List of vegetarian and vegan festivals explained

This is a list of vegetarian and vegan festivals which are held around the world to promote veganism and/or vegetarianism among the public and to support and link individuals and organizations that practice, promote or endorse veganism or vegetarianism. Many of these events are also food festivals and/or music festivals and can also contain edutainment.

List

International

Some vegetarian and vegan festivals are held in multiple countries at multiple times a year. These include:

• Veganmania
• VeggieWorld
• Veggie Pride

In addition to these, many vegetarian or vegan festivals may call themselves 'VegFest', but these do not appear to have any international ties to each other.

Austria

In Austria, Veganmania festivals are held in:

• Graz^[1]
• Innsbruck^[2]
• Vienna (twice a year).^[3] The 2014 Vienna edition built the biggest vegan fried egg in the world.^[4]

Canada

• Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Vegetarian Food Fair has been held in Toronto at the Harbourfront since 1985. Around 2005 it attracted 15,000 to 20,000 visitors a year.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Croatia

In Croatia, Veganmania festivals are held in:

• Zagreb. Officially known as the ZeGeVege Festival, held annually since 2008, organised by Prijatelji životinja ('Animal Friends').^[9]

Czech Republic

• Fluff Fest is an independent hardcore punk festival held each July in Rokycany, Czech Republic. It is fully vegan, with catering provided by local animal rights organization Svoboda zvířat.^[10]
• Obscene Extreme annual extreme metal music festival that offers exclusively vegetarian and vegan food within its premises since 1999.^[11]

France

In France, VeggieWorld festivals are held in:

• Lyon. 3rd edition held in 2019.^[12]
• Paris. VeggieWorld Paris 2019 was the 7th Parisian edition and attracted over 8,000 visitors, which was 14% more than the 6th.^[13]

Germany

In Germany, Veganmania festivals are held in:

• Iserlohn^[14]
• Regensburg. The first edition in 2014 attracted over 5,000 visitors.^[15]
• Würzburg^[16]

VeggieWorld festivals are held in:

• Berlin. VeggieWorld Berlin was first held in 2015 with 55 stalls, which grew to 130 stalls in 2019. The 2019 edition saw 10,000 visitors.^[17]
• Düsseldorf. The 5th edition was held in 2019.^[18]
• Wiesbaden (2011–2020). 10 editions of VeggieWorld have been held in Wiesbaden from 2011 to 2020, with the last attracting 13,000 visitors.^[19] The next edition is scheduled to take place in 2021 in Frankfurt.^[19]

Other festivals:

• The Vegan Summerfest (German: Veganes Sommerfest) is a three-day vegan food festival that takes place on the Alexanderplatz in Berlin, co-organised by ProVeg International, Berlin Vegan and the Albert Schweitzer Foundation. The 2019 edition featured around 100 information and selling stands.^[20]

India

• Aranmula Vallasadya^[21]

Netherlands

The following festivals in the Netherlands are focused on vegetarian and vegan food, community and activism:

• VeggieWorld in Utrecht, since 2016, vegan.^[22] The 2020 edition attracted 9,000 visitors.^[23]
• VegFest in Utrecht, since 2014, vegan^[24]

Poland

In Poland, the Otwarte Klatki ('Open Cages') association organises Veganmania festivals in several different cities.^[25] Veganmania in Poland has been held in eight major cities, with the 2019 Łódź edition attracting over 3,000 visitors.^[26]

Switzerland

In Switzerland, Veganmania festivals are held in:

• Aarau. Veganmania in Switzerland has been organised by Swissveg since 2011. The 2016 edition attracted 5,000 visitors, making it the largest of all vegan festivals in Switzerland. Previous editions were held in Winterthur, but due to a lack of space to accommodate the attendees, the organisation chose to move the festival to Aarau.^{[27] [28]}
• Gossau, St. Gallen. The Gossau Veganmania, organised by Swissveg, was held first in 2017, then featuring 60 stands.^[29]

Thailand

see Nine Emperor Gods Festival

United Kingdom

VegfestUK is an annual vegan food festival held each year in various cities, starting in 2013.

Spain

• Vegan Fest Catalunya^[30]

United States

• Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Vegetarian Food Festival (BVFF) is held annually in the autumn, at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Mission Hill, Boston, between mid-October and early November^{[31] [32] [33]}
• Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Twin Cities VegFest is held annually in September ^[34]
• Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lancaster VegFest is held annually in June^[35]

See also

• American Vegan Society - publishes online list of vegan-oriented VegFests in USA and Canada^[36]
• Animal rights
• Buddhist cuisine
• Buddhist vegetarianism
• Korean temple cuisine
• List of food days
• List of vegetarian and vegan companies
• List of vegetarian organizations
• Meat-free days
• Veganism
• Vegetarian week
• Vegetarianism by country
• World Vegan Day
• World Vegetarian Day

Notes and References

1. News: Graz Veganmania . Nicholas Martin . . 29 June 2018 . 18 May 2020 . de.
2. News: Ernährung ohne tierische Produkte: Wie (un-)gesund vegan ist . Deborah Darnhofer . . 17 May 2019 . 18 May 2020 . de.
3. News: Veganism: a worldwide quest for plant-based perfection . Liz Dodd . . 13 May 2019 . 16 May 2020.
4. News: Weltgrößtes veganes Spiegelei beim Wiener Festival Veganmania. . 6 June 2014 . 19 August 2015 . de.
5. Book: Palassio . Christina . Wilcox . Alana . 2005 . The Edible City: Toronto's Food from Farm to Fork . Toronto . Coach House Books . 77–78 . 9781552452196 . 20 May 2020.
6. Web site: Davis . John . December 2010 . World Veganism - Past, Present, and Future . Scribd.
7. Web site: World Veganism - past, present and future - IVU - International Vegetarian Union. ivu.org.
8. Web site: The Vegfest Phenomena - IVU - International Vegetarian Union. ivu.org.
9. News: Izgleda kao burger, tako i "šmeka", a zapravo je od proteina graška . Ana Tenžera . . 7 September 2019 . 18 May 2020 . hr.
10. Web site: A Look Inside Fluff Fest!. Karol. Kamiński. Idioteq. 28 January 2013. 24 October 2017.
11. Kim Kelly. Europe's Craziest Grindcore Party Heads to North America: Meet the Man Behind Obscene Extreme. Vice. 22 March 2015.
12. News: On se met au vegan ? Chiche ! . Amandine Eymes . . 1 February 2019 . 18 May 2020 . fr.
13. News: La mode végane séduit davantage . Eric De La Chesnais . . 21 May 2019 . 18 May 2020 . fr.
14. News: Mittagstisch des Vegan-Stammtisches Lüdenscheid . . Märkischer Zeitungsverlag . 21 July 2014 . 18 May 2020 . de.
15. News: Regensburg feierte ein veganes Sommerfest . Wochenblatt . 10 August 2014 . 18 May 2020 . de.
16. News: Veganmania in Würzburg: Festival mit veganem Döner . Meike Schmid . Main-Post . 1 May 2015 . 18 May 2020 . de.
17. 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.
18. News: Fünf Dinge über die VeggieWorld in Düsseldorf . Claudia Hötzendorfer . . 27 October 2019 . 18 May 2020 . de.
19. News: Frankfurt: Mehr Platz für Veggie-World . Patricia Andreae . . 21 February 2020 . 18 May 2020 . de.
20. News: Das müssen Sie zum Veganen Sommerfest 2019 in Berlin wissen . . 21 August 2019 . 24 October 2020 . de.
21. Web site: Aranmula vallasadya list of dishes, how to book valla sadya vazhupadu ? . https://web.archive.org/web/20171020191850/https://www.templespedia.com/aranmula-vallasadya-dishes/ . 20 October 2017 . templespedia.com.
22. News: Gaat het nieuwe vlees het oude vlees verslaan? . NOS . 5 March 2016 . 26 March 2017.
23. Web site: Bruisend vegan beurs VeggieWorld trekt veel aanhangers . Steffen van Beek . Food Clicks . 2 March 2020 . 14 June 2020 . nl.
24. News: Naakte demonstranten op de bres voor veganisme . Amber Dujardin . Trouw . 1 November 2014 . 25 March 2017.
25. News: Veganmania 2019 w Gdańsku. Największe targi wegańskie w Plenum przy ul. Elektryków [zdjęcia] ]. . 16 June 2019 . 16 May 2020 . pl.
26. News: Festiwal Veganmania w Łodzi odwołany z powodu zagrożenia koronawirusem. Rok temu przyciągnął 3 tys. osób . Szymon Bujalski . . 9 March 2020 . 18 May 2020 . pl.
27. News: Best of bewegt - Beitrag: Veganmania . YouTube . BOSG: Best of Swiss Gastro . 4 July 2016 . 16 May 2020 . de.
28. News: Foodfestival: Damit punktet die Veganmania – auch bei Fleischessern . Nadja Rohner . . 21 June 2016 . 16 May 2020 . de.
29. News: Alles weg – Veganer hatten tierischen Hunger . air . . 22 May 2017 . 18 May 2020 . de.
30. Web site: Home . veganfest.cat.
31. Web site: Katie Jeffreys . 1999-09-10 . THE ESSENTIAL VEGETARIAN: Cheese: The vegetarian's friend in Europe – The Tech . 2012-07-23 . The Tech.
32. Web site: 2000-10-03 . FOOD REVIEW: The Essential Vegetarian – The Tech . 2012-07-23 . The Tech.
33. News: Wulff . June . 2010-10-30 . Boston Vegetarian Food Festival at Reggie Lewis Athletic Center – The Boston Globe . Boston.com . 2012-07-23.
34. Web site: 2023-04-03 . Twin Cities Veg Fest . mspmag.com . 2023-04-15.
35. Web site: Lancaster Vegfest. pavegfest.com.
36. Web site: VegFests in the USA. americanvegan.org. 22 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717212909/http://www.americanvegan.org/vegfests.htm. 17 July 2018. dead.