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2016 Family-Friendly VegFests
Meagan, Wallace, and Kelly Griffin enjoying VegFest in Portland, Oregon.
VegFests are the best! Attending a VegFest is a great way to sample yummy food (for free!), meet other vegetarians and vegans, and learn more about animal-friendly organizations and businesses. The majority of VegFests are also family-friendly, with many even having a separate area just for kids.
Below is a list of 2016 VegFests. We have confirmed that they are either family-friendly and/or have a separate kids’ area. Even though a few of them have already happened, we kept them on the list so you know the time of year they will take place next year. If there isn’t an exact date listed, that means the date hasn’t been announced yet, so make sure to check that VegFest’s website and/or Facebook page for updates. VegFests are becoming more popular, so odds are there is a VegFest near you. If not, why not start organizing the first ever VegFest in your area!
January
- 1/9 & 1/10: Arizona Veg Food Fest (Scottsdale, AZ)
- 1/30: SacTown VegFest (Sacramento, CA)
March
- 3/5: Northeast Florida VegFest (Jacksonville, FL)
- 3/20: North Florida VegFest (Tallahassee, FL)
April
- 4/2: Texas VegFest (Austin, TX)
- 4/2: Valley VegFest (Northampton, MA)
- 4/9: Vegas VegFest (Las Vegas, NV)
- 4/9 & 4/10: Seattle VegFest (Seattle, WA)
- 4/24: Michigan VegFest (Novi, MI)
- 4/30: Baltimore VegFest (Baltimore, MD)
Texas VegFest (Photo Credit: Ashlee Cartwright)
May
- 5/1: New England Veg Fest (Worcester, MA)
- 5/1: VegFest L.A. (Los Angeles, CA)
- 5/7: Cleveland VegFest (Cleveland, OH)
- 5/7: NH VegFest (Manchester, NH)
- 5/7 & 5/8: NYC Vegetarian Food Festival (Manhattan, NY)
- 5/7 & 5/8: NOLA Veggie Fest (New Orleans, LA)
- 5/15: Asheville, NC VegFest (Asheville, NC)
June
- 6/4: Albany VegFest (Albany, NY)
- 6/4: Maine Vegetarian Food Festival (Portland, ME)*
- 6/11: Rehoboth Beach VegFest (Rehoboth, DE)
- 6/11 & 6/12: Asheville, NC VeganFest (Asheville, NC)
- 6/18: Mad City Vegan Fest (Madison, WI)
- 6/25: Richmond Vegetarian Festival (Richmond, VA)
July
- 7/6 – 7/10: Vegetarian Summerfest (Johnstown, PA)
- 7/23: Spokane VegFest (Spokane, WA)
- 7/23 & 7/24: VegFest Colorado (Golden, CO)
- 7/23 & 7/24: Veggie Fest (Naperville, IL)
August
- 8/20: Sonoma County VegFest (Santa Rosa, CA)
- TBD: Western New York VegFest (Buffalo, NY)
Sacramento VegFest (Photo Credit: Sara Richmond)
September
- 9/4: San Diego VegFest (San Diego, CA)
- 9/24: D.C. VegFest (Washington D.C.)
October
- 10/1: Chicago VeganMania (Chicago, IL)
- 10/2: New Jersey VegFest (Morristown, NJ)*
- 10/8 & 10/9: World Veg Festival (San Francisco, CA)
- 10/15: Triangle VegFest (Raleigh, NC)
- 10/22: Lowcountry VegFest (Hilton Head Island, SC)
- 10/22 & 10/23: Boston Veg Food Fest (Boston, MA)
- 10/22 & 10/23: Portland VegFest (Portland, OR)
- TBD: Twin Cities Veg Fest (Location TBD)
10/29 & 10/30: SoCal VegFest (Costa Mesa, CA)
November
- 11/6: Hampton Roads VegFest (Virginia Beach, VA)
- 11/12: Tampa Bay Veg Fest (Tampa, FL)
- 11/12: Atlanta Veg Fest (Atlanta, GA)
* Hope to have a kids’ area this year.
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Ashlee is a mom to three vegan cuties, lawyer, and animal advocate. She has been vegan since 2010. She and her husband are in the process of starting a microsanctuary for farm animals in Orange County, NY. You can send her your questions via email.
