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This is a legacy page for the 2019 event.
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The 15th annual Central Florida Veg Fest will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Orlando Festival Park near downtown Orlando. Also please join us for the 16th annual Central Florida Earth Day on April 24, 2021 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 24!

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!

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 24 at Festival Park.

Meet Your Hosts!

Veg Fest emcees are Julie Watkins of Garden Sponsor The Girls Gone Green, and Royce Ashcroft of Garden Sponsor Noor XVII.

The Girls Gone Green coordinate many amazing vegan, eco-friendly events throughout the year, including Northeast Florida Veg Fest and No Meat March! Learn more at www.TheGirlsGoneGreen.com.

Noor XVII is a vegan modeling and talent network that specializes in hosting mixers, photoshoots, and fashion shows! Learn more at www.facebook.com/NoorXVII.

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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 21 issue.
  
• Look for Veg Fest promotions in an October 21 email and post from Forest Sponsor Yelp.
  
• 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 Fun 4 Orlando Kids.
• Look for Veg Fest promotions on Garden Sponsor My Central Florida Family
• Look for Veg Fest promotions in Watermark.
• Look for Veg Fest promotions in Orlando Sentinel.
• Look for Veg Fest billboards located at the following 13 locations (facing in parentheses):
  I-4 near Epcot exit (east & west)
  5922 Turkey Lake Road (north & south)
  2430 Sand Lake Road (west)
  5942 Narcoossee Road (west)
  6139 E. Colonial Drive (east & west)
  6672 E. Colonial Drive (east & west)
  East Colonial east of Dean Road (east & west)
  1650 N. Alafaya Trail (south)
• Look for Veg Fest promotions on Jungle Sponsor Solutionary Events and Forest Sponsor Orlando Vegans.

Thanks to all of our media sponsors and vendors for promoting Veg Fest!

Thank You To:

Veg Fest 2019 T-shirts are available for $10.00 and Veg Fest 2019 bags are available for $5.00 at the event. Also get vintage Central Florida Veg Fest and Central Florida Earth Day T-shirts and bags.

Thanks to Anthony Rouhana of The Anthologists for coordinating the musical entertainment at Veg Fest.

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 Garden Sponsor Crowne Plaza Orlando-Downtown is your best bet with reduced rates for Veg Fest attendees. Go to the Lodging page for more info.

Vegetarians of Central Florida is holding a vegan food drive at Veg Fest for our friends and neighbors in need. Please bring non-perishable, vegan food to Veg Fest Central.

Next up is the 16th annual Central Florida Earth Day on April 24, 2021 at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. Stay tuned for more details.