Welcome to the 8th annual Central Florida Veg Fest!
Presented by Vegetarians of Central Florida
Central Florida Veg Fest 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013 • 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Orlando Festival Park
2911 E. Robinson Street
Orlando, FL 32803
Presented by Vegetarians of Central Florida
Central Florida Veg Fest 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013 • 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 2013 promo video!
(Credits: video by Brandon Mead/artwork by Anna McCambridge-Thomas)
(Credits: video by Brandon Mead/artwork by Anna McCambridge-Thomas)
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, 2013 from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Admission is FREE! Veg Fest is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, and smoke-free event. Veg Fest, now in its 8th year, is one of the biggest and best vegetarian 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 150 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, a humane education center, an animal haven, an artist corner, music on an acoustic stage, lots of other activities, and many veg-friendly vendors. There are so many fun and interesting things happening at Veg Fest you will want to stay all day.
Meet special guest NBA legend and wellness advocate John Salley. Other great speakers include Heather Carpenter of The Humane Society of the United States; Tess Challis of Radiant Health, Inner Wealth; Robert Cheeke of Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness; Elizabeth DeCoux of ReMembering Animals; Ellen Jaffe Jones of The Veg Coach; and Dawn Moncrief of A Well-Fed World.
The themes of Veg Fest include:
The goals of Veg Fest are to:
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, please go to the Parking page.
Below are the event and parking maps.
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 150 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, a humane education center, an animal haven, an artist corner, music on an acoustic stage, lots of other activities, and many veg-friendly vendors. There are so many fun and interesting things happening at Veg Fest you will want to stay all day.
Meet special guest NBA legend and wellness advocate John Salley. Other great speakers include Heather Carpenter of The Humane Society of the United States; Tess Challis of Radiant Health, Inner Wealth; Robert Cheeke of Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness; Elizabeth DeCoux of ReMembering Animals; Ellen Jaffe Jones of The Veg Coach; and Dawn Moncrief of A Well-Fed World.
The themes of Veg Fest include:
- health and wellness
- vegetarian cuisine
- the environment
- animal welfare and rights
- community-building activism
The goals of Veg Fest are to:
- support all vegetarians and people who are on the road to becoming vegetarians, regardless of their motivation
- proactively promote vegetarianism in a non-judgmental way
- help empower people to make positive changes in the way they eat and live
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, please go to the Parking page.
Below are the event and parking maps.
