11. News: Veggie-World 2019 in Berlin: Gesundheitsapostel und Tofu-Krieger – was ist dran an den Veganer-Klischees? . Anne Brüning . . 1 November 2019 . 18 May 2020 . de.
12. News: Media Monks, Veggie World en startup pitches . Martje Schoemaker . Zakendoen met... . BNR Nieuwsradio . 4 March 2016 . 5 January 2018.
13. Web site: Bruisend vegan beurs VeggieWorld trekt veel aanhangers . Steffen van Beek . Food Clicks . 2 March 2020 . 14 June 2020 . nl.
14. News: La mode végane séduit davantage . Eric De La Chesnais . . 21 May 2019 . 18 May 2020 . fr.
15. News: On se met au vegan ? Chiche ! . Amandine Eymes . . 1 February 2019 . 18 May 2020 . fr.