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The 19th annual Central Florida Veg Fest will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Orlando Festival Park near downtown Orlando. Also please join us for the 20th annual Central Florida Earth Day on April 19, 2025 at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. Both events are organized by Vegetarians of Central Florida.

Watch this page for continual updates on Central Florida Veg Fest. Lots of exciting things will be happening leading up to October 26!

Veg Fest is a FREE event! Rain or shine! Veg Fest is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, alcohol-free, and smoke-free event. So far hundreds of sponsors, vendors, and contributors have committed to participating in Veg Fest, with more signing up every day!
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Central Florida Veg Fest is organized by Vegetarians of Central Florida. Vegetarians of Central Florida also organizes Central Florida Earth Day and hosts regular events. For more information, please join VegCF on Meetup and Facebook. Please go to the VegCF website for more information about the group and its events. Please RSVP for Central Florida Veg Fest on Meetup and Facebook. Also please join us on the Veg Fest Facebook community page. Please check out the Other Events page for great events before and after the festival on October 26 at Festival Park.

Meet Your Host!


Tthe host of Veg Fest is Shannon Blair of Solutionary Species. Shannon is president of the nonprofit Solutionary Species, and one of the co-founders of Animal Activism Mentorship, a free program for anyone wanting to learn how to better advocate for animals. Shannon is the East Coast Campaign Manager for Million Dollar Vegan, Director of Parenting & Activism for APlantBasedDiet.org, and is also a Certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach & Educator!
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Promotions
  • Look for Veg Fest promotions in the Fall Event Guide and other upcoming issues of Earth Sponsor Orlando Weekly and online promotions on their website. A four-page Veg Fest event info guide will be in the October 23 issue.​
  • Look for Veg Fest promotions in the September and October issues of Garden Sponsor Natural Awakenings Magazine.
  • Look for Veg Fest promotions on Garden Sponsor My Central Florida Family​
  • Look for Veg Fest promotions in Orlando Sentinel.​
Thanks to all of our media sponsors and vendors for promoting Veg Fest!

Features

Veg Fest 2024 T-shirts are available for $10.00. Also get vintage Central Florida Veg Fest and Central Florida Earth Day t-shirts and bags.

Travel

If you want to avoid driving by taking LYNX or a bike to Veg Fest, go to the Travel page.

Lodging

If you need a place to stay for the event, official Veg Fest hotel The EO Inn is your best bet with reduced rates for Veg Fest attendees. Go to the Lodging page for more info.