Welcome to the 14th annual Central Florida Veg Fest!


​​Presented by Vegetarians of Central Florida
Please join us for the 14th annual Central Florida Veg Fest, one of the LARGEST
and LONGEST-RUNNING vegan festivals in the WORLD!

​Central Florida Veg Fest 2019
Saturday, October 26, 2019 • 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Orlando Festival Park
2911 E. Robinson Street
Orlando, FL 32803
Check out the awesome Central Florida Veg Fest 2018 promo video!
Credits: video by Jenna Bardroff of Solutionary Events/artwork by Kristen Baker of Sketchbook by Kristen
 Veg Fest 2018 Activity Schedules
(2019 will be posted later)
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Central Florida Veg Fest is an exciting day of colorful and educational exhibits and activities! It will take place at beautiful Orlando Festival Park near downtown Orlando on October 26, 2019 from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Admission is FREE! Veg Fest is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, alcohol-free, and smoke-free event. Veg Fest, now in its 14th year, is one of the biggest and best vegan festivals in the country!

Central Florida Veg Fest will draw both committed vegetarians/vegans and those who want to learn more about how veg-living enhances our health, the planet, and its inhabitants. Come enjoy a diverse cross-section of vegetarian cuisines and lifestyles. Discover new products and ideas from over 200 vendors and 100 contributors and enjoy a wide variety of presentations and food preparation demos. Not a vegetarian? Whether you're looking for new ideas to add color and variety to your meals or you're a "seasoned" vegetarian interested in expanding your knowledge of nutritious and ethical foods, this is the place for you. Please RSVP on the Veg Fest event page and join the Veg Fest community page for regular updates about the event. And please share these pages with your family and friends.
Enjoy speakers, food preparation demonstrations, a veggie kids zone, an animal haven, an artist corner, music on an acoustic stage, lots of other activities (including parades, performances, workshops, and a drum circle presented by Earth Sponsor and special guest Ibex Puppetry!), and many veg-friendly vendors. There are so many fun and interesting things happening at Veg Fest you will want to stay all day. And so much delicious vegan food that you can have breakfast, lunch, and dinner with plenty of snacks in between!
Speakers include:

The Themes of Veg Fest Include:

Vegan Cuisine

Health & Wellness

Environment

Animal Welfare & Rights

Community-Building

The Goals of Veg Fest are to:​

  • support all vegans and people who are on the road to becoming vegans, regardless of their motivation
  • proactively promote veganism in a non-judgmental way
  • help empower people to make positive changes in the way they eat and live
We strive to make the festival as zero waste as possible. Steps we take to achieve this are:
— Solar power fulfills almost all of the electrical needs of the festival.
— Recycling and composting bins are provided for patrons.
— Patrons are encouraged to bring their own reusable containers and cutlery.
— Food vendors are asked to use compostable/biodegradable materials.
— Exhibitors are asked to use recyclable packaging.
— Other recycling opportunities are provided at the event.
Interested in participating in the event? Click on the following links to access the application/form for each category:
For directions to the park, please go to the Travel page. If you're visiting from out of town, this page also has info on where to stay and where to eat. For information on parking and the bike valet, please go to the Parking page.

Below is the Veg Fest info guide from 2018 (the info guide for 2019 will be posted online closer to the date of the event).
Below are the 2018 vendor assignments, and event, parking, and location maps.